Research progress on heat tolerance of forage and turfgrass

The recent research work on heat tolerance of forage and turfgrass were reviewed in this paper in terms of the stability of cell membranes, self induction of heat shock proteins, water, nitrogen and endogenous hormones. The influence of hot stress on photosynthesis and respiration were discussed. The work on physiological responses of sugar metabolism, identification and characterization of genes associated with heat tolerance, differentially expressed protein under hot stress and heat stressinduced signal transduction was also discussed.