[Research advances in the responses of carbohydrates in grassland plants to environmental stress].
Carbohydrates are the main energy materials for plant metabolic activities. Enough carbohydrates stored in roots are necessary for plant re-growth, its tolerance against environmental stress, and the maintenance of grassland ecosystem stability. This paper summarized the influences of grazing, nitrogen fertilization, salt stress, drought, low temperature, and low oxygen stress on the carbohydrates in grassland plants, and introduced the advanced methods of measuring root carbohydrates. It was suggested that the research emphasis in the future should be paid on the relationships between root soluble sugar components and root physio-ecological functions.
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology & Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem Management, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. gaoyz108@nenu.edu.cn
Ying-Zhi
YZ
Gao
Yan-Hua
YH
Wang
Jing-Ting
JT
Wang
Ju-Shan
JS
Liu
De-Li
DL
Wang
D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000502:physiology*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D055864:Droughts; D004777:Environment; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D006109:Poaceae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological
D002241:Carbohydrates; D010100:Oxygen