Considering that water is extremely important in agricultural production, but with restricted availability in some Brazilian regions, this research sought to identify the water limit for the rootstocks: Cleóptra tangerine (Citrus reshni hort. Ex Tan), Volkamer lime (Citrus Volkameriano Pasquale), Citrandarin ‘indio’ (TSK X TRENG 256), Santa Cruz Rangpur lime (Citrus × limonia) and Sunki Tropical tangerine (Citrus sunki HORT. EX TAN) grafted orange ‘Pera’ (Citrus sinensis), obtained by two methods: the traditional method of determining the permanent wilting point described by SHANTZ & BRIGGS (1912) recovery of plants with saturated environment and by irrigating recovery method. The experimental design used was in a completely randomized design with four replications totaling 20 experimental plots. It was verified that the rootstocks Cravo Santa Cruz lemon and Volkamerian lemon were the most resistant in initial conditions of water restriction, evaluated by the method of BRIGGS & SHANTZ (1912), with recording of humidity of 0.0488 and 0.0489 respectively. Under more severe conditions of water restriction, determined by the irrigation method, Volkamerian lemon presented the highest resistance, with a humidity of 0.0371.

reSumOOs Tabuleiros Costeiros são áreas com relevo aplainado cortadas por vales, que apresentam predominantemente Argissolos Amarelos e Latossolos Amarelos. Contrastando com essa paisagem, existem depressões circulares conhecidas por lagoas, que imprimem nova dinâmica na formação dos solos, em razão da presença intermitente de água ao longo do ano. Os solos dessas áreas ainda são pouco conhecidos, o que implica na possibilidade de uso e manejo inapropriado. Objetivou-se descrever morfologicamente, caracterizar física e quimicamente e classificar os solos existentes em duas dessas áreas de lagoas, visando obter informações para subsidiar um manejo mais adequado. Constatou-se a presença de solos classificados como Organossolo Háplico Sáprico sódico, Gleissolo Háplico Sódico vertissólico (dois perfis), Gleissolo Háplico Sódico típico, Gleissolo Sálico Sódico vertissólico, Planossolo Háplico Eutrófico solódico e Vertissolo Hidromórfico Sódico salino. Esses solos apresentaram cores acinzentadas, típicas do hidromorfismo intermitente observado nas áreas, textura predominantemente mais fina, chegando às classes texturais argilosa e muito argilosa, e estrutura predominantemente maciça, aspectos que prenunciam baixa aeração, o que, juntamente com a alta porcentagem de saturação por sódio, indicam grandes limitações físicas e químicas. Esses aspectos recomendam seu uso como áreas de preservação permanente. Palavras-chave: Organossolo, Gleissolos, Planossolo, Vertissolo.Recebido para publicação em 4 de fevereiro de 2015 e aprovado em 13 de agosto de 2015.

The content of chlorophyll-Chl present in green vegetables is strongly associated with the momentary state of the plant photosynthesis. Conventionally, determination of chlorophyll is by extraction with organic solvents and determining a spectrophotometer, and this method expensive, laborious and moreover a destructive method. Thus, the use of portable equipment has been used instead, as they allow studies without destruction of leaf tissue and obtaining instantaneous measurements. Thus, the aim of correlating the chlorophyll results obtained in the laboratory with Falker Chlorophyll Index (FCI) obtained by the ClorofiLog in different citrus rootstocks, as well asits relationship to soil moisture content variation. Positive simple correlations (linear Pearson correlation) were obtained for chl a, b and total, with the lowest correlation values observed for chl β, which ranged from 0.470-788 among the analyzed rootstocks. The coefficients of determination for the three variables chl α, β and total α+β showed a better fit by the polynomial regression model in all analyzed rootstocks; in general, the best results were for chl α, ranging from 0.7093-0.8551. The results indicate the usefulness of the ChloroflLog apparatus in the indirect determination of chlorophyll content in citrus.