@Article{phyton.2022.018933, AUTHOR = {Xiwen Shao, Dongsheng Gai, Dapeng Gao, Yanqiu Geng, Liying Guo,2}, TITLE = {Effects of Salt-Alkaline Stress on Carbohydrate Metabolism in Rice Seedlings}, JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany}, VOLUME = {91}, YEAR = {2022}, NUMBER = {4}, PAGES = {745--759}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v91n4/45889}, ISSN = {1851-5657}, ABSTRACT = {The aim of this study was to investigate carbohydrate metabolism in rice seedlings subjected to salt-alkaline stress. Two relatively salt-alkaline tolerant (Changbai 9) and sensitive (Jinongda 138) rice cultivars, grown hydroponically, were subjected to salt-alkaline stress via 50 mM of salt-alkaline solution. The carbohydrate content and the activities of metabolism-related enzymes in the leaves and roots were investigated. The results showed that the contents of sucrose, fructose, and glucose in the leaves and roots increased under salt-alkaline stress. Starch content increased in the leaves but decreased in the roots under salt-alkaline stress. The activities of sucrose-phosphate synthase, sucrose synthase, amylase, and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase increased whereas the activities of neutral invertase and acid invertase decreased in the leaves under salt-alkaline stress. The activities of sucrose-phosphate synthase, sucrose synthase, amylase, neutral invertase, and acid invertase increased in the roots under salt-alkaline stress. In conclusion, salt-alkaline stress caused the accumulation of photosynthetic assimilates in the leaves and decreased assimilation export to the roots.}, DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2022.018933} }