Abstract:In this study,the Al-sensitive black soybean (SB) was taken as experimental materials under Al stress to investigate the physiological and molecular mechanisms of the effect of the pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on alleviating aluminum toxicity.The results show that:(1)The relative root growth of SB is promoted significantly with 0.1 and 1.0 μmol·L-1 H2O2 pretreatment,but promoted first then inhibited with 10.0 and 100.0 μmol·L-1 H2O2 pretreatment.(2)Exposure to different Al concentrations (50~400 μmol·L-1) 3 weeks after pretreatment with 1.0 μmol·L-1 H2O2,the total protein content was increased in both leaves and roots by 16.7%~41.2% and 10.0%~25.0%,respectively;the MDA content was significantly decreased by almost 50%;the activities of SOD and POD improved greatly in SB.(3)RT-PCR analysis showed that pretreatment with H2O2 also increased the expression level of SOD both in SB root and leaf under Al stress.Taken together,pretreatment with H2O2 can promote the growth of SB greatly and enhance the capacity to Al stress by the means of increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes and their expression levels.