Effect of salt stress and inhibitor on uptake and transportation of Na+ and K+ in the root of Ningxia Lycium barbarum L.
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2017.06.21
Key Words: NaCl stress  Lycium barbarum L.  non-invasive micro-test technology  Na+  K+  ion homeostasis  inhibitors
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ZHU Zhi-ming Agricultural College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
MAO Gui-lian Life science College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
XU Xing Key Laboratory of Restoration and Reconstruction of the Ministry of Education, Northwest Degradation Ecosystem, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
WANG Sheng Life science College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
ZHENG Rui Life science College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
YANG Shu-juan Life science College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
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Abstract:
      We detected absorption and transportation of Na+, K+ in the root of Ningxia Lycium barbarum L. under NaCl stress by using non-invasive micro-test technology and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results showed that the root exhibited a higher capacity to induce the Na+ efflux compared with that of control. The higher the concentration of NaCl, the more Na+ accumulated in the root, but have no significant difference with CK. The K+ content increased first and then declined, and the Na+/K+ ratio showed the opposite trend. The longer duration of NaCl treatment, the more Na+ and K+ accumulated. At the mean time, the lower Na+ efflux and higher K+ efflux were also observed in the root compared with that of control. These results suggested that initial salt stress enhanced the salt-elicited Na+ efflux but inhibited K+ efflux to maintain the lower Na+/K+ ratio and cellular Na+/K+ homeostasis. The NaCl-induced Na+ efflux and H+ influx were inhibited by amiloride (a Na+/H+ antiporter inhibitor) or sodium orthovanadate (a plasma membrane H+-ATPase inhibitor), indicating that Na+ extrusion in the root of Ningxia Lycium barbarum L. arises from the active Na+/H+ antiporter across the plasma membrane.