Stress effect of NaCl and Na2CO3 on medlar (Lycium bararum L.) seedlings
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2004.02.21
Key Words: medlar (Lycium barbarum L.)  saline stress  alkaline stress
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MAO Gui-lian Ningxia Agricultural Bio-technological Lab,Yingchuan 750002,ChinaCollege of Life Science,Ningxia University,Yongning,Ningxia 750105,China 
XU Xing Ningxia Agricultural Bio-technological Lab,Yingchuan 750002,China 
YANG Juan College of Life Science,Ningxia University,Yongning,Ningxia 750105,China 
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Abstract:
      Five-month old seedlings of medlar were treated with 0.3%0.9% solutions of neutral salt (NaCl) or basic salt (Na2CO3) to observe their tolerant extent to salt and alkali. The results showed that the maximum stress value that medlar seedlinos could tolerate was 0.3% for the basic salt and 0.9% for the neutral salt. Under both stress conditions, the variation trend of relative growth rate, O-2, H2O2, MDA content and membrane permeability was similar. However, under Na2CO3 stress, the relative growth rate was decreased more significantly, and the O-2, H2O2, MDA content and membrane permeability were increased more than remarkably were than that under NaCl stress. The chlorophyll, soluble protein, soluble sugar and starch content were also evidently reduced. But under NaCl stress, there was some increase of soluble sugar in the leaves and starch in the roots. The difference of stress effect between NaCl and Na2CO3 was obvious, which indicated that the tolerance of medlar to saline stress was higher than to alkaline stress.