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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (15): 22-26.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0759

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Exogenous Spermidine: Effect on Biomass Accumulation and Photosynthetic Capacity of Maize Plants Under Waterlogging Stress

CUI Yakun(), KONG Lingjie, ZHENG Fei, LIU Ruixiang, CHEN Yanping(), YUAN Jianhua   

  1. Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agrobiology of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210014
  • Received:2021-08-13 Revised:2021-11-05 Online:2022-05-25 Published:2022-06-07
  • Contact: CHEN Yanping E-mail:cuiyakun1920@163.com;chenyp@jaas.ac.cn

Abstract:

The effects of waterlogging on the biomass accumulation (BA) and photosynthetic capacity of maize and the effective relief measures were studied to provide a basis for the stress-resistant and high-yield cultivation of maize. Two maize inbred lines with different waterlogging tolerance were chosen to study the effect of exogenous spermidine on BA, leaf area, leaf chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of maize under waterlogging stress. The results showed that compared to the control, the waterlogging treatment significantly reduced the maize biomass of root, shoot and plant, and leaf area, as well as the relative biomass accumulation rate. Along with the increase of waterlogging days, the chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate and actual photochemical efficiency gradually decreased, and the decline of Su95-1 (sensitive type) was the most obvious. Compared to those of the control, the BA and photosynthetic characteristics of the waterlogging treated plants with exogenous spermidine application significantly decreased, but they were higher than those in the waterlogging treatment, and the Su95-1 had a great increase. In summary, under waterlogging stress, exogenous spermidine can enhance the photosynthetic capacity and improve waterlogging tolerance of maize plants, and then increase the biomass accumulation.

Key words: maize, waterlogging stress, biomass accumulation, photosynthetic capacity, exogenous spermidine

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