Allan Lopes Bacha, Renata Thaysa da Silva Santos, Juliana de Souza Rodrigues, Willians César Carrega, Esther Carrera Bergua, Timothy Lane Grey, Pedro Luís da Costa Aguiar Alves
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Abstract
Although recent studies have reported stimulatory effect of trinexapac-ethyl (TE) on eucalyptus growth, there is no consensus regarding the best dose to promote this response. Since TE acts in the gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis pathway, the study of hormonal crosstalk between the leaves and the shoot apical bud (SAB) can provide important information for understanding the positive effect previously reported. We evaluate the TE dose–response curve for eucalyptus growth in different soil moisture conditions (well watered—WW and 40% of field capacity—40-FC) and its effects on plant physiology, as well as the hormonal crosstalk between the leaves and SAB. TE caused a 49% increase in WW eucalypt growth, but not to plants under 40-FC. Estimated dose for the greatest stimulatory effect on WW eucalypt plants is 202 g a.i. ha−1. TE did not cause an increase in the plants' photosynthetic characteristics up to 15 days after application (DAA), suggesting a later increase in the eucalypt’s primary metabolism. Conversely to what have been reported for monocot crops, TE caused a fivefold increase in leaf GA1 as a short-term effect (05 DAA), but significantly decreased SAB-GA1 concentration. Leaf concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid, salicylic acid, abscisic acid and N6-isopentenyladenine also increased. TE caused changes in both 13-hydroxylated (GA20, GA1 and GA8) and non-13-hydroxylated (GA9, GA4 and GA34) GA metabolic pathways in an organ-specific manner. Our results provide information to support the use of this plant growth regulator in eucalyptus plantations, as well as insights into the hormonal crosstalk between leaves and SAB in response to TE.
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The Journal of Plant Growth Regulation is an international publication featuring original articles on all aspects of plant growth and development. We welcome manuscripts reporting question-based research on various aspects of plant growth and development using hormonal, physiological, environmental, genetic, biophysical, developmental and/or molecular approaches.
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