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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (21): 20-27.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0792

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Iron Enrichment and Sugar Beet Seedlings: Effect on the Growth and Protection System

Geng Gui1,2(), Wang Gang1, Dong Yinzhuang1, Fan Guokai2, Yu Lihua2, Wang Yuguang2()   

  1. 1College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
    2College of Advanced Agriculture and Ecological Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
  • Received:2020-12-15 Revised:2021-02-05 Online:2021-07-25 Published:2021-07-29
  • Contact: Wang Yuguang E-mail:genggui01@163.com;wangyuguang0920@hotmail.com

Abstract:

To study the effect of iron enrichment on the growth and physiological changes of sugar beet seedlings, a hydroponic experiment was carried out with 7 treatments (0.06, 0.12, 0.24, 0.48, 0.96, 1.92 and 3.84 mmol/L with 6 repeats). The changes of various physiological indexes of sugar beet seedlings were determined and analyzed under different concentrations of Fe2+. The results showed that along with the increase of Fe2+ stress concentration, the growth of sugar beet was inhibited, the leaf area of the above-ground part decreased, the relative electrical conductivity of the leaf increased, and the relative water content decreased. The underground part showed that the root system became shorter, the area became smaller, and the color turned darker. At the same time, the antioxidant enzyme activity of sugar beet plants increased under high iron stress, and the accumulation of soluble sugar and proline involved in osmotic regulation increased to varying degrees. With the increase of Fe2+, the changing trend first increased and then decreased, and reached the maximum when the Fe2+ stress concentration was 0.96 mmol/L. The results indicate that the antioxidant enzymes and osmotic regulators of sugar beet plants play an important regulatory role in high concentration of iron stress, but when the Fe2+concentration exceeds a certain level, this regulatory mechanism could be significantly inhibited.

Key words: sugar beet, iron stress, SOD, POD, APX, CAT, osmotic regulation

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