The invention relates to an application of a FaPDHE1
alpha gene or an encoding
protein thereof in prevention and control of strawberry gray mold, and belongs to the field of
plant genetic engineering and the field of prevention and control of
postharvest diseases of
fruits and vegetables. The invention discloses a key positive regulation and
control effect of FaPDHE1alpha in regulation and control of strawberry gray mold resistance. By constructing a 35S:: FaPDHE1alpha overexpression vector and a FaPDHE1alpha RNAi interference vector, according to transient
gene overexpression and
RNA interference silencing tests, it is verified that high expression of the FaPDHE1
alpha gene can obviously enhance the resistance of strawberry fruits to
botrytis cinerea, and silencing of the
gene causes reduction of the
disease resistance of the fruits. Mechanism studies show that after the FaPDHE1
alpha gene is activated, mitochondrial
energy metabolism and controlled ROS
signal generation are promoted,
antioxidant enzyme activity is enhanced, and defense
related gene expression is induced, so that the
disease resistance of fruits is improved. By means of
functional genomics, the key function of the FaPDHE1alpha
gene in prevention and control of gray mold after strawberry harvest is illuminated for the first time, and the FaPDHE1alpha gene can be used for screening
disease-resistant breeding materials or developing biological prevention and control preparations for
postharvest diseases and has important application value.