Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 174-183.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-0843

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Screening of Salt-tolerant Soybean Germplasm and Physiological Characteristics Analysis of Its Salt Tolerance

SHI Guang-cheng1(), YANG Wan-ming2, DU Wei-jun1, WANG Min1()   

  1. 1. College of Agronomy,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801
    2. School of Biological Science and Technology,Jinzhong College,Yuci 030600
  • Received:2021-07-06 Online:2022-04-26 Published:2022-05-06
  • Contact: WANG Min E-mail:2297616181@qq.com;wangmin3502@126.com

Abstract:

Salt injury is a major abiotic stress,which seriously affects the yield and quality of soybean. Thus it is important to screen soybean salt-tolerant germplasm for the study of salt-tolerance. In this study,332 cultivated soybean varieties were used as the research objects,and their salt tolerance was preliminarily evaluated using the lethal concentration of NaCl at seedling stage as the evaluation index. Three materials with different salt tolerance levels were selected as the experimental materials,and the recognized salt-tolerant material Lee68 and salt-sensitive material Jackson were selected as the control material. After treatment with 150 mmol/L NaCl solution,phenotypes,physiological indexes and photosynthetic indexes were determined to analyze the relationship between different salt tolerant germplasm and these indexes,so as to further explore the salt tolerance mechanism. The results showed that:1)There were great differences in salt tolerance of the germplasm tested. Six salt-sensitive varieties and 18 salt-tolerant varieties were screened out. 2)Morphological analysis showed that the plant dry weight,plant height and root length of the varieties with different salinity tolerance levels all decreased under salt stress. The relative dry weight,plant height and root length of Fendou105 and Lee68 were higher,followed by Jinda70,Shanxibayuehang and Jackson were lower. 3)Analysis of ion content in different tissues showed that the accumulation of Na+and Cl- in the roots and stems of Fendou 105 and Lee68 was higher than that in the leaves,while it was opposite for Shanxibayuehang and Jackson. 4)The photosynthetic characteristics of leaves showed that under salt stress,the SPAD of Shanxibayuehang and Jackson decreased,while that of Jinda70,Lee68 and Fendou105 increased. The net photosynthetic rates of Fendou105 and Lee68 decreased less,while those of Shanxibayuehang and Jackson decreased more. Based on morphological and physiological analysis,the salt tolerance of 5 soybean varieties under salt stress was found to be as Fendou105 and Lee68>Jinda70>Shanxibayuehang and Jackson,which were consistent with the preliminary screening results. The results indicated that the lethal concentration could be used as a simple and reliable indicator for the identification of salt tolerance at seedling stage. Meanwhile,these materials provide basic materials for soybean salt tolerance breeding.

Key words: soybean, salt resistance, seedling stage, ion distribution, the photosynthetic characteristics