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Drought responses in Coffea arabica as affected by genotype and phenophase. II – photosynthesis at leaf and plant scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2024

Miroslava Rakocevic Open the ORCID record for Miroslava Rakocevic [Opens in a new window] ,
Evelyne Costes Open the ORCID record for Evelyne Costes [Opens in a new window] ,
Eliemar Campostrini Open the ORCID record for Eliemar Campostrini [Opens in a new window] ,
José Cochicho Ramalho Open the ORCID record for José Cochicho Ramalho [Opens in a new window]  and
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro Open the ORCID record for Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro [Opens in a new window]
Miroslava Rakocevic*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil Laboratory of Ecophysiology, Agronomic Institute of Paraná, IAPAR, Londrina, PR, Brazil
Evelyne Costes
Affiliation:
AGAP Institut, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Eliemar Campostrini
Affiliation:
Plant Physiology Laboratory – LMGV, State University of North Fluminense (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
José Cochicho Ramalho
Affiliation:
Plant Stress & Biodiversity Lab, Forest Research Center (CEF), Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon (ISA/ULisboa), Oeiras, Portugal Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering (Geobiotec), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (FCT/UNL), Caparica, Portugal
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Miroslava Rakocevic; Email: mima.rakocevic61@gmail.com
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Summary

The aim of this work was to compare gas exchanges from leaf to whole plant scales, in two Ethiopian accessions (‘E083’ and ‘E027’), and two bred cultivars (Iapar 59 and Catuaí 99) of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) cultivated under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Variations in gas exchanges were evaluated over four phenophases (leaf expansion – BE1 and BE2, and berry harvesting – BH1 and BH2), covering the first two production years in the coffee life cycle. We addressed the following questions: Are gas exchanges modified by water availability at leaf and/or plant scales? Do bred cultivars and wild accessions differ in their physiological responses to water availability and phenophases? Photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration (E) were measured on the recently fully expanded leaves at the upper canopy stratum. The functional-structural plant modelling (FSPM) was used to integrate A at whole plant photosynthesis (A”p), based on 3D virtual trees constructed under VPlants modelling platform. Despite high A values of ‘E083’ overall phenophases, a strong decline in A”p under rainfed condition was observed due to lower plant leaf area as compared to irrigated condition. Catuaí 99 and ‘E083’ were more sensitive to drought than Iapar 59 and ‘E027’, considering photosynthesis at leaf and plant scales. At the last BH2 phenophase, A, gs, E, and carboxylation efficiency were similar between irrigated and rainfed conditions for all genotypes, suggesting some acclimation of leaf gas exchange to the environment. However, A”p benefited by water management in all phenophases as plant leaf area increased. These findings revealed the need to develop methodologies for structural and functional analyses at plant scale, an important step towards the realistic responses of plants and orchards to the surrounding environment.

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carboxylation efficiencyfunctional–structural plant modellingplant photosynthesisleaf transpirationstomatal conductancewater availability

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 60 , 2024 , e22
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