White oat (Avena sativa L.) is a crop that has an important role in the system of grain production and crop-livestock integration. However, in some Brazilian regions the full establishment and development of this crop as well as increased productivity are hampered by aluminum excess (Al) in the soil. The evaluation of oat seedling traits, grown under hydroponic cultivation and minimum nutrient solution can be efficient to identify aluminum tolerant genotypes. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of ten genotypes subjected to stress by Al, based on analysis of the resumption of root growth, using minimum nutrient solution and identifying which characters remain correlated. Different doses (0, 3, 6, and 9 mg L -1 Al) were used. It was observed that the use of minimum nutrient solution is effective for the differentiation of sensitive and tolerant oat lines to Al, being 6 mg L-1 Al is the most appropriate for this scoring. Among the genotypes studied, UFRGS 14, UFRGS 19 and URS Guapa are the most tolerant and UPFA 20, UPF 18 and IAC 7 are the most sensitive to Al. The only character proved to be effective in differentiating aluminum sensitive and tolerant oat genotypes is resumption of root growth.
Avena sativa L.; root growth resumption; minimum nutrient solution
