한발과 염 스트레스에 대한 콩의 저항성 검정에 있어서 Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ)을 적용하기 위하여, 저항성 콩 (신팔달콩 2호)와 대조구 콩 (태광콩)을 이용하여 제한적 관수 (50 m/pot/day) 와 염 (200 mmol NaCl) 처리를 한 후, 엽록소 형광반응의 변수, maximum efficiencies of photosystem II photochemistry ($F_v/F_m$), efficiencies of photosystem II photochemistry (${Phi}_{PSII}$), NPQ와 $CO_2$ 동화율 ($P_N$) 을 측정하였다. 콩 두 품종의 엽 수분포텐셜은 한발처리에서 -0.2 MPa에서 -0.8 MPa로, 염처리에서는 -0.7 MPa에서 -1.7 MPa로 감소하였다. 염처리에서 엽 수분함량의 감소는 신팔달콩 2호에서 적었다. 두 품종 모두 엽의 수분포텐셜이 감소함에 따라 $F_v/F_m$은 변화가 없었으며, ${Phi}_{PSII}$와 $P_N$는 감소하였다. NPQ의 경우, 신팔달콩 2호은 한발과 염처리에 모두에서 반응이 나타난 반면, 태광콩에서는 한발처리에서만 나타났다. 두 품종의 모든 처리에서 ${Phi}_{PSII}$와 $P_N$간에 정의 상관 관계를 보였으나, $P_N$의 감소에 대한 ${Phi}_{PSII}$의 감소 정도가 신팔달콩 2호에서 적었다. 또한 삼투처리에 따른 ${Phi}_{PSII}$의 감소와 NPQ의 증가는 신팔달콩 2호에서만 나타나 ${Phi}_{PSII}$와 NPQ 간의 부의 관계가 유지된 반면, 태광콩에서는 염처리에서 이들간의 연관성이 없었다. 따라서 본 연구는 삼투 저항성의 검정에 있어서 엽록소 형광반응의 단일변수($F_v/F_m$, ${Phi}_{PSII}$, 및 NPQ)의 이용보다 ${Phi}_{PSII}$와 NPQ 의 상호관계 분석이 더 유효한 것을 제시하였다.
Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) values for utilizing them to detect osmotic tolerance in plants were examined with two different soybean cultivars, an osmotic tolerant soybean (Shinpaldalkong 2) and a control soybean (Taekwangkong). Two different stresses were applied to the cultivars as the restricted irrigations of 200 and 50 ml water $pot^{-1};d^{-1}$ for 5 days for a control and a drought stress, respectively, and a sodium chloride solution of 200 mmol for 6 days for a salt stress. The intact leaves of the two cultivars after treatment were used to measure chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, maximum efficiencies of photosystem II photochemistry (Fv/Fm), efficiencies of photosystem II photochemistry (${Phi}_{PSII}$), $CO_2$ assimilation rate ($P_N$), and NPQ. Leaf water potentials of the two cultivars decreased from - 0.2 to - 0.8MPa by a drought treatment and from - 0.7 to - 1.7MPa by a salt treatment. Leaf water content of Shinpaldalkong 2 after a salt treatment was less decreased than that of Taekwangkong. $F_v/F_m$ values of both cultivars were not changed, while ${Phi}_{PSII}$ and $P_N$ were decreased proportionally to leaf water potential decrease. The response of NPQ was occurred in Shinpaldalkong 2 under the drought and salt stresses. With Taekwangkong cultivar, only drought stress referred NPQ response. The cultivar differences on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were found in the relationships between ${Phi}_{PSII}$ and $P_N$, and between NPQ and ${Phi}_{PSII}$. Although the positive relationships between ${Phi}_{PSII}$ and $P_N$ were established on all treatments of both cultivars, the decreasing rate of ${Phi}_{PSII}$ to $P_N$ was smaller in Shinpaldalkong 2 than Taekwangkong. The NPQ was increased according to the decrease of ${Phi}_{PSII}$ by osmotic treatments in Shinpaldalkong 2. The complementary relationships between NPQ and ${Phi}_{PSII}$ were well maintained at all treatments in Shinpaldalkong 2, while these relationships were lost at a salt treatment in Taekwangkong. Taken together, the results suggest that analysis of complementary relationships between ${Phi}_{PSII}$ and NPQ could be more valuable and applicable for determining osmotic tolerance than single analysis of each parameter such as $F_v/F_m$, ${Phi}_{PSII}$ and NPQ.
