Abstract:In order to study the effect of uniconazole on peanut seedlings under weak light, a pot experiment was carried out in artificial climate box under weak light plant traits, root morphological characteristics, SPAD value of leaf, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, enzymes related to aging, and ultrastracture of chloroplast were determined after spraying uniconazole on the leaves.. The results showed that uniconazole decreased the height of main stem by 29.3% to 32.0% and the length of first branch by 33.3%, declined the dry weights of all organs and increased specific leaf weight. The percentage of roots with diameter greater than 0.5 mm were widened by uniconazole, while the total root length and surface area showed no significance changes among the three treatments. Uniconazole significantly promoted the SPAD values and photosynthetic rate of leaves, but exerted little effects on the transpiration rate. The activity of POD was increased by 27.3-74.0% after the use of uniconazole, whereas other enzymes related to aging (SOD, CAT) and MDA showed no significant changes. Spraying uniconazole was an effective way to increase the number of chloroplasts, grana, granum lamellae of peanut leaf, which was the physiological basis for improving photosynthetic capacity of peanut seedling under weak light. The research provides scientific basis for the use of uniconazole on the peanut relay-cropped with wheat.