Advances in Genetic and Regulatory Mechanisms of Blue Grain Traits in Wheat Crops
Wheat crops are the main grain crops in China,and the colors of seed coats,pericap,or endosperms of most wheat grains show blue,purple,yellow,black and other hues due to the accumulation of anthocyanins.Crops of blue grain wheat have a lot of superior qualities.This paper reviewed and explored the formation and inheritance of blue grain characteristic,the classification of grain color,the quality of blue grain,the gene mapping and regulation mechanism of blue grain trait of wheat crops,and the basis for the fine mapping and formation mechanism of blue grain trait genes of wheat crops.These findings will help people understand and utilize blue grain wheat crops better.