Effect of silicon addition on the growth and photosynthesis of Castanopsis hystrix in manganese stress

Authors

  • Linjuan HUANG Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superior Timber Trees Resource Cultivation, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Nanning, Guangxi; Central and South Key Laboratory of Fast-Growing Timber Breeding of the State Forestry Administration, Nanning 530004 (CN)
  • Zhangqiang TAN Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superior Timber Trees Resource Cultivation, Nanning, Guangxi (CN)
  • Kang LEI Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superior Timber Trees Resource Cultivation, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Nanning, Guangxi; Central and South Key Laboratory of Fast-Growing Timber Breeding of the State Forestry Administration, Nanning 530004 (CN)
  • Linghui WANG Guangxi University, Forestry College, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Nanning, Guangxi; Central and South Key Laboratory of Fast-Growing Timber Breeding of the State Forestry Administration, Nanning 530004 (CN)
  • Wenhui SHEN Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superior Timber Trees Resource Cultivation, Nanning, Guangxi (CN)
  • Weichao TENG Guangxi University, Forestry College, Nanning, Guangxi; Guangxi University, Forestry College, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Nanning, Guangxi; Central and South Key Laboratory of Fast-Growing Timber Breeding of the State Forestry Administration, Nanning 530004 (CN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52413930

Keywords:

Castanopsis hystrix, positive growth, Si alleviation, photosynthetic response, Mn stress

Abstract

Silicon (Si) plays important role in reducing the toxic effects of manganese (Mn) in plants, however, more research is needed to elucidate the photosynthetic response with different Si and Mn treatments. This study aimed to investigate the alleviating effect of Si on the growth and photosynthesis of Castanopsis hystrix (C. hystrix) under Mn stress. Seedlings were grown in pot experiments with five Mn levels (0, 200, 600, 1500, and 3000 mg·kg-1) and four Si levels (0, 115, 230, and 460 mg·kg-1). The results showed that three types of (positive, stagnant, and negative) growth of C. hystrix seedlings were observed among twenty treatments. Low concentrations of Si (Si ≤ 115 mg·kg-1) and Mn treatments (Mn ≤ 600 mg·kg-1) can stimulate a positive growth of seedlings by increasing net photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr), and stomatal conductance (Gs). The 230 mg·kg-1 Si with low concentration of Mn treatments can cause a stagnant growth of seedlings by increasing Gs, Tr and maximum photochemical efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm) but decreasing intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (Ci). High concentrations of Si (Si ≥ 460 mg·kg-1) or Mn treatments (Mn ≥ 1500 mg·kg-1) treatments can cause negative growth of seedlings by decreasing photochemical quenching (qP), non-photochemical quenching (qN), Gs, Pn and pigment contents. The application of Si alleviated the stress induced by Mn and promoted the growth-defense regulation mechanism of seedlings to avoid stress. Hence, we concluded that the most suitable concentration of Si was 115 mg·kg-1 Si for C. hystrix’s growth under low Mn stress.

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2024-11-26

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HUANG, L., TAN, Z., LEI, K., WANG, L., SHEN, W., & TENG, W. (2024). Effect of silicon addition on the growth and photosynthesis of Castanopsis hystrix in manganese stress. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 52(4), 13930. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52413930

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