ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2008, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 140-144. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.04.032

Special Issue: Drought and water saving

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Change of Water Metabolism and Two Osmotic Adjustment Substances in the Leaves of Alfalfa under Drought Stress

HAN Rui-hong1, TIAN Hua2, GAO Gui-juan3, LU Xin-shi4   

  1. 1. College of Life Science,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,China;
    2. College of Agronomy,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,China;
    3. Department of Biology,Guangdong Education Institute,Guangzhou 510303,China;
    4. Institute of Resources and Environment,University of Forestry of Beijing,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2008-02-20 Published:2008-08-28

Abstract: In this study Longdong( strong drough- t resistance) Gongnong No 1( medium drough- t resistance) and BL -02 - 329( weak drough- t resistance) were chosen as experimental material to study the change of water metabolism and two os - motic adjustment substances in the leaves of alfalfa under drought stress.The results showed: the water potential and water relative content in the leaves of alfalfa decreased and water saturated deficit in the leaves of alfalfa increased under drought stress.There were higher decrease extent of water potential and lower decrease extent of water relative content in the leaves of strong drough- t resistance alfalfa under drought stress. At the same time the proline content and soluble sugar content increased in the leaves of three alfalfa, the two substances both have adjustive function to three alfalfa under drought stress. Proline is the main adjustment substance and the content and the increase extent can reveal drough- t resis - tant of alfalfa cultivars.

Key words: Drough stress, Alfalfa, Leaf, Water metabolism, Osmotic adjustment

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HAN Rui-hong, TIAN Hua, GAO Gui-juan, LU Xin-shi. Change of Water Metabolism and Two Osmotic Adjustment Substances in the Leaves of Alfalfa under Drought Stress[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2008, 23(4): 140-144. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.04.032.

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