Abstract:
Objective To observe the effects of cold stress on the physiology indicators of Phyllostachys praecox ‘Prevernalis’, in order to study the cold tolerance mechanism of five varieties of ornamental Ph. praecox ‘Prevernalis’ to cold stress.
Method The relative conductivity, antioxidant enzyme activity (superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT)), soluble protein content, malondialdehyde content and proline content in leaves of Ph. praecox ‘Prevernalis’ treated at different temperatures (0, −5, −10, −15, −20, −25, and −30℃) for 24 hours were measured. The semi-lethal temperature (LT50) of the five varieties was obtained by fitting the Logistic equation, and the correlation between physiological parameters and temperature as well as the cold resistance of the five varieties were investigated by principal component analysis (PCA) and redundancy analysis (RDA).
ResultsAll the relative conductivity curves of the five varieties were similar to S curve. The LT50 of the five varieties showed an increasing order of Ph. praecox cv. Linanensis (−18.73℃) < Ph. praecox ‘Xiyewutouleizhu’ (−17.09℃) < Ph. praecox f. Notata (−16.98℃) < Ph. praecox f. Chrysoderma (−16.82℃) < Ph. praecox f. Viridisulcata (−14.57℃). The antioxidant enzyme activity, soluble protein content, MDA content and proline content of the five varieties increased and then decreased with the decrease of temperature. The component matrix of soluble protein content and proline content was higher in the principal component 1. The activity of SOD and POD was higher in the principal component 2.
Conclusion The cold tolerance of the five varieties showed a decreasing order of Ph. praecox cv. Linanensis > Ph. praecox ‘Xiyewutouleizhu’ > Ph. praecox f. Chrysoderma > Ph. praecox f. Notata > Ph. praecox f. Viridisulcata. The osmotic regulatory substances (soluble protein and proline) and antioxidant enzyme (SOD and POD) play major roles in the cold tolerance of Ph. praecox ‘Prevernalis’.