Abstract:The drought resistance of new red clover line (R) was studied by using Trifolium pretense cv.Minshan (CK1) and Ganhong No.1 (CK2) as controls,and the leaf water content (LWC),chlorophyll content (CHL),soluble sugar content (SS),malondialdehyde content (MDA),and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD),peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) in red clover were measured under different degree of drought stress.Results showed that among 3 materials,the MDA content,activities of SOD and POD in R was the highest.The contents of LWC and CHL of 3 materials decreased gradually with the time of drought stress,contents of MDA and SS increased gradually,and activities of POD,SOD and CAT increased first and then decreased.From the interaction of red clover materials and drought stress days,the LWC and CHL of R varied slightly,while the contents of SS and MDA varied greatly,the activity of SOD and POD in leaves was the highest.Comprehensive evaluation based on the membership function method showed that R had the strongest drought resistance,followed by CK2 and CK1.