Progress and Prospects of Mustard（Brassica juncea）Breeding in China

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2024-1009

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (5): 1180-1188.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2024-1009

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Progress and Prospects of Mustard（Brassica juncea）Breeding in China

WAN Zhengjie^*(), FU Wenyuan, YU Changchun, CHENG Fei, GUO Liping, CHENG Qiqi

National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops，College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences，Huazhong Agricultural University，Wuhan 430070，China

Received:2024-12-27 Revised:2025-01-12 Online:2025-05-23 Published:2025-05-21
Contact: WAN Zhengjie

Abstract

Abstract:

Since the“14th Five-Year Plan”period，the breeding process of mustard vegetables in China has accelerated，and significant breakthroughs have been made in new cultivar cultivation and breeding technology，providing important technical support for the construction of mustard seed sources and the upgrading of cultivars in China. This article primarily reviews the three generations of mustard cultivars in China since the 1950s，transitioning from local varieties，conventional varieties to first-generation hybrid cultivars. It also outlines the development of mustard breeding technology in China，evolving from farmer-saved seeds，systematic breeding，sexual hybridization breeding，utilization of heterosis to biotechnology breeding. Addressing key technical issues in China’s mustard industry，this article envisions future directions and goals for mustard breeding，aiming to provide robust technical support and theoretical foundations for the high-quality development of China’s mustard industry. It offers new insights for cultivating high-quality，multi-resistant，widely adaptable，and machine-friendly specialized mustard cultivars.

Key words: mustard, breeding technology, high quality and multi-resistance, cultivar, renewal and replacement

WAN Zhengjie, FU Wenyuan, YU Changchun, CHENG Fei, GUO Liping, CHENG Qiqi. Progress and Prospects of Mustard（Brassica juncea）Breeding in China[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2025, 52(5): 1180-1188.

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性状Trait	基因Gene	标记类型Type	参考文献Reference
红叶Red leaf	/	RAPD	曹必好等,2001
不育基因hau CMS	orf288	线粒体特异标记Mitochondrial-specific marker	Jing et al.,2012
紫叶Purple leaf	BjPur	InDel	Heng et al.,2020a
裂刻Lobed leaf	BjRCO	SNP	Heng et al.,2020b
恢复基因Rertility restoration	BjRf	SNP，InDel	Cheng et al.,2021
病毒病Virus disease	PAP	SNP	赵爽等,2008
茎瘤形成Swollen stem formation	CK2B1	SNP	Zhang et al.,2020
心皮形成Carpel formation	BjROP10	SNP	徐珂等,2022

性状Trait	基因Gene	标记类型Type	参考文献Reference
红叶Red leaf	/	RAPD	曹必好等,2001
不育基因hau CMS	orf288	线粒体特异标记Mitochondrial-specific marker	Jing et al.,2012
紫叶Purple leaf	BjPur	InDel	Heng et al.,2020a
裂刻Lobed leaf	BjRCO	SNP	Heng et al.,2020b
恢复基因Rertility restoration	BjRf	SNP，InDel	Cheng et al.,2021
病毒病Virus disease	PAP	SNP	赵爽等,2008
茎瘤形成Swollen stem formation	CK2B1	SNP	Zhang et al.,2020
心皮形成Carpel formation	BjROP10	SNP	徐珂等,2022

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