Abstract:Soil phosphorus status is very important to alfalfa growth and nutrient quality.Nine alfalfa varieties (including Gannong 3,Gannong 5,Gannong 9,Gannong 10,WL358HQ,WL343HQ,WL363HQ,WL354HQ and Golden Queen),were used to study their growth and phosphorus efficiency under low soil phosphorus condition using soil pot cultivation method.Plant height,biomass,phosphorus content,phosphorus uptake and utilization efficiency were studied and comprehensive evaluation was conducted.The results showed that plant height,fresh and dry biomass of WL343HQ were greater than the other varieties under low soil phosphorus condition.The phosphorus content of nine alfalfa varieties followed the order of Gannong 10>WL354HQ>WL343HQ>WL358HQ>WL363HQ>Golden Queen>Gannong 9>Gannong 5>Gannong 3.The order of phosphorus uptake efficiency was WL343HQ>WL358HQ>Gannong 5>Gannong 9>WL363HQ>Gannong 10>Gannong 3>WL354HQ>Golden Queen.WL343HQ had the highest phosphorus uptake efficiency of 1.32 mg/pot while Golden Queen had the lowest(0.58 mg/pot).Gannong 3 had the highest phosphorus utilization efficiency(0.84 mg/pot),while Gannong 10 had the lowest value(0.53 mg/pot).WL343HQ,WL358HQ,WL354HQ and Gannong 5 were four varieties showing better performance under low phosphorus using Grey Correlation Evaluation method,and therefore recommended for planting in soil with low phosphorus.