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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 28-34.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0705

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Effects of Temperature on Growth, Physiology and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Brassica pekinensis Seedlings

E Lifeng1(), YAO Furong1, CHEN Xiubin1, QUAN Jianhua1, HUA Jun2, YIN Lijuan3, ZHAO Wenqin4   

  1. 1 College of Agriculture and Ecological Engineering, Hexi University, Zhangye, Gansu 734000
    2 Zhangye City Economic Crop Technology Extension Station, Zhangye, Gansu 734000
    3 Linze County Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Linze, Gansu 734200
    4 Gansu Huamei Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Zhangye, Gansu 734000
  • Received:2024-11-18 Revised:2025-04-21 Online:2025-06-05 Published:2025-06-05

Abstract:

The growth, physiological and photosynthetic characteristics of Brassica pekinensis seedlings under different temperature conditions were analyzed to determine the optimal temperature range for their growth. Taking B. pekinensis ‘Cold-resistant Golden Empress’ as test material, a completely randomized block design was used to set up eight temperature treatments of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 (control), 30 and 35℃. The plant height, root diameter, chlorophyll content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) were measured. The results showed that the seedlings began to die at 0℃. The plant height and root collar diameter increased slowly at 5-15℃ and 30-35℃. At 20℃, the plant height and root collar diameter were the largest, and the growth was good. The chlorophyll content, SOD activity and POD activity in the plant showed a trend of increasing first and then decreasing, and the MDA activity showed a trend of decreasing first and then increasing. With the change of time, Tr, Gs, Pn and Ci of B. pekinensis showed an upward trend. The Pn reached the maximum at 20℃, and the Gs, Tr and Ci of B. pekinensis seedlings were the largest at 35℃. Temperature lower than 20℃ or higher than 25℃ would affect the growth of B. pekinensis seedlings, resulting in a decrease in leaf enzyme activity and photosynthetic capacity. The optimum temperature range for the growth of B. pekinensis seedlings was 20-25℃, and the plant morphogenesis, physiological metabolism and photosynthetic performance were the best in this range.

Key words: Brassica pekinensis, seedlings, temperature, physiological characteristics, photosynthetic parameters, growth index, duress, resistance