The invention provides application of an OsTNR2
gene in regulation and control of
nitrogen utilization efficiency and yield of rice, a
nucleotide sequence of the OsTNR2
gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1, and the OsTNR2
gene negatively regulates and controls the
nitrogen utilization efficiency and yield of the rice under a low-
nitrogen condition. Under a low-nitrogen (0.2 mM NH4NO3) culture condition, compared with a
wild type (WT), the overground part height and
biomass of the Ostnr2
mutant after the OsTNR2 gene is knocked out are remarkably increased, and the inhibition of low-nitrogen stress on
plant growth is effectively overcome. Under a low-nitrogen culture condition, the content ratio of 15N in the overground part to the underground part of the Ostnr2
mutant is increased, which proves that the deletion of the OsTNR2 gene enhances the
nitrogen absorption or transport capacity of the
plant under the low-nitrogen condition, thereby relieving the inhibition effect of low-nitrogen stress on
plant growth to a certain extent. The cooperative regulation capability of the OsTNR2 gene provides a
core gene resource for cultivating a new variety of
fertilizer-saving high-yield rice, and has great significance for agricultural
sustainable development.