植物学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (1): 157-169.DOI: 10.11983/CBB25003  cstr: 32102.14.CBB25003

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玉米雄穗分枝数的激素“密码”

林淼*()   

  1. 北京农学院, 北京 100096
  • 收稿日期:2025-01-11 接受日期:2025-06-03 发布日期:2025-06-19
  • 通讯作者: 林淼
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Hormonal 'Code' for the Number of Maize Tassel Branches

Miao Lin*()   

  1. Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 100096, China
  • Received:2025-01-11 Accepted:2025-06-03 Published:2025-06-19
  • Contact: Miao Lin
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    * Author for correspondence. E-mail: 18404984376@163.com

    The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests

摘要: 玉米(Zea mays)是我国主要粮食作物,其雄穗分枝数对耐密株型和产量有显著影响,而耐密株型是实现玉米增产的关键。近年来,已克隆并鉴定到多个调控雄穗分枝数的关键基因,这些基因多与植物激素信号通路紧密关联。该文系统总结了生长素、细胞分裂素、独脚金内酯、赤霉素和脱落酸在调控玉米雄穗分枝数中的作用及其信号通路,初步探讨了激素之间的交互作用机制,以及环境因子对激素调控机制的影响,梳理了玉米雄穗分枝数的激素调控网络。在此基础上,展望了植物激素整合环境因子调控玉米雄穗分枝数的研究方向,旨在为揭示植物激素调控玉米雄穗分枝数的分子机制提供理论参考,并为培育高产稳产的理想株型玉米新品种提供科学依据。

关键词: 玉米, 雄穗分枝数, 植物激素, 环境因子, 遗传调控

Abstract: Maize is a main cereal crop in China. The number of tassel branches significantly affects density-tolerant plant architecture, which is the key to increasing yield. Currently, multiple genes associated with tassel branch number, many of which are closely related to plant hormone pathways, have been cloned and identified. This review summarizes the roles and signaling pathways of auxin, cytokinin, strigolactone, gibberellin and abscisic acid in regulating maize tassel branch number, preliminarily investigates the interaction mechanisms among hormones and the impact of environmental factors on hormonal regulatory mechanisms, and outlines the hormonal regulation network for tassel branch number in maize. These findings suggest that plant hormones integrate environmental factors to regulate the tassel branch number. This review aims to provide a theoretical reference for revealing the molecular mechanisms of phytohormone regulation of maize tassel branch number and to lay a scientific foundation for novel cultivars of the maize ideotype through plant hormones.

Key words: maize, tassel branch number, plant hormone, environmental factor, genetic regulation