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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (16): 18-25.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0052

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Effects of Zinc Stress on the Growth and Physiological Characteristics of Sophora japonica Seedlings

Liu Dongchao(), Li Hui, Xu Ruirui, Li Junling, Liu Zhonghua()   

  1. National Engineering Laboratory of Forest Tree Breeding/ Key Laboratory of Forest Tree and Flower Genetic Breeding of Ministry of Education/ Key Open Laboratory of Tree and Flower Breeding and Bioengineering of State Forestry Administration/College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083
  • Received:2021-01-18 Revised:2021-03-25 Online:2021-06-05 Published:2021-06-16
  • Contact: Liu Zhonghua E-mail:blsyldc@163.com;liuzh6@bjfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To explore the tolerance of Sophora japonica to heavy metal zinc, this study used three-month-old seedlings of S. japonica from hydroponics as experimental objects, to explore the effects of different concentrations (1, 50, 200, 350, 500 μmol/L) of zinc on the seedling growth and development, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, malondialdehyde content and antioxidant enzyme activity. The results showed that under zinc stress, the growth index of S. japonica seedlings presented an obvious phenomenon of ‘low promotion and high inhibition’. At the same time, the roots of S. japonica seedlings were more sensitive to zinc stress. The chlorophyll fluorescence parameters changed significantly with different concentrations of zinc. Both F0 and ΦNPQ decreased first and then increased with the increase of zinc concentration, while Fv/Fm, ΦPSII and SPAD values showed opposite trends. At 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after zinc stress, the content of MDA decreased first and then increased with the increase of treatment concentration, and increased with the increase of stress time, the activity of antioxidant enzymes increased first and then decreased with the increase of zinc treatment concentration. When the stress time prolonged, the activities of SOD and CAT decreased gradually, POD activity reached its peak after 21 days of treatment and began to decline. This study signifies that S. japonica seedlings have a certain tolerance to zinc stress environment, the seedlings have strong adaptability under a zinc concentration of not higher than 200 μmol/L, but would be poisoned by zinc when the concentration is higher than 200 μmol/L.

Key words: Sophora japonica seedlings, zinc stress, growth and development, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, antioxidant enzyme system

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