Abstract

CORDOBA-GAONA, Oscar et al. Scientific and technologic research article Gas exchange in young Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) plants in Antioquia (Colombia). Corpoica cienc. tecnol. agropecu. [online]. 2018, vol.19, n.1, pp.79-90. ISSN 0122-8706.  https://doi.org/10.21930/rcta.vol19_num1_art:540.

The aim of this study was to determine the behavior of the rubber plant Hevea brasiliensis regarding its photosynthetic performance in the rubber producer regions in Nordeste and Bajo Cauca, in the department of Antioquia, Colombia, as a baseline for future clonal performance studies among environments. Gas exchange was recorded using a portable infrared gas analyzer, and for the photosynthetic parameters for seven genotypes (clones) a medium value was calculated and was later used to estimate the area under the curve. The maximum photosynthetic value was reached at 8:00 hours in San Roque (10.97 μmol [CO2] m-2s-1) and at 9:00 hours in Caucasia (7.84 μmol [CO2] m-2s-1). Maximum transpiration was 3.55 mmol [H2O] m-2s-1 in San Roque and 5.16 mmol [H2O] m-2s-1 in Caucasia, while the maximum stomatal conductance was 0.18 mol [CO2] m-2s-1 and 0.16 mol [CO2] m-2s-1 in San Roque and Caucasia, respectively. The rubber plants in Caucasia had a higher accumulated net assimilation rate (271,934 μmol [CO2] m-2day-1) than what was found in San Roque (226,287 μmol [CO2] m-2day-1), showing a difference of 45.647,52 μmol [CO2] m-2day-1. The highest carbon accumulation with the lowest light energy investment (697,638 μmol [CO2] μmol [photon]-1day1) was found in San Roque. Therefore, regarding gas exchange and the use of light energy Hevea brasiliensis showed greater environmental adaptation in San Roque.

Keywords : Crop yield; environmental factors; gas exchange; Hevea brasiliensis.

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