Abstract:In order to investigate the relationship between the high temperature resistance and variation of phytohormones under high temperature environment, thalli of Pyropia haitanensis, Zhedong No. 1, collected from Xiangshan, Ningbo were used as experimental materials. And a method using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry in selective reaction mode was developed, to analyse the variations of 11 kinds of phytohormones of P. haitanensis under different high temperature environments. The results showed that there were totally 7 kinds of phytohormones detected in the P. haitanensis under different high temperature environments, including N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenosine, N6-(2-isopentenyl)adenine, trans-zeatinriboside, indole-3-acetic acid, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate. At the different high temperature 20, 25, 28 and 35°C, the contents of methyl jasmonate and jasmonic acid were increased as the stimulated temperature rose. While the contents of N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenosine, N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenine, trans-zeatinriboside and indole-3-acetic acid in high temperature group were lower than those of control group and showing the decreased trends. When at the different heat shock time, as the stimulated time increased, the contents of N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenosine, N6-(2-isopentenyl)adenine, trans-zeatinriboside, indole-3-acetic acid were reduced, while the contents of salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate were increased by comparing to that of control group. However, the content of jasmonic acid was increased, then decreased at 6h to that of control group. In the recovery procedure, the contents of indole-3-acetic acid, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate were decreased, then increased, finally decreased again. For N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenosine, N6-(2-isopentenyl)adenine and trans-zeatinriboside, the contents of them were reduced gradually. Under high-temperature stress, the stress responses of P. haitanensis are co-regulated by positive growth regulator phytohormones and stress phytohormones to maintain its growth. However, the defense capacity of P. haitanensis is limited and it might be difficult for algae to repair its damage caused by high-temperature stress.