Abstract:The experiment was simulated autotoxicity stress by soil extract of grafted cucumber with continuous cropping.Using the cucumber and pumpkin seeds were soaked in solution with soil extract concentration of 100 g·L-1,supplied with 0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg·L-1 GSH, investigated the seed germination rate,radicle length,radicle surface area,radicle tips,α-amylase activity,total amylase activity and proline content,in order to investigate the Glutathione (GSH) effect of relieving autotoxicity and the physiological mechanism.The results showed that soil extract obviously restrained the germination rate,radicle length,radicle surface area,radicle tips,α-amylase activity,total amylase activity and the proline content of cucumber and pumpkin seeds.Application with different concentration of GSH markedly improved germination rate of seeds,radicle length, radicle surface area,α-amylase activity, total amylase activity,and reduced proline content. According to these results demonstrate that soil extract could lead to autotoxicity for seed germination,while the exogenous GSH increased the activity of amylase and alleviated osmotic stress due to autotoxicity.The GSH concentrations of 100 mg·L-1was the optimum concentration for alleviating grafted cucumber autotoxins. The experiment provided a theoretical basis for the development of measures to alleviate the continuous cropping obstacle of grafted cucumber.