The invention belongs to the technical field of
gene engineering, and particularly relates to application of
methyltransferase genes CmCMT2 and CmDRM2 in regulation and control of flowering of chrysanthemum. According to the invention, CmCMT2 and CmDRM2 genes in a chrysanthemum variety 'Shenma' are separated, an RNAi silent
expression vector is constructed, CmCMT2-RNAi and CmDRM2-RNAi transgenic 'Shenma' plants are obtained by using a genetic transformation method, then
phenotype observation and statistics are carried out on the transgenic plants,
key genes influencing chrysanthemum flowering are excavated by using an
RNA-seq method, and a mechanism of the CmCMT2 and CmDRM2 genes influencing chrysanthemum early flowering is explored. The CmCMT2
gene and the CmDRM2
gene are cloned from a chrysanthemum variety 'Shenma', and spatio-temporal
expression analysis shows that the CmCMT2 gene and the CmDRM2 gene are highly expressed in the process from
bud development to coloring of the 'Shenma'; moreover, in the growth and development process of the'miraculous horse ', the expression levels of the CmCMT2 and the CmDRM2 in leaves are gradually reduced. Research results show that the CmCMT2 and the CmDRM2 change the content of the GA1 by negatively regulating the expression of the CmG20ox2a and the CmG20ox2b, so that the florescence of the chrysanthemum is respectively advanced by 15 days and 8 days.