Effects of NaN3 mutagenesis and saline-alkali stress on growth and physiological characteristics of alfalfa callus
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2019.02.19
Key Words: alfalfa  callus  NaN3 mutagenesis  saline alkali stress  survival rate  biomass  physiology characteristics
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LI Bo College of AgricultureForestry and Life SciencesHeilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resistance Gene Engineering and Protection of Biodiversity in Cold AreasQiqihar University, Qiqihar,Heilongjiang 161006, China 
WU Ting-ting College of AgricultureForestry and Life SciencesHeilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resistance Gene Engineering and Protection of Biodiversity in Cold AreasQiqihar University, Qiqihar,Heilongjiang 161006, China 
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Abstract:
      In order to decipher the effect of NaN3 mutagenesis and saline-alkali stress on the growth and physiological characteristics of alfalfa callus, we conducted an experiment that the growth and physiological indexes of alfalfa callus, “Zhongmu No.1”were treated by NaN3 and saline-alkali (NaCl, NaHCO3, and Na2CO3) stresses. The results showed that increasing NaN3 and salt concentration decreased the survival rate of callus. When the concentration of NaN3 was at 3 mmol·L-1, 8 d treatment decreased the survival rate of callus to 54.55%. This treatment combination is NaN3 mutagenic semi-lethal conditions. The survival rate of callus was lower than 5% at 200 mmol·L-1of NaN3 after 12 d treatment that is the lethal concentration of each salt and stress time. In addition to the low concentration of NaCl stress group, the biomass of the callus decreased with the increase of NaN3 and salt stress concentration, NaN3 treatment decreased the biomass in a range of 60.85% to 81.88%, the NaCl stress group decreased that by 13.90%~65.63%, the NaHCO3 stress group decreased that by 21.71%~67.37%, and the Na2CO3 stress group decreased that by 61.54%~73.20%. The effect of salt and alkali on the biomass of alfalfa callus ranked in this order: NaCl> NaHCO3> Na2CO3. The content of soluble protein, soluble sugar and proline in the callus increased significantly, and the content of MDA and electrical conductivity decreased by NaN3 mutation and salt stress. The soluble protein content in treatments of NaN3, NaN3+NaCl, NaN3+ Na2CO3 and NaN3+ NaHCO3 increased by 47.07%, 53.57%, 22.31%, and 47.69%, respectively. The soluble sugar content increased by 24.79%, 162.86%, 58.36% and 109.54%, respectively.The proline content increased by 47.78%, 162.86%, 80.00%, and 107.25%, respectively. The MDA content decreased by 2.35%, 11.17%, 3.64%, 5.54%, respectively. The relative conductivity decreased by 15.13%, 17.96%, 16.79% and 17.28% in all treatments, respectively. The NaN3 induced the accumulation of osmotic substances in the callus and decreased the permeability of membrane.