JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 152-160.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.202001045

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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi on the growth and physiological metabolism of Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge seedlings under saline-alkaline stress

JIANG Lei1,2(), LI Huanyong3, ZHANG Qin4, ZHANG Huilong1, QIAO Yanhui5, ZHANG Huaxin1, YANG Xiuyan1,*()   

  1. 1. Research Center of Saline and Alkali Land of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
    2. Langfang Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Langfang 065000, China
    3. Tianjin Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Tianjin 300384, China
    4. Zhangjiagang Yinghua Material Technology Co., Ltd., Zhangjiagan 215600,China
    5. Shandong Academy of Forestry Science, Jinan 250014,China
  • Received:2020-01-22 Revised:2020-03-05 Online:2020-11-30 Published:2020-12-07
  • Contact: YANG Xiuyan E-mail:690826912@qq.com;zsueyxy@126.com

Abstract:

【Objective】To provide a scientific guidance for the application of Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge rhizome seedlings in afforestation of saline-alkaline lands, the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on plant growth and physiological characteristics in P. betulaefolia Bunge seedlings under saline-alkaline stress were investigated. 【Method】A two-factor experimental design was conducted to compare the impacts of AMF inoculation and saline-alkaline stress on the growth and physiological metabolism on one-year-old P. betulaefolia Bunge seedlings. The seedlings were divided into two groups [AMF (Funneliformis mosseae) inoculated and non-inoculated] and were treated with Na2CO3 (concentration gradient: 0, 100, 200 and 300 mmol/L) at the same time, and their growth and physiological characteristics were measured. 【Result】The AMF significantly increased plant height growth and biomass accumulation of P. betulaefolia Bunge seedlings under the Na2CO3 treatment. The decrease of △H and biomass under the salt-alkali stress was inhibited by AMF inoculation. AMF inoculation significantly affected the absorption and distribution of K+, Na+,Ca2+ and Mg2+ in P. betulaefolia Bunge. Na+ content in seedling roots of the inoculated was 10.8%, 21.6% and 19.4 lower than that of the non-inoculated under 3 different Na2CO3 concentrations, respectively. The K+/Na+, Ca2+/Na+ and Mg2+/Na+ ratios in the roots and leaves of seedlings inoculated with AMF were higher than those of the seedlings without inoculation because of the decline of Na+ absorption. Inoculation with AMF can reduce proline and malondialdehyde (MDA) content and increase the chlorophyll contents in seedling leaves, indicating that AMF can alleviate the oxidative damage and ion toxicity of saline-alkali stress on seedlings. 【Conclusion】It is conclude that AMF inoculation increased the content of photosynthetic pigment, maintained the relative ions balance in the plant and alleviate the oxidative stress, thus improving the salt-alkali tolerance and promoting the seedlings growth of P. betulaefolia Bunge under saline-alkaline stress.

Key words: saline-alkaline stress, Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge, arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF), ion homeostasis, salt-alkali tolerance

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