Humic Acid Improves High-Temperature Tolerance in Herbaceous Peony
摘要
Summer temperature in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River gradually increases, that seriously restricts herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) growth which introduced from the north. Therefore, alleviating the damage caused by high temperatures to herbaceous peony becomes a key factor in promoting migration southward and maintaining their ornamental characteristics. In this study, herbaceous peonies were potted in a cultivation environment treated with humic acid (HA), aiming to investigate whether the addition of HA could improve the resistance to high temperature stress. The results showed that HA-treatment was able to maintain the growth of herbaceous peony under high temperature stress by inhibiting chlorophyll degradation. Stress physiological indices showed that, firstly, HA-treatment inhibited ROS accumulation by reducing H2O2 and