JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2023, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (5): 97-106.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202201003

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Effects of different rootstocks on growth and photosynthetic characteristics of grafted seedlings of Catalpa bungei

JIA Ruirui1(), ZHU Yanyan1, YANG Xiulian1,*(), FU Yu1, YUE Yuanzheng1, WANG Lianggui1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Landscape Architecture of Jiangsu Province,College of Landscape Architecture,Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China
    2. Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China,Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China
  • Received:2022-01-05 Revised:2022-05-15 Online:2023-09-30 Published:2023-10-10

Abstract:

【Objective】 This study mainly analyzed the differences in the growth indexes and photosynthetic characteristics of different Catalpa ovata and C. fargesii grafted seedlings in the first year, and studied the effect of different rootstocks on the growth of C. bungei grafted seedlings, to provide a basic reference for the preliminary screening of suitable rootstocks for C. bungei grafting and subsequent in-depth research.【Method】C. ovata and C. fargesii were used as rootstocks, and C. bungei ‘Nanlin 1’, C. bungei ‘Luoqiu’and C. bungei ‘Su 1’ were used as scions. There were six grafting combinations in total. The chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rates and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were measured at 128, 141, 155, 174 and 189 d after grafting. After 6 months, the survival rate of each grafting combination was counted. The height and diameter growth of scions in the current year and the ratio of upper to lower diameters of grafting interface after one year were measured.【Result】The survival rate of C. bungei ‘Nanlin 1’/C. fargesii was the highest among the six grafting combinations, reaching 76.91%. The survival rate of C. bungei ‘Su 1’/C. fargesii was the lowest, only 32.05%. The scion height and diameter growth of C. bungei ‘Nanlin 1’/ C. ovata were the largest, 165.51 and 2.89 cm, respectively. The scion height and diameter growth of C. bungei ‘Su 1’/C. fargesii were the smallest, 83.43 and 1.63 cm respectively. The ratio of upper to lower diameter of each grafting combination was less than 1, and there was no phenomenon of ‘big and small feet’ in the first year of grafting growth. However, the compatibility of C. bungei ‘Su 1’/C. fargesii was the worst. In the whole growth period, except for the grafting combination with C. bungei ‘Su 1’ as scion, the chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), maximum photochemical efficiency of PS Ⅱ (Fv/Fm) and potential activity of PS Ⅱ (Fv/Fo) of the grafting combination with C. fargesii as rootstock were generally higher than those with C. ovata as rootstock. Different grafting combinations and growth periods had significant effects on Pn, the content of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll the content of. 155 days after grafting, significant differences were among the combinations. Pn was significantly positively correlated with content of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll (P < 0.05). C. bungei ‘Nanlin 1’ / C. fargesii and C. bungei ‘Luoqiu’ / C. fargesii had a high chlorophyll content, high energy conversion efficiency and strong photosynthetic ability. Pn was significantly positively correlated with Fm (maximum fluorescence) and Fv/Fo. Pn and Fv/Fo of C. bungei ‘Su 1’/C. fargesii and C. bungei ‘Su 1’/C. ovata combinations were lower and Fo (initial fluorescence) was higher, indicating that their ability to withstand strong light was weak. 【Conclusion】 To sum up, the preliminary judgment showed that when C. bungei ‘Nanlin 1’ and C. bungei ‘Luoqiu’ used C. fargesii as rootstock, the development potential was greater. While when C. bungei ‘Su 1’ used C. ovata as rootstock, the comprehensive performance was better. This study only analyzed the growth difference of each rootstock-scion combination in the first year of grafting. The growth condition in the later stage and whether there are ‘big and small feet’ need to be further explored.

Key words: Catalpa bungei, rootstock and scion combination, photosynthetic characteristics, chlorophyll fluorescence, growth state

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