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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 209-216.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2023210

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Fitness cost of the Trp-1999-Leu mutation in plastid ACCase on the growth of Beckmannia syzigachne

Shuang BAI1(), Qing-hao LYU1, Yi-hui LI1, Guo-ping LIU2, Xiao-yong LUO1, Ling-xu LI1()   

  1. 1.College of Plant Health and Medicine,Qingdao Agricultural University,Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environment-friendly Agricultural Pest Management,Qingdao 266109,China
    2.Agricultural Service Center,Jingzhi Town,Shandong Province,Weifang 262119,China
  • Received:2023-06-23 Revised:2023-08-11 Online:2024-03-20 Published:2023-12-27
  • Contact: Ling-xu LI

Abstract:

In this study, we aimed to determine the fitness cost of the Trp-1999-Leu mutation in plastid acetyl co-enzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) on the growth of Beckmannia syzigachne, an important weed of cultivated wheat. The mutant had a homozygous mutation (Leu/Leu, RR) at the 1999 site of ACCase gene’s carboxyl transferase (CT) region, compared with the wild type with Trp/Trp (SS) at the same site. The plant height, aboveground biomass in the early and vegetative stages of growth, fecundity at maturity, and competitiveness with wheat were compared between the wild type and the mutant to clarify the impact of the mutation on the growth of B. syzigachne without herbicide selection pressure. Pot experiments in a greenhouse were conducted to evaluate plant height and aboveground biomass in the early and vegetative stages of growth. The competitiveness of the wild type and the mutant was evaluated using both pot experiments in a greenhouse and field experiments. The results showed that the biomass and plant height of the RR genotype of B. syzigachne were 24.9% and 11.5% lower than that of the SS genotype during 10-15 days of early growth. At the vegetative growth stage, the relative growth rate and net assimilation rate of the RR genotype were 18.2% and 28.6% lower than those of the SS genotype, and the leaf area ratio of the RR genotype was 14.0% higher than that of the SS genotype. However, there was no significant difference in aboveground biomass between the RR and SS genotypes. At the mature stage, the RR genotype allocated less resources to reproductive organs, and the fecundity and total seed weight per plant of the RR genotype were 13.1% and 11.4% lower than their respective values in the SS genotype. In terms of competitiveness, as the density of wheat increased, the aboveground biomass and seed yield of the RR genotype were significantly lower than those of the SS genotype in the greenhouse experiments. This result was confirmed in the field experiment, where the RR genotype showed weaker interspecific competitiveness compared with the SS genotype. Therefore, the ACCase Trp-1999-Leu mutation has significant reproductive and competitive fitness costs in B. syzigachne. These results provide a theoretical basis for the management of this genotype of B. syzigachne.

Key words: Beckmannia syzigachne, acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase, Trp-1999-Leu, fitness cost