Abstract:In order to explore the salt-tolerance degree and screen the salt tolerance indexes of different forage oat varieties,the osmotic stress of 25 mmol/L,50 mmol/L,and 75 mmol/L sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)was used as treatment,and the distilled water was taken as control,we used eight different oat varieties as test materials to measure the germination rate,germination potential and germination index and to analyze the effects of different concentrations of alkaline salt stress on the germination of oat seeds;Taking the relative value of appraisal index as the evaluation of salinity tolerance,the evaluation index system of salinity tolerance of tested oat varieties was constructed on the basis of principal component analysis,and the salinity tolerance of oat varieties was comprehensively evaluated with the method of weighted membership function.The results showed that seed vigor and germination rate decreased with the increase of salt concentration,and the relative germination rates of oat varieties were significantly different under the salt stress of 50 mmol/L;at the concentration of 25 mmol/L,the seed vigor index was significantly lower than CK (P<0.05).Six evaluation indexes were converted into two comprehensive indexes (Z1 and Z2) by principal component analysis,and the evaluation system of salt tolerance of different oat varieties during germination was constructed.Based on the weight of Z1 and Z2 and the weighted membership function method,we evaluated the salt tolerance of the tested materials at the germination stage:.The results of this study provided a theoretical basis for the evaluation of salt tolerance of oat,the breeding of salt-tolerant varieties and the study of its mechanism.