Pre-anthesis non-structural carbohydrate reserve in the stem enhances the sink strength of inferior spikelets during grain filling of rice

Sink strength plays an important role in grain filling of cereals but how it is related to the pre-anthesis non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) reserves is not clear. This study investigated if and how an increase in NSC reserves could enhance sink strength, and consequently improve grain filling of later-flowering inferior spikelets (in contrast to the earlier flowering superior spikelets) for rice varieties with large panicles. Two “super” rice varieties (the recently bred high-yielding rice) and two New Plant Type (NPT, named in IRRI for the extra-large panicle) rice lines were compared with two elite inbred varieties under field-grown conditions. Three nitrogen (N) treatments, applied at the stages of panicle initiation, spikelet differentiation or both, were adopted with no N application during the mid-season as control. Both super rice and NPT rice showed a greater yield capacity as a result of a larger panicle than the elite inbred rice. However, a lower percentage of filled grains limited the realization of higher yield potential in super rice and especially in NPT rice, due to their lower grain filling rate and the smaller grain weight of their inferior spikelets. The low grain filling rate and small grain weight of inferior spikelets are mainly attributed to a poor sink strength as a result of small sink size (small number of endosperm cells) and low sink activity, e.g. low activities of sucrose synthase (SuSase) and adenosine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase). The amounts of NSC in the stem and NSC per spikelet at the heading time are significantly and positively correlated with sink strength (number of endosperm cells and activities of SuSase and AGPase), grain filling rate, and grain weight of inferior spikelets. Nitrogen application at the spikelet differentiation stage significantly increased, whereas N application at the panicle initiation or at both panicle initiation and spikelet differentiation stages, significantly reduced, NSC per spikelet at the heading time, sink strength, grain filling rate, and grain weight of inferior spikelets in super rice. The results suggest that pre-anthesis NSC reserves in the stem are closely associated with the sink strength during grain filling of rice, and N application at the spikelet differentiation stage would be a good practice to increase pre-anthesis NSC reserves, and consequently to enhance sink strength for rice varieties with large panicles, such as super rice varieties.     

超级稻花后强、弱势粒淀粉合成相关酶活性和激素含量变化及其与籽粒灌浆的关系

 种植4个超级稻品种\[两优培九和Ⅱ优084（杂交籼稻）、淮稻9号和武粳15（粳稻）\]和2个高产对照品种\[汕优63（杂交籼稻）和扬辐粳8号（粳稻）\],观察其结实期强、弱势粒中蔗糖合酶（SuSase）、腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶（AGPase）、淀粉合酶（StSase）和淀粉分支酶（SBE）活性及玉米素+玉米素核苷（Z+ZR）、3 吲哚乙酸（IAA）和脱落酸（ABA）含量的变化,并测定了强、弱势粒灌浆速率。结果表明,超级稻品种强势粒的最大灌浆速率、到达最大灌浆速率的时间、平均灌浆速率和糙米重与对照品种差异较小,超级稻品种弱势粒的灌浆速率和糙米重显著低于对照。灌浆期强、弱势粒的SuSase、AGPase 、StSase 和SBE活性变化及Z+ZR、IAA 和ABA 含量变化均呈单峰曲线。弱势粒的SuSase、AGPase、StSase 和SBE的峰值活性和平均活性及其Z+ZR 和IAA的峰值含量和平均含量均低于强势粒。弱势粒的ABA 峰值含量和平均含量显著高于强势粒,超级稻品种高于对照品种。籽粒灌浆速率与SuSase、AGPase和StSase 活性及Z+ZR 和IAA含量均呈显著或极显著正相关,与SBE活性及ABA含量的相关不显著。说明超级稻品种弱势粒中较低的SuSase、AGPase和StSase活性及较低的Z+ZR和IAA含量是其灌浆速率小、粒重轻的一个重要原因。     

Changes in Enzyme Activities Involved in Starch Synthesis and Hormone Concentrations in Superior and Inferior Spikelets and Their Association with Grain Filling of Super Rice

The changes in activities of key enzymes involved in sucrose-to-starch conversion and concentrations of hormones in superior and inferior spikelets of super rice were investigated and their association with grain filling was analyzed.Four super rice cultivars,Liangyoupeijiu,IIyou 084,Huaidao 9 and Wujing 15,and two high-yielding and elite check cultivars,Shanyou 63 and Yangfujing 8,were used.The activities of sucrose synthase (SuSase),adenosine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase),starch synthase (StSase) and starch branching enzyme (SBE),and the concentrations of zeatin + zeatin riboside (Z + ZR),indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) in superior and inferior spikelets were determined during the grain filling period and their relationships with grain filling rate were analyzed.Maximum grain filling rate,the time reaching the maximum grain-filling rate,mean grain filling rate and brown rice weight for superior spikelets showed a slight difference between the super and check rice cultivars,but were significantly lower in the super rice than in the check rice for inferior spikelets.Changes of enzyme activities and hormone concentrations in grains exhibited single peak curves during the grain filling period.The peak values and the mean activities of SuSase,AGPase,StSase and SBE were lower in inferior spikelets than in superior ones,as well as the peak values and the mean concentrations of Z + ZR and IAA.However,the peak value and the mean concentration of ABA were significantly higher in inferior spikelets than in superior ones and greater in the super rice than in the check rice.The grain filling rate was positively and significantly correlated with the activities of SuSase,AGPase and StSase and the concentrations of Z + ZR and IAA.The results suggested that the low activities of SuSase,AGPase and StSase and the low concentrations of Z + ZR and IAA might be important physiological reasons for the slow grain filling rate and light grain weight of inferior spikelets in super rice.     

Effects of high temperature and shading on grain abscisic acid content and grain filling pattern in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

ABSTRACT

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key factor regulating starch biosynthesis genes and is involved in assimilate partitioning to individual spikelets. The objective of this study was to clarify the effects of high temperature and shading during grain filling on grain ABA content and the grain filling pattern of spikelets located at different positions in a panicle. We grew the rice cultivar ‘Koshihikari’ in pots in 2009 under two temperature regimes and two light conditions during grain filling. We periodically measured grain dry weight and grain ABA content (pmol per grain) and concentration (pmol per grain dry weight). Shading increased a grain weight difference between superior and inferior spikelets while high temperature decreased the difference regardless of light condition. High temperature decreased ABA content and concentration in grains. There was a close correlation between mean grain ABA content and mean grain-filling rate averaged over the first half of grain filling.     

Identification of quantitative trait loci for panicle structure and grain filling using a cross between indica- and japonica-type high-yielding rice cultivars

ABSTRACT

To enhance the yield potential of rice by breeding, it is important to reveal the genetic factors affecting yield components in high-yielding cultivars. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis for panicle structure and spikelet weight as an index of grain filling was conducted using recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between an indica-dominant high-yielding cultivar, Takanari, and a japonica-dominant high-yielding cultivar, Momiroman in 2012 and 2013 in eastern Japan. The grain-filling ability of Takanari is reported to be better than that of Momiroman. Since grain filling is generally better near the tip of the panicle and decreases as the number of branches from the rachis increases, we classified whole panicles into upper and lower side panicles and spikelets into primary, secondary, and tertiary spikelets according to the number of branches from the rachis. On chromosomes 1, 4, and 6, QTLs regulating the number of spikelets per panicle and panicle structure were detected and were most likely identical to GN1a, SPIKE, and APO1, respectively, which has been previously reported as QTLs regulating the number of spikelets per panicle. Takanari produced much heavier secondary and tertiary spikelets than Momiroman on the lower side panicle. On chromosome 5, novel QTLs regulating spikelet weight were detected. The Takanari allele enhanced secondary and tertiary spikelet weight on the lower side panicle. These results indicate that it may be possible to enhance sink capacity and translocation of source with a combination of novel QTLs detected on chromosome 5 and GN1, APO1, and SPIKE.     

灌浆期高温对冬小麦叶源与粒库生理特征的影响

为研究灌浆期高温对冬小麦灌浆和产量的影响,以耐热型品种淮麦33和高温敏感型品种华成3366为材料,于灌浆期(花后14～20 d)进行高温处理,以田间自然温度生长的小麦为对照,研究高温对旗叶叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量和糖含量以及籽粒淀粉含量和淀粉合成关键酶活性的影响,并对小麦粒重、产量等指标进行测定。结果表明,高温处理显著降低了淮麦33和华成3366旗叶的叶绿素含量,降幅分别为5.88%和9.86%;降低了两品种旗叶的抗氧化酶活性,提高了旗叶MDA、可溶性糖和蔗糖含量;高温处理也显著降低了两品种籽粒的腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶(AGPase)、结合态淀粉合成酶(GBSS)、可溶性淀粉合成酶(SSS)和淀粉分支酶(SBE)活性,并减少了支链淀粉和总淀粉含量,其中淮麦33和华成3366的籽粒总淀粉含量分别下降了5.63%和8.77%;高温处理主要降低了淮麦33小穗第3粒位的粒重及华成3366小穗第1、2和3粒位的粒重,2018-2019、2019-2020年度淮麦33和华成3366的产量分别下降了5.07%和16.33%、6.23%和8.90%。与高温敏感型品种华成336...     

氮肥对水稻胚乳淀粉品质、相关酶活性及基因表达量的影响

【目的】旨在为阐明灌浆成熟期氮素营养对水稻淀粉品质影响机理以及建立优质高产水稻栽培技术提供理论依据。【方法】选用4个籽粒直链淀粉含量差异显著的粳稻品种,通过盆栽试验研究氮素营养对稻米淀粉组分和蛋白质含量及稻米蛋白质水解对淀粉黏滞特性的影响,并分析氮素营养对灌浆过程中籽粒蔗糖合酶(SuSy)、蔗糖磷酸合酶(SPS)、蔗糖酸性转化酶(AI)活性及OsGBSSⅠ、OsISAⅠ、OsSBEⅠ、OsSBEⅡ基因转录表达量的影响。【结果】结果表明,籽粒支链淀粉含量对氮素营养很敏感,灌浆成熟期氮素营养能改变籽粒淀粉组分含量;施氮条件下,高直链淀粉含量品种蒸煮食味品质下降更加明显,去除稻米蛋白质可明显提高稻米黏滞特性,蛋白质对淀粉黏滞特性的影响很大;增加灌浆成熟期氮素营养能显著或极显著提高籽粒SuSy和AI活性,显著抑制籽粒SPS活性;灌浆成熟期氮素营养能改变灌浆不同时期籽粒OsGBSSⅠ、OsISAⅠ和OsSBEⅡ基因转录表达量,以致灌浆过程中这些基因的转录表达量变化动态发生改变,但OsSBEⅠ基因转录表达量不因氮素营养而发生改变;受氮素营养的影响,灌浆起始期籽粒OsGBSSⅠ基因表达量明显上调,而灌浆中后期明显下调;氮素营养明显抑制灌浆成熟期籽粒OsISAⅠ基因和灌浆中后期的OsSBEⅠ基因转录表达,显著提高灌浆前期和中期的籽粒OsSBEⅠ基因转录表达量;氮素营养能抑制灌浆起始期籽粒OsSBEⅡ基因的转录表达,而提高灌浆中后期的基因转录表达。【结论】灌浆成熟期氮素营养除了通过蛋白质含量对淀粉品质产生影响外,还通过调控淀粉合成相关的酶活性和基因表达量等生理环节对淀粉含量和精细结构起作用,最终改变稻米黏滞特性和食味品质。     

南方晚粳杂交稻与常规稻籽粒灌浆及后期叶片光合特性的差异

以南方杂交晚粳秀优5号和常规晚粳秀水110为材料,应用Richards方程对两个品种的籽粒灌浆过程进行拟合,研究了两个水稻品种的灌浆特性,并测定分析了两类品种的后期叶片光合特性。 秀优5号的起始灌浆势、最大灌浆速率和平均灌浆速率均略低于秀水110,但活跃灌浆时间明显长于秀水110,说明杂交晚粳灌浆更为平缓、灌浆期长,有利于获得较高粒重,也有利于缓解其穗型较大引起的籽粒间物质的激烈竞争。齐穗后10 d,秀优5号的光合和叶绿素荧光参数与秀水110无显著差异,但齐穗后25 d,秀优5号除初始荧光值的增加幅度未达显著水平外,其他参数均显著高于秀水110。研究结果表明,南方杂交粳稻在灌浆后期仍保持较高的物质生产能力,是它具有较长籽粒灌浆持续期,大穗与较高粒重相协调,最终实现高产的重要生理基础。     

Proteins and Carbohydrates in Developing Rice Panicles with Different Numbers of Spikelets: —Cultivar difference and the effect of nitrogen topdressing—

Abstract

Proteins and carbohydrates in developing rice panicles were analyzed to see whether these parameters control spikelet number in rice. Two rice cultivars and 2 levels of nitrogen topdressing were used to obtain panicles with different numbers of spikelets. A japonica rice cultivar, Nipponbare, with topdressing (H) had 1.8 times more spikelets per panicle than that without topdressing (L). Moreover, the number of spikelets per panicle in an indica rice cultivar, Takanari, without topdressing was 2.7 times larger than that in Nipponbare-L. Panicles with more spikelets (LP) in Nipponbare-H and Takanari-L showed slower growth than those with few spikelets (SP) in Nippanbare-L in an early stage. LP, however, increased markedly in size thereafter, eventually exceeding SP, in length and fresh weight. Soluble protein content was higher in LP than SP in an early stage, but this difference was hardly detected in a late stage. No clear difference was observed in sugars or starch between LP and SP. Analysis of soluble and insoluble proteins by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that bands corresponding to insoluble proteins with a molecular weight about 42 kDa were present at higher intensities in LP than in SP. These results suggest that the spikelet number in rice is controlled by the soluble protein content in an early stage and insoluble proteins with a molecular weight of 42 kDa during panicle development, but not by the carbohydrates in developing panicles.     

内源IAA对杂交稻强、弱势粒灌浆增重的影响

以超级杂交稻协优9308和杂交稻协优9312、Ⅱ优162及其相应恢复系为材料,对灌浆初期籽粒中内源IAA、糖分的变化,以及IAA抑制剂对IAA以及3H 标记葡萄糖吸收分配和籽粒灌浆的影响进行了研究。结果表明在籽粒灌浆初期强势粒的IAA含量以及增重的速度始终高于弱势粒。在开花受精7 d以前,强势粒中果糖、葡萄糖及蔗糖的含量高于弱势粒,之后相反。强、弱势粒间存在的这种灌浆势差异,杂交组合大于其相应的恢复系。IAA合成及运输抑制剂明显降低3H 葡萄糖在籽粒中的分配。外源IAA对幼穗的处理,缩小了强、弱势粒间结实率的差异,使整穗的结实率也有所提高。     

Hormonal changes are related to the poor grain filling in the inferior spikelets of rice cultivated under non-flooded and mulched condition

Non-flooded plastic mulching cultivation (PM) of rice can save much irrigation but usually exhibits a poor grain filling and low grain weight when compared to traditional flooding cultivation (TF). This study measured the variations of plant hormones during grain filling and investigated whether they were related to the grain-filling problem under mulching in a field experiment. Hormonal levels in the grains and the grain development of both superior (early flowered) and inferior spikelets (later flowered) were monitored continuously during the grain filling period. The contents of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), zeatin riboside (ZR) and abscisic acid (ABA) were higher in superior grains than in inferior ones at early grain-filling stage. For individual spikelets, the peaks of IAA and ZR contents appeared just before the peak grain-filling rate but the peak ABA content matched it. The earlier flowered superior spikelets did not show much difference in grain filling characteristics and hormonal changes under the two cultivation treatments. Distinctively with the inferior spikelets in a panicle, PM led to lower grain weight, higher grain-filling rate at early stage and shorter active grain-filling period than the TF. PM also resulted in less IAA and ZR but more ABA contents in the grains than TF at early and middle grain filling stages in these inferior spikelets. Peaks of these hormone contents in the PM inferior grains usually appeared earlier and also disappeared more quickly than those in TF inferior grains. When exogenous IAA was applied to plants at the initial grain-filling stage, IAA and ZR were increased and ABA was reduced in the inferior grains. The treatment prolonged the active grain-filing period and reduced the peak grain-filling rate of inferior grains, similarly as the case with TF. As a result, IAA spraying enhanced the weight of PM inferior grains but reduced that of TF ones. Exogenous ABA spraying led to the opposite effects to those of IAA. The results suggest that the shortened grain-filling period in the inferior grains under PM is related to the increased ABA and reduced IAA and ZR in the grains. Regulation of the ratio of ABA to IAA in grains could potentially increase the weight of inferior grains under the water-saving cultivation with film mulching.     

灌溉方式和施氮量对冬小麦籽粒氮代谢酶和蛋白质产量的影响

为探究不同灌溉方式和施氮量对冬小麦籽粒氮代谢酶活性及蛋白质产量的影响,以矮抗58为材料,分析了不同灌溉方式（滴灌和漫灌）和施氮量下小麦籽粒产量、蛋白质产量及灌浆期不同穗位籽粒谷丙转氨酶（GPT）和谷氨酰胺合成酶（GS）活性的变化。结果表明,与漫灌相比,滴灌处理可显著提高籽粒产量和蛋白质产量,施氮量220 kg·hm^-2下籽粒产量和蛋白质产量最高;各水氮处理下,小麦不同穗位籽粒GS和GPT活性均随籽粒灌浆进程的推进而降低,花后7～14 d下降迅速,之后下降缓慢;滴灌下,增施氮肥可显著提高灌浆中期中部和下部穗位籽粒GS活性及整个灌浆期各穗位籽粒GPT活性;漫灌下,增施氮肥可显著提高整个灌浆期中部和下部穗位籽粒GS活性及各穗位籽粒GPT活性。相关性分析表明,成熟期籽粒蛋白质含量分别与下部穗位籽粒GS活性、中部和下部穗位籽粒GPT活性呈显著相关,蛋白质产量分别与下部穗位籽粒GS活性和上部穗位籽粒GPT活性呈显著相关,籽粒产量与下部穗位籽粒GS活性及各穗位GPT活性呈显著相关。综合考虑籽粒产量、蛋白质产量及水氮投入认为,滴灌下施氮量220 kg·hm^-2可作为该地区小麦适宜栽培模式的参考。     

直立与弯曲穗型水稻穗上不同部位籽粒碾磨品质的比较

以直立穗型和弯曲穗型水稻材料为对象,研究了穗上不同部位和不同粒位籽粒在碾米品质上的差异。弯曲穗型材料整穗籽粒的糙米率、精米率及整精米率以及粒重均高于直立穗型材料,其中整精米率差异达到显著水平。总体而言,在稻穗的同一部位,两穗型材料一次枝梗籽粒的糙米率、精米率、整精米率和粒重均高于二次枝梗的籽粒;一次枝梗上以第2 或第3粒位籽粒的糙米率、精米率和整精米率较高,第1 粒位籽粒的较低;穗上同一部位二次枝梗籽粒的碾米品质在两穗型材料间的差异大于一次枝梗,而穗型与其排序并无直接关系;两穗型材料籽粒粒重在穗上的分布与排序基本一致。因此,可以通过育种选择来改良直立穗型材料的碾磨品质。     

籼爪交和粳爪交杂种F1代性状间关系的研究

对229个籼爪交组合、98个粳爪交组合的农艺性状进行了相关分析,对籼爪交和粳爪交组合的单株粒重、结实率进行了通径分析,对籼爪交组合农艺性状和品质性状进行了典型相关分析.籼爪交和粳爪交组合间性状相关性表现不同,独立性强的性状籼爪交组合中为谷长、粳爪交组合中为谷宽,其余性状间表现出复杂的相关关系.籼爪交和粳爪交组合均表现每穗实粒数和单株穗数对单株粒重的直接正效应大;每穗实粒数多、单株穗数多且生育期短或适中是提高籼爪交组合单株粒重的选育方向;粳爪交杂种提高单株产量的育种方向是选育每穗实粒数多并且单株穗数也多的组合,同时要兼顾增加每穗总粒数.每穗实粒数对籼爪交杂种结实率的直接正效应大,籼爪交杂种结实率的提高主要依赖每穗实粒数的增加,而其它性状的选择和改良作用不大.提高粳爪交杂种结实率可从3个方面入手,即选育每穗实粒数较多、每穗总粒数较多、且千粒重较大的组合,但主要是提高每穗实粒数.农艺性状和品质性状间存在典型相关.     

籼粳稻杂交后代倒二节间维管束性状与穗部性状的关系

以典型籼稻七山占和典型粳稻秋光所构建的重组自交系群体为试材,对维管束性状与穗部性状进行了相关分析的结果表明:倒二节间大维管束韧皮部面积与颖花数呈极显著正相关,大小维管束数、大维管束韧皮部面积与一、二次枝梗数呈极显著正相关,倒二节间大维管束木质部面积和大维管束面积与一、二枝梗结实率和结实率呈显著正相关。说明在倒二节间大、小维管束数量多的前提下,大维管束韧皮部面积,大维管束木质部面积等性状的优良,有利于改善穗部性状。     

不同穗型水稻品种籽粒灌浆特性比较及与后期生理特性的关系

应用Richards方程对散穗型和紧穗型水稻品种的籽粒灌浆过程进行了拟合,研究两种穗型水稻品种的灌浆特性。结果表明,散穗型品种和紧穗型品种强、弱势粒在籽粒充实程度上有较大差异。散穗型品种整体灌浆速率、弱势粒灌浆效率均明显高于紧穗型品种。对两种穗型品种叶绿素含量和根系伤流强度两项生理指标的测定表明,散穗型品种虽然低于紧穗型品种,但其下降幅度亦低于紧穗型品种。总之,水稻籽粒灌浆特性与叶绿素含量和根系伤流强度间存在一定的相关性。     

Effects of soil water deficit at different growth stages on rice growth and yield under upland conditions. 2. Phenology,biomass production and yield

Phenological development, shoot dry matter production, grain yield and yield components of rice were examined in relation to drought occurring at various stages of growth. Rice was sown three or four times at three-week intervals in the field in each of two years, and performance in three stress trials was compared with that in corresponding irrigation trials, with the aim of quantifying the response of the crop to water stress of 23–34 days' duration developing at different growth stages. When drought occurred during vegetative stages, it had only a small effect on subsequent development and grain yield. The reduction in yield of up to 30% was due to reduced panicle number per unit area in one trial, and reduced number of spikelets per panicle in another. The effect of water stress on yield was most severe when drought occurred during panicle development. Anthesis was delayed, the number of spikelets per panicle was reduced to 60% of the irrigated control and the percentage of filled grains decreased in one crop to zero. This decrease in grain yield to less than 20% of the control was associated with low dry matter production during the drought period as well as during the recovery period following the drought. When drought occurred during grain filling, the percentage of filled grains decreased to 40% and individual grain mass decreased by 20%. The effect of stress was also related to its severity during grain filling. Stress at this stage hastened maturity. The results suggest that variation in yield components due to water availability is related to the variation in dry matter production at particular growth stages. Results of a supplementary shading experiment show that the relationship between spikelet number per panicle or single grain mass and crop growth rate was the same, whether growth rate was varied by availability of soil water or solar radiation. Filled-grain percentage, however, was more sensitive to drought stress than shading when comparison was made at a similar crop growth rate.     

机直播杂交籼稻结实期物质转运与不同粒位米质的关系

选用8个杂交籼稻品种为试验材料,比较机直播不同品种间结实期物质转运、产量及穗部不同粒位（强、弱势粒,一次、二次枝梗,上、中、下部）米质的差异,并探讨结实期物质转运与不同粒位米质的关系,为机直播杂交籼稻品种筛选提供理论依据。结果表明,具有较高的颖花数和千粒重,且结实期具有较高的茎鞘和叶片物质输出与转换率,是机直播高产品种的主要特征。强势粒、一次枝梗籽粒垩白度和垩白粒率均低于弱势粒及二次枝梗籽粒,食味值均高于弱势粒及二次枝梗籽粒;穗上部籽粒米质特征均不同程度高于穗中部和下部籽粒,但穗中部和下部籽粒米质特征品种间存在差异;宜香优2115不同粒位食味值均不同程度高于其他品种。相关分析表明,结实期茎鞘物质输出率及转换率与不同粒位垩白均存在显著或极显著负相关（r=-0.66^*~-0.85^**）,与不同粒位食味值呈显著或极显著正相关（r=0.67^*~0.86^**）。提高机直播杂交籼稻结实期茎鞘物质转运率及转换率可改善不同粒位籽粒食味品质,宜香优2115作机直播在产量及米质上综合表现好,尤其在食味品质方面优势明显,适宜作为机直播水稻品种应用。     

不同种植方式对水稻颖花穗部分布的影响

为研究在不同种植方式下水稻穗颖花量的变化特征,设置4种不同田间种植方式,研究水稻稻穗颖花特征。试验发现:(1)稻穗颖花由穗基部向穗顶方向在稻穗呈抛物线型分布,穗中部颖花量最大;(2)随着单株水稻稻田生态空间增加,稻穗颖花总量及穗上、中、下部颖花量分别增加;稻穗一次枝梗数及其颖花量无明显增加;稻穗二次枝梗数及其颖花量和稻穗中、下部二次枝梗数增加及稻穗上、中、下部二次枝梗颖花量显著增加,其中杂交稻表现穗中、下部二次枝梗数增加,常规稻仅为穗中部二次枝梗数增加;(3)单株水稻颖花量与其籽粒重显著正相关(R~2=0.804)。研究结果表明不同种植方式对水稻颖花穗部分布影响主要表现在二次枝梗数总数及分布在穗中、下部位的二次枝梗数,和二次枝梗的颖花量及其在穗的下、中、上部位的分布数量。     

Effects of Assimilate Supply and High Temperature during Grain-Filling Period on the Occurrence of Various Types of Chalky Kernels in Rice Plants (Oryza sativa L.)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to clarify the effect of assimilate supply and high temperature on the occurrence of chalky kernels, i.e. milky white, white back, basal white and white belly kernels. Rice cultivars Koshihikari and Takanari, contrasting in number of spikelets in a panicle were used. After heading, sink-source manipulation was imposed on plants, through changing supply of assimilates to spikelets by shading or panicle clipping. Plants with each sink-source manipulation were subjected to temperature treatments, i.e., high temperature and ambient temperature, using a temperature-gradient chamber. Percentage of various types of chalky kernels was examined with the treatment for each cultivar. High temperature treatment increased milky white and white back kernels while no significant effect of temperature was observed on the percentage of white belly and basal white kernels. Effects of sink-source manipulation on the occurrence of chalky kernels varied with the type of chalky kernels. Although sink-source manipulation had no effect on white back and basal white kernels, it had a significant effect on the percentage of milky white and white belly kernels, which indicates the association of assimilate supply with the occurrence of these types of chalky kernels. A close hyperbolic relation was observed between the rate of assimilate supply and the percentage of milky white kernels, suggesting that milky white kernels are caused by assimilate deficit during the initial half period of grain filling. The higher percentage of milky white kernels at a given rate of assimilate supply at a high temperature implied that the high temperature during the grain-filling period increases the assimilate demand to avoid the occurrence of milky white kernels. This is presumably because the high temperature during the grain-filling period accelerates grain growth especially in inferior spikelets.