Abstract:In order to explore the changes of LT50 for varieties of P. edulis during overwintering period, seven varieties of P. edulis were employed to measure the relative electric conductivity of P. edulis. Analyzing the effects of LT50 processing time on relative electric conductivity, the content of MDA and ascorbic acid (Vc) by logistic regression, meanwhile, observing their chilling injury during overwintering. Results indicates that the LT50 has declined clearly during the winter period and ranked as follows: Pingtang No.1(-3.59℃), Zixiang No.1(-2.51℃), Banna No.9(-1.96℃), Banna No.10(-1.95℃), Banna No.4(-1.02℃), Rongjiang No.1(-1.82℃) and Jinsha No.1(-1.83℃). Different parts of P. edulis have different LT50, mud tip(-1.16℃), leaves (-1.39℃), annual branches(-2.83℃) and biennial branches(-3.11℃), indicating significant differences in LT50 for various parts. The observations and experimental results have reached the same results that Pingtang No.1 is the best for surviving in winter, and the wintering survival rate was 100% by taking proper cold-resistant measures. With the increasing of LT50 processing time, relative electric conductivity and MDA content increased as well, experiencing max increases during 5 to 15 hours. However, the Vc content was increasing first then decreasing and had the highest content during the period of 5 to 15 hours, which proved that the most injury effects of low temperature for P. edulis branches occurred during 5 to 15 hours. This research provides theoretical basis for breeding varieties of P. edulis with the strong cold resistance.