Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 233, Issue 2, Pages 738-750Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17808
Keywords
GA 2-oxidase; grain yield; plant height; Rht24; wheat (Triticum aestivum)
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [91935304]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFD0100502]
- Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
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The study identified the causal gene of Rht24 in wheat, revealing that the dwarfing allele Rht24b not only reduced plant height but also increased nitrogen use efficiency and photosynthetic rate without yield penalty. Originating in wild emmer, Rht24b has undergone both natural and artificial selection, being detected in over half of wild emmer and wheat accessions.
Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b, the 'Green Revolution' (GR) genes, greatly improved yield potential of wheat under nitrogen fertilizer application, but reduced coleoptile length, seedling vigor and grain weight. Thus, mining alternative reduced plant height genes without adverse effects is urgently needed. We isolated the causal gene of Rht24 through map-based cloning and characterized its function using transgenic, physiobiochemical and transcriptome assays. We confirmed genetic effects of the dwarfing allele Rht24b with an association analysis and also traced its origin and distribution. Rht24 encodes a gibberellin (GA) 2-oxidase, TaGA2ox-A9. Rht24b conferred higher expression of TaGA2ox-A9 in stems, leading to a reduction of bioactive GA in stems but an elevation in leaves at the jointing stage. Strikingly, Rht24b reduced plant height, but had no yield penalty; it significantly increased nitrogen use efficiency, photosynthetic rate and the expression of related genes. Evolutionary analysis demonstrated that Rht24b first appeared in wild emmer and was detected in more than half of wild emmer and wheat accessions, suggesting that it underwent both natural and artificial selection. These findings uncover an important genetic resource for wheat breeding and also provide clues for dissecting the regulatory mechanisms underlying GA-mediated morphogenesis and yield formation.
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