The invention discloses a FaABI3
gene and application thereof in regulation and control of strawberry fruit maturity and strawberry
flavonoid content, and relates to the field of
gene engineering, the
nucleotide sequence of the FaABI3
gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1, and the
amino acid sequence of
protein encoded by the FaABI3 gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.2. A FaABI3
gene silencing vector is constructed and is used for infecting octaploid strawberry fruits in a small green period, so that the strawberry fruit maturity and strawberry
flavonoid content can be regulated and controlled, and the strawberry fruit maturity and strawberry
flavonoid content can be regulated and controlled. Strawberry fruits with the FaABI3 gene silenced are obtained through screening according to the
gene expression quantity in the fruits, it is indicated that by changing the expression quantity of the FaABI3 gene in strawberries, the growth and development of the strawberries can be regulated and controlled, the FaABI3 gene can be applied to strawberry genetic breeding, an important foundation is laid for strawberry variety improvement, and the method has a wide application prospect. The application of the FaABI3 gene in increasing the content of strawberry flavonoid spinosin,
sophoricoside, formononin and
delphinidin is found for the first time, and further understanding of a strawberry flavonoid regulation mechanism is facilitated, so that the strawberry flavonoid content can be regulated by utilizing a biotechnological means, and an important foundation is laid for strawberry variety improvement.