A model for explaining genotypic and environmental variation in vegetative biomass growth in rice based on observed LAI and leaf nitrogen content

The objectives of this study are to propose a model for explaining the genotypic and environmental variation in above-ground biomass growth via photosynthesis and respiration processes from transplanting to heading for different rice genotypes grown under a wide range of environments, and to identify the physiological traits associated with genotypic difference in the biomass growth based on model analysis. Cross-locational experiments were conducted with nine different rice genotypes at eight locations in Asia covering a wide climate range under irrigated conditions with sufficient nitrogen application. The crop growth rate observed during the period from transplanting to heading ranged from 3.4 to 19.4 g m⁻² d⁻¹ among the genotypes grown at the eight locations. About one-third of the data sets were utilized for model calibration and the remaining sets were used for model validation. An above-ground biomass growth model was developed by integrating processes of single leaf photosynthesis as a function of stomatal conductance and leaf nitrogen content, growth and maintenance respiration and crop development. To rigorously examine the validity of this process model, measured data were input as external variables for leaf area index (LAI) development and leaf nitrogen content per unit leaf area. The model well explained the observed dynamics in above-ground biomass growth (R² = 0.95*** for validation dataset) of nine rice genotypes grown under a variety of environments in Asia. The model simulation suggested that genotypic difference in the biomass growth was closely related to the difference in the stomatal conductance and leaf nitrogen content, as well as to LAI. This paper proposes the model structure, algorithms and all parameter values contained in the model, and discuss its effectiveness as a component of a more comprehensive model for simulating dynamics of biomass growth, LAI development and nitrogen uptake as a function of genotypic coefficients and environments.     

Role of early vigor in adaptation of rice to water-saving aerobic culture: Effects of nitrogen utilization and leaf growth

Early vigor and rapid canopy development are important characteristics in aerobic rice culture, where they are highly susceptible to soil water deficits. To elucidate the response of rice's vegetative growth to water management regimes, we evaluated the leaf growth and the concomitant nitrogen (N) utilization of nine cultivars grown in flooded and aerobic culture in 2 years. In aerobic culture, the soil water potential at a depth of 20 cm frequently reached −60 kPa in 2007, but remained above −30 kPa in 2008. The average leaf area index (LAI) in the middle of the vegetative growth stage, N uptake and leaf N content per unit leaf area (specific leaf N; SLN) in aerobic culture were comparable to those in flooded culture. However, there was a significant cultivar × water regime interaction in LAI: cultivars with higher LAI during the vegetative growth stage achieved higher yield in aerobic rice culture. IR72 and Takanari (high-yielding cultivars of flood-irrigated rice) showed poor leaf growth as well as lower N uptake and higher SLN in aerobic culture compared with flooded culture. Our results show that early vigor is closely associated with yield stability to the soil moisture fluctuations in aerobic rice culture, even if weeds are properly controlled. Greater N uptake from aerobic soil and better balancing between the N demand for leaf growth and the N supply to the leaves under fluctuating soil moisture would be, at least in part, relevant to a rice cultivar's adaptation to aerobic conditions.     

Assessing newly developed and published vegetation indices for estimating rice leaf nitrogen concentration with ground- and space-based hyperspectral reflectance

Non-destructive and quick assessment of leaf nitrogen (N) status is important for dynamic management of nitrogen nutrition and productivity forecast in crop production. This research was undertaken to make a systematic analysis on the quantitative relationship of leaf nitrogen concentrations (LNCs) to different hyperspectral vegetation indices with multiple field experiments under varied nitrogen rates and varied types in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The results showed that some published indices had good relations with LNC such as two-band indices, R₇₅₀/R₇₁₀ (ZM), Gitelson and Merzlyak index two (GM-2), R₇₃₅/R₇₂₀ (RI-1dB), R₇₃₈/R₇₂₀ (RI-2dB) and the normalized difference red edge index (NDRE), three-band indices, adjusted normalized index 705 (mND705), physiological reflectance index c (PRI_c), terrestrial chlorophyll index (MTCI), and red edge position derived with four point linear interpolation (REP_LI). Three-band indices performed better than two-band indices, with MTCI exhibiting the best logarithmic relation to LNC in rice. Then, hyper-spectral vegetation indices computed with random two bands (λ₁ and λ₂) from 400 to 2500 nm range were related to LNC of rice. The results indicated that two-band indices combined with bands of 550–600 nm and 500–550 nm in green region had good relationships with LNC, and simple ratio index SR(533,565) performed the best in all two-band indices, similar to the published three-band indices (mND705, PRI_c and MTCI). New three-band indices R₄₃₄/(R₄₉₆ + R₄₀₁) and R₇₀₅/(R₇₁₇ + R₄₉₁) were proposed for prediction of LNC with improved ability over the SR(533,565) and published spectral indices. Moreover, R₇₀₅/(R₇₁₇ + R₄₉₁) performed well in all the data from ground spectra, modeled AVIRIS and Hyperion spectra, and acquired Hyperion image hyperspectra. The R₄₃₄/(R₄₉₆ + R₄₀₁) also exhibited well in both ground and modeled AVIRIS and Hyperion image spectra, but could not be tested with the acquired Hyperion image because of the absence in radiometric calibration of the bands less than 416 nm. Overall, the newly developed three-band spectral index R₇₀₅/(R₇₁₇ + R₄₉₁) should be a good indicator of LNC at ground and space scales in rice. Yet, these new indices still need to be tested with more remote sensors based on ground, airborne and spaceborne, and verified widely in other ecological locations involving different cultivars and production systems.     

Impact of elevated CO2 concentration on inter-subspecific hybrid rice cultivar Liangyoupeijiu under fully open-air field conditions

Hybrid rice cultivar plays an important role in rice production system due to its high yield potential and resistance to environmental stress. Quantification of its responses to rising CO₂ concentration ([CO₂]) will reduce our uncertainty in predicting future food security and assist in development of adaptation strategies. Using free air CO₂ enrichment (FACE), we measured seasonal changes in growth and nitrogen (N) uptake of an inter-subspecific hybrid rice cultivar Liangyoupeijiu grown under two levels of [CO₂] (ambient and elevated by 200 μmol mol⁻¹) and two levels of N fertilization in 2005–2006. Average across the 2 years, FACE increased crop growth rate similarly by 22%, 24% and 23% in the periods from transplanting to panicle initiation (PI), PI to heading and heading to maturity, which was mainly attributed to an increase in green leaf area index rather than the greater net assimilation rate. Grain yield increased greatly under FACE as a result of similar contributions by panicle number per unit area, grain number per panicle and individual grain yield. Final aboveground N acquisition showed a 10.4% increase under FACE, which resulted from enhanced N uptake at both vegetative and reproductive growth stages. Compared with previous FACE studies on final productivity of two inbred japonica cultivars, inter-subspecific hybrid cultivar appears to profit more from elevated [CO₂], which mainly resulted from its greater enhancement in photosynthetic production during reproductive growth due to a lack of N limitations late in the season.     

Is crop N demand more closely related to dry matter accumulation or leaf area expansion during vegetative growth?

The critical crop nitrogen uptake is defined as the minimum nitrogen uptake necessary to achieve maximum biomass accumulation (W). Across a range of crops, the critical N uptake is related to W by a power function with a coefficient less than unity that suggests crop N uptake is co-regulated by both soil N supply and biomass accumulation. However, crop N demand is also often linearly related to the expansion of the leaf area index (LAI) during the vegetative growth period. This suggests that crop N demand could be also linked with LAI extension. In this paper, we develop theory to combine these two concepts within a common framework. The aim of this paper is to determine whether generic relationships between N uptake, biomass accumulation, and LAI expansion could be identified that would be robust across both species and environment types. To that end, we used the framework to analyze data on a range of species, including C₃ and C₄ ones and mono- and di-cotyledonous crops. All crops were grown in either temperate or tropical and subtropical environments without limitations on N supply. The relationship between N uptake and biomass was more robust, across environment types, than the relationship of LAI with biomass. In general, C₃ species had a higher N uptake per unit biomass than C₄ species, whereas dicotyledonous species tended to have higher LAI per unit biomass than monocotyledonous ones. Species differences in N uptake per unit biomass were partly associated with differences in LAI and N-partitioning. Consequently the critical leaf-N uptake per unit LAI (specific leaf nitrogen, SLN) was relatively constant across species at 1.8–2.0 g m⁻², a value that was close to published data on the critical SLN of new leaves at the top of the canopy. Our results indicate that critical N uptake curves as a function of biomass accumulation may provide a robust platform for simulating N uptake of a species. However, if crop simulation models are to capture the genotypic and environmental control of crop N dynamics in a physiologically functional manner, plant growth has to be considered as the sum of a metabolic (e.g. leaves) and a structural (e.g. stems) compartment, each with its own demand for metabolic and structural N.     

盐粳228群体特征及对氮的响应

2010年对盐粳228进行氮肥试验,研究该品种高产群体特征及对氮的响应。结果表明:该品种抽穗后干物质积累占籽粒产量的71%~81%,茎叶的表观转运率少,容易获得高产。该品种抽穗期适宜的叶面积指数(LAI)为7.0~7.5,叶色呈"三黑三黄"节奏变化,后期生长速率(CGR)高,收获指数(HI)介于0.8~1.1之间。氮肥的适量施用(330kgN.hm-2)不仅可以保证叶色"三黑三黄"节奏变化,建立抽穗期适宜LAI的群体,还可以保持高产株型特征,提高抽穗后期的LAI、叶面积维持期、CGR和HI,最终实现高产。     

A model for simulating plant N accumulation,growth and yield of diverse rice genotypes grown under different soil and climatic conditions

The objective of this study was to develop a whole-process model for explaining genotypic and environmental variations in the growth and yield of irrigated rice by incorporating a newly developed sub-model for plant nitrogen (N) uptake into a previously reported model for simulating growth and yield based on measured plant N. The N-uptake process model was developed based on two hypotheses: (1) the rate of root system development in the horizontal direction is proportional to the rate of leaf area index (LAI) development, and (2) root N-absorption activity depends on the amount of carbohydrate allocated to roots. The model employed two empirical soil parameters characterizing indigenous N supply and N loss. Calibration of the N-uptake process sub-model and validation of the whole-process model were made using plant N accumulation, and growth and yield data obtained from a cross-locational experiment on nine rice genotypes at seven locations in Asia, respectively. Calibration of the N-uptake process sub-model indicated that a large genotypic difference exists in the proportionality constant between rate of root system development and that of LAI development during early growth stages. The whole-process model simultaneously explained the observed genotypic and environmental variation in the dynamics of plant N accumulation (R² = 0.91 for the entire dataset), above-ground biomass growth (R² = 0.94), LAI development (R² = 0.78) and leaf N content (R² = 0.79), and spikelet number per unit area (R² = 0.78) and rough grain yield (R² = 0.81). The estimated value of the site (field)-specific soil parameter representing the rate of N loss was negatively correlated with cation exchange capacity of the soil and was approximated by a logarithmic function of cation exchange capacity for seven sites (R² = 0.95). Large yearly and locational variations were estimated in the soil parameter for representing the rate of indigenous N supply at 25 °C. With the use of these two soil parameters, the whole-system model explained the observed genotypic and environmental variations in plant N accumulation, growth and yield of rice in Asia.     

Cropping calendar options for rice-wheat production systems at high-altitudes

The onset of rains during dry to wet transition fallow periods in rice-wheat production systems in Nepal cause substantial losses of soil nitrogen if the system is improperly managed. To make use of available nutrients and water, this transition period can either be shortened by early rice planting, or be extended by late planting, allowing a third crop to be grown. Shifting planting dates would require rice genotypes adapted to the different environments. Crop duration is influenced by both vegetative and reproductive development, which in turn is influenced by the photo-thermal environment and genotypic responses to it. An experiment was conducted to derive genotypic photo-thermal constants from phenological observations on diverse rice cultivars, which were then applied to the concept of the phenological model RIDEV to design cropping calendar options. Environmental effects on variation of crop duration were determined by planting at different dates. The risk of yield losses to sterility caused by low temperatures was estimated by simulation. Thirty-one different genotypes of rice were planted at 8 dates in 15-day intervals starting 27 April 2004 at the experimental field of the Regional Agriculture Research Station, Lumle, Nepal. The shortest duration to flowering was observed for planting dates in late May and early June. Simulation of flowering dates with RIDEV yielded correct results only for the early planting dates. For later planting dates simulated flowering dates showed an increasing deviation from the observed. In most cultivars, minimum air temperature below 18 °C during booting to heading stages caused near-total spikelet sterility and a specific delay in flowering. However, the chilling tolerant cultivars Chomrong and Machhapuchre-3 cultivated at high altitude showed less than 30% spikelet sterility even at 15 °C. Simulating crop durations with the derived thermal constants allowed evaluating the different calendar options for high altitude systems.     

高产氮高效型粳稻品种的叶片光合及衰老特性研究

 选用6个具代表性的低产氮低效型、高产氮中效型和高产氮高效型粳稻品种,在各自最适氮素水平下,研究了叶片光合、衰老特性的差异及其与氮效率的关系。结果表明,高产类型群体叶面积指数(LAI)、高效叶面积率及有效叶面积率、剑叶叶绿素含量(SPAD值)和净光合速率以及剑叶超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性均显著高于低产类型品种,丙二醛(MDA)含量显著低于低产类型。高产品种间比较,随着氮效率提升,生育前中期(够苗、拔节、齐穗期)群体叶面积指数下降,成熟期上升;灌浆前期(齐穗后0 d~10 d)剑叶净光合速率并未明显变化,灌浆中后期(齐穗后20 d~40 d)显著增高,主要原因如下：叶绿素分解少,保证了叶片对CO2的高同化能力;SOD活性高,保证了植株更强的抗氧化能力,MDA含量少,膜脂破坏程度低。说明抽穗前合理控制无效及低效叶面积生长以适当减小群体叶面积规模,抽穗后有效延缓植株衰老,以保证叶片持续较高的叶绿素含量和净光合速率,是促进水稻高产品种进一步提升氮效率的重要途径。     

杂交稻新组合再生稻头季及再生季源库特征分析

 以6个两系杂交组合和2个三系杂交组合为材料，比较研究了杂交稻头季与再生季的源库特性和再生稻产量形成的源库关系。结果表明：(1)再生季LAI为头季的1/3左右，再生稻单茎叶面积约为头季稻的1/7~1/3，头季总库容约为再生季的1.5倍，再生稻粒叶比约为头季稻的1.5~2倍；(2)头季稻较大的粒叶比对高产有利；头季稻成熟期LAI较大、粒叶比较小、成熟期单茎鞘干质量较大、茎鞘物质输出率高，有利于再生稻的高产；(3)再生季齐穗期LAI与产量成显著正相关；对高节位再生稻而言，齐穗期单茎叶面积与单茎产量呈极显著正相关，粒叶比与结实率呈负相关、与产量呈极显著负相关。再生稻，特别是高节位再生稻，其源库关系属增源增产型；(4)陆18S/53159、康两优2054、培矮64S/E32和培两优500再生季产量较高，均在5200 kg/hm2以上。综合考虑再生季产量与两季总产，在2002年气候条件下，长沙地区最适于再生栽培的杂交稻是培矮64S/E32，其次是康两优2054和T98A/259。     

Simulation of the effects of genotype and N availability on rice growth and yield response to an elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration

The objective of this study was to identify physiological processes that result in genotypic and N fertilization effects on rice yield response to elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations ([CO₂]). This study conducted growth and yield simulations for 9 rice genotypes grown at 4 climatically different sites in Asia, assuming the current atmospheric [CO₂] (360 ppm) and elevated [CO₂] (700 ppm) using 5 levels of N fertilizer (4, 8, 12, 16, 20 g m⁻² N fertilizer). A rice growth model that was developed and already validated for 9 different genotypes grown under 7 sites in Asia was used for the simulation, integrating additional components into the model to explain the direct effect of [CO₂] on several physiological processes. The model predicted that the relative yield response to elevated [CO₂] (RY, the ratio of yield under 700 ppm [CO₂] to that under 360 ppm [CO₂]) increased with increasing N fertilizer, ranging from 1.12 at 4 g m⁻² N fertilizer to 1.22 at 20 g m⁻² N fertilizer, averaged overall genotypes and locations. The model also predicted a large genotypic variation in RY at the 20 g N treatment, ranging from 1.08 for ‘WAB450-I-B-P-38-HB’ to 1.41 for ‘Takanari’ averaged overall locations. Combining all genotypes grown at the 5N fertilization conditions, a close 1:1 relationship was predicted between RY and the relative [CO₂] response in spikelet number for crops with a small number of spikelets (less than 30,000 m⁻²) under the current atmospheric [CO₂] (n = 18, r = 0.89^***). In contrast, crops with a large number of spikelets under the current atmospheric [CO₂] showed a significantly larger RY than the relative [CO₂] response for spikelet number per unit area. The model predicted that crops with a larger number of spikelets under the current atmospheric [CO₂] derived great benefit from elevated [CO₂] by directly allocating increased carbohydrate to their large, vacant sink, whereas crops with a smaller number of spikelets primarily required an increased spikelet number to use the increased carbohydrate to fill grains. The simulation analyses suggested that rice with a larger sink capacity relative to source availability under the current atmospheric [CO₂] showed a larger yield response to elevated [CO₂], irrespective of whether genotype or N availability was the major factor for the large sink capacity under the current [CO₂]. The model predicted that the RY response to nitrogen was brought about through the N effects on spikelet number and non-structural carbohydrate accumulation. The genotypic variation in RY was related to differences in spikelet differentiation efficiency per unit plant N content. Further model validation about the effects of [CO₂] on growth processes is required to confirm these findings considering data from experimental studies.     

不同株型粳稻品种的冠层特征和物质生产关系的研究

 对不同株型粳稻品种的冠层特征与群体物质生产和产量的关系进行了研究。结果表明，品种的株型不同，对肥力的反应不同，冠层发展动态和干物质生产速度亦有明显差异．表现为随着肥力水平的提高，不同株型品种同抽穗前叶面积增长速度的差异减小，抽穗后叶面积衰减速度的差异增大。抽穗期的LAI与抽穗后群体干物质生产速度和产量之间呈二次曲线回归关系，获得最高产量的最适LAI与获得最大干物质生产速度的最适LAI基本上是一致的，抽穗后群体干物质生产速度与产量之间亦呈现出极显著的正相关。     

基于无人机数码影像的水稻叶面积指数监测

[目的]为探究无人机数码影像监测水稻叶面积指数(Leaf area index,LAI)的可行性,明确利用无人机数码影像监测水稻LAI的最佳时期,构建基于无人机数码影像的水稻LAI监测模型.[方法]本研究基于不同品种和施氮量的水稻田间试验,于分蘖期、拔节期、孕穗期、抽穗期和灌浆期测定水稻LAI,同步使用无人机搭载数码相...     

A simple model for chickpea development, growth and yield

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) yield is unstable and low in major producer countries. A robust crop model can assist in evaluation of possible genetic improvements and cultural management practices to improve yield. The objectives of this study were to develop and test a chickpea simulation model that could be used across a wide range of environments. This model simulates phenological development, leaf development and senescence, mass partitioning, plant nitrogen balance, yield formation and soil water balance. Responses of crop processes to environmental factors of solar radiation, photoperiod, temperature, nitrogen and water availability, and genotype differences were included in the model. The model uses a daily time step and readily available weather and soil information. The model was tested using independent data from a wide range of growth and environmental conditions. In most cases, simulated grain yield were similar to observed yield (ranging from 20 to 379 g m⁻²) with a root mean square root of 26 g m⁻² (15% of average measured yield). It was concluded that the model generality, i.e., constant parameters for genotypes across locations, and applicability to a wide range of environmental conditions factors made this model especially useful.     

The Effect of the Amount of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Starch Metabolism in Leaf Sheath of Japonica and Indica Rice Varieties during the Heading Period

Abstract

The effects of the amount of nitrogen fertilizer on the starch metabolism of rice leaf sheath during the heading period in the japonica rice variety, cv. Nipponbare were compared with those in the indica varieties, cv. Tetep and Johna. The rice plants were grown under a low- (similar to the standard nitrogen level in paddy field) or high-nitrogen condition, and the starch content of the second leaf sheaths below the flag leaf was analyzed from the second leaf stage (growth stage 1) until 21 days after the heading (growth stage 7). The starch content of the plants grown under the high-nitrogen condition at the heading stage (growth stage 4) was lower than that under a low-nitrogen condition in all the varieties. The decrease in the activity of starch branching enzyme (SBE) was considered to be important for the repression of starch accumulation under a high-nitrogen condition. Under the high-nitrogen condition, Nipponbare accumulated more starch in the second leaf sheath than indica varieties at the heading stage. However, the phenomenon could not be accounted for by the activities of AGPase and SBE. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis suggested that the lower activities of SBE in the second leaf sheath under the high-nitrogen condition may be due to, at least in part, the decrease in the expression level of RBE4.     

稻油轮作下油菜秸秆还田与水氮管理对杂交稻群体质量和产量的影响

【目的】研究秸秆还田与水氮配施的理论与技术,探讨对水稻群体质量和产量形成的影响。【方法】选用宜香优2115为试验材料,三因素裂裂区设计,主区为油菜秸秆堆腐还田和直接还田两种秸秆还田方式,裂区为淹水灌溉和控制性交替灌溉两种水分管理方式,裂裂区为4种施氮量,分析对水稻群体质量及产量的影响,并探讨秸秆还田与水氮管理模式下群体质量和产量形成的关系。【结果】秸秆还田与水氮管理对主要生育时期水稻干物质积累量、叶面积指数(LAI)及产量均存在显著或极显著的调控效应,互作效应显著;且群体质量指标与产量呈显著或极显著正相关。秸秆堆腐还田对水稻群体质量指标的调控显著高于秸秆直接还田,齐穗期高效叶面积指数提高了4.71%～6.50%,群体干物质显著增加了9.22%～13.30%;并对水稻产量及其构成因素影响显著,有效穗数及每穗粒数分别提高了5.9%～9.8%和1.5%～5.2%,从而使产量提高了9.5%～13.4%。控制性交替灌溉相对于淹灌能保证足够的穗数,提高干物质积累量,减缓拔节至齐穗期叶面积衰减,加快结实期群体生长率,利于穗粒数及产量的提高;且随着氮肥用量的增加,分蘖数、干物质积累量、有效叶面积率和高效叶面积率均呈先增后降的趋势。【结论】从三因素间的互作效应来看,秸秆堆腐还田处理下,控制性交替灌溉与施氮量150 kg/hm^2,可有效提高齐穂期高效叶面积指数(4.80～5.32),具有较高的结实期干物质积累量(6.94～7.36t/hm^2),显著提高了有效穗(181.6万～220.9万/hm^2)及每穗粒数(180～200粒),从而显著提高产量达到10328.1～12464.1 kg/hm^2,为本研究节水减氮增效最佳的处理。     

Temporal dynamics of light and nitrogen vertical distributions in canopies of sunflower, kenaf and cynara

To enhance eco-physiological and modelling studies, we quantified vertical distributions of light and nitrogen in canopies of three Mediterranean bio-energy crops: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) and cynara (Cynara cardunculus). Field crops were grown with and without water stress in 2008 and 2009. Canopy vertical distributions of leaf area index (LAI), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), specific leaf area (SLA), nitrogen concentration (N_conc) and specific leaf nitrogen (SLN) were assessed over time for each crop × year × water input combination. Light and nitrogen distributions were quantified by the Beer's law (exponential model) and extinction coefficients for light (K_L) and nitrogen (K_N) were calculated. Within a year, K_L did not change significantly over the studied period in all irrigated crops, but differences in K_L were significant between years (sunflower: 0.74 vs. 0.89; kenaf: 0.62 vs. 0.71; cynara: 0.77). K_L estimates were always lower (−48 to −65%) in water-stressed sunflower and kenaf crops because of the reduction in leaf angle. These results should be taken into account, when simulating water-limited biomass production. Vertical SLN distributions were found in canopies when LAI was >1.5 (40 from 51 cases). These distributions were significantly correlated with the cumulative LAI from the top (r² = 0.75-0.81; P < 0.05), providing parameters to upscale photosynthesis from leaf to canopy levels. Vertical SLN distributions followed species-specific patterns over the crop cycle and varied less compared to PAR distributions between years. Lastly, we observed strong associations between SLN and PAR distributions in irrigated sunflower and kenaf canopies (r² > 0.66; P < 0.001). However, observed SLN distributions were less steep than the distributions that would maximize canopy photosynthesis.     

施氮量和遮荫对不同基因型水稻产量及一些生理特性的影响

以培杂泰丰、粤晶丝苗和天优998为材料,分别设置不施氮、中氮和高氮3个不同的氮肥水平(即施纯氮0、120和180kg/hm2,依次记为NN、MN、HN),研究始穗期遮荫(分别为双层遮荫、单层遮荫和不遮荫,依次记为DS、SS、CK)对不同基因型水稻产量及一些生理特性的影响。结果表明,与不施氮处理相比,遮荫处理结束后恢复5d高氮显著增加水稻叶面积指数、茎鞘干质量、总干质量、茎鞘物质输出量和茎鞘物质转运率,水稻剑叶的光合速率和气孔导度也显著提高。高氮处理下水稻的收获产量、有效穗数和每穗总粒数显著高于不施氮处理,而结实率和千粒重却显著降低。与不遮荫相比,双层遮荫处理水稻叶面积指数、茎鞘干质量、总干质量、剑叶的光合速率和气孔导度显著降低,双层遮荫处理水稻的收获产量和有效穗数也显著降低。氮肥和遮荫的互作效应对水稻叶面积指数、茎鞘干质量、总干质量、有效穗数以及收获产量的影响也达到显著水平。在单层遮荫条件下,增施氮肥可以减轻遮荫对水稻叶面积指数、叶片干质量、茎鞘干质量、总干质量、有效穗数和收获产量的不利影响。对不同品种而言,超级杂交稻天优998受到氮肥和遮荫的影响更大。     

Al toxicity effects on radiation interception and radiation use efficiency of Al-tolerant and Al-sensitive wheat cultivars under field conditions

Soil acidity and Al toxicity are highly extended in agricultural lands of Chile, especially where wheat is widely sown. To evaluate quantitatively the response of wheat biomass and its physiological determinants (intercepted radiation and radiation use efficiency) to Al toxicity, two field experiments were conducted in an Andisol in Valdivia (39°47′S, 73°14′W), Chile, during the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 growing seasons. Treatments consisted of a factorial arrangement of: (i) two spring wheat cultivars with different sensitivity to Al toxicity (the sensitive cultivar: Domo.INIA and the tolerant cultivar: Dalcahue.INIA) and (ii) five exchangeable Al levels (from 0 to 2.7 cmol₍₊₎ kg⁻¹) with three replicates. Crop phenology and intercepted radiation (IR) were registered during the entire crop cycle, while 10 samples of above-ground biomass were taken at different stages between double ridge and maturity. Both biomass and leaf area index (LAI) were recorded in these 10 stages. Radiation use efficiency (RUE) was calculated as the slope of the relationship between accumulated above-ground biomass and accumulated photosynthetically active radiation intercepted by the canopy (IPARa). Crop phenology was little affected by soil Al treatments, showing only up to 17 days delay in the Al-sensitive cultivar under extreme Al treatments. Above-ground biomass at harvest was closely associated (R² = 0.92) with the crop growth rate but no relationship (R² = 0.14) was found between the crop cycle length. IPARa explained almost completely (R² = 0.93) the above-ground biomass reached by the crop at harvest under the wide range of soil Al concentrations explored in both experiments. On the other hand, a weaker relationship was found between above-ground biomass and RUE. The effect of soil Al concentration on IPARa was mainly explained by LAI as a single relationship (R² = 0.93) between IR (%) and LAI at maximum radiation interception showing a common light attenuation coefficient (k = 0.33).     

Yield and growth characteristics of erect panicle type rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar,Shennong265 under various crop management practices in Western Japan

Erect panicle rice cultivars utilize solar energy effectively and have improved ecological growing conditions. Among such cultivars, Shennong265 has been grown successfully throughout Northern China. Nevertheless, no studies have yet examined the relationships between crop dry matter productivity, weather conditions, and nitrogen uptake of the erect panicle type rice cultivar in Japan. The objective of our study was to evaluate the productivity of erect panicle rice Shennong265 in Western Japan under varied conditions. Three rice cultivars, Shennong265, Nipponbare, and Takanari were grown in the field under different fertilizer and plant density conditions in Western Japan; using this information, we compared yield and growth characteristics of Shennong265 with those of Nipponbare and Takanari. Although Shennong265 had radiation use efficiency similar to that of the high yielding cultivar (Takanari) and much higher leaf nitrogen content than Takanari and Nipponbare, the average grain yield of Shennong265 grown under normal fertilizer and plant density conditions was approximately 6.9 t ha^?1 as against 6.2 t ha^?1 for Nipponbare and 9.6 t ha^?1 for Takanari. These results suggest that, while Shennong265 has a high yield potential, the environmental conditions including climate, fertilizer, and planting period provided in this study were not suitable for achieving its maximum yield. The reduced performance of Shennong265 may be caused by insufficient fertilizer after heading and by shorter growth periods, as well as by the climate of Western Japan. Additional fertilizer application during the heading stage and earlier transplanting may be needed to obtain higher Shennong265 yields in Western Japan.