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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 68-78.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2014342

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Response of the antioxidant system to water stress in different wheat varieties

SHI Zhen-Zhen1, LI Sheng1, 2, *, MA Shao-Ying1, WANG Ya-Mei3, SU Li-Wei1, TANG Bin1, ZHAO Sheng-Qin1, SU Li-Rong1   

  1. 1.College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2.Gansu Provincial Key Lab of Aridland Crop Science, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    3.Agronomy of Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2014-08-21 Online:2015-07-20 Published:2015-07-20

Abstract: In this study, the concentration or activity changes of some drought indicators, including proline (Pro), soluble sugar, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and superoxidase (POD) were measured with two wheat varieties “Yongliang 4” and “Xihan 2” under water deficit stress. The contents of Pro and MDA increased and the soluble sugar content rose initially and then fell with increased degree and duration of water stress. The MDA content in “Yongliang 4” increased more than that in “Xihan 2”. The activities of SOD, CAT and POD increased under mild water stress, and activities of these enzymes in “Xihan 2” increased more than those in “Yongliang 4”. However, the activities of the three enzymes rose initially and then decreased under moderate water stress. All the indicators showed differing recovery patterns after rehydration, and compared with “Yongliang 4”, the overall drought resistance and recovery response of “Xihan 2” was better. The degree of change of the above stress indictors was ranked: leaf>sheath>stem, showing that the most sensitive organ to water stress was the leaf, and the least sensitive was the stem.