Effects of water stress and rehydration on physiological characteristics of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi |
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2024.06.06 |
Key Words: Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi water stress rehydration physiological characteristics |
Author Name | Affiliation | CHEN Yusen | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China | WANG Hao | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China | SUN Yiyang | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China | GUO Junling | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China;Institute of Eco\|Environment and Industrial Technology/Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Nutrient Resources, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China; Key Experiment on the Improvement and Utilization of Saline Alkali Land (Arid and Semiarid Saline Alkali Land) in the Agriculture and Rural Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China | ZHANG Qiang | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China;Institute of Eco\|Environment and Industrial Technology/Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Nutrient Resources, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China; Key Experiment on the Improvement and Utilization of Saline Alkali Land (Arid and Semiarid Saline Alkali Land) in the Agriculture and Rural Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China | YANG Zhiping | College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China;Institute of Eco\|Environment and Industrial Technology/Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Nutrient Resources, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China; Key Experiment on the Improvement and Utilization of Saline Alkali Land (Arid and Semiarid Saline Alkali Land) in the Agriculture and Rural Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030031, China |
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The physiological response of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SBG) to varying water stress and rehydration treatments was investigated using authentic SBG. Potting soil moisture was set at 100%, 80%, 60%, and 40% of the field water\|holding capacity to represent four conditions: excessive water supply, moderate water supply, mild water deficit, and severe water deficit, respectively, with 80%FC (moderate water supply) as the control. The results showed that, at 30 days of water stress, the total chlorophyll content of SBG subjected to the stress treatments (100%FC, 60%FC, and 40%FC treatments) reduced by 7.1%, 5.6%, and 5.9%, and the carotenoid content reduced by 6.5%, 10.1%, and 9.3%, and the relative exocytosis rate of electrolytes elevated by 46.5%, 19.7% and 54.9%, respectively, in the stress treatment compared with the control treatment. Malondialdehyde content of SBG elevated by 39.7%, 109.7%, and 360.0%, superoxide dismutase activity elevated by 2.3%, 3.8%, and 7.5%, and glutathione reductase activity elevated by 97.4%, 105.5%, and 172.5%, respectively, compared with the control treatment. In addition, during water stress, water deficit treatments (60%FC and 40%FC treatments) led to an increase in the soluble sugar content of SBG, which amounted to 49.7 mg·g-1 and 57.8 mg·g-1 at 30 days of stress, respectively. The excess water supply treatment (100%FC treatment) led to an increase in the peroxidase activity of SBG, which amounted to 3.99 mg·g-1·min-1 at 30 days of stress. Rehydration was effective in reducing physiological damage caused by water stress. During rehydration and harvest, chlorophyll in SBG from the stress treatments (100%FC, 60%FC, and 40%FC treatments) was restored in excess, and the total chlorophyll content elevated by 5.5%, 9.1%, and 18.2%, respectively, compared with that of the control treatment at 5 days of rehydration. The proline content of the stressed treatments decreased to around 52.2 mg·g-1 with the control treatment. Physiological damage caused by heavy water deficit could not be recovered by rehydration, and soluble sugar content reached 28.6 mg·g-1, malondialdehyde 9.2 mg·g-1, superoxide dismutase activity 919.9 U·g-1·h-1, and peroxidase activity 2.0 mg·g-1·min-1 in the 40%FC treatment at harvest, all of which were at higher levels among treatments. Water stress and rehydration favored the yield quality of SBG roots, and at harvest, the 60%FC treatment had the highest harvest of baicalin at 629.14 mg per plant. |
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