JIA Xiru, LIU Fenwu, FAN Wenhua. Effects of Silicon on Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Enzymes of Cucumber Seedling Under Cadmium Stress[J]. 2018, 32(4): 321-326.
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JIA Xiru, LIU Fenwu, FAN Wenhua. Effects of Silicon on Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Enzymes of Cucumber Seedling Under Cadmium Stress[J]. 2018, 32(4): 321-326. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2018.04.051.
Effects of Silicon on Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Enzymes of Cucumber Seedling Under Cadmium Stress
To study the photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidative enzyme system of cucumber in calcareous soil under cadmium (Cd) stress is important for the control of Cd in plants. This paper explored the photosynthetic parameters such as net photosynthetic rate (Pn)
stomatal conductance (Gs)
transpiration rate (Tr)
and intercellular CO2 (Ci) of cucumber in Cd-contaminated soil under the intervention of silicon
Chlorophyll content
changes in antioxidant enzyme systems such as MDA
SOD
POD
and CAT. The results showed that:compared with the control
Cd alone
Pn
Gs
Tr and chlorophyll content decreased
but Ci increased. However
after silicon intervention
the total amounts of Pn
Gs
Tr and chlorophyll significantly increased
and the content of Ci was reduced. For example
when the Cd content was 5 mg/kg
and the silicon application amount was 100~200 mg/kg
Pn
Gs
Tr
and chlorophyll increased
and Ci decreased
compared with the control. However
the difference between 100 and 200 mg/kg of silicon was not obvious
and the effect of 300 mg/kg of silicon was best. For the antioxidant enzyme system
compared with the control
when the soil Cd content was 3~5 mg/kg
the activities of the three antioxidant enzymes were significantly inhibited. But
the introduction of 200~300 mg/kg of silicon couldsignificantly increase the activity of SOD
POD
CAT
but decrease the MDA value. It could be concluded that application of silicon can significantly improve the photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidant enzyme system of cucumber leaves under Cd stress. Application of a small amount of silicon fertilizer has obvious application prospects to relieve Cd toxicity in plants.
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