The invention discloses an application of a ClBZR1L
gene in enhancing the
cold resistance of watermelons by promoting
proline accumulation. The invention belongs to the technical field of
plant genetic engineering. The CDS sequence of the ClBZR1L
gene is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. Experiments show that when a recombinant vector for constructing the silent ClBZR1L
gene is transferred into a watermelon
plant, the
proline content of the silent
plant under
cold stress treatment is remarkably reduced compared with that of a control group, and the
cold resistance is reduced. A recombinant vector for constructing the over-expression ClBZR1L gene is transferred into a watermelon plant, the
proline accumulation amount of the over-expression plant under
cold stress treatment is remarkably increased, the
cold resistance is enhanced, and a gene resource is provided for watermelon cold-resistant
molecular breeding. Besides, the invention also discloses direct combination of the ClBZR1L gene and a proline synthesis rate-limiting
enzyme coding gene ClP5CS1 gene
promoter, and the expression of the coding gene is up-regulated, so that synthesis of proline under
cold stress is promoted, and a theoretical basis is provided for in-depth study on cold-resistant gene pathways.