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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 41-52.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20201105

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Changes of Contents, Endogenous Hormones and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Idesia polycarpa Fruit at the Different Developmental Stages

Lisha Fang1,Ziheng Xu1,Zhen Liu1,Zhi Li1,Xiaodong Geng1,Qifei Cai1,Wenjing Zhai1,Haiqing Zhou2,Yanmei Wang1,*   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University Zhengzhou 450002
    2. Administration Bureau of Heiyan Town, Funiu Mountain National Nature Reserve Nanyang 474550
  • Received:2020-03-22 Online:2020-11-25 Published:2020-12-30
  • Contact: Yanmei Wang

Abstract:

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate and analyze the dynamic change patterns of photosynthetic characteristics, the contents and endogenous hormones in the process of fruit development of Idesia polycarpa, so as to provide reference for further study the mechanism of fruit development and regulation technology. Methods: In this paper, I. polycarpa derived from Chengdu was taken as the research material. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, the content of MDA, soluble protein and soluble sugar were measured at different stages of fruit development. The contents of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellin acid (GA3) and zeatin nucleoside (ZR) were determined by HPLC. The indexes of net photosynthetic rate (Pn), Transpiration rate (Tr), stomatal conductance (Gs) and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) of plants were measured by LCpro-SD portable photosynthetic apparatus. Results: 1) SOD and POD activities showed overall a "down-rising" trend during the fruit development of I. polycarpa; CAT activity showed a "up-down" trend. MDA content showed an upward trend. The content of soluble sugar and soluble protein showed a "up-down" trend. 2) ABA content increased rapidly in period of fruit color change and ripening, and GA3 content increased as a whole. The content of IAA was higher in fruit growth stage. The content of ZR was higher in both rapid growth and ripening stage of fruit. There were significantly positively correlations between ABA, GA3 and ZR with soluble protein. 3) At different stages of fruit development, the diurnal change of Pn showed an asymmetric bimodal change trend, with an obvious phenomenon of "photosynthetic siesta", In addition, Pn was the highest at the slow growth stage. The trend of light response curve at different stages of fruit development was similar. The maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pnmax) was the highest, and dark respiration (Rd) and light saturation point (LCP) were the lowest at the slow fruit growth stage. LCP was positively correlated with ABA, GA3 and ZR. The CO2 response curve showed that there were higher Pnmax and CSP, and lower CO2 compensation point (CCP) and photorespiration rate (Rp) at the slow growth stage. Conclusion: The dynamic changes of antioxidant enzyme, ABA, IAA, GA3 and ZR contents in the fruit of I.polycarpa at different development stages are consistent with the fruit development rules, which would play an active regulatory role in the fruit development process. At the slow growth stage of I. polycarpa, there is a wide range of light energy and CO2 utilization range as well as the relatively high net photosynthetic rate. However, at this time, high temperature and drought, stomatal conductance increases and transpiration rate reaches the highest. Therefore, timely irrigation should be carried out to maintain a high photosynthetic rate and provide ample photosynthetic products for I. polycarpa to ensure the excellent quality of the fruit.

Key words: Idesia polycarpa, fruit growth, inclusions, endogenous hormones, photosynthesis characteristics

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