CO2 capture and water use efficiency in Opuntia stricta (Haw.) at different seasons and evaluation times

José Thyago Aires Souza; Jucilene Silva Araújo; Evaldo dos Santos Félix; Rita de Cássia Alves; Tarcísio José de Oliveira Filho; Elder Cunha de Lira

doi:10.17584/rcch.2022v16i2.13525

Authors

José Thyago Aires Souza Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1508-1136
Jucilene Silva Araújo Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3811-2297
Evaldo dos Santos Félix Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-5202
Rita de Cássia Alves Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-2812
Tarcísio José de Oliveira Filho Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2923-0953
Elder Cunha de Lira Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-6466

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2022v16i2.13525

Keywords:

Photosynthetic efficiency, Cactus plant, Mexican Elephant Ear, Gas exchange

Abstract

The forage cactus Mexican Elephant Ear is widely incorporated into the animal productive chain of the northeast region of Brazil. However, there is a lack of studies on the physiological dynamics of this cactus. Therefore, this study was conducted at the Estação Experimental Prof. Ignácio Salcedo of the Instituto Nacional do Semiárido (INSA), in Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil. The aim of this study was to evaluate CO₂ uptake and water-use efficiency levels in Opuntia stricta (Haw.) during different seasons and evaluation times. The treatments were distributed using a 24×2 factorial arrangement, which corresponded to the evaluation of gas exchange processes for 24 hours in the rainy (June) and dry (December) seasons. The evaluated parameters were stomatal conductance, transpiration and CO₂ uptake rate, internal CO₂ concentration, instantaneous water-use efficiency and intrinsic water-use efficiency. The results revealed that gas exchange in the forage cactus was more intense during the rainy season, with good stability, than the low exchange levels during the dry season. Regardless of the season, the CO₂ uptake peaked between 24:00 and 02:00. In addition, this range of time is the most suitable to conduct analyses under field conditions.

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