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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (29): 31-44.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-1042

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Response Mechanism of Crops to Drought Stress and Measures for Improving Drought Resistance of Crops: Research Progress

WANG Shuo(), JIA Xiaoqian, HE Lu, LI Haoran, WANG Hongguang, HE Jianning, LI Dongxiao, FANG Qin(), LI Ruiqi   

  1. College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation/Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, Hebei 071001
  • Received:2021-11-03 Revised:2022-01-27 Online:2022-10-15 Published:2022-10-14
  • Contact: FANG Qin E-mail:1342229002@qq.com;fangqinhebei@163.com

Abstract:

Drought is one of the most important abiotic stresses affecting the growth and yield of crops. The risk of crops suffering from drought stress is increasing under climate change. In order to cope with drought, crops show a series of resistance mechanisms, including the changes of morphological characteristics, and physiological and biochemical characteristics (antioxidant enzyme, osmotic regulation substances, and endogenous hormone), which play an important role in improving the resistance of crops under drought conditions. This paper summarized the response mechanism of crops to drought stress and introduced the measures to improve the drought resistance ability of crops, including: (1) selecting drought-resistance cultivars to promote the absorption of deep soil water; (2) soil mulching, which could reduce soil evaporation and increase soil water content; (3) water-saving irrigation techniques, such as micro-sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation, which could precisely control the irrigation application and increase irrigation frequency; in addition, partial root-zone irrigation could reduce luxurious transpiration and soil evaporation by regulating stomatal closure; (4) anti-transpirants, which could inhibit excessive transpiration of water by forming ultrathin transparent protective film on the surface of crop branches and leaves; (5) plant growth regulators, which could enhance crop drought resistance by regulating plant physiological metabolism; (6) nano-fertilizers, which could promote plant growth and development by changing physiological and biochemical reactions of crops and enhance drought resistance of crops; (7) biochar, which is beneficial to soil aeration and water retention, and could improve soil physical properties and soil water retention capacity. In order to provide a theoretical basis and technical reference for coping with drought stress, this paper systematically discussed the action mechanism, application prospect and existing problems of the above 7 measures.

Key words: drought, morphological characteristics, physiological and biochemical characteristics, drought resistance, regulation measures

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