Abstract:Using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to perform association analysis on 52 copies of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) for cold resistance-related traits The results showed that the variation of cold-tolerant traits of bermudagrass were rich,and the coefficient of variation of semi-lethal temperature (LT50) and recovery growth rate are 40.69% and 18.37%,respectively;the greatest variation had been observed in stem diameter,followed by leaf length,leaf color,and plant height,with a variation coefficient of more than 20.00%;the correlation analysis showed that there were the significant positive correlation (P<0.05) between withering period,stolon regrowth rate,green period and leaf width ,plant height,leaf length,and leaf color (P<0.01) ,LT50 was significantly negatively correlated with leaf width and plant height (P<0.05),while leaf width was extremely significantly positively correlated with leaf length,plant height, and leaf color (P<0.01);the analysis of population structure shows that 52 materials can be divided into 5 groups;ten markers significantly associated with cold resistance were identified by general linear model (GLM), the green phase was significantly correlated with the primer 89 (P<2.71×10-5),the recovery rate of growth was significantly correlated with primer 12 (P<2.71×10-5),and the contribution rate ranged from 19.94% to 39.29%.The findings of this study can be useful for early germplasm evaluation,reduce selection range,decrease screening cost and workload,and accelerate the breeding process,respectively.