This invention discloses the ZmGRAL1
protein, its encoding
gene, and its applications, which are related to the stage-specific regulation of maize leaf color
phenotype. It belongs to the fields of
plant genetic engineering and breeding technology. This invention screened and obtained a maize leaf color
mutant. gral1 ,Should gral1 The
mutant exhibits a significant albino
phenotype before V5, followed by regreening; agronomic traits such as
plant height, 100-
grain weight, and
grain number per ear are not different from the
wild type, making it a leaf color
mutant with application value. For analysis... gral1 The
molecular mechanism of
mutant phenotype formation was isolated in this invention using map-based
cloning technology. ZmGRAL1 Genes, and verified through
gene knockout. ZmGRAL1 Genes that regulate the development of maize leaf color. ZmGRAL1 Genes can regulate
chloroplast development and stage-specific regulation of maize leaf
phenotype, and can be used as maternal marker genes to efficiently identify false hybrids through leaf color during the
seedling stage.