Jianjun Wang , Chi Zhang , Youpeng Chen , Yanan Shao , Meifang Liao , Qian Hou , Weitang Zhang , Yang Zhu , Yuan Guo , Zijin Liu , Christian Jung , Mingxun Chen
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Abstract
Flower development and plant architecture determine the efficiency of mechanized harvest and seed yield in Brassica napus. Although TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (AtTFL1) is a regulator of flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana, the function and regulatory mechanism of TFL1 orthologs in B. napus remains unclear. Six BnTFL1 paralogs in the genome of the B. napus inbred line ‘K407’ showed steadily increasing expression during vernalization. CRISPR/Cas-induced mutagenesis of up to four BnTFL1 paralogs resulted in early flowering and alteration of plant architecture, whereas seed yield was not altered in BnTFL1 single, double, or triple mutants. Six BnTFL1 paralogs, but not BnaA02.TFL1, showed an additive and conserved effect on regulating flowering time, total and terminal flower number, and plant architecture. BnaA10.TFL1 regulates flower development by interacting with BnaA08.FD through the protein BnaA05.GF14nu, resulting in the transcriptional repression of floral integrator and floral meristem identity genes. These findings about the regulatory network controlling flower development and plant architecture present a promising route to modifying these traits in B. napus.
Crop JournalAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
CiteScore
9.90
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3.00%
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638
审稿时长
41 days
期刊介绍:
The major aims of The Crop Journal are to report recent progresses in crop sciences including crop genetics, breeding, agronomy, crop physiology, germplasm resources, grain chemistry, grain storage and processing, crop management practices, crop biotechnology, and biomathematics.
The regular columns of the journal are Original Research Articles, Reviews, and Research Notes. The strict peer-review procedure will guarantee the academic level and raise the reputation of the journal. The readership of the journal is for crop science researchers, students of agricultural colleges and universities, and persons with similar academic levels.