重金属Cd胁迫对元宝枫光合特性的影响
2017-03-15韦忠刚
韦忠刚



摘 要:为了研究重金属Cd对元宝枫光合作用的影响,通过对元宝枫水培苗进行不同浓度的Cd胁迫处理,分析元宝枫叶片中叶绿素含量及其净光合速率的变化。结果表明,随着Cd胁迫浓度的增加,元宝枫叶片中叶绿素a、叶绿素b、叶绿素总量显著降低,净光合速率也明显下降;Cd低浓度胁迫下,元宝枫叶片光饱和点变化不大,Cd高浓度胁迫下,元宝枫叶片光饱和点显著降低。重金属Cd胁迫严重阻碍了元宝枫叶片的光合作用。
关键词:元宝枫;叶绿素;光合作用
中图分类号:S792.35 文献标识码:A DOI 编码:10.3969/j.issn.1006-6500.2017.02.025
Abstract: To study the effect of heavy metal Cd on photosynthesis of Acer truncatum, the chlorophyll content and its net photosynthetic rate (P (subscript n)) in leaves of A. truncatum were analyzed by Cd stress treatment. The results showed that the total chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and the total chlorophyll contents decreased significantly and leaf net photosynthetic rate (Pn) of leaves decreased with the increase of the stress concentration. Under low concentration stress, the light saturation point of A. truncatum leaves changed little, and the light saturation point of A. truncatum leaves decreased significantly under high concentration stress. The photosynthesis of A. truncatum leaves was seriously hindered by heavy metal stress.
Key words: Acer truncatum;chlorophyll;photosynthesis
元寶枫(Acer truncatum)属槭树科槭树属,是我国特有的树种,分布范围广,变异丰富。元宝枫以其独特的叶形、叶色等特点受到广泛关注,是我国重要的园林绿化树种和彩色叶树种,应用前途广泛[1]。随着社会和经济的发展,重金属污染带来的问题日趋增多,已对人类的健康和生存构成较大的威胁。土壤重金属是指密度在5.0 g·cm-3以上的金属元素,对于植物来说,一些重金属(如Cu,Zn等)是植物生长发育进程中的必需微量元素[2],其缺乏会导致植物产生相应的缺素症,如苹果小叶病、小麦“穗而不孕”、黄瓜“花而不实”等;但当土壤中重金属含量超过植物所能接受的临界值时,就会对植物产生胁迫作用,轻则导致植物体代谢过程发生紊乱,生长发育受到抑制;重则导致植物死亡,改变植物群落结构[3]。光合作用是生物界最基本的物质代谢和能量代谢,重金属胁迫通过抑制植物的光合作用从而改变植物的生长代谢,且抑制程度与胁迫程度呈正相关。……
