To alleviate the influence of heat stress on wheat production, pot experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of magnesium(Mg) application(0, 20 kg·hm-2) on photosynthetic characteristics of flag leaf and grain yield in winter wheat(Triticum aestivum L.) under heat stress(T0:natural conditions;T1:day and night at 33 ℃ and 22 ℃, respectively, from 14 to 20 days after anthesis;T2:day and night is 33 ℃ and 22 ℃, respectively,from 21 to 27 days after anthesis). The results showed that grain yield was reduced significantly under high temperature stress, especially for that under the T2 treatment. Mg application improved spike grain number and 1 000-grain weight, and then increased grain yield. High temperature stress decreased chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate(Pn), stomatal conductance(Gs), transpiration rate(Tr), primary light energy conversion (Fv/Fm) and actual photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(ΦPSⅡ) of flag leaf, but increased intercellular CO2 concentration. However, magnesium application improved chlorophyll content, Pn, Gs, Tr, Fv/Fm, ΦPSⅡ. As a result, magnesium application could effectively alleviate high temperature damage during grain filling, which was favorable for the accumulation of photosynthetic product and yield formation. |