Male sterility gene MsJMT and application thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses application of a male sterility gene MsJMT and a method for restoring male sterility of medicago sativa, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The invention provides application of an MsJMT gene; the MsJMT gene has a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO.1; the application comprises the following steps of overexpressing the MsJMT gene to obtain a male sterile line of medicago sativa, and producing seeds by using the male sterile line of medicago sativa. The invention also provides a method for restoring MsJMT gene overexpression to cause male sterility of medicago sativa, which comprises the following steps off constructing an RNAi expression vector, and transforming the bred medicago sativa male sterile line by using a genetic transformation means to restore the fertility and wild phenotype of the medicago sativa male sterile line. The created medicago sativa male sterile line and the provided method for recovering the fertility of the male sterile line have very important application in hybridized medicago sativa construction and agricultural production.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for creating alfalfa strains in the technical field of bioengineering, in particular to a male sterility gene MsJMT and its application. Background technique [0002] Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a high-quality perennial leguminous forage, known as the "king of forage", and has a long history of cultivation in my country. As a typical hermaphroditic cross-pollinated plant, it has self-incompatibility, and hybridization is required for seed production. Compared with ordinary alfalfa varieties, the hybrid alfalfa cultivated by the "three-line method" has the advantages of taller plants, stronger stress resistance, and higher proportion of leaves. Due to the obvious heterosis, the use of this advantage in seed production in practical applications is mainly divided into two ways: artificial emasculation hybrid seed production and nuclear-cytoplasmic interaction male sterile line hybrid seed production. The latter can n...

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Problems solved by technology

In order to improve the heterosis of alfalfa and reduce the time and economic cost caused by artificial castration, the development of excellent male sterile lines of alfalfa is currently the focus of completing the "three-line" matching of alfalfa; but the "three-line" method requires the relationship between the restorer line and the maintainer line Restrictions: It is difficult to screen new genotypes of sterile lines, resulting in low breeding efficiency and difficulty in improving yield. Therefore, screening and breeding of new genotypic sterile lines, expanding the cytoplasmic background, and laying the foundation for the utilization of heterosis in perennial pastures

[0003] Although research on alfalfa breeding has been going on, it is difficult to select high-quality male sterile lines and supporting line materials in the process of hybrid breeding. At the same time, as a tetraploid plant, the genome is relatively complex and the growth cycle is long. It also limits the progress of its hybridization and heterosis utilization in the genetic basis of fertility and genetic models.

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