LIU Yanlan, GUO Xianshi, MA Mingsheng. Effects of Drought Stress and Rewatering at Seedling Stage on Light Energy Utilization and Antioxidant Enzymes Activities of Spring Maize Leaves[J]. 2018, 32(1): 339-343.
DOI:
LIU Yanlan, GUO Xianshi, MA Mingsheng. Effects of Drought Stress and Rewatering at Seedling Stage on Light Energy Utilization and Antioxidant Enzymes Activities of Spring Maize Leaves[J]. 2018, 32(1): 339-343. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2018.01.053.
Effects of Drought Stress and Rewatering at Seedling Stage on Light Energy Utilization and Antioxidant Enzymes Activities of Spring Maize Leaves
A pot experiment was conducted for water control test of spring maize. Three water control levels (normal water supply
moderate drought
severe drought) and two periods (droughting
rewatering) were set up to research the effects of different degrees of drought stress and rewatering during seedling stage on light response curve
CO2 response curve
curve fitting parameters and antioxidant enzymes activities of spring maize. The results showed that the light radiation utilization capacity of spring maize leaves was decreased under drought stress. [1]Along with the increasing drought stress
maximum leaf net-photosynthetic rate (Pnmax)
apparent quantum efficiency (AQY)
light saturation point(LSP)
the maximum electric transportation rate (Jmax)
and even the maximum carboxylation rate (VCmax) of spring maize leaves were all decreased significantly
however
light compensation point (LCP)
the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD)
peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) in leaves were apparently increased. After rewatering
the Pnmax
AQY
LSP
Jmax and VCmax under moderate drought stress in early stage were generally higher than those of normal water supply and moderate drought. However
the above parameters (except Jmax
VCmax ) under the severe drought did not reach the level of normal water supply
but higher than the severe drought. The SOD
POD and CAT activities had decreased
which still were higher than the normal water supply and drought level
and had a less decrement after severe drought stress. These results implied that a moderate drought hardening at the seedling stage could bring the higher antioxidant enzymes activities and remove the reactive oxygen species. Consequently
the reduced degree of membrane lipid peroxidation would make the membrane easier to be repaired after rewatering. These facts made the photosynthetic efficiency of the leaves produce a super-compensation effect. But after severe drought
the membrane repair was delayed
and the photosynthetic efficiency was just partially compensated. Hence
drought hardening should be limited in the level of medium drought for spring maize production in arid area northwest China
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WANG Ji-qing1,LIU She-ping1,HAN Bao-wen2 (1.College of Agriculture and Forestry,Hebei North University,Zhangjiakou,Hebei 075000,2.Institute ofAgricultural Resources and Environment,Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,,)