This work aimed to evaluate daily course of water vapour exchange, leaf temperature and water potential of the starfruit on fruit production phenophase. The research was carried out under field conditions, using two starfruit genotypes (IPA-1.3 and IPA-25.1) and three evaluation times (7, 12 and 17 hours). The variables analysed were leaf temperature, diffusive resistance, transpiration, leaf water potential, air temperature, relative humidity of air and photosynthetic active radiation (PAR). Both genotypes did not restrict water vapour exchanges on the warmer hours. IPA-25.1 was more sensible to low luminosity than IPA-3.1. There was genotipic variability between accessions, mainly in relation to leaf water potential.
Transpiration; diffusive resistance; tropical fruit crops
