Role of Glycine max in improving drought tolerance in Zanthoxylum bungeanum

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Zilong Li¹  Akash Tariq⁴  Kaiwen Pan¹  Corina Graciano⁸  Feng Sun¹  Dagang Song⁹  Olusanya Abiodun Olatunji^1,10 

[1] CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems;Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Xinjiang Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration Laboratory, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Universidad Nacional de La Plata;Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs;Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University

关键词: Zanthoxylum bungeanum;    Drought;    Resistance;    Intercropping;    Soybean;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.9040

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Intercropping may improve community stability and yield under climate change. Here, we set up a field experiment to evaluate the advantages of cultivating Z anthoxylum bungeanum with Capsicum annum, and Z. bungeanum with Glycine max as intercrops, compared with cultivating Z. bungeanum in monoculture. Effects of extreme drought stress conditions on morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits of the three crop species cultivated in the three contrasting planting systems were compared. Results showed that extreme drought conditions induced negative impacts on Z. bungeanum grown in monoculture, due to reduced growth and metabolic impairment. However, limited stomatal conductance, reduced transpiration rate (Tr), and increased water use efficiency, carotenoid content, catalase activity, and accumulation of soluble sugars in Z. bungeanum indicated its adaptive strategies for tolerance of extreme drought stress conditions. Compared with cultivation in monoculture, intercropping with C. annum had positive effects on Z. bungeanum under extreme drought stress conditions, as a result of improved crown diameter, leaf relative water content (LRWC), net photosynthetic rate, and proline content, while intercropping with G. max under extreme drought stress conditions increased net CO2 assimilation rates, LRWC, Tr, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. In conclusion, Z. bungeanum has an effective defense mechanism for extreme drought stress tolerance. Intercropping with G. max enhanced this tolerance potential primarily through its physio-biochemical adjustments, rather than as a result of nitrogen fixation by G. max.

【 授权许可】

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