The application discloses a method for improving
citrus canker resistance by interfering with CsRHY1A, and relates to the field of agricultural biological genes. The RNAi fragment of the CsRHY1A coding
gene of citrus is cloned, the interference vector is integrated into the citrus, the transcription level of CsRHY1A is reduced, the resistance of the citrus to
canker is significantly improved, the
phenotype of the transgenic
plant is not affected, the
canker lesion area of the obtained transgenic
plant can be reduced to 85% of that of the existing citrus at the most, the
disease index can be reduced to 82% of that of the existing citrus at the most, the
disease degree of
canker can be significantly reduced, and the
phenotype of the citrus is not affected, so that it is concluded that the interference of CsRHY1A can greatly improve the resistance of the citrus to canker; compared with the
gene editing technology for silencing the citrus
gene, the RNAi technology is more stable, the probability of obtaining a gene-silenced
plant is greater, and the RNAi technology is suitable for the high-heterozygosity species of the citrus.