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- Title
Nondestructive analysis of photosynthetic pigments in forage radish and vetch.
- Authors
Kaspary, Tiago Edu; Cutti, Luan; Bellé, Cristiano; Casarotto, Gabriele; Ramos, Rodrigo Ferraz
- Abstract
Chlorophylls and carotenoids are the main photosynthetic pigments in plants, and photosynthetic potential can be used to determine the nitrogen fixation or cycling capacity of cover crops. Therefore, this study quantified and compared the content of photosynthetic pigments in Raphanus sativus and Vicia sativa by using two different methods, namely the extraction method and measurements with a portable chlorophyll meter, and determined whether the results of these two methods showed a significant correlation. Photosynthetic pigments were measured, using both methods, in a greenhouse and laboratory, at four developmental stages: the vegetative stages I (30 days after sowing [DAS]), II (60DAS), and III (90DAS), and the reproductive stage (150DAS). The determination of the photosynthetic pigment content in R. sativus and V. sativa, obtained from the extraction method and chlorophyll index, revealed significant differences depending on the developmental stage in both species. Furthermore, the contents of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids determined using the extraction method showed high coefficients of correlation with the total chlorophyll index determined using the portable chlorophyll meter. Therefore, the portable chlorophyll meter can be used for the accurate evaluation of the photosynthetic potential of Raphanus sativus and Vicia sativa, which also saves time and reagents.
- Subjects
PHOTOSYNTHETIC pigments; RADISHES; PIGMENT analysis; PLANT pigments; VETCH; NITROGEN fixation; COVER crops
- Publication
Revista Ceres, 2020, Vol 67, Issue 6, p424
- ISSN
0034-737X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-737X202067060001