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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (34): 71-75.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20191200999

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Effects of Low Temperature on Saponin Content and Photosynthetic Physiology of Panax notoginseng in Different Ages

Zhou Runze(), Wang Yihao, Ma Xiaohui, Cui Zhiying, Zheng Guowei(), Xu Furong()   

  1. Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500
  • Received:2019-12-26 Revised:2020-04-23 Online:2020-12-05 Published:2020-12-15
  • Contact: Zheng Guowei,Xu Furong E-mail:312478122@qq.com;zephyr006@163.com;xfrong99@163.com

Abstract:

To clarify the influence of low temperature on the total saponins and the photosynthetic physiology of Panax notoginseng with different growing years, HPLC method was used to analyze the content of total saponins in root of P. notoginseng treated with 10, 15 and 20℃ for 30 days, and measured the photosynthetic characteristics, chlorophyll content and malondialdehyde (MDA) of P. notoginseng tablets of two ages at three temperatures. The results showed that the content of total saponins in three years P. notoginseng treated with 20℃ was the highest, while that with 15℃ was the lowest. The content of chlorophyll a (Chla) and chlorophyll b (Chlb) was the highest at 10℃. The difference between Chlb at 15℃ and 20, 10℃ was significant. The net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (Tr) of leaves decreased with the decrease of temperature. The difference between Pn at 20℃ and 15℃ was significant, and that at 10℃ was very significant. Gs and Tr at 20℃ were significantly different from 15, 10℃. MDA increased first and then decreased with the decrease of temperature. Intercellular CO2 concentration/ ambient CO2 concentration (Ci/Ca) increased with the decrease of temperature, and the difference between 10℃ and 15, 20℃was significant. The content of total saponins of two years P. notoginseng treated with 20℃ was the highest and the content of total saponins treated with 15℃ was the lowest. Both Chla and Chlb increased first and then decreased with the decrease of temperature. Both Pn and Gs decreased with the decrease of temperature, and Tr decreased first and then increased with the decrease of temperature. MDA increased with the decrease of temperature. Ci/Ca increased with temperature decrease. Therefore, the effect of low temperature on the accumulation of P. notoginseng root saponins is not significant, and 20℃ is the most optimum temperature for the accumulation of P. notoginseng root saponins, but low temperature can inhibit P. notoginseng photosynthesis.

Key words: Panax notoginseng, saponins, correlation, low temperature, photosynthesis

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