Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2012, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (12): 57-64.

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Interference and Its Application in Fruit Trees

Yu Dingqun, Tang Haoru, Zhang Yong, Chen Qing, Zhang Xiaonan, Yu Haowei   

  1. College of Horticulture,Sichuan Agricultural University,Ya’an 625014
  • Received:2012-05-29 Revised:2013-01-25 Online:2012-12-26 Published:2013-02-06

Abstract: RNA interference, which widely exists in organisms, is a phenomenon of specific gene silencing by small interfering RNAinduced.RNA interference is a biological self-protective mechanism resisting to abnormal RNA. However, it also regulates gene expression in theprocess of growth and development. So it has opened up new avenues on research of plant gene function. This review summarizes the mechanismand characteristic of RNA interference. Meanwhile, it also focuses on applications of RNA interference in growth and development, diseaseresistance, and fruit quality improvement of fruit trees in recent years, which will provide more guidance for further studies on breeding andquality improvement of fruit.