Wood production and nutritional and antioxidant status of field-grown Eucalyptus under a differential supply of lime and copper plus zinc

Wood production and nutritional and antioxidant status of field-grown Eucalyptus under a differential supply of lime and copper plus zinc

The Eucalyptus grandis L. plantations for industrial purposes (e.g., wood charcoal and pulp) are largely adopted worldwide, mainly in acidic and poorly fertile soils. The application of lime to soil is recommended for eucalyptus plantation, but lime reduces the availability of metallic micronutrient...

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Published in:Industrial crops and products Vol. 175; p. 114192
Main Authors: Florentino, Antonio L., Ferraz, Alexandre V., Carvalho, Marcia E.A., Mateus, Nikolas S., Masullo, Liamara S., Monteleone, Rafael C.R., Gaziola, Salete A., Azevedo, Ricardo A., Lavres, José, Gonçalves, José L.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01-01-2022
Subjects:
Antioxidant metabolism
Biomass production
Eucalyptus grandis
Fertilization
Limestone
Metallic micronutrients
Limestone
Metallic micronutrients
Eucalyptus grandis
Fertilization
Biomass production
Antioxidant metabolism
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Summary:The Eucalyptus grandis L. plantations for industrial purposes (e.g., wood charcoal and pulp) are largely adopted worldwide, mainly in acidic and poorly fertile soils. The application of lime to soil is recommended for eucalyptus plantation, but lime reduces the availability of metallic micronutrients to plants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the performance of field-grown Eucalyptus grandis in Ferralsol amended with lime at different rates (0.0 and 1.6 and 3.7 Mg ha-1) and Cu plus Zn [0.0 and 0.0 kg ha-1 (-CuZn) and 0.5 and 1.5 kg ha-1 (+CuZn)]. The soil chemical attributes, shoot biomass, and nutrient accumulation were evaluated, while nutrient use efficiency, chlorophyll (Chl) and flavonoid (Flav) contents, and enzymatic antioxidant performance [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOX), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)] were assayed to assess the nutritional status of the plants. Despite the lime application rate increasing Ca and Mg soil availabilities, effective cation exchange capacity (eCEC), base saturation (BS), and pH values, the available Cu, Fe, and Zn concentrations decreased at 6 and 30 months after planting. Conversely, Mn soil availability increased with lime application rates. Liming augmented Cu-, Fe-, Mn-, and Zn-use efficiency, while +CuZn supply increased enzymatic antioxidant performance in 30-month-old plant. Overall, the combined application of lime and +CuZn enhanced shoot biomass relative to that of non-treated plants. However, there was no observed difference in shoot biomass in 30-month-old limed and non-limed eucalyptus trees that were supplied with +CuZn. This result can be partially explained by the improvement in soil chemical attributes, such as soil pH, eCEC, and BS. In conclusion, the use of integrative approaches and temporal evaluations provided new insights into wood yield, biochemical traits, antioxidant metabolism, and the nutritional status of field-grown eucalyptus under lime and +CuZn application rates. [Display omitted] •Liming is advised for Eucalyptus plants, but it may lower metallic micronutrient soil-availability.•Different lime and Cu plus Zn rates were tested in field-grown Eucalyptus grandis.•Lime increased Ca and Mg, but reduced Cu and Zn availabilities to plants.•Enzymatic antioxidant metabolism and nutrient accumulation and use efficiency varied among treatments.•Enhanced shoot biomass was achieved by better combined application of lime and Cu plus Zn.
ISSN:0926-6690
1872-633X
DOI:10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114192