In order to alleviate the continuous cropping obstacle of millet,provide a reference for optimizing millet planting mode,millet continuous cropping(Si)was named as control(CK),millet-corn(Si-Zm),millet-potato-corn(Si-St-Zm),millet-corn-soybean(Si-Zm-Gm)and millet-soybean-potato(Si-Gm-St)were used to analyze the effects of different rotation patterns on the physiological indicators,photosynthetic characteristics,agronomic characters,yield and downy mildew incidence rate during the critical millet growth periods.The results showed that compared with CK,in the Si-St-Zm,Si-Zm-Gm and Si-Gm-St rotation patterns,the activeness of superoxide dismutase,peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase in millet flag leaves were significantly increased,with the largest increases of 45.55%,41.55% and 109.09%,respectively.In the Si-Zm-Gm and Si-Gm-St rotation patterns,millet plant height,stem thickness,root length and root branch number were significantly increased,with the largest increases of 30.48%,30.50%,31.76% and 13.79%, respectively.In addition,compared with CK,under the Si-Gm-St rotation system,the H₂O₂ and MDA content in the millet flag leaves were significantly decreased,with the maximum reductions of 18.78% and 47.29%, respectively;and the stomatal conductance,net photosynthetic rate,transpiration rate and relative chlorophyll content were significantly improved by 31.94%-101.43%,35.74%-234.00%,16.44%-46.97% and 24.15%-66.16%,respectively;with millet ear length,1000-grain weight and yield increased by 14.90%,17.09% and 10.58%,respectively;and millet downy mildew incidence rate significantly reduced by 12.33%.In short,compared with CK,the Si-Gm-St rotation system significantly increased the activeness of SOD,POD and PPO,and improved photosynthetic efficiency in millet flag leaves,meanwhile,the millet yield and disease resistance enhanced.Therefore,compared with Si-Zm,Si-St-Zm and Si-Zm-Gm rotation patterns,Si-Gm-St rotation system has the best effect on alleviating continuous cropping obstacles,which can provide a reference for optimizing millet planting system.

Plant growth and production are faced with various biological and abiotic stresses,among which salt stress seriously affects the normal growth and development,quality and yield formation of plants.Plants have evolved morphological structure,physiological and biochemical reactions and genetic basis to adapt to salt stress during the long process of evolution.In terms of morphological structure,the leaves of salt-tolerant plants have waxy layer and lower stomatal density than those of salt-sensitive plants,and salt glands,microhairs,salt vesicles,and casparian strip have salt secretion or blocking functions.In terms of physiological activity regulation,on the one hand,salt-tolerant plants have high enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant substances,such as SOD,CAT,phenolic substances,on the other hand,salt-tolerant plants have a high content of osmoregulatory substances,or can synthesize osmoregulatory substances under salt stress,including soluble proteins and sugars of organic substances and inorganic ions.In terms of molecular mechanism,SOS pathway is the most clearly studied ion regulation pathway,which maintains intracellular Na⁺/K⁺ balance through the synergistic action of SOS1,SOS2 and SOS3.In addition,plant hormones and carbon metabolism pathways also play an important role in the process of plant salt tolerance.This paper summarizes the research progress of salt-tolerant plants,and discusses the potential research focus and direction of salt-tolerant plants in terms of morphological structure,physiological basis,genetic molecular basis and transgenic methods in response to salt stress,which will help researchers quickly find the breakthrough point,gradually improve the mechanism system of salt-tolerant plants,and accelerate the efficient utilization of salt-tolerant plants.

In order to explore the effective methods for the identification of drought tolerance of foxtail millet during the entire growth period,select the identification indices of drought tolerance of foxtail millet,and speed up the process of drought tolerance breeding of foxtail millet,a field experiment was conducted using a randomized incomplete block design(alpha-lattice design)and repeated thrice in 2019—2020. Each experiment consisted of 30 foxtail millet genotypes treated under drought stress(DS)and normal water supply(CK). The agronomic traits and drought tolerance coefficient(DC)of the genotypes were assessed during the entire growth period. Combined analysis of variance showed that soil water environment had significant effects on 1000-grain weight,and extremely significant effects on the other indices. Genotype had significant effects on spike weight and grain weight per plant,and extremely significant effects on the other indices. Besides,the interaction between genotype and soil water environment extremely significantly affected the growth traits of foxtail millet,but not yield traits(except 1000-grain weight). Under drought stress,the characteristic value of each index decreased in varying degrees compared with CK,and the sensitivity of each index to drought stress was different. The results of t test showed that the effect of drought stress was significant(except 1000-grain weight). GGE biplot explained 71.15% of the total variation of data.The drought tolerance coefficient of each index was correlated in different degrees,in which the drought tolerance coefficients of plant height,spike length,stem and leaf dry weight and top second leaf area were significant positive correlation,and that of spike weight per plant,grain weight per plant,kernels per spike and yield were also significant positive correlation. The drought tolerance of foxtail millet could be reflected by different agronomic traits. According to the distance from ideal drought-tolerant varieties and ideal drought-tolerant evaluation indices,the drought tolerance and evaluation indices of foxtail millet materials were ranked. Taixuan 26,Chaogu 62,Chaogu 13 and other materials had strong drought resistance,plant height and spike weight per plant could be used as indices for drought tolerance identification in foxtail millet. GGE biplot provided an objective and effective new visual identification method for the breeding of drought resistant foxtail millet varieties.

In order to explore the photosynthetic physiological response mechanisms of three summer maize varieties (Xundan 20, Jinbei 288 and Dika 667) which were commonly cultivated in arid and semi-arid areas to drought stress, these three varieties were treated under different drought stresses (including non-drought treatment (CK), light drought (LD) and heavy drought (HD)). Responses of net photosynthetic rate to light intensity (Pn-PAR) and net photosynthetic rate to intercellular CO₂ concentration (A-Ci) were estimated by the portable photosynthesis system Li-6400, and responses of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters to light intensity were measured by portable modulation chlorophyll fluorescence meter MINI-PAM, respectively. The results were as follows. As for all these three varieties, the response modes of Pn and stomatal conductance (Gs) to PAR were similar among these three maize varieties, and the responses of Pn to Gs shifted to left along the drought stress gradient. The initial chemical efficiency (CE) and photosynthetic capacity (Amax) were significantly lower under heavy drought treatment than under the other two treatments for each of the three varieties. Compared with the results under CK treatment, the non-photochemical quenching coefficient (qN) and the quantum yield of the regulatory energy dissipation (Y (NPQ)) were lower and the quantum yield of non-regulated energy dissipation (Y(NO)) was higher under LD or HD treatment for the two varieties of Jundan 20 and Dika 667; and the photochemical quenching coefficient (qP) was lower under HD treatment for the variety of Jinbei 288. Compared with the results under CK treatment, the maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pmax) and initial quantum efficiency (AQY) were a little higher under LD treatment for the variety of Jinbei 288. Compared with the other two varieties, the Pmax and AQY showed higher tolerance to drought stress by keeping relatively lower qQ and lower Y(NO) for the variety of Jinbei 288, and these results not only showed the greater tolerance of Jinbei288 to drought stress, but also provided reference for the screening of crop varieties for drought tolerance.

In order to study the effect of drought stress on physiological characteristics of grafting flue-cured tobacco,using KRK26 as scion, KRK26,K326 and Anyan 2 as rootstock,analysing and discussing root morphology, plant morphology and physiological indexes of resistance in pot culture under different treatment. The results indicated that under drought stress conditions at early period, the relative content of chlorophyll (SPAD readings) decreased, while the content of proline, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities, catalase (CAT) activities and peroxidase (POD) activities in flue-cured tobacco demonstrated an increasing trend. The root length,surface area,plant height,stem girth, node spacing and LAI of the grafted tobacco plants showed a decreasing trend,the content of proline continued to increase in both grafted seedlings and non-grafted seedlings with the aggravation of drought stress when tobacco leaves were turning to mature, whereas, the SPAD readings, SOD activities, CAT activities and POD activities all demonstrated a decreasing trend. The speed of decreasing in different root grafted was slower than that in own root grafted. Compared with KRK26/K326 and KRK26/KRK26, KRK26/Anyan 2 had greater parameters under drought stress, but the SPAD readings did not have significant difference. All the results showed that less damage was made to KRK26/Anyan 2 than KRK26/K326 and KRK26/KRK26 under drought stress, and KRK26/KRK26 suffered the most serious damage. According to correlation analysis, there was a certain correlation between morphological indexes and resistance indexes of grafting flue-cured tobacco. In conclusion, there were obvious differences among grafted tobacco in physiological characteristics, and there response to soil drought. The order of drought resistance was KRK26/Anyan 2, KRK26/K326 and KRK26/KRK26 in turn from strong to weak, based on the main root morphology,plant morphology,physiological characteristics under drought stress.

In order to explore the effects of saline-alkali stress on the physiological and molecular mechanism of Brassica napus L.,using Huayouza 62 as experimental material.The seedlings of Brassica napus L.were treated with different concentrations of compound salt,compound alkali and compound saline-alkali solution.Physiological indexes such as seed germination rate,chlorophyll content,proline content,soluble sugar content and antioxidant enzyme activity in Brassica napus L.leaves were determined.The accumulation of betaine in rape leaves was determined by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC).The key enzyme gene choline monooxygenase gene(CMO)in betaine synthesis pathway was analyzed by qRT-PCR technique.The results showed that the degree of damage to seed germination in artificially simulated saline-alkali solution of different concentrations was compound saline-alkali>alkali>salt.Low concentration saline-alkali solution promoted chlorophyll formation in rape leaves,while high concentration saline-alkali solution inhibited chlorophyll formation,saline-alkali stress significantly increased the contents of proline and soluble sugar,and the contents of proline and soluble sugar in high saline-alkali solution(YJ75,saline-alkali 75 mmol/L)for 21 d were 65.99 and 5.21 times higher than those in the control group,respectively,and the content of malondialdehyde was increased by saline-alkali stress.Saline-alkali stress significantly increased the activity of peroxidase(POD).Compared with the control group,the content of POD in high saline-alkali solution(YJ75)increased by 2.26 times after 21 d,and the content of POD reached the highest value on the 14th day after treatment with compound salt and compound alkali,however, the activity changes of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were not obvious, and the role of species in the process of saline-alkali stress was low.Saline-alkali stress significantly increased the expression of key enzyme gene CMO,thus regulating the accumulation of betaine.In summary,the damage degree of saline-alkali stress to Brassica napus L. was compound saline-alkali > alkali > salt.Under high saline-alkali stress,Brassica napus would accumulate a large amount of betaine to reduce the damage.

In order to clarify the effects of drought stress on the photosynthetic characteristics in flag leaf in the afternoon during grain filling stage and grain yield of winter wheat with different drought resistance,an experiment with two winter wheat cultivars and four water levels was conducted under the condition of rainproof pond cultivation in 2018—2019 and 2019—2020.The two winter wheat cultivars were Jinmai 47(JM47,strong drought resistance)and Yanzhan 4110(YZ4110,weak drought resistance).The four water treatments included severe drought(W1:65% MFC(maximum field water capacity)before sowing + 45%—55% MFC after jointing),moderate drought(W2:75% MFC before sowing + 55%—65% MFC after jointing),mild drought(W3:75% MFC before sowing+65%—75% MFC after jointing),suitable water supply(W4:75%MFC before sowing+75%—85% MFC after jointing).The net photosynthetic rate(Pn),stomatal conductance(Gs),intercellular CO₂ concentration(Ci),transpiration rate(Tr),instantaneous water use efficiency(IWUE),maximum photochemical efficiency of PS Ⅱ (Fv/Fm)and actual photochemical efficiency of PS Ⅱ(ΦPS Ⅱ)in flag leaf from 14:00 to 16:00 during the early,medium and medium-late grain filling stage and the grain yield and its components at maturity were investigated.The results showed that both water and cultivars had significant effects on the photosynthetic and fluorescence characteristics in flag leaf in the afternoon during the grain filling stage and the grain yield at maturity of winter wheat.From the two-year average,compared with W4,the Pn,Gs and ΦPSⅡ in flag leaf in the afternoon during the grain filling stage under drought stress(W1,W2 and W3)respectively decreased by 2.07%—68.92%,-3.23%—50.00% and -1.89%—30.19% in JM47,and decreased by 7.71%—80.19%,11.11%—59.26% and 0—73.47% in YZ4110;the flag leaf Tr values in the afternoon during the medium grain filling stage in JM47 and YZ4110 respectively decreased by 6.30%—32.87% and 6.49%—41.74%,and the flag leaf Fv/Fm values in the afternoon during the medium-late grain filling stage decreased by 1.20%—18.52% and 2.50%—30.00%.In general,for all the above indexes,the decreasing amplitude for the same index was JM47<YZ4110.Compared with YZ4110,the Pn,Gs,ΦPSⅡ and Fv/Fm in flag leaf in the afternoon during the grain filling stage under drought stress(W1,W2 and W3)of JM47 respectively increased by 0.86%—64.89%,8.33%—36.36%,1.96%—184.62% and 1.25%—17.86%,and the grain yields of JM47 were respectively increased by 28.91%,8.06% and 5.40%.Except for IWUE,the flag leaf photosynthetic parameters in the afternoon during the grain filling stage were significantly and extremely significant correlated with grain yield,but the correlation indexes varied with variety and grain filling stage.For JM47,the correlation indexes between the grain yield and flag leaf photosynthetic parameters were highest for Pn,Gs and Fv/Fm during the medium-late grain filling stage,for ΦPSⅡ during the medium grain filling stage,and for Tr during the early grain filling stage.For YZ4110,the correlation indexes were highest for Pn,Gs and Tr during the early grain filling stage,for ΦPSⅡ during the medium grain filling stage and for Fv/Fm during the medium-late grain filling stage.In summary,drought stress decreased the photosynthetic function of flag leaf in the afternoon during grain filling stage and thus decreased the grain yield of winter wheat,the strong drought resistance variety could maintain better flag leaf photosynthetic characteristics in the afternoon during the grain the filling stage under drought stress condition,and significantly improved the ΦPSⅡ of flag leaf in the afternoon during the medium grain filling stage and the Pn,Gs and Fv/Fm of flag leaf in the afternoon during the medium-late grain filling stage,thereby increasing the grain yield.

In order to study the effects of continuous drought treatment in whole growth period on cotton growing development and final yield,in this experiment,pot-culture method was taken and Xinluzao 19hao,Xinluzao 27hao and Xinluzao 54hao as materials,the treatments were light and moderate drought stress,then measured morphological indexes,physiological indexes and photosynthetic parameters at seedling stage,bud stage,blooming stage and boll opening stage,and investigated yield components at harvest time.Results showed:cotton height and stem diameter decreased with the strengthen of drought stress; The content of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzyme activities were great difference at different growth stage,correlation analysis showed that there were significant or extremely significant correlation between active oxygen content and antioxidant enzyme activity,indicted that antioxidant enzymes activity changed regularly with the content of reactive oxygen species,so as to eliminate the excessive oxygen species in vivo and prevent the damage of reactive oxygen species; The photosynthesis of cotton at bud stage decreased with the strengthen of drought stress,but increased at boll opening stage,except Xinluzao 27hao which possibly due to persistent drought treatment caused the different developmental stage of cotton at later growth stage; Drought stress reduced the yield per plant and fiber length of Xinluzao 27hao and Xinluzao 54hao,light drought stress had little effect on single boll weight,even played a role in promoting; There were four indexes of cotton at blooming stage had significant correlation with yield per plant,indicted that cotton blooming stage might be the key period which easy to be affected by environment and determined the final yield.

To study the physiological effects of different degrees of drought on soybean cultivars in different development periods. Two soybean cultivars with different drought resistances were taken as the experiment materials to study the effects of drought stress on the resistance index and physiological characteristics of soybean in different growth periods, and to explore the physiological mechanism of soybean response to different drought intensities at different developing stages in pot culture. Four treatments were set up:continuous mild drought stress (T1), continuous moderate drought stress(T2), drought stress in full seed stage (T3) and without drought stress(CK). The results showed that under drought stress, the chlorophyll contents of both soybean cultivars increased, and Jindazaochun 2 was more obvious at early stage, but it was less than that of Jinda 74 at grain-filling stage. Under continuous mild drought stress and continuous moderate drought stress, the MDA content of Jindazaochun 2 at different growth stages significantly increased, while the POD and MDA contents of Jinda 74 significantly increased under continuous moderate drought stress. At the branching stage, the content of reducing sugar in Jinda 74 decreased significantly during moderate drought. In the Granulation stage, the reducing sugar content of soybean leaves in Jindazaochun 2 was significantly increased, Jinda 74 was only reduced under drought treatment in the Granulation stage. At flowering stage, reducing sugar content reduced in Jindazaochun 2, but increased significantly in Jinda 74. It was found that drought had a great influence on reducing the plant height, node number, stem diameter of both cultivars. The decrease in plant height and stem diameter of Jinda 74 was more obvious. The resistance of Jinda 74 to drought was higher than that of Jindazaochun 2, which was related to the reduction of plant height and water consumption under continuous drought conditions. The results will provide a basis for comprehensive understanding of the soybean resistance to drought stress.

In order to explore a fast and efficient way to screen drought-resistant varieties of winter wheat, and to select drought-resistant winter wheat varieties. Six winter wheat varieties, Yannong 999, Taimai 1918, Jimai 22, Jimai 23, Taishan 27 and Shiluan 02-1 were used in this study. Normal water treatment(75% relative soil water content), mild drought treatment(55% relative soil water content) and moderate drought treatment(40% relative soil water content) were arranged to explore the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, biomass, root-shoot ratio, SPAD, superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity, malondialdehyde(MDA) content and their correlations. Results showed that, compared with other varieties, under drought stress, Taimai 1918 obtained the highest drought resistance coefficient(DTC). The smallest reduction of root to shoot ratio, SPAD value, photosystem Ⅱ maximum photosynthetic efficiency(Fv/Fm), photosystem Ⅱ actual photosynthesis efficiency(φPSⅡ), relative electron transfer rate(ETR), SOD, and the largest increasing in non-photochemical quenching(NPQ) and minimal increasing in MDA content were observed in Taimai 1918. The order of drought resistance of 6 winter wheat varieties was Taimai 1918 > Yannong 999 > Jimai 22 > Jimai 23 > Taishan 27 > Shiluan 02-1. The chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were significantly correlated with drought resistance coefficient, SOD activity and MDA content. Sum up, the drought resistance in Taimai 1918 was strongest, and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters can be used for screening drought-resistant winter wheat varieties at seedling stage.

In order to understand the dynamic rules of sugars, starch, protein and trace elements of different types of wheat during grain filling stage under drought stress, and to identify the difference of nutriment between drought and irrigation in the process of grain-filling by high-yield wheat, high-quality wheat and water-saving wheat, the wheat varieties of Jimai 325, Jimai 418 and Jimai 323 in the North of Huang-Huai Region were used as experimental materials. The plants heading and flowering on the same day were selected for marking, and the grains of each variety were taken every 6 days after 7-31 days after anthesis. The effects of drought during grain filling on the contents of total soluble sugar, sucrose, glucose, fructose, protein, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, amylose and amylopectin accumulation, starch accumulation rate and the activities of key enzymes in starch synthesis were studied. The results showed that the content of sucrose and glucose in wheat grains was significantly decreased under drought stress, and the effect on fructose content was relatively small, and the sucrose and fructose of high-yielding variety Jimai 325 were less affected by drought in the filling process. Drought stress decreased the content of amylopectin and total starch in wheat grains, but had relatively little effect on the content of amylose. The effect of drought stress on starch content of high-yield and high-quality varieties was significantly greater than that of drought-tolerant variety Jimai 418. The activity of starch synthase was increased in the early and middle stages of filling stage under drought stress, and decreased rapidly in the middle and late stages compared with irrigation control. The content and accumulation of four mineral elements in wheat grains were Mg>Fe>Zn>Mn. With the progress of grain filling, the content of trace elements showed a downward trend. The accumulation of Fe, Zn and Mg in grains of Jimai 325 was higher. The difference of nutrient accumulation in grain filling process of different types of wheat under drought conditions were studied to provide theoretical data and reference basis for optimizing cultivation measures and realizing high quality, high yield and water saving of special wheat.

To study the effects of salt stress on growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum at different growth stages(elongation, flowering, and maturity), two sorghum varieties with different salt tolerances, Gaoliangzhe(salt tolerance) and Henong No.16(salt sensitive), were planted at four salt treatment levels(CK:0 g/kg, S3:3 g/kg, S5:5 g/kg, S7:7 g/kg). Moreover, the two varieties were compared under different salt treatment levels, plant morphology, root morphology, leaf photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidant enzyme activities at different growth stages. The results showed that with increasing salt treatment concentration, the antioxidant enzyme activity and relative chlorophyll content(SPAD) of the two varieties increased first and then decreased. The antioxidant enzyme activity reached the maximum value under S3 or S5 treatment, and there were significant differences between the maximum and CK. With the increase of salt treatment concentration, the malondialdehyde(MDA) of the two sorghum varieties increased significantly, which S7 treatment was significantly higher than CK. Under the same treatment, the antioxidant enzyme activity of salt-tolerant varieties(Gaoliangzhe) was higher than that of salt-sensitive varieties(Henong No.16), but the content of MDA was lower than that of salt-sensitive varieties. The photosynthetic capacity of the two varieties was significantly affected by salt stress. In elengation, S7 treatment significantly reduced the Pn of Gaoliangzhe, and Ci of the two varieties under S7 treatment was higher than that of CK. Under salt stress, the growth of the sorghum aerial portion and underground portion of sorghum were affected. The basal stem diameter, total length of root, root surface area, number of root tips, and number of root branches for two varieties reached the maximum under S3 treatment. And basal internode length, plant height, total length of root and root volume reached the lowest value under S7 treatment. In addition, grain fat content and grain starch content in two sorghum varieties decreased under salt stress.The grain tannin content was significantly higher than CK in low-salt (S3, 3 g/kg). In general, low-salt can promote the growth of sorghum, while medium-salt (S5, 5 g/kg) and high-salt (S7, 7 g/kg) conditions have a significant inhibitory effect on sorghum growth. And Gaoliangzhe is more salt-tolerant than Henong No.16.

In order to clarify the drought resistance and drought resistance mechanism of Allium polyrhizum in Inner Mongolia grassland,potted water control method was adopted.Two gradients were set,75% of the maximum field water capacity as the control(CK),and 25% of the soil relative water content under 30 days of drought stress.The root morphology,physiological characteristics and leaf photosynthetic characteristics of Allium polyrhizum from different sources were analyzed under drought stress. The result showed that Allium polyrhizum in Siziwang Banner compared with the Chifeng and Ordos was remaining relatively high root surface area,root volume and root length 0-0.5 mm in diameter. Allium polyrhizum root growth was relatively less affected by drought stress,chloroplasts were relatively stable and strong drought resistance in Siziwang Banner. Drought stress significantly decreased the above ground biomass,below ground biomass and total biomass of Allium polyrhizum in Chifeng and Ordos,but had no significant effects on Siziwang Banner(P>0.05). The Pn,Tr,Gs,Ci and leaves relative water content of Allium polyrhizum seedlings were significantly decreased and the relative permeability of cytoplasmic membrane was markedly increased under the whole drought stress treatment. Drought stress induced stomatal closure of Allium polyrhizum leaves and reduced transpiration to decrease water loss.The root characteristics,relative water content,chlorophyll and photosynthetic characteristics of Allium polyrhizum in different sources were certain differences under the same treatment. In general,the effect of drought stress on Allium polyrhizum in Siziwang Banner was relatively weak,it was indicating stronger drought tolerance.

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of different drought stress levels on maize growth traits and yield in the semi-arid region of Northeast China, and to lay a theoretical foundation for further research on the physiological mechanism of maize drought resistance.Three kinds of maize varieties with different drought tolerance were selected and five water gradients of normal water supply(CK), light drought(LS), moderate drought(MS), severe drought(SS)and lethal(S)were set at maize jointing, tasselling and filling stages, respectively. The effects of different drought stress on the growth traits and yield related indexes of three maize varieties were comprehensively analyzed. The plant height, ear position and dry matter weight of maize decreased with the increasing of drought degree, but the stem diameter had no significant difference with the increasing of drought degree. The plant height, ear position and dry matter accumulation of maize variety Jinqing 707 was the highest, followed by Nendan 19 and Fudan 16. During tasselling stage, the spike characters of maize changed most obviously under drought stress, and the maize yield was the lowest under severe drought, and no yield under continuous drought.Under the same drought degree, the worse the drought tolerance of maize varieties, the greater the yield reduction. The specific performance of maize yield is Jinqing 707 > Nendan 19 > Fudan 16.A comprehensive analysis of multiple indicators shows that tasselling stage is the key period of water requirement of maize, which is easily affected by drought stress. At the same time, it is pointed out that drought stress or serious degree of drought stress in tasselling stage is the main factor leading to the decrease of maize yield.

To reveal the mechanism of drought resistance of different resistant rice during germination period,Rice drought-sensitive materials(Calrose,Jingning 10,Shanxing 86)and drought resistance materials(Farry,Songjing 3,Ningjing 36)were studied on the effects of simulated drought stress(15% PEG-6000)on the growth index,physiological indexes and corresponding gene expression of different rice seeds.The results showed that under normal conditions,there were no significant differences in the expression levels of growth indicators and stress-related genes between drought-sensitive and drought-resistant cultivars.However,changes in physiological indicators were shown that there were no significant differences in the activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and peroxidase(POD),the contents of soluble sugar(SS) and hydrogen peroxide(H₂O₂) among different genotypes.The contents of malondialdehyde(MDA) and superoxide anion($\mathrm{O}_{2}^{\bar{.}}$) in the drought-sensitive cultivar Shanxing 86 were significantly higher than those in other materials,and the contents of catalase(CAT),proline(Pro) and soluble protein(SP) of drought resistant Ningjing 36 were significantly higher than those of other materials as well.Under drought stress,the relative germination potential(RGP),relative bud length(RSL),germination drought resistance index(GDRI)and vitality index(VI)of germinating seeds increased by 0.03—0.07 percentage,0.32—0.39 percentage,0.12—0.18 percentage and 92.41%—108.39%,respectively;MDA and reactive oxygen species($\mathrm{O}_{2}^{\bar{.}}$,H₂O₂) contents in germinating seeds of drought-resistant cultivars decreased by 2.54%—61.64%,19.60%—46.30% and 35.61%—62.02% respectively compared with drought-sensitive cultivars.The contents of osmotic regulating substances(Pro,SS,SP) increased by 5.93%—18.29%,1.08%—7.97% and 3.47%—6.03% respectively.The activities of antioxidant enzymes(SOD,POD, CAT) were increased by 17.29%—33.12%,15.24%—76.06% and 14.68%—18.61% respectively.The relative expression levels of OsP5CS,antioxidant enzyme synthesis genes (OsALM1, OsPOX1, OsCATC) were up-regulated by 2.66%—182.31% and 57.14%—513.27%,0.38%—109.06% and 63.39%—184.25% respectively.Comprehensive analysis showed that drought stress inhibited the germination of rice seeds and affected the physiological characteristics of seeds and the expression of corresponding genes during germination.Under drought stress,vigor index(VI),peroxidase(POD)and peroxidase synthesis gene(OsPOX1)are the key indicators affecting rice seed germination,whether it is drought-resistant or drought-sensitive materials.In addition to the above indicators,soluble protein(SP),proline synthesis gene(OsP5CS)and catalase gene(OsCATC)are other key indicators affecting drought-resistant materials.Relative shoot length(RSL),hydrogen peroxide(H₂O₂)and superoxide dismutase gene(OsALM1)are other key indicators affecting drought-sensitive materials.

Blast resistance of rice varieties in Heilongjiang Province in order to clear resource,mining germplasm resources,timely understanding of groups of physiological variation of Heilongjiang Province.Useing the Chinese name of physiological races method,by spraying bacteria identification at the seedling stage.The races of rice blast in Heilongjiang Province from 2013 to 2014 can be divided into 7 groups of 42 physiological races,in which the dominant races were ZD₅ and ZD₇,and frequency of occurrence was 19.77% and 12.21%,respectively.The total frequency was 31.98%.The result of resistance test in seedling showed that 14 accessions had broad resistance spectrum,these accessions with 2-7 rice blast resistance genes has been identified,The 29 combinations,such as suijing 12 and Hejiang 23 (Pi9,Pi20,Pi33,Pi54,Pik),Mudanjiang 26 and Longjing 31 (Pi9,Pi20,Pi33,Pi54,Pita,Pik) and Mudanjiang 26 and Hejiang 23 (Pi9,Pi20,Pi33,Pi54,Pik) and so on had better effect of blast resistance on breeding production.These comparisons have the quality of,enhancing the level of resistance and broadening the spectrum of resistance.The combinations interfered with Longjing 31 and other 9 materials had better resistance to rice blast.14 accessions were base materials for multiple resistance genes aggregated in breeding.There may be other unknown genes or new genes in some of the broad spectrum resistant materials,such as Kendao 15,Longjing 23 and Mudanjiang 25 which are containing 2 genes identified in this study,can be used as the test materials in further identification and finding resistance genes.

Yield and nitrogen accumulation of maize will decline under soil acidification,but the physiological mechanism is not clear.Field experiment was conducted with four different soil acidity gradients:nautral acid(pH=7,CK),weak acid(pH=6,T1),medium acid(pH=5,T2)and strong acid(pH=4,T3),comparing yield,nitrogen accumulation,grain protein content,nitrogen metabolism-related enzyme activities,gene expression,nitrate nitrogen,ammonium nitrogen,soluble protein,free amino acid content in leaf and stem of maize.The results showed that compared with CK,the yield of T1,T2 and T3 treatments declined by 4.2%,30.7% and 52.3%,respectively.Grain number per spike decreased by 1.8%,28.1% and 42.8%;grain protein content showed a downward trend with T3 treatment significantly reduced by 14.5%.At the big flare stage,with the increase of soil acidity,nitrogen accumulation in leaves showed a downward trend,it was significantly decreased in T2 and T3 treatment by 28.1% and 56.2%,respectively.In stem,the nitrogen accumulation increased firstly and then decreased.Compared with CK,T1 treatment was significantly increased by 33.1%,and T3 treatment significantly decreased by 65.4%.At the big flare stage, the activities of nitrate reductase, glutamate dehydrogenase and glutamate synthase in leaf and stem under T3 treatment were significantly higher than those in CK, while the activities of glutamine synthase in leaf were significantly decreased. The amino acids in stem decreased first and then increased.With the increase of soil acidity,the expressions of ZmGln2 and ZmFd-GOGAT were up-regulated,which promoted the assimilation of {{\mathrm{NH}}_4}^{+} released by photorespiration and {{\mathrm{NH}}_4}^{+} produced by {{\mathrm{NO}}_3}^{-} reduction;the down-regulated expression of ZmGln1.2-ZmGln1.4, ZmNADH-GOGAT2 in leaf and ZmNADH-GOGAT1 in stem decreased the assimilation of {{\mathrm{NH}}_4}^{+} released by catabolism.By up-regulating or down-regulating the expression of relevant genes,maize could promote the production of more free amino acids and soluble proteins during nitrogen metabolism to resist acidification stress,but also reduced the nitrogen accumulation,resulting in lower yield and grain protein content.

In order to understand the photosynthetic physiological characteristics and dry matter accumulation of different wheat varieties in Huanghuai area at early growth stage, which could provide basis for screening high photosynthetic breeding parents, Wenmai 6, Zhoumai 18, Aikang 58, Bainong 418 and Bainong 419 were used as experimental materials, the photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content(SPAD), chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, leaf area index(LAI) and dry matter accumulation and change rules of the early growth period were studied.The result showed that Bainong 419 exhibited strong photosynthetic and physiological characteristics.The SPAD of Bainong 419 in January 10, January 25, February 10, March 1, was respectively higher 2.75%, 3.55%, 1.43% and 20.50% than Wenmai 6;higher 8.76%, 10.82%, 15.80% and 16.44% than Zhoumai 18;higher 14.19%, 16.16%, 2.05% and 13.74% than Aikang 58 and higher 14.67%, 10.63%, 6.01% and 13.55% than Bainong 418.In four measurement periods, the maximum photochemical efficiency(Fv/Fm) and electron transfer rate(ETR)of Bainong 419 were all the highest, significantly higher than Wenmai 6 and were also significantly higher than Zhoumai 18 on January 10, January 15 and February 10;photosynthetic rate was higher 20.75%, 14.08%, 2.91% and 13.40% than that of Wenmai 6;higher 44.49%, 31.67%, 14.96% and 20.10% than Zhoumai 18;higher 76.11%, 28.30%, 9.43%, 17.51% than Aikang 58;higher 49.95%, 82.29%, 31.40% and 20.35% than Bainong 418;LAI was significantly higher than other varieties.The physiological properties of Bainong 419 finally induced more dry matter accumulation at early growth stage.Light photosynthetic physiological characteristics results of different wheat varieties at early growth stage showed that Bainong 419 had the potential as high photosynthetic breeding parent.

The paper studied the effects of carbonization temperature on biochar yield and the physicochemical properties from wheat-straw improved the application of wheat-straw biochar,in order to further expound the mechanism of action of wheat straw biochar.The effects of different carbonization temperatures(100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800℃)on wheat-straw biochar yield and the physicochemical properties (porosity condition,the content of total carbon and inorganic carbon,CEC content,oxygen-containing functional group,pH and FTIR) were studied through mionectic carbonization with the heating rate of 20℃/min. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer was used to obtain infrared spectra and the reasons for the changes of biochar physicochemical properties were analyzed.The wheat-straw of low temperature carbonization was acidic,after 400℃,was alkaline. The degree of wheat straw biochar carbonized increased with the increased of carbonization temperature, and the yield decreased from 91.32% to 18.52% in 100-400℃. In the carbonization process,the wheat-straw biochar porosity increased,the structure was loose. Pore size,specific surface area and specific pore volume showed first increased and then decreased trend,and all reached the maximum at 400℃,were 6.675 m²/g,13.992 nm,0.015 cm³/g respectively.In 200-400℃,the content of organic carbon was high. The content of CEC was maintained at a high level in 400-800℃,between 69.13-84.35 cmol/kg.The analysis of infrared spectrum and surface oxygen functional groups showed that,with the increase of pyrolysis temperature,the degree of aromatization of wheat-straw biochar increased,and the structure became more stable. The carbonization temperature of wheat-straw is more ideal at about 400℃.

In order to investigate the effect of salt stress on starch synthesis and accumulation of Japonica rice in cold-region and enrich the physiological basis of salt tolerance research.The paper used pot experiment to study the influence of different concentrations of salt stress on the key enzymes activities related to starch of Japonica rice in cold-region and the relationships between the changes rule in key enzymes activities and starch content, revealed the response mechanism of Japonica rice in cold-region kernel starch anabolism under salt stress,studied the effect of yield and yield components of Japonica rice in cold-region under salt stress, as well as the effect of yield formation mechanism of Japonica rice in cold-region under salt stress. The results showed that compared with the control, the activities of soluble starch synthase (SSS),ADPG pyrophosphorylase and starch branching enzyme(Q enzyme) in grain of Japonica rice in cold-region decreased under salt stress, and the contents of total starch and amylopectin in grain decreased, while the amylose content in grain increased. Meanwhile,with the increased of salt concentration, the indicators of yield components gradually declined, salt stress mainly affected the grain number per panicle and seed setting rate of MDJ30 and thus affected the yield, while LD5 was the effective panicle number and seed setting rate. When soil salt content was more than 0.075%, the theoretical yield was greatly affected. In terms of variety, compared with MDJ30, the salt-tolerance variety LD5 had relatively high starch synthase activity, which results in a higher content of starch and its components.This was beneficial to grain dry matter accumulation and ensure that its yield could still be maintained at relatively high levels under salt stress. Thus, the key enzyme activite of starch synthesis in kernel is different product of different salt-tolerant varieties responding to salt stress, the change rule and the level of its activity can be used as an indicator for salt tolerance identification.

Kales,which are widely cultivated as ornamental plants in wintertime or cold areas,play important roles for urban landscaping.Cold stress which can reduce the ornamental value is one of the most important characters for the improvement and breeding of kales.In order to elucidate the physiological characteristics during low temperature and reveal cold resistance mechanism,several varieties and strains which were bred by our group were used as research materials.The relative electrical conductivity (REC) under different low temperature treatment,semi-lethal temperature (LT₅₀) of different accessions,as well as the osmoregulation substances contents and antioxidant enzymes activities under different temperature treatment were analyzed.It was showed that the REC of kale leaves increased rapidly when temperature under -5℃,and reached maximum values at about -10℃.The TL₅₀ values of kale accessions were -10.3——13.7℃.The TL₅₀s of red types were lower than white types,as well as round and leatherleaf types were lower than wrinkle types.These results were consistent with field cold resistance performances of the varieties.Changing characteristics of the detected osmoregulation substances and antioxidant enzyme activities were different under different temperature treatments.These physiological indexes reached maximum values at -5℃ or -8℃ and decreased at lower temperature,except soluble sugar which reached maximum value at -10℃.The principal component analysis revealed that LT₅₀ value,soluble sugar and free proline contents were main components causing cold resistance variations among different varieties.These results will provide theoretical basis for the establishment of kale cold resistance evaluation system,and lay foundation for the development of new varieties with excellent cold resistance.

In order to clarify whether existed autophagy phenomenon in sugar beet under salt stress and its relationship with plant salt-resistant physiological characteristics, the self-phage occurrence, reactive oxygen species content, osmosis regulating substance content and their relationship under different salt gradients were studied with salt-resistant sugar beet variety LS2004 and salt-sensitive sugar beet variety KWS7125 as experimental materials. The results showed that salt stress could induce autophagy in sugar beet seedlings. Autophagy was involved in the defense process of sugar beet seedlings against salt stress. The specific manifestation was that autophagy increased with the increase of salt concentration. Under the salt stress condition of 300 mmol/L, LS2004 had the strongest autophagy and the largest number of autophagosomes, which was 1.22 times that of KWS7125. The hydrogen peroxide content of KWS7125 and LS2004 reached the peak under the treatment of 200 mmol/L, which were increased by 40.06% and 41.54% respectively compared with that of the control. Under each treatment, the superoxide anion content and relative electrical conductivity of KWS7125 were higher than those of LS2004. The soluble protein content, proline content and total soluble sugar content of LS2004 firstly increased and then decreased with the increase of salt concentration, but there were differences in change rules with KWS7125. In summary, autophagy existed in sugar beet seedlings under salt stress, and the comprehensive effect of autophagy, alleviating oxidative damage, and osmotic adjustment substance content could be used by sugar beet seedlings to improve the salt tolerance of sugar beet.

In order to include the photosynthesis mechanism of summer maize in proper planting mode, in this paper, a split-plot experiment design was used to study the impact of planting densities(93 000, 81 000, 69 000, 57 000 plants/ha), row spacing modes(one plant per spot with equal row, three plants per spot with equal row and three plants per spot with wide and narrow row) and their interaction effects on net photosynthetic rate and its relative traits of a summer maize variety ZD958 at different growth stages(flowering stage, silking stage, earlier filling stage, later filling stage and full ripe stage).The results indicated that the row spacing mode of three plants per spot with wide and narrow row could significantly decrease net photosynthetic rate of ear leaves at flowering stage and full ripe stage.At the planting density of 81 000 plants/ha, the net photosynthetic rate was not associated with row spacing modes.Meanwhile, under the row spacing mode of one plant per spot with equal row, planting density did not significantly affect net photosynthetic rate of ear leaves.It was noteworthy that the carotenoid content was closely associated with planting densities, row spacing modes and their interaction effects.Under the row spacing mode of three plants per spot with equal row, the planting density of 93 000 plants/ha significantly decreased carotenoid content at the first three growth stages, while both the densities of 69 000 under the mode of three plants per spot with wide and narrow row and 57 000 plants/ha under the mode of one plant per spot with equal row could significantly reduce carotenoid content at the full ripe stage.It was also found that the maximum photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ was not influenced by planting densities, row spacing modes and their interaction effects.In general, the planting density of 81 000 plants/ha was not closely associated with row spacing modes, which was similar with the relationships between the row spacing mode of one plant per spot with equal row and planting densities.In these two circumstances, the net photosynthetic rate and its relative traits could maintain relatively higher levels.Our results could also supply experimental evidences for explaining the relationships among cropping patterns, photosynthetic products source and yield pool based on photosynthetic matters and water physiology(pigment content, fluorescence character, photosynthetic rate, and transpiration rate).

The objective was to research the physiological function of CPK6 in Ca²⁺ signal transduction and to reveal the mechanism of plants to adapt to Ca²⁺ deficient environment. By homozygous identification of the CPK6 deletion mutant (cpk6), two homozygous mutants, cpk6-2 and cpk6-3 were obtained. And the growth phenotype of wild-type Arabidopsis Col-0 and cpk6 mutants in the deficiency of Ca²⁺, Fe²⁺, Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Mn²⁺ were analyzed. The results showed that the mutants showed a growth-inhibiting phenotype relative to wild-type Col-0 in the deficiency of Ca²⁺. The Arabidopsis transgenic material expressing CPK6 promoter-driven β-glucuronidase were obtained. Using GUS histochemical staining, it was found that CPK6 promoter had activity in the roots and the growth point of the leaves. And the activity of CPK6 promoter in leaves was visibly enhanced under Ca²⁺ deficient condition. The total Ca content of Col-0 and cpk6 was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). It was found that there was no significant difference in Ca content between Col-0 and cpk6 under control and Ca²⁺ deficiency conditions. The results indicated that CPK6 gene did not participate in the absorption and accumulation of Ca in Arabidopsis. Using histochemical staining and fluorescent probes methods, it was found that the accumulation of H₂O₂ in the leaves and roots of cpk6 was visibly higher than that in Col-0 under Ca²⁺ deficient condition. The results showed that CPK6 was a negative regulator of the accumulation of H₂O₂ induced by Ca²⁺ deficiency in plants.

In order to explore the influences of exogenous ABA on cold resistance of maize,we selected two maize materials(cold resistant Qingnong 105 and the cold sensitive agricultural Nonghua 101 as the experimental materials)were used as the experimental materials,after the treatment of low temperature and external application of ABA. The MDA content,relative conductivity,soluble sugar content,protective enzyme activity and hormone content of two maize varieties were determined,and the expression of low temperature stress related genes was compared by fluorescent quantitative PCR. The results showed that the content of MDA and relative conductivity of two maize varieties under low temperature stress were reduced by exogenous ABA treatment,and the content of soluble sugar was increased. The MDA content and conductivity of the cold resistant cultivar Qingnong 105 decreased greatly,while the soluble sugar content increased greatly,Exogenous ABA played a more significant role in the cold resistance of Qingnong 105. By analysis of enzyme activities and hormone levels,exogenous ABA could improve SOD,POD,CAT,APX activities caused by low temperature stress and enhance the ability of active oxygen in order to reduce the accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Exogenous ABA had more obvious effect on Qingnong 105 than Nonghua 101 because Qingnong 105 possessed stronger increase in SOD,POD,CAT,APX activities. We found that exogenous ABA application increased endogenous ABA biosynthesis under low temperature stress,simultaneously reduced the levels of GA₃,ZR,IAA. The effect of low temperature and ABA treatment on cold-resistant cultivar was more obvious. Molecular evidence from RT-PCR showed that exogenous ABA increased the expression level of some genes involved in abiotic stresses under low temperature stress. By comparison of the capacity of these two varieties to low temperature,low temperature stress leads to upregulated Apx1, Fad8, Lip15, Cat3 gene in these two varieties,also Dreb1, Asr1 gene in Qingnong 105,but downregulated Dreb1, Asr1 gene in Nonghua 101. We found that external application of ABA had a significant effect on cold resistant maize varieties. The data could provide some strategies to avoid damages from chilling injury for maize production in China North Area.

This experiment consists of eight varieties of tomato were collected from home and abroad,the indexes of physiological and biochemical characteristics,field resistance,yield and quality were determined after the haze.The results showed that:during the weather of low temperature and haze,solar greenhouse's own environmental conditions far could not meet the requirements of the temperature,light and humidity of tomato.Under stress conditions,the varieties with stronger resistance were Jinpeng No.8 and Fenyan No.1,their fruit drop rates were 2.5%,3.7%,dead rates of plant were 38.8% and 25.0%,the diseases incidence rates were 35.5% and 35.0% respectively,These indicators were in the lower level than other varieties.And Jinpeng No.8 had the highest yield,54 300 kg/hm²,followed by Fenyan No.1and T1701,which production were more than 50 000 kg/hm². Fruit quality,the maximum of sugar acid ratio was Jinpeng No.8,and the taste was best;The minimum of the nitrate content was Fenyan No.1.The whole fog and haze,the smallest decrease amplitude of chlorophyll was Jinpeng No.8,Fenyan No.1 wasthe second.Physiological and biochemical indexes,the varieties of accumulated more contents of soluble sugar and proline were Jinpeng No.8,Fenyan NO.1,the value of SOD and POD were also higher,The content of MDA didn't have obvious differences between species in this experiment.Therefore,under low temperature and weak light,the varieties with self-regulation,strong adaptability were Jinpeng No.8,Fenyan NO.1,which results of physiological indexes were consistent with the results of field experiments.

To assess the peanut rhizosphere bacteria community structure in response to salt stress at different development stages, the peanut variety Huayu 25 was used as experimental material, and a pot experiment was set with three salt concentrations to study the effect of salt stress on peanut yield and analyze the changes of microbial community structure of peanut rhizosphere at flowering and harvest stage under salt stress by high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that the rhizosphere microbial composition of peanut were basically similar under different salt stress treatments, but the diversity and richness significantly varied between flowering and harvest stage. Under higher salt stress, the diversity and richness of rhizosphere bacterial community were increased at the flowering and needling stage but decreased at the harvest stage. The dominant bacteria phyla of all soil groups were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, Bacteroidetes, and Patescibacteria. The relative abundance of Cyanobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Verrucomicrobiae and Bacteroides significantly increased under salt stress, especially at the flowering and needling stage. Hierarchical clustering revealed that the microbial community diversity was markedly altered by the salt concentrations and growth stages, samples of the same growth period were clustered into one group under salt stress. KEGG functional prediction analysis indicated that sequences related to carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, and metabolism of cofactors and vitamins were enriched, whereas that of signal transduction mechanisms, lipid metabolism, replication and repair, xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism, metabolism of other amino acids, and folding, sorting and degradation were decreased. Among them, salt stress increased the abundance of functional groups involved in substance and energy metabolism, membrane transport, translation, replication and repair, and signal transduction, but decreased the 100 fruit weight and 100 kernel weight of peanut resulted in the decrease of peanut yield. Therefore, salt stress had a great impact on the peanut rhizosphere bacterial community structure and peanut yield. The salt tolerance of peanut could be enhanced by improving soil microbial environment. The results provided a theoretical basis for the development of peanut production in saline-alkali areas.