WANG Wei-qi1，ZHANG Meng2，QIN Zhao-chen1，MA Wei2，SUN Ting-zhen2，SHI Yu-zi2，DUAN#br#
Ying2*，WANG Chang-lin2*
（1College of Biological Sciences and Technology，Beijing Forestry University，Beijing 100083，China；2Institute of Vegetables
and Flowers，Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm
Enhancement，Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs，Beijing 100081，China）
Abstract：Abstract：Soil salinization is one of the main abiotic stresses in vegetable production．Pumpkin
（Cucurbita spp.）displayed strong tolerance to salt stress and was used as rootstock in grafting cultivation of
cucumber，melon and watermelon．Selection of pumpkin varieties with salt tolerance is helpful to improve
the yield and economic benefits of pumpkin and Cucurbitaceae grafted vegetables．This paper summarized the
research progress on evaluation methods for salt tolerance of Cucurbita and salt-tolerant Cucurbita germplasm
screening，physiological mechanism in forming Cucurbita salt tolerance，inheritance of Cucurbita salt
tolerance traits and related salt tolerance genes in Cucurbita．Furthermore，the paper also prospected the future
research direction，hoping to provide more theoretical references for understanding the regulatory mechanism
of pumpkin salt tolerance，and selection of salt tolerant varieties．
