JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 47-54.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.202002044

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Effects of NaN3 on Sapium sebiferum seed germination and seedling growth

CHEN Li1(), ZHU Chao1, ZHU Qingxiang1, WANG Cuiming1, BAO Jiashu1, MO Chen1, SHI Tingting2, WAN Zhibing1()   

  1. 1.College of Life and Environment Sciences,Huangshan University,Huangshan 245041,China
    2.College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China
  • Received:2020-02-20 Revised:2020-04-02 Online:2020-07-22 Published:2020-08-13
  • Contact: WAN Zhibing E-mail:Hsxycl@hsu.edu.cn;wanzb626@hsu.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective

We investigated the effects of NaN3 on Sapium sebiferum seed germination and seedling growth, so as to provide a theoretical basis for establishing a technical system for screening mutants of early quality of Sapium sebiferum.

Method

Eight contents of NaN3 (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 mmol/L) were tested to study the effects of NaN3 solution concentration on the seed germination percentage and seedling growth. We treated the seeds of Sapium sebiferum by mutagenesis, measured the seedling rate, seedling growth index, biomass, basic photosynthetic parameters of leaves, SPAD value and ACI value of leaves, and compared the changes of their growth and photosynthetic capacity.

Result

The seed germination, seedling growth and the effects of photosynthetic capacity of Sapium sebiferum under different concentrations of NaN3 have significant differences. NaN3 treatment had an inhibiting effect on the germination rate of Sapium sebiferum, with the increase of concentrations, the inhibitory effect was enhanced. The germination rate was the lowest at 35 mmol/L, and the inhibitory index reached 74.31%. Seedling height, biomass, total root length, specific surface area and root tip number of seedlings treated with 20 mmol/L were significantly higher than those treated with other concentrations, and the response trend to NaN3 concentration was basically the same, showing a phenomenon of “low promoting and high inhibiting”. The net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr) and water utilization rate (EWUE) of seedling leaves under NaN3 20 mmol/L treatment were the highest, significantly higher than the other treatments, and the intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (Ci) was the lowest. The effect of NaN3 on the SPAD value and ACI value of the leaves increased first and then decreased with the increase of the concentration, and the effect on the SPAD value of the leaves was significantly greater than that of ACI value, but the 20 mmol/L treatment was the best and significantly greater than the other treatments.

Conclusion

With the increase of concentration of NaN3, Sapium sebiferum seed germination rate is lower and lower, closing to the half lethal concentration which is 20—30 mmol/L,seedling growth and Pn, Gs, Tr, EWUE, SPAD and ACI values show a trend of increasing initially and decreasing later, both Ci and root-cap ratio decrease initially and increase later, and have different responses to NaN3. Through the comprehensive analysis, the suitable condition for NaN3 mutation treatment of Sapium sebiferum seeds is 20 mmol/L for 6 h. These results provideu technical support for the research on NaN3 mutagenesis breeding of Sapium sebiferum, and can also be used as a theoretical reference for the breeding of new varieties of Sapium sebiferum, the promotion of superior varieties and the production practice.

Key words: Sapium sebiferum, NaN3 mutagenesis, seeding growth, photosynthetic characteristics, mutation breeding

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