Abstract:Effects of Cd2+ stress on photosynthetic, gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics, excitation energy distribution and the content of photosynthetic pigment in the leaves of Zoysia japonica were studied. After the stress of Cd2+, net photosynthetic rate(Pn), transpiration rate(Tr) and stomata conductance(Gs) decreased significantly except of intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci). Minimum fluorescence(F0), maximum fluorescence(Fm), maximum fluorescence under light (Fm′), minimum fluorescence under light(F0′), steady-state fluorescence(Fs), maximal photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(Fv/Fm), photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ in the light(Fv′/Fm′), the effective PSⅡ quantum yield(ΦPSⅡ), the relative electron transport rate(rETR) and photochemical quenching coefficient(qp) all decreased significantly compared with control, whereas nonphotochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ) increased significantly on 20th day after Cd2+ treatment. In the aspect of excitation energy distribution, A had decreased significantly, B had increased significantly, but the variety of C was not changed significant after Cd2+ treatment. Although under the Cd2+ stress the contents of chlorophyll and carotenoid did not vary significantly, but decreased compared with the control.