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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (1): 32-42.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220104

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Dynamic Responses of Non-Structural Carbohydrates in Robinia pseudoacacia Seedlings to NaCl Stress

Lin Qi,Longmei Guo,Youde Liu,Banghua Cao*,Peili Mao,Zexiu Li   

  1. Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River School of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018
  • Received:2020-12-14 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-03-08
  • Contact: Banghua Cao

Abstract:

Objective: In this study, the dynamic changes of non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) of Robinia pseudoacacia under NaCl stress was investigated, which is of great theoretical and practical significance for revealing its adaptation mechanism to NaCl stress and the management of R. pseudoacacia platation. Method: In this study, the 1-year-old R. pseudoacacia seedlings were used as the research object, and the relative growth rate, biomass allocation and NSC variation rules of the seedlings under different NaCl concentrations (0, 1.5‰, 3‰ and 4.5‰) were studied through a pot experiment. Result: 1) With the increase of soil NaCl concentration, the relative growth rate of ground diameter and height of R. pseudoacacia seedlings decreased significantly. With the increase of NaCl stress duration, leaf biomass decreased gradually, while root biomass did not change significantly. Resulting in a significant decrease in leaf biomass ratio, and a significant increase in root biomass ratio and root-shoot ratio. 2) The contents of NSC (soluble sugars and starch), in coarse roots, fine roots, stems and leaves were not significantly different when the soil NaCl concentration was in a range of 0, 1.5‰ and 3‰, but were significantly decreased when the soil NaCl concentration reached 4.5‰. Especially, the starch content of coarse roots was significantly higher than that of fine roots, stems and leaves. 3) Correlation analysis showed that relative growth rates of ground diameter and height of seedling were significantly positively correlated with leaf biomass ratio and soluble sugars of coarse roots, and negatively correlated with root biomass ratio and root-shoot ratio. There was a significant positive correlation between coarse root starch and fine root soluble sugar and stem soluble sugar, stem starch and stem soluble sugar, indicating that the dynamic changes of NSC affected the biomass allocation and the coordinated growth of organs, which is a vital index of R. pseudoacacia's adaptablity to NaCl stress. 4) The principal component analysis showed that the adaptability of R. pseudoacacia under NaCl stress could be simplified into three principal components: growth index, coarse root NSC and stem NSC, and the contribution rates were 43.05%, 15.99% and 14.65%, respectively and the cumulative contribution rate was 73.69%. Conclusion: NaCl stress significantly inhibits the growth of R. pseudoacacia seedlings. The decrease of NSC input to leaves and the increase of NSC input to roots lead to the decrease of seedling growth. Soluble sugars are the main form of NSC, influencing tree growth under salt stress. Coarse root is the main strorage organ of starch; while starch is not directly involved in tree growth but is the important source of soluble sugars. As a result, the allocation of root biomass and the coordination of NSC in seedlings are two important adaptive mechanisms for R. pseudoacacia growth under NaCl stress.

Key words: Robinia pseudoacacia, NaCl stress, growth, soluble sugar, starch

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