Nutrientes e fungos micorrízicos arbusculares como fatores limitantes ao crescimento de Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate some limiting factors to the growth of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (Australian red cedar). In chapter I, it was evaluated the growth of Toona ciliata seedlings inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (FMAs), Acaulospora laevis, A. morrowiae, Entrophospora colombiana, E. contigua, Gigaspora margarita, Glomus clarum, Scutellospora calospora, S. gilmorei, S. heterogama e S. pellucida. In chapter II, it was evaluated the contents and accumulations of nutrients in Australian red cedar seedlings, submitted the complete solution, diluted solution 1/2 and 1/4. In chapter III, it was verified the symptoms of macronutrients deficiency, nutrients contents and accumulations in the Australian red cedar plants submitted the complete solution with omission of N, P, K, Ca and Mg. Chapter IV, it was observed the reply of the species the aluminum presence, using treatments with complete solution diluted the 1/4 with addition of 0, 5 and 20 mg. L-1 de Al. Between AMF tested, A. morrowiae, E. contigua e S. pellucida were most efficient in promoting the accumulation of dry weight of aerial part, development of the area leaf and phosphorous content on leaf in Toona ciliata seedlings, beyond presenting the biggest densities of esporos.50 cm-3 of substrate. And the biggest incidence of mycorrhizae settling in Toona ciliata seedlings was gotten with the species S. pellucida. The behavior of the species in reply to the use of nutritional solutions complete and diluted 1/2 and 1/4, showed that the biggest increment in height, diameter and dry weight had occurred in plants submitted at diluted solution the 1/4. The macronutrients contents and accumulations in Australian red cedar plants presented the following decreasing order: N > K > Ca > P > Mg. With regard to nutritional deficiency it verified that the omission of K was the one that more affected the development of the plant in height. The limitation in the increment stem diameter of the plants occurred in all the treatments, with exception of the complete solution. The production of total weight dry of the plants was affected in all the treatments with omission of nutrients, in according the following decreasing order: Complete Solution > - P > - Mg > - N > - K > - Ca. The initial growth of Toona ciliata seedlings was affected by the omission of all the macronutrients, having been the similar symptoms with the symptoms of other species of the same family. The immediate damages most intense and had been observed in the omission of K and Ca. Thus, the Toona ciliata species demonstrated to be demanding in macronutrients in the following decreasing order: K > N > Mg > Ca > P. The reply of the species the aluminum presence demonstrated that the growth, nutrient content and accumulation in Australian red cedar plants were stimulated in the presence of 5mg.L-1 of aluminum. The addition of 20 mg.L-1 de Al reduced the growth of the plants and macronutrients accumulation, in the following decreasing order: Ca > Mg > N > P > K. The visual symptoms of fitotoxicity had been typical to this element, beyound of the leaf with intense green coloration progressing for the yellow; the leaves oldest had progressed for yellow-brown, the edges to the limb center; and curving of new leaves.