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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (13): 47-53.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0866

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Effects of Humic Acid on the Growth, Physiology and Water Use Efficiency of Zucchini Seedlings

WANG Yan1,2(), LI Lingzhi1, GUO Wenzhong2, WEN Jiangli2, LI Yinkun2, FAN Fengcui3, WU Yuesheng1, LI Haiping1()   

  1. 1Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801
    2Intelligent Equipment Technology Research Center of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097
    3The Institute of Agricultural Information and Economics, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050000
  • Received:2021-09-06 Revised:2022-01-18 Online:2022-05-05 Published:2022-06-08
  • Contact: LI Haiping E-mail:1440964528@qq.com;lihp0205@163.com

Abstract:

To study the influence of potassium fulvic acid (FA), potassium humate (HA) and biochemical potassium humate (BFA) on the growth of zucchini seedlings under different water conditions, with zucchini as the test material, three kinds of potassium humate and three water treatments were combined to study the response characteristics of zucchini seedling growth, physiology and water use efficiency. The results showed that under the same water condition and compared with seedlings without potassium humate treatment, the plant height, stem diameter and leaf area of zucchini seedlings increased significantly under potassium humate treatment, and the effect of biochemical potassium humate was the most significant. Under the action of the same potassium humate, the activity of antioxidant enzymes CAT and SOD in zucchini seedlings increased with the increase of water stress, so did the water use efficiency, and the seedlings treated with biochemical potassium humate had the best water use efficiency. Comprehensive analysis showed that adding potassium humate could mitigate water stress on zucchini seedlings.

Key words: zucchini, humic acid, growth index, physiological property, antioxidant enzyme, water use efficiency

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