Trocas gasosas e atividade de enzimas de defesa em plantas de arroz infectadas por bipolaris oryzae e supridas com magnésio

Abstract

Brown spot, caused by the fungus Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the most important diseases in rice. The aim of this study was to test the possible effect of Mg in the gas exchange parameters and the resistance, at the biochemical level, of rice plants infected by B. oryzae. Rice plants (cv. Metica-1) were grown in nutrient solution containing 0.25, 2.5, and 4 mM Mg. At 35 days after sowing, plants were inoculated with a suspension containing 1 × 104 conidia of B. oryzae mL-1. It was evaluated the incubation period (IP), the number of lesions (NL) per cm2 of leaf area, disease severity, and the foliar concentration of Mg. Data from severity was used to calculate the area under the curve of brown spot progress (AUBSPC). In addition, it was evaluated the concentration of malonic aldehyde (MDA), the activity of the enzyme peroxidases (POX), polyphenoloxidases (PPO), chitinases (CHI), β-1,3-glucanases (GLU), and phenylalanine ammonia-lyases (PAL ), and the concentration of photosynthetic pigments, chlorophyll a (Cla), chlorophyll b (Clb), and carotenoids (Car) and the parameters related to gas exchange (rate of net CO2 assimilation (Amax), stomatal conductance (gs), internal CO2 concentration (Ci), and the ratio between internal and ambient concentration of CO2 (Ci/Ca)). Moreover, for biochemical analyzes and were used only three fotossitética lowlevels corresponding to the intermediate and high dooses 0.25, 2.5 and 4 mM Mg, and forarm evaluated the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA), the enzyme activity peroxidase (POX), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), chitinase (CHI) and β-1 ,3-glucanase (GLU) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), and the concentration of photosynthetic pigments, chlorophyll a (Cla), chlorophyll b (Clb)and carotenoids (Car) and the parameters related to gas exchange (rate of net CO2 assimilation (Amax), stomatal conductance (gs), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and the ratio of internal concentration and ambient CO2(Ci /Ca)). The Mg content in tissues increased with increasing dose. The results of this study indicate that the magnitude in the control of brown spot of rice by Mg, evaluated by means of some components of resistance was dependent on the concentration of this element in leave. There was an increase in the activity of some enzymes, no more having a significant difference between doses employed. There was difference between the concentration of CLb between dosage and inculadas or not with the fungus B.oryzae in other Clb, Cltotal and Car and there was no significant difference among the doses and in relationship or not those inoculated same trend. However, the same difference between healthy plants and inoculated parameters Amax, gs, Ci and Ci /Ca, more than in the doses used there was no significant difference, even with their sing concentration in the tissue.