一个新的水稻花器官数目突变体fon(t)的鉴定及分析.pdfVIP

Journal of Genetics and Genomics (Formerly Acta Genetica Sinica) August 2007, 34(8): 730-737 Research Article Characterization and Identification of a Novel Mutant fon(t) on Floral Organ Number and Floral Organ Identity in Rice Yun Li 1, 3, *, Peizhou Xu 1, 2, * , Hongyu Zhang 1, 2, Hai Peng 1, 2, Quanfang Zhang 1, 2, Xudong Wang 1, 2, Xianjun Wu 1, 2, ① 1. Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang 611130, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Southwest Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement of Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China; 3. The Secondary Agriculture Science Institute of Chengdu, Wenjiang 611130, China Abstract : The floral-organ-number mutant fon (t) was firstly discovered in the progeny of a cross between a diploid (Chunjiang 683) and a haploid (SARⅣ-620-A) rice cultivar. The fon (t) mutant showed normal vegetative development and produced normal inflorescence structures. Difference between the mutant and the wild type was observed when the stamen primordia began to form. The mature flowers of fon (t) mutant showed open-hull phenotypes, which resulted in the exposure of stamens and stigmas. Nor- mally, a single fon(t) floret consisted of six to nine stamens and one or two pistils. In addition, stamen/pistil-like structures and bulged tissues near ovaries were also observed in a few fon(t) florets. But homeotic transformation of lodicules into palea/lemma-like organs was observed almost in all the open-hull florets. The phenotypes of fon(t) flowers also suggested thatfon (t) gene might affect flower organ identity in the inner whorls. Genetic analysis showed that thefon (t) mutant was controlled by a sin- gle recessive gene. Keywords: rice; flower organ identity; flower organ number mutantfon (t); flower development In higher