The invention discloses a method for cultivating low-
potassium-tolerant rice. The rice OsSPL19
gene is directionally knocked out by using a CRISPER / Cas9 technology, and it is found that a transgenic
plant with the OsSPL19
gene knocked out is sensitive to low
potassium, the
plant is short and small under low
potassium treatment, the root is shortened, the potassium
ion content of the root and the overground part is obviously reduced, and the potassium
ion absorption capacity of the root is obviously reduced. Overexpression of the OsSPL19
gene in rice shows that a
plant overexpressed by the OsSPL19 gene is tolerant to low potassium and grows well under a low-potassium condition, the potassium
ion content of
plant roots and overground parts is obviously increased, and the potassium ion
absorption capacity of the roots is obviously enhanced. The result shows that the OsSPL19 gene participates in a rice low-potassium-resistant
signal pathway and is a rice low-potassium-resistant gene. According to the invention, guarantee can be provided for improving the low-potassium resistance of the rice and cultivating low-potassium-resistant rice varieties.