SLL1-ZH Regulates Spikelets Architecture and Grain Yield in Rice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Rice Materials and Plant Growth Conditions
2.2. Phenotyping and Morphological Analysis
2.3. Molecular Cloning of SLL1-ZH
2.4. Genetic Complementation of the SLL1-ZH Mutant
2.5. RNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis
3. Results
3.1. SLL1-ZH Affects Both Plant Architecture and Grain Yields
3.2. Abnormal Floral Organ Identity and Development in the SLL1-ZH Mutant
3.3. Map-Based Cloning of the SLL1-ZH Mutant Gene
3.4. Transcription of SLL1-ZH and Floral Organ Development Related Factors in SLL1-ZH
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Genotype | Glumes | Lodicules | Lemmas/Paleas | Stamens | Stigmas | Ovaries | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 3 | ≤3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ≥7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ≥2 | |||
Wild type (200) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
SLL1-ZH (400) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 379 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 357 | 9 | 9 | 256 | 135 | 393 | 7 |
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Sun, L.; Wang, J.; Wen, X.; Peng, Z.; Chen, D.; Zhang, Y.; Cheng, S.; Cao, L.; Zhan, X. SLL1-ZH Regulates Spikelets Architecture and Grain Yield in Rice. Agriculture 2021, 11, 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111162
Sun L, Wang J, Wen X, Peng Z, Chen D, Zhang Y, Cheng S, Cao L, Zhan X. SLL1-ZH Regulates Spikelets Architecture and Grain Yield in Rice. Agriculture. 2021; 11(11):1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111162
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Lianping, Jingxin Wang, Xiaoxia Wen, Zequn Peng, Daibo Chen, Yingxin Zhang, Shihua Cheng, Liyong Cao, and Xiaodeng Zhan. 2021. "SLL1-ZH Regulates Spikelets Architecture and Grain Yield in Rice" Agriculture 11, no. 11: 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111162