Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 58-66.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.01.07

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Effects of exogenous melatonin on active components content and antioxidase activity of Anoectochilus roxburghii

HE Xiuli(), WANG Renmin()   

  1. Seed Science and Technology Center, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Received:2021-09-06 Online:2023-01-25 Published:2023-02-21

Abstract:

Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl. is a rare perennial monocot herb in the family Orchidaceae, of important medicinal value. Melatonin (MT) is a class of amine hormones with various physiological functions such as regulating body day and night and antioxidant. In order to investigate the role of melatonin in the process of tissue culture seedling transplanting to the substrate, melatonin with 5 μmol·L-1, 500 μmol·L-1 and 5 mmol·L-1 was used to study the effects of root irrigation on seedling growth and effective component content. The results showed that 5 μmol·L-1 melatonin root irrigation treatment could significantly increase the total flavonoid by 27.27% and total amino acids content by 21.79%, whereas 500 μmol·L-1 and 5 mmol·L-1 melatonin significantly increased the polysaccharide content by 20.79% and 23.88%. Under the three concentrations of melatonin, the total chlorophyll content was 41.56%-55.84% significantly higher than that of the control. Under 5 μmol·L-1 melatonin treatment, the activities of SOD, POD and CAT in leaves were significantly increased by 23.72%, 180.00% and 33.65%. In conclusion, melatonin could enhance the stress resistance of A.roxburghii by affecting chlorophyll content, metabolite accumulation and antioxidant enzyme activity, thus enhancing the vitality of A.roxburghii after transplanting.

Key words: Anoectochilus roxburghii, melatonin, active components, antioxidant enzyme, activity

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