Characterization and Identification of a Novel Mutant fon(t) on Floral Organ Number and Floral Organ Identity in Rice

Yun Li; Peizhou Xu; Hongyu Zhang; Hai Peng; Quanfang Zhang; Xudong Wang; Xianjun Wu

doi:10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60082-4

Volume 34 Issue 8

Aug. 2007

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Characterization and Identification of a Novel Mutant fon(t) on Floral Organ Number and Floral Organ Identity in Rice

doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60082-4

Yun Li^{a, c, #},
Peizhou Xu^{a, b, #},
Hongyu Zhang^{a, b},
Hai Peng^{a, b},
Quanfang Zhang^{a, b},
Xudong Wang^{a, b},
Xianjun Wu^{a, b}

a
Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang 611130, China
b
Key Laboratory of Southwest Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement of Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China
c
The Secondary Agriculture Science Institute of Chengdu, Wenjiang 611130, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: wuxjsau@126.com (Xianjun Wu)
Received Date: 2006-11-02
Accepted Date: 2006-12-07

Available Online: 2007-08-21

Publish Date: 2007-08-20

Abstract

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. Normally, 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 that fon(t) gene might affect flower organ identity in the inner whorls. Genetic analysis showed that the fon(t) mutant was controlled by a single recessive gene.
- rice,
- flower organ identity,
- flower development

The authors contributed equally to the work.

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