To explore the chilling injury controlling method in postharvest mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit which is a typical chilling sensitive plant,0.08mmol.L-1 nitric oxide (NO) donor SNP was used to treat green mango fruit before cold storage.Chilling injury,cell membrane permeability,malondialdehyde content and respiratory intensity were measured during cold storage at 2℃.The results showed that exogenous NO treatment significantly reduced chilling injury degree in postharvest mango fruit:compared with the control,chilling injury was delayed in treated group,the chilling injury index on the 8th and 12th day decreased by 68.5% and 28.2% respectively.Moreover,lower cell membrane permeability,MDA content were observed in treated group.It was shown that treatment with exogenous NO before cold storage is an effective way to enhance cold tolerance of mango fruits in cold storage and reduce chilling injury.