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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (36): 23-33.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-1141

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Photosynthetic Response of Sugar Beet Seedlings Under the Intervention of Colpoda reniformis

CUI Jingjing1(), WANG Li2, DOU Qianyao2, HAN Zhuojun1, PAN Hengyan1, SONG Baiquan1, ZHOU Jianchao1, WANG Qiuhong1()   

  1. 1College of Modern Agricultural Ecology and Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
    2College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025
  • Received:2021-11-26 Revised:2022-03-05 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-01-17

Abstract:

In order to investigate the intervention of Colpoda reniformis, a new protozoan species, on the photosynthetic characteristics and growth of sugar beet seedlings, we used liquid culture method, took the breeding strain 701 of Sugar Beet Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as the test material, and set up two treatments of inoculated and uninoculated with Colpoda reniformis. Then, we evaluated the basic phenotypic characteristics and photosynthetic characteristics of sugar beet seedlings under Colpoda reniformis intervention by physiological indicators analysis and correlation analysis. Compared with those of the uninoculated treatment of Colpoda reniformis, the phenotypic characteristics and biomass accumulation of sugar beet seedlings under inoculated treatment were significantly promoted by Colpoda reniformis, and the total plant height, leaf area, root length, dry weight of the aboveground and underground parts increased by 14.14%, 15.49%, 20.09%, 10.0% and 33.3%, respectively. In addition, the contents of Pn, Gs, chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B and total chlorophyll in sugar beet leaves significantly increased by 43.91%, 40.56%, 31.58%, 31.82% and 31.72%, respectively, compared with those of the control. The activity of glutamine synthase (GS) significantly increased by 23.52%. Nitrogen dry matter production efficiency and nitrogen accumulation increased by 6.3% and 8.8% in the aboveground parts and 5.3% and 19.7% in the underground parts, respectively. Correlation analysis showed that photosynthetic characteristic indicators, nitrogen efficiency and plant leaf area played an important role in the growth of sugar beet. Therefore, Colpoda reniformis can interfere with the growth and development of sugar beet seedlings, improve photosynthesis and nitrogen efficiency by increasing leaf area and chlorophyll content, and ultimately promote the growth and biomass accumulation of the seedlings.

Key words: Colpoda reniformis, sugar beet, photosynthetic characteristics, morphological characteristics, physiological indicators