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      Photosynthetic light response of the C4 grasses Brachiaria brizantha and B. humidicola under shade Translated title: Respostas fotossintéticas das gramíneas C4 Brachiaria brizantha E B. humidicola sob sombreamento

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          Forage grasses in tropical pastures can be subjected to considerable diurnal and seasonal reductions in available light. To evaluate the physiological behavior of the tropical forage grasses Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu and B. humidicola to low light, the photosynthetic light response and chlorophyll contents of these species were compared for plants grown outdoors, on natural soil, in pots, in full sunlight and those shaded to 30 % of full sunlight, over a 30-day period. Both species showed the ability to adjust their photosynthetic behavior in response to shade. Photosynthetic capacity and light compensation point were lower for shade plants of both species, while apparent quantum yield was unaffected by the light regime. Dark respiration and chlorophyll a:b ratio were significantly reduced by shading only in B. humidicola. B. humidicola could be relatively more adapted to succeed, at least temporarily, in light-limited environments.

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          Gramíneas forrageiras em pastagens tropicais podem sofrer reduções consideráveis na disponibilidade diária e anual de luz. Com o objetivo de avaliar a comportamento fisiológico das gramíneas forrageiras tropicais Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu e B. humidicola ao sombreamento, as respostas fotossintéticas e os teores de clorofila dessas espécies foram comparados em plantas cultivadas em solo natural, em vasos, a pleno sol e a 70 % de interceptação da luz solar, durante um período de 30 dias. Ambas as espécies mostraram-se capazes de ajustar o comportamento fotossintético ao sombreamento. A capacidade fotossintética e o ponto de compensação de luz foram menores nas plantas sombreadas de ambas as espécies, enquanto que a eficiência quântica aparente não foi significativamente afetada pelo regime de luz. A respiração no escuro e a razão clorofila a:b foram significativamente reduzidas pelo sombreamento somente em B. humidicola. B. humidicola poderia ser considerada relativamente mais adaptada à ambientes sujeitos a redução temporária na disponibilidade de luz.

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          COPPER ENZYMES IN ISOLATED CHLOROPLASTS. POLYPHENOLOXIDASE IN BETA VULGARIS

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            COPPER ENZYMES IN ISOLATED CHLOROPLASTS. POLYPHENOLOXIDASE IN BETA VULGARIS.

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              Comparative Photosynthesis of Sun and Shade Plants

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                Scientia Agricola
                Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)
                São Paulo - Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" (Piracicaba, SP, Brazil )
                1678-992X
                March 2002
                : 59
                : 1
                : 65-68
                Affiliations
                [01] Belém PA orgnameEmbrapa Amazônia Oriental moacyr@ 123456cpatu.embrapa.br
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                S0103-90162002000100009 S0103-9016(02)05900109
                10.1590/S0103-90162002000100009
                6269a750-4633-42ad-800b-f0856acfbbde

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 19 February 2001
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 24, Pages: 4
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                Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

                pastagem,conteúdo de clorofila,chlorophyll content,light compensation point,pasture,assimilação de carbono,ponto de compensação de luz,carbon assimilation

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