The invention relates to a corn internode length regulation
gene ZmIL1, and an expression product, an excellent
haplotype and application thereof in corn breeding, and belongs to the technical field of
genetic engineering breeding. The
nucleotide sequence of the
gene ZmIL1 is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. According to the expression product of the corn internode length regulation
gene ZmIL1, the expression product of the gene ZmIL1 is a
protein coded by the gene ZmIL1, and the
amino acid sequence of the
protein is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. According to the four haplotypes of the corn internode length regulation gene ZmIL1, the
nucleotide sequences of the four haplotypes are as shown in SEQ ID NO.3, SEQ ID NO.4, SEQ ID NO.5 and SEQ ID NO.6, and the SEQ ID NO.5 is an excellent
haplotype. The invention further provides application of the gene ZmIL1 for regulating and controlling the internode length of the corn in genetic breeding of the corn and application of the gene ZmIL1 in corn production in Huang-Huai-Hai regions of China. The application method of the corn internode length regulation gene ZmIL1 in corn breeding practice can be popularized and applied to other related genes.