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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (17): 57-61.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20191200933

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Water Stress: Effects on Protective Enzyme Activities and Osmotic Regulatory Substances of Paris polyphylla in Shaanxi

Li Bo1,2,3, He Yihan1,2,3, Wang Nan1,2,3, Sun Xiaochun1,2,3, Huang Wenjing1,2,3, Bi Shijie1,2,3, Song Zhongxing1,2,3, Tang Zhishu1,2,3()   

  1. 1 Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang Shaanxi 712083
    2 Comprehensive Experimental Station of Xianyang, Chinese Materia Medica of China Agriculture Research System, Xianyang Shaanxi 712083
    3 State Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation), Xianyang Shaanxi 712083
  • Received:2019-12-10 Revised:2020-02-09 Online:2020-06-15 Published:2020-06-09
  • Contact: Tang Zhishu E-mail:tzs6565@163.com

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of water stress on the protective enzyme activity and osmotic regulatory substance content of Paris polyphylla in Shaanxi Province, the seedlings cultivated in substrate were used as experimental materials, the polyethylene glycol-6000 (PEG-6000) solutions with concentrations of 5%, 10% and 15% were used to simulate different water stress gradients, and the leaves of P. polyphylla were sampled at different processing stages to determine the protective enzyme activity and osmotic regulatory substance content. The results showed that, after the seedlings of P. polyphylla treated with different concentrations of PEG solutions, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) decreased initially, followed by an increase, and then a decrease. The content of proline increased significantly after 2 h treatments, which was 2.61 times that of the control when treated with 15% PEG for 5 d. The soluble sugar content increased significantly after 12 h treatments, and remained at a high level during the later stage of treatments. Malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulated rapidly after different water stress treatments for 2 h, and the content of MDA was 229.9% higher than that of the control group on the 5th day of 10% PEG treatment. P. polyphylla has a certain degree of drought resistance, and it can adapt to mild water stress by increasing the activity of protective enzymes and the content of osmotic regulatory substances.

Key words: Paris polyphylla, water stress, polyethylene glycol, protective enzyme activity, osmotic regulatory substances

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