Original Articles: 2013 Vol: 5 Issue: 12
Effects of Piriformospora indica on Chinese cabbage production and resistance to waterlogged stress
Abstract
As one of the important natural disasters, waterlogging has alwalys had serious effects on the yield and quality of Chinese cabbage in the middle and lower region of the Yangtze. After the use of solid fertilizer, liquid fertilizer and no fertilizer of Piriformospora indica, the influence of waterlogging on growth and related physiological index of the Chinese cabbage were analysed at 7 d of waterlogging treatment. The results showed that the use of solid fertilizer and liquid fertilizer of Piriformospora indica could significantly reduce the waterlogging damage, enhance the yield of Chinese cabbage, and improve the content of protein, vitamin C, soluble sugar, chlorophyll, CAT and SOD activity, and promote root growth.