Under 17.5% PEG₆₀₀₀ water stress treatment, drought resistance of 10 peanut varieties in seedling emer-gence stage was identified. In the field under natural drought condition with controlled irrigation, the main peanutvarieties in the northeast of China were evaluated. The results showed that significant differences existed in droughtresistance of different varieties. Combined with the two methods, evaluation of the peanut germplasm（varieties）could be more accurate.