Effects of Different Concentrations of NaCl on the Growth, Development and Quality of Cucumber

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In order to investigate the effects of salt stress on the growth,development and quality of facility cucumbers,salt treatment was carried out on Zhongnong 126 cucumber in the multi-storey glass greenhouse of Vegetable Research Center of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences from 2023 to 2024.Four treatments of 0(control),25,50 and 100 mmol/L NaCl were added into the nutrient solution to analyze the effects of different concentrations of NaCl treatment on growth and development,photosynthetic characteristics,antioxidant enzyme activity,fruit quality and yield of cucumber.The results showed that with the increase of NaCl concentration,cucumber plant height decreased,stem diameter had no significant difference,and leaf area decreased.Leaf photosynthetic pigment content,Net photosynthetic rate(Pn), stomatal conductance(Gs), transpiration rate(Tr), maximum photochemical efficiency(Fv/Fm),photochemical quenching coefficient(qP)decreased gradually. Intercellular CO₂ concentration(Ci)gradually increased; Non-photochemical quenching coefficient(NPQ) increased first and then decreased, and was highest under T2 treatment. The activities of Superoxide dismutase(SOD), peroxidase(POD), catalase(CAT)increased and then decreased.Except SOD,the activities of POD and CAT were the highest at 25 mmol/L NaCl concentration,which were 38.73% and 95.18% higher than CK,respectively.The content of H₂O₂ increased gradually.With the increase of NaCl concentration,the melon length shortened and the melon head pointed,and the fruit deformity rate increased.The vitamin C content increased first and then decreased, and it performed best under T1 treatment, which was significantly better than the control group. There was no significant difference in soluble solid content among different treatments.Salt treatment significantly reduced the yield of cucumber by 38.89%-81.35% compared with control.Based on the comprehensive evaluation of yield and quality,it is suggested that Zhongnong 126 cucumber should be treated with 25 mmol/L NaCl,which can significantly improve fruit quality.Subsequent research will focus on optimizing cultivation techniques,improving plant salt tolerance while ensuring quality,achieving yield improvement,and providing technical support for high-quality cucumber production.

Key words: Cucumber, Salt stress, Growth and development, Quality

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TENG Wenli, LI Ning, WU Zhanhui, LIU Mingchi, WANG Liping, LIU Ning. Effects of Different Concentrations of NaCl on the Growth, Development and Quality of Cucumber[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(S1): 130-137. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195244.

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处理 Treatment	叶绿素a含量 Chlorophyll a content	叶绿素b含量 Chlorophyll b content	叶绿素a+b含量 Chlorophyll a+b content	类胡萝卜素含量 Carotenoid content
CK	1.18±0.018a	0.49±0.013a	1.67±0.030a	0.22±0.002a
T1	1.03±0.019b	0.43±0.009b	1.46±0.027b	0.20±0.010b
T2	0.96±0.021c	0.39±0.007bc	1.36±0.028c	0.18±0.006b
T3	0.93±0.023c	0.39±0.011c	1.32±0.034c	0.19±0.005b

处理 Treatment	叶绿素a含量 Chlorophyll a content	叶绿素b含量 Chlorophyll b content	叶绿素a+b含量 Chlorophyll a+b content	类胡萝卜素含量 Carotenoid content
CK	1.18±0.018a	0.49±0.013a	1.67±0.030a	0.22±0.002a
T1	1.03±0.019b	0.43±0.009b	1.46±0.027b	0.20±0.010b
T2	0.96±0.021c	0.39±0.007bc	1.36±0.028c	0.18±0.006b
T3	0.93±0.023c	0.39±0.011c	1.32±0.034c	0.19±0.005b

处理 Treatment	暗适应下最大光化学效率 Fv/Fm	光化学猝灭系数 qP	非光化学猝灭系数 NPQ
CK	0.76±0.009a	0.97±0.007a	0.06±0.003c
T1	0.72±0.007b	0.95±0.003b	0.08±0.003b
T2	0.68±0.006c	0.93±0.010bc	0.09±0.006a
T3	0.63±0.014d	0.92±0.007c	0.05±0.003d

处理 Treatment	暗适应下最大光化学效率 Fv/Fm	光化学猝灭系数 qP	非光化学猝灭系数 NPQ
CK	0.76±0.009a	0.97±0.007a	0.06±0.003c
T1	0.72±0.007b	0.95±0.003b	0.08±0.003b
T2	0.68±0.006c	0.93±0.010bc	0.09±0.006a
T3	0.63±0.014d	0.92±0.007c	0.05±0.003d

处理 Treatment	横径/mm Transverse diameter	纵径/cm Longitudinal diameter	果形指数 Fruit shape index	硬度 Hardness	理论产量/(kg/hm²) Theoretical yield
CK	37.45±0.287a	24.83±0.167a	6.63±0.007a	21.85±1.690a	87 226±46.01a
T1	30.70±0.591b	19.00±0.000b	6.19±0.121a	17.51±0.183b	53 302±64.56b
T2	29.91±0.676b	18.83±0.441b	6.31±0.288a	15.34±0.808b	30 232±59.93c
T3	25.91±0.395c	15.67±0.333c	6.05±0.188a	14.85±0.691b	16 269±53.12d

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