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Climate change and the ecophysiology of Bertholletia excelsa seedlings

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The Bertholletia excelsa a species native to the Amazon region of great national and international interest, mainly for the nutritional benefits of its seeds. However, there is still no information on the ecophysiological responses of B. excelsa to climate change. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of climate change on the ecophysiology of B. excelsa seedlings. To do so, B. excelsa seedlings were conducted, for 91 days, in three different climatic scenarios: current Amazon; RCP4.5 (current average temperature in the Amazon + 2.5 °C and 538 ppm of carbon dioxide concentration i.e. [CO2]); and RCP8.5 (+ 4.5 °C and 936 ppm [CO2]). In addition, two irrigation levels were applied within each climatic scenario: seedlings maintained at 90% (not stressed) and 40% (stressed) of the water holding capacity of the substrate. Gaseous exchanges, water status, extravasation of electrolytes, chlorophyll parameters and total dry mass were evaluated. The results showed that climate change increased not only gas exchange variables, but all the ecophysiological processes of B. excelsa seedlings, even when subjected to water stress. This result led to a higher total dry matter production, especially under the conditions of the RCP8.5 scenario.

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This work was supported by FAPES (Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado do Espírito Santo) with research funding and a doctoral scholarship to the first author (PROCAP 2016 call).

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    Luciana de Souza Lorenzoni-Paschoa, Genilda Canuto Amaral, José Eduardo Macedo Pezzopane, João Vitor Toledo, Talita Miranda Teixeira Xavier & Geraldo Rogério Faustini Cuzzuol

  2. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espírito Santo (Ifes), Campus de Alegre, Rod. 482, km 47, 29520-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil

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LSLP coordinated research, collected, analyzed data, interpreted data and wrote the manuscript. GCA wrote the manuscript and aided with data interpretation. JEMP, JVT provided support, advice, and guidance throughout the experiment. KMPA and GRFC contributed to the revision of the manuscript and also provided insights into different aspects of the work and aided with the statistical analysis. TMTX assisted in laboratory experiments.

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de Souza Lorenzoni-Paschoa, L., Amaral, G.C., Pezzopane, J.E.M. et al. Climate change and the ecophysiology of Bertholletia excelsa seedlings. Plant Growth Regul 98, 155–165 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-022-00841-w

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