Abstract:By the method of solution culture, wheat was used to investigate the effects of exogenous NO donor SNP on seed germination and seedlings physiological characteristics under Pb2+ stress. The results showed that Pb2+ treatment resulted in significant decreases in seed germination and seedling growth of wheat,and notable reduction in the levels of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and chlorophyll fluorescence, 25 μmol·L-1 SNP could alleviate the inhibition of Pb2+ on these indexes. No significant changes in the activities of CAT and POD were observed in comparison with the control under Pb2+ stress. However, the application of SNP induced increases of CAT activity and soluble protein content in wheat seedlings under Pb2+ treatment. Therefore, exogenous NO could alleviate the poison of Pb2+ and enhance the adaptation of wheat seedlings to Pb2+ stress.