The application discloses application of L-
carnitine in improving
cold tolerance of plants and belongs to the technical field of
plant stress tolerance regulation and
stress resistance agent application. The application utilizes L-
carnitine to improve the PS II maximum
quantum yield (Fv / Fm) of
Arabidopsis thaliana, enhances the stability of the photosynthetic
system, reduces the damage of low temperature to the photosynthetic mechanism, simultaneously reduces the content of
malondialdehyde (MDA), inhibits
membrane lipid peroxidation, maintains the integrity of the
cell membrane, promotes the synthesis of
proline and soluble
sugar, improves the
cell osmotic regulation capacity and strengthens the
cold resistance. The application overcomes the defects of the existing genetic improvement, physical regulation and
chemical regulation technologies, such as narrow application range, high cost and poor universality, realizes
effective response to sudden low-
temperature stress of crops in a large area of fields and provides a new technical path for
plant cold stress prevention and control.