Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 2275-2285.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20221487

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Effects of exogenous 6-BA and KH2PO4 on antioxidant enzymes and anaerobic respiratory enzymes activities in wheat roots under waterlogging at post-flowering stage

GENG Bingjie1(), YE Miaomiao1, CHEN Yan1, WANG Mengchang1, MA Shangyu1,2,*(), HUANG Zhenglai1,2, ZHANG Wenjing1, FAN Yonghui1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southern Huanghuai, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
    2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Crop Production, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2022-10-25 Online:2023-10-25 Published:2023-10-31

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of different exogenous substances on the growth and development of root system in waterlogged wheat plants, the cultivar Yangmai 18 was used as the experimental material. The plants were subjected to either waterlogging treatment for 9 days (W9) or normal irrigation (W0) during the flowering stage. Different exogenous substances were sprayed on the foliage, including distilled water (T0), 0.01 mmol·L-1 6-BA (T1), 0.3% KH2PO4 (T2), and a mixture of 0.01 mmol·L-1 6-BA and 0.3% KH2PO4 (T3). The effects of these exogenous substances on the activities of antioxidant enzymes and anaerobic respiratory enzymes in wheat root system were studied. The results showed that under W0 conditions, foliar application of 0.3% KH2PO4 and 0.01 mmol·L-1 6-BA could improve the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in the root system, increase the 1 000-grain weight of wheat, and ultimately enhance the yield. Under W9 treatment, the activities of SOD, ADH, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the wheat root system in the 0-60 cm soil layer were significantly reduced to varying degrees, while the activity of POD and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly increased. However, the application of 0.3% KH2PO4 and 0.01 mmol·L-1 6-BA significantly increased the activities of SOD, ADH, and LDH in the root system in each soil layer, reduced the activity of POD and the content of MDA. In particular, the combination of 0.01 mmol·L-1 6-BA and 0.3% KH2PO4 significantly improved the antioxidant capacity and anaerobic respiration capacity of the wheat root system, resulting in 23.34% and 37.43% increase in 1 000-grain weight and yield compared to the waterlogged treatment.

Key words: wheat, root, waterlogging, antioxidant enzyme, anaerobic respiratory enzyme

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