Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2): 116-125. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194665

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Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Salt Stress Reduction in Soybean Seedlings

GUO Yuanhang1,2, WANG Hongbo1,2,3,4,5, BAI Baowei6, ZHANG Lei1,2, ZHAO Fengnian1,2, LÜ Dongxue1,2, JIA Ting6, WANG Xingpeng1,2,3,4,5   

  1. 1 College of Water Hydraulic and Architectural Engineering,Tarim University,Alear 843300,China
    2 Modern Agricultural Engineering Key Laboratory at Universities of Education Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Tarim University,Alaer 843300,China
    3 Key Laboratory of Tarim Oasis Agriculture, Ministry of Education,Tarim University,Alear 843300,China
    4 Western Agricultural Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Changji 831100,Xinjiang,China
    5 Key Laboratory of Northwest Oasis Water-Saving Agriculture,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Shihezi 832000,China
    6 College of Life Sciences,Tarim University,Alear 843300,China
  • Received:2023-11-16 Published:2024-04-28

Abstract:

To investigate the effect of exogenous melatonin (MT) on salt tolerance of soybean seedlings,and to screen the appropriate application concentration under different salt stress.The soybean variety Tianyou-2986 was used as the test material,and 3 salt concentrations (low salt S3:3 g/L,medium salt S5:5 g/L,high salt S7:7 g/L ) and 6 MT concentrations were set(M0:0 μmol/L,M1:25 μmol/L,M2:50 μmol/L,M3:75 μmol/L,M4:100 μmol/L,M5:150 μmol/L),the morphological parameters,biomass,antioxidant enzyme activity and osmoregulatory substance content of soybean seedlings were analyzed.With the increase of salt stress,the root morphological parameters,biomass,root-shoot ratio,antioxidant enzyme activity and osmoregulatory substance content of soybean seedlings decreased,while the malondialdehyde content increased.Under low salt (S3) and medium salt (S5) stress,The number of total length,lateral roots,SOD and POD of 50 μmol/L MT were increased by 52.30%,19.98%,74.10%,40.03% (low salt) and 68.52%,19.24%,81.72% and 37.42% (medium salt),respectively.Under high stress (S7),75 μmol/L MT increased by 71.17%,19.11%,80.79% and 27.01%,respectively.Under salt stress,exogenous 25—100 μmol/L MT promoted soybean seedling growth and improved salt tolerance to different degrees.The overall evaluation of the affiliation function showed that 50 μmol/L MT was the most effective in alleviating salt damage under low and medium salt stress,and the suitable concentration of MT was 75 μmol/L under high salt stress,and the main reason for the alleviation of salt damage in soybean seedlings was that MT increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes and osmoregulatory substance content,and reduced the content of malondialdehyde,which could alleviate oxidative and osmotic stresses of soybeans under salt stress.

Key words: Soybeans, Salt stress, Melatonin, Antioxidant system, Comprehensive evaluation

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GUO Yuanhang, WANG Hongbo, BAI Baowei, ZHANG Lei, ZHAO Fengnian, LÜ Dongxue, JIA Ting, WANG Xingpeng. Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Salt Stress Reduction in Soybean Seedlings[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2024, 39(2): 116-125. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194665.

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