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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2022)

Other species section

Liming applications and the SPAD chlorophyll index and stomatal conductance in cocoa exposed to cadmium in the soil

https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2022v16i2.14530

Published 2022-05-01

  • Karen Victoria Suárez-Parra
    • ,
  • Cristian Santiago Castañeda-Serrano
    • ,
  • Fabio Emilio Forero-Ulloa
    • ,
  • Pedro José Almanza-Merchán
    • ,
  • Pablo César Serrano-Agudelo

Karen Victoria Suárez-Parra
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de investigación GIPSO, Tunja

Cristian Santiago Castañeda-Serrano
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de investigación GIPSO, Tunja

Fabio Emilio Forero-Ulloa
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de investigación GIPSO, Tunja

Pedro José Almanza-Merchán
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de investigación GIPSO, Tunja

Pablo César Serrano-Agudelo
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de investigación GIPSO, Tunja

Cacao clon CCN-51. Photo: C.S. Castañeda-Serrano

Abstract

Cadmium is a heavy metal that affects cell structures, such as walls and membranes, especially in the photosynthetic apparatus (PSII), chlorophylls, chloroplasts and stomata, producing losses in production quantity and quality. In addition, it is harmful to the health of humans and animals. The objective was to analyze the behavior of the relative chlorophyll index (SPAD units) and stomatal conductance in clone CCN-51 cacao plants every 45 days (45, 90, 135 and 180 days) after liming application. Four doses of a dolomite + agricultural gypsum mixture were applied, increasing Ca+2 saturation in the soil to 7, 8 and 9 cmolc kg-1. The control treatment did not have applications. The results indicated a reduction in SPAD units in the plants without liming, with high cadmium levels in the soil (3.3 mg kg-1), and there were no statistical differences in the other treatments, possibly because of edaphic factors such as pH, organic matter content and Al+3. The best stomatal conductance was observed with 7 cmolc kg-1 in the foliar gas exchange. Supersaturated liming applications efficiently reduce the losses in quality and quantity caused by the accumulation of cadmium in cacao plants.

Keywords

Heavy metals, Soil amendments, Transpiration, Pigments, Theobroma cacao L.

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