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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (22): 77-82.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0644

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Research on Physiological Characteristic of Three Species of Cerasus to Low Temperature Stress

LI Huanyong(), LIAO Fangzhou, LAN Pu, YANG Lifang()   

  1. Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300384
  • Received:2022-07-29 Revised:2023-02-02 Online:2023-08-05 Published:2023-07-28

Abstract:

To study the effects of low temperature stress on Cerasus plants, such as the Tianjin wild Cerasus serrulata and sweet cherry rootstocks, one-year-old branches of three species of Cerasus were used as materials to study the changes of relative conductivity, osmotic adjustment substances and reactive oxygen under different low temperature stresses. The cold resistance of three species of Cerasus was comprehensively evaluated by the subordinate function method. The results showed that with the decrease of treatment temperature, the relative conductivity of branches of three species of Cerasus increased gradually. The contents of soluble sugar and soluble protein and the activities of antioxidant enzymes of three species of Cerasus increased first and then decreased. The contents of proline and MDA increased gradually with the decrease of temperature. Through the comprehensive analysis of subordinate function, the cold resistance order of three species of Cerasus was ‘Mahaleb’ > wild Cerasus serrulata > ‘Gisela 6’. It was found that the three species of Cerasus adapted to the low temperature environment mainly by increasing the synthesis of osmotic adjustment substances and enhancing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, which provided a basic reference for the screening of cold resistant of sweet cherry rootstocks and the utilization of cold resistant germplasm resources of Cerasus species.

Key words: species of Cerasus, wild Cerasus serrulata, sweet cherry rootstock, low temperature stress, physiological character