Introgression of qPE9-1 allele, conferring the panicle erectness, leads to the decrease of grain yield per plant in japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Xiuhua Yi; Zujian Zhang; Shengyuan Zeng; Chunyan Tian; Juncheng Peng; Min Li; Yue Lu; Qingcai Meng; Minghong Gu; Changjie Yan

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2011.03.011

Volume 38 Issue 5

May 2011

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Introgression of qPE9-1 allele, conferring the panicle erectness, leads to the decrease of grain yield per plant in japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.)

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2011.03.011

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education,Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, 12# East Wenhui Rd., Jiangsu 225009, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: yichuan@yzu.edu.cn (Changjie Yan)
Received Date: 2010-10-13
Accepted Date: 2011-03-23
Rev Recd Date: 2011-03-22

Available Online: 2011-04-05

Publish Date: 2011-05-20

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Abstract

Panicle architecture is closely related to yield formation. The qPE9-1 gene has been proved to be widely used in high-yield rice cultivar developments, conferring erect panicle character in japonica rice. Recently, qPE9-1 has been successfully cloned; however, the genetic effect on grain yield per plant of the erect panicle allele qPE9-1 is controversial yet. In the present study, a drooping panicle parent Nongken 57, carrying qpe9-1 allele, was used as recurrent parent to successively backcross to a typical erect panicle line from the double haploid (DH) population (Wuyunjing 8/Nongken 57), which was previously shown to carry qPE9-1 allele. Thus a pair of near-isogenic lines (NILs) was developed. The comparison of agronomic traits between the NILs showed that, when qpe9-1 was replaced by qPE9-1, the panicle architecture was changed from drooping to erect; moreover, the panicle length, plant height, 1000-grain weight and the tillers were significantly decreased, consequently resulting in the dramatic decrease of grain yield per plant by 30%. Therefore, we concluded that the qPE9-1 was a major factor controlling panicle architecture, and qPE9-1 had pleiotropic nature, with negative effects on grain yield per plant. This result strongly suggests that the erect panicle allele qPE9-1 should be used together with other favorable genes in the high-yield breeding practice. In addition, the effect of qPE9-1 on eating and cooking quality was also discussed in the present study.
- Rice,
- Erect panicle,
- Genetic analysis

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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