This experiment used an indoor culture dish germination method to study the effects of exogenous addition of polyethylene glycol, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate on the embryos germination and physiological indicators of S. pohuashanensis seedlings. The results showed that polyethylene glycol treatment increased the germination percentage of S. pohuashanensis embryos by 15% to 25%, while sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate treatment reduced the germination percentage of S. pohuashanensis embryos by 88% and 85%, respectively. Polyethylene glycol can alleviate the inhibition of saline alkali stress on the germination of S. pohuashanensis embryos, and increase the germination rate of embryos under stress by 1-2 times. Polyethylene glycol can increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the embryos of S. pohuashanensis under saline alkali stress, resulting in an increase of 16.45%, 75%, and 80% in enzyme activities such as SOD, POD, and CAT, respectively. Polyethylene glycol reduced MDA in embryos under stress by 41.44%. Research has shown that polyethylene glycol can effectively alleviate the inhibitory effect of salt alkali stress on the embryos of S. pohuashanensis, improve the activity of antioxidant enzymes in S. pohuashanensis embryos, enhance the stress resistance of S. pohuashanensis, and provide scientific basis for establishing PEG priming technology to promote the germination of S. pohuashanensis embryos.
YANGL, SHENH L.Effect of electrostatic field on seed germination and seedling growth of Sorbus pohuashanesis [J].Journal of Forestry Research,2011,22(1):27-34.
[2]
YANGL, WANGJ N, BIANL,et al.Cyclic secondary somatic embryogenesis and efficient plant regeneration in mountain ash(Sorbus pohuashanensis)[J].Plant Cell,Tissue and Organ Culture:An International Journal on in Vitro Culture of Higher Plants,2012,111:173-182.
WANGY T, ZHAOC H, WANGX D,et al.The effect of exogenous ethylene on the embryo germination of Sorbus pohuashanensis under salt alkali stress[J].Seed,2022,41(9):34-39.
FUB N, MAL Y, MAH X,et al.Effects of PEG priming on seed germination and physiological characteristics of seedlings of Coronilla varia [J].Grassland and Turf,2021,41(1):126-131.
YANY, LUY, CUIC C,et al.Effect of PEG priming treatment on the germination of Fraxinus mandshurica seeds at high temperature[J].Journal of Northeast Forestry University,2020,48(6):13-16.
[9]
KAZEMIO B, BANDEHAGHA, FARAJZADEHD,et al.Morphological,biochemical,and physiological responses of canola cultivars to drought stress[J].International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology,2023,20(12):13551-13560.
[10]
CHAKRABORTYP, DWIVEDIP.Seed priming and its role in mitigating heat stress responses in crop plants[J].Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,2021,21:1718-1734.
[11]
ALKHARABSHEHH M, SELEIMANM F, HEWEDYO A,et al.Field crop responses and management strategies to mitigate soil salinity in modern agriculture:a review[J].Agronomy,2021,11:2299.
[12]
ARIFY, SINGHP, SIDDIQUIH,et al.Salinity induced physiological and biochemical changes in plants:An omic approach towards salt stress tolerance[J].Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.2020,156(23):64-77.
[13]
MUSHTAQZ, FAIZANS, GULZARB.Salt stress,its impacts on plants and the strategies plants are employing against it:A review[J].Applied Biology & Biotechnology,2020,8(3):81-91.
[14]
HASANUZZAMANM, BHUYANB, ANEET I,et al.Regulation of ascorbate-glutathione pathway in mitigating oxidative damage in plants under abiotic stress[J].Antioxidants,2019,8:384.
[15]
HAJIHASHEMIS, SKALICKYM, BRESTICM,et al.Cross-talk between nitric oxide,hydrogen peroxide and calcium in salt-stressed Chenopodium quinoa Willd.at seed germination stage[J].Plant Physiology and Biochemistry,2020,154:657-664.
XIAOS, HANY C, WANGX L,et al.Effects of polyethylene glycol priming on germination and physiological characteristics of cotton seeds under salt stress[J].Journal of Nuclear Agricultural,2021,35(1):202-210.
YANGL, WANGJ N, BIANL,et al.The effect of exogenous NO on embryo germination and early accumulation of reactive oxygen species during seedling development of Sorbus pohuashanensis tree[J].Forestry Science,2013,49(6):60-67.
CHENGY, CHENL, MIY H,et al.Comparative study on methods for measuring antioxidant enzyme activity in rice[J].Jiangxi Agricultural Journal,2018,30(2):108-111.
WENH, JIANGD, NANW B,et al.Identification and related physiological characteristics analysis of a rice long spike mutant[J].Southwest Agricultural Journal,2021,34(3):461-468.
XUL, WANGZ C, ZHAOC W,et al.A Review of saline-sodic soil and tillage amelioration in northeast of china[J].Chinese Journal of Agriculture,2011,27(27):23-31.
WANGQ Z, LIUQ, GAOY N,et al.Review on the mechanisms of the response to salinity-alkalinity stress in plants [J].Journal of Ecology,2017,37(16):5565-5577.
[30]
刘东让,董邵云,苗晗,黄瓜耐盐胁迫遗传育种研究进展[J].中国蔬菜,2021(7):14-23.
[31]
LIUD R, DONGS Y, MIAOH,et al.Research progress on genetic breeding of cucumber tolerance for salt stress[J].Chinese Vegetables,2021(7):14-23.
ZHANGZ X, LUOY, WANGW C,et al.Effects on the germination of sugar beet seeds:different concentrations of PEG[J].Chinese Journal of Agriculture,2019,35(13):48-52.
YUH L, WUY Q, SHIQ Z,et al.Physiological regulation of PEG-induced priming seeds on waxy maize sprouts under water stress [J].Seed,2019,38(5):48-52.
[36]
KAUTZB, NOGAG, HUNSCHEM.PEG and drought cause distinct changes in biochemical,physiological and morphological parameters of apple seedlings[J].Acta Physiologiae Plantarum,2015,37(8):162-167.
DANX X, ZHANGS L, CHENH,et al.Effect of PEG priming on seed germination and seedling physiological indexes in onion[J].Journal of Northern Agriculture,2021,49(2):129-134.
[39]
ANGONP B, TAHJIB-UL-ARIFM, SAMINS I,et al.How do plants respond to combined drought and salinity stress?-A systematic review[J].Plants,2022,11:2884.
[40]
YIND, HALIFUS, SONGR,et al.Effects of an ectomycorrhizal fungus on the growth and physiology of Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica seedlings subjected to saline-alkali stress[J].Journal of Forestry Research,2019,31(3):781-788.
[41]
WANGY T, ZHAOC H, WANGX D,et al.Exogenous ethylene alleviates the inhibition of Sorbus pohuashanensis embryo germination in a saline-alkali environment(NaHCO3)[J].International Journal of Molecular Sciences,2023,24:4244.
[42]
WANGY, DIAOP F, KONGL Q,et al.Ethylene enhances seed germination and seedling growth under salinity by reducing oxidative stress and promoting chlorophyll content via ETR2 pathway[J].Frontiers in plant science,2020,11:1066.