Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 219-228.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0818

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Physiological Response and Drought Resistance Evaluation of Endophytic Bacteria to Sugarcane Under Drought Stress

LUO Yan-ju(), XIE Lin-yan, ZOU Qing-lin, LI Si-jie, LIU Han, LIU Lu-feng, HE Li-lian, LI Fu-sheng()   

  1. College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201
  • Received:2023-08-20 Online:2023-12-26 Published:2024-01-11
  • Contact: LI Fu-sheng E-mail:1833912990@qq.com;Lfs810@sina.com

Abstract:

This work aims to explore the physiological response of inoculated endophytic bacteria to sugarcane under drought stress and the effect of alleviating drought-tolerant, and to provide research basis for the development and utilization of sugarcane drought-tolerant functional strains and the promotion of drought resistance cultivation techniques in sugarcane. Four sugarcane endophytes with strong in vitro drought tolerance were selected as the target strains. Two soil water contents were set up in pot experiment, namely normal watering(CK: soil water content 25%-30%)and moderate drought stress(soil water content 10%-12.5%), and a total of 8 treatments were inoculated with single endophyte, combined endophyte and no endophyte, respectively. Physiological and biochemical indexes of sugarcane seedling stage were determined, and drought resistance of each treatment was evaluated comprehensively. Compared with CK, drought stress promoted the accumulation of proline(Pro), soluble protein(SP), soluble sugar(SS)and malondialdehyde(MDA)in sugarcane plants. The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD)and peroxidase(POD)increased. The contents of leaf relative water content(RWC), water loss rate in vitro(RWL)and chlorophyll(ChI)decreased. Compared with the treatment without inoculation, the inoculation of endophytic bacteria effectively alleviated drought stress under drought stress, among which ZM strain inoculated alone(ZD)had the highest comprehensive evaluation value of drought resistance D, and the gray correlation analysis showed that SOD, ChI, RWC and Pro were closely related to the D values of each treatment. ZM strain inoculation has the best effect on alleviating drought stress of sugarcane seedling, and can improve the drought resistance of sugarcane seedling by increasing the contents of ChI, RWC, Pro and SOD activity.

Key words: sugarcane, inoculate endophytic bacteria, drought resistance, physiological response, comprehensive evaluation