The invention relates to the technical field of
plant genetic engineering, in particular to a
gene down-regulation method based on regulation of
precursor mRNA (
messenger Ribonucleic Acid) splicing efficiency, which comprises the following steps: firstly, identifying at least one
intron 5'terminal splicing site containing a GT sequence in a
target gene; aiming at the site, designing a
guide RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) sequence capable of targeting the downstream fourth or fifth
nucleotide, and verifying the cleavage activity of the
guide RNA sequence; constructing a
gene editing vector by using the
guide RNA sequence which is verified to be effective and a Cas9
nuclease coding
gene; introducing the vector into a
plant cell, carrying out genetic transformation and regeneration to obtain a transformed
plant, and screening out a
mutant which is subjected to site-directed editing at a
target site through
DNA (
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) sequencing; and finally, extracting
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) of the
mutant, reversely transcribing into cDNA (
Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid), and analyzing transcript change through PCR (
Polymerase Chain Reaction) amplification and
gel electrophoresis. According to the invention, stable, heritable and accurate knock-down of
gene expression is realized, and a new tool is provided for
essential gene function research and
crop character improvement.