Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 79-88.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.01.10

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Effects of alkaline salt stress on growth and ion allocation of Sinocalycanthus chinensis

ZHOU Beining(), MAO Lian, HUA Zhuangzhuang, LU Jianguo*()   

  1. College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • Received:2020-09-06 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-02-05
  • Contact: LU Jianguo

Abstract:

In this study, the three years old Sinocalycanthus chinensis seedlings were treated with different concentrations of alkaline salts (NaHCO3) solutions, and the response mechanism of Sinocalycanthus chinensis to alkaline salt stress was analyzed from the morphological growth and ion transport routes, so as to provide theoretical guidance for the rational development and utilization of Sinocalycanthus chinensis. The results showed that the seedling height, relative growth of ground diameter, biomass and root-shoot ratio decreased with the increase of saline-alkali stress. With the increase of saline-alkali concentration, the Na+ content in each organ were significantly higher than that in the control group, the sequence was as follows: root>leaf>stem. Under low concentration alkaline salt stress, the K+ content sequence was as follows: stem>root>leaf, while under high concentration stress, the K+ content sequence was as follows: leaf>stem>root. The Ca2+ content sequence was as follows: leaf>root>stem. The K+/Na+ ratio in the stems and leaves of Sinocalycanthus chinensis was much higher than that in the roots and the Ca2+/Na+ ratio in the leaves was much higher than that in the stems and roots. The sequence of root-stem selective transport capacity of K+ and Ca2+: K+>Ca2+, stem-leaf: Ca2+>K+, while the root-leaf selective transport capacity was basically the same.In conclusion,under alkaline salt stress, the stems and leaves of Sinocalycanthus chinensis prevented the entry of Na+ by absorbing K+ and Ca2+, separated the Na+ storage area in the roots to reduce the damage of salt ions to the aboveground part, and the leaves maintained ion balance by increasing the absorption of mineral elements.

Key words: Sinocalycanthus chinensis, alkaline salt stress, growth, ion transport

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