The invention discloses a method for screening a drought-tolerant alfalfa variety, and relates to the technical field of
forage grass breeding, and the method comprises the following specific steps: uniformly treating seeds, planting and culturing, carrying out
drought stress treatment in a four-leaf stage, collecting a leaf sample in a stress later stage, carrying out
liquid nitrogen cryopreservation, and obtaining
metabolite data by using a
chromatography-
mass spectrometry technology, a characteristic
metabolite fingerprint spectrum is constructed, drought-resistant alfalfa varieties and materials are screened in combination with a
cosine similarity algorithm, a complete technical path from seeds to variety and material identification and screening is formed, and efficient screening and breeding of the drought-resistant varieties are achieved. According to the method, interference is reduced through a standardized process, reliable data is provided in combination with metabonomics analysis, screening scientificity is improved by constructing a characteristic
metabolite fingerprint spectrum and a
cosine similarity algorithm, result stability is ensured through a preset threshold value and repeated
verification, batch screening and variety improvement are supported, the operation threshold is reduced, drought-enduring varieties are accurately recognized, and the method is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. And the alfalfa variety improvement and industrial application are efficiently promoted.