Effects of 3 Kinds of Rhizobia on Germination of Andrographis paniculata Seed under Drought and Salt Stress Condition / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE： To study the effects of Sinorhizobium fredii， Rhizobium radiobacter and Azorhizobium caulinodans on germination of Andrographis paniculata seed under drought and salt stress condition. METHODS： Drought and salt stress models of A. paniculata seed were established with PEG-6000 （called “PEG” for short）and NaCl respectively. The effects of different concentrations of PEG （0.05， 0.10， 0.15， 0.20， 0.25 g/mL） and NaCl （50， 100， 150， 200 mmol/L） on the germination indicators （germination rate， germination potential， germination index， vigor index） of A. paniculata seed were investigated by the method of germination on dish paper. The seeds were soaked with S. fredii， R. radiobacter and A. caulinodans， and then germination indicators were investigated under the condition of drought and salt stress. RESULTS： Drought and salt stress models of A. paniculata seed were established with 0.15 g/mL PEG solution and 50 mmol/L NaCl solution， respectively. S. fredii pretreatment could significantly improve all the germination indicators of A. paniculata seed under drought stress condition， as well as germination index and vigor index of it under salt stress condition， but significantly reduce germination rate and germination index of it under salt stress condition （P＜0.05）. R. radiobacter treatment could significantly improve all the germination indicators of A. paniculata seed under drought stress condition， as well as germination potential， germination index and vigor index of it under salt stress condition （P＜0.05）. A. caulinodans pretreatment could significantly improve germination rate， germination index and vigor index of A. paniculata seed under drought stress condition， as well as germination rate and germination potential of it under salt stress condition （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： Three kinds of Rhizobia can improve germination ability of A. paniculata seed under drought or salt stress condition to different degrees. This research can provide technical support for planting and cultivation of A. paniculata under drought condition， and using saline-alkali soil as A. paniculata plantation area.