JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 34-40.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.202003059

Special Issue: 色叶树木与木本花卉专题

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Physiological responses of seedlings of four Ilex verticillata varieties to low temperature stress and a comparison of their cold resistance

MA Juanjuan(), ZHAO Bin, CHEN Ying*(), LING Xichen, YU Jie, CHEN Xi   

  1. Co-Innovation Center for the the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • Received:2020-03-19 Revised:2020-05-15 Online:2020-10-30 Published:2020-10-30
  • Contact: CHEN Ying E-mail:1597648516@qq.com;chynjfu@163.com

Abstract:

【Objective】 Investigating the cold resistance of four Ilex verticillata varieties provides a guidance and a reference for seedling promotion and research of these new varieties. 【Method】The physiological responses of four I. verticillata varieties (‘Red Sprite’, ‘Gray’, ‘Oosterwijk’ and ‘Winter Gold’) to low temperature stress were studied by exposing their branches to temperature treatments of 0 ℃, -7 ℃, -17 ℃ and -27 ℃ for 24 h. Cold resistance of the four varieties was compared. 【Result】The relative conductivity and malondialdehyde content of the four varieties increased with a decrease in temperature, and reached a maximum at -27 ℃. The low temperature semi-lethal temperatures for ‘Red Sprite’, ‘Gray’, ‘Oosterwijk’ and ‘Winter Gold’ were -26.38 ℃, -24.26 ℃, -29.19 ℃ and -20.04 ℃, respectively. Associated with the decrease in treatment temperature, there was an increase in the soluble sugar, soluble protein, and proline contents and osmotic regulators at > -17 ℃ (the soluble sugar of ‘Winter Gold’ reached its highest point at -27 ℃); however, the appearance of peak temperature for each variety was different. The H2O2 content and the activity of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase all reached their highest value at -17 ℃. The activity of the catalase enzyme increased sharply at -27 ℃, indicating that the three enzymes had a temperature effect on the scavenging of reactive oxygen species.【Conclusion】The cold resistance of ‘Oosterwijk’ and ‘Gray’ was stronger than that of the other two varieties as a whole. Through the comprehensive analysis of membership function and weight value, the order of cold resistance of the four I. verticillata varieties, from strong to weak was: ‘Oosterwijk’ > ‘Gray’ > ‘Red Sprite’ > ‘Winter Gold’.

Key words: Ilex verticillata varieties, low temperature stress, physiological response, cold resistance evaluation

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