XU Yao-zhao;ZENG Xiu-cun*;WANG Qin-li;LU Jing-lin;WANG Zhi-jiang;ZHANG Ke-duo
							
								
									. 2010, 1(14): 54-59.
								
															
							
							
								Taking the seeds of cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.)varieties‘Zhongnong No.16’,
‘Jinyuan No.6’and‘Shuchunbaoyou No.26’as experimental materials, by using different 
concentration PEG6000 to simulate drought stress conditions, we studied the effects of 
drought stress on seed germination rate, germination index, vigor index, radicle length, 
hypocotyl length, lateral root number, electrolyte leakage rate, the dry weight of 
radicle. The results showed that the low osmotic potential treatment had significant 
promotion effect on germination rate, germination index, vigor index, radicle length, 
hypocotyl length, lateral root number and the dry weight of radicle. While the high 
osmotic potential treatment had obvious inhibition role on the germination rate, 
germination index, vigor index, radicle length, hypocotyl length, lateral root number and 
the dry weight of radicle, However, the electrolyte leakage rate is reduced with the 
increase of osmotic potential treatment. The drought resistance sequence of different 
cucumber species is‘Zhongnong No.16’>‘Jinyuan No.6’>‘Shuchunbaoyou No.26’.