Seed Germination and Coleoptile Growth of New Rice Lines Adapted to Hypoxic Conditions

We investigated the morpho-physiological traits of rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the germination and post-germination phases to explore avoidance of hypoxic conditions. We compared four lines selected for anaerobic germination (AG lines) with the variety IR42. The germination capacity of AG lines was higher than that of IR42. The germination percentages and coleoptile elongation differed among the four AG lines; IR06F459 showed the fastest germination and rapid coleoptile elongation. The coleoptiles of IR06F459 were significantly longer than those of IR42. The α-amylase activity in germinating seeds was significantly higher in IR06F459 than in IR42. At 2 days after sowing, the sucrose and glucose concentrations in germinating seeds were higher in IR06F459 than in IR42. These results show that IR06F459, an AG line with a long coleoptile, has high α-amylase activity and high sucrose and glucose concentrations in germinating seeds. These attributes partly explain its vigorous germination and coleoptile growth under hypoxic conditions.     

水稻幼苗耐缺氧能力的QTL分析

利用粳稻品种秀水79与粳稻恢复系C堡及其衍生的247个重组自交系(RIL)和粳稻Nipponbare与籼稻Kasalath及Nipponbare/Kasalath//Nipponbare衍生的98个回交重组自交系(BIL)为材料,在缺氧胁迫和正常萌发条件下调查了萌发7d的幼苗芽鞘长度。以缺氧反应指数为衡量指标,对幼苗耐缺氧能力进行了QTL分析。RIL群体在第2染色体上检测到1个与SSR标记RM525紧密连锁的QTLqSAT-2-R,解释表型变异的8.7%;在第7染色体上检测到1个与RM418紧密连锁的QTLqSAT-7-R,解释表型变异的9.8%;增效等位基因均来自C堡。BIL群体检测到6个QTL,分布在第2、3、5、8、9和12染色体上,分别解释表型变异的16.2%、11.4%、7.3%、5.8%、9.5%和14.0%;其中qSAT-2-B、qSAT-3-B和qSAT-9-B增效等位基因来自Nipponbare。与qSAT-2-B紧密连锁的RFLP标记为C747,C747对应SSR标记RM1367;qSAT-2-R与qSAT-2-B相距7.2cM。     

Seed Priming Improves Agronomic Trait Performance under Flooding and Non-flooding Conditions in Rice with QTL SUB1

Farmers in South East Asia are adopting rice crop establishment methods from transplanting to direct wet or dry seeding as it requires less labour and time and comparatively less energy than transplanting.In contrast to irrigated condition,in rainfed lowland,direct seeding is a common practice.Early flooding controls weeds but decreases seedling establishment in direct seeded rice.Anaerobic germination is an important trait to counteract damages caused by early flooding.Management options which can help in crop establishment and improve crop growth under flooding might remove the constraints related to direct seeding.The investigation was carried out with two near isogenic lines Swarna and SwarnaSub1.Swarna-Sub1 is tolerant to submergence whereas Swarna is susceptible.Seed priming was done with water and 2% Jamun(Syzygium cumini) leaf extract,and it improved seedling establishment under flooding.Acceleration of growth occurred due to seed pretreatment,which resulted longer seedling and greater accumulation of biomass.Seed priming greatly hastened the activities of total amylase and alcohol dehydrogenase in Swarna-Sub1 than in Swarna.Swarna-Sub1 outperformed Swarna when the plants were cultivated under flooding.Weed biomass decreased significantly under flooding compared to non-flooding conditions.Seed priming had positive effects on yield and yield attributing parameters both under non-flooding and early flooding conditions.     

杂交水稻种子活力的研究

采用５种方法测定杂交水稻特优６３,汕优６３,协优５７,协优６３和特优５５９等新种子活力,结果表明;不同组合间种子活力存在显著差异,发芽的生理测定一加速老化试验的简化活力指数均与种子田间成苗率存在显著正相关,选用发芽的生理测定结合加速老化试验,综合判定种子活力水平是较为准确的。     

水稻出苗顶土动力源研究

在自然条件下,通过设计不同的出苗阻力（覆土深度2 cm、4 cm和6 cm）来测定中胚轴伸长潜力不同的水稻种质的出苗速度、成苗率和芽鞘节及中胚轴的长度,以分析影响水稻种子顶土出苗的动力源。结果表明,水稻种子的出苗动力主要来源于芽鞘节间和中胚轴的伸长。在不同阻力处理条件下,不同种质出苗动力差异较大,其中覆土2 cm的不同种质出苗率相差不明显,与室内发芽率结果比较接近,覆土4 cm和覆土6 cm的两个处理不同种质间出苗率差异明显,长胚轴种质出苗速度快,出苗率高,出苗率与室内发芽率相差不大;而短胚轴种质出苗速度慢,出苗率低,其中春江683的出苗率与室内发芽率相比分别下降了6.5和86.2个百分点。研究表明水稻中胚轴的伸长对覆土较深的种子顶土出苗起到关键作用,长胚轴种质顶土出苗动力来自于芽鞘节与中胚轴的共同作用,出苗动力强;而短胚轴顶土出苗动力主要来源于芽鞘节的伸长,出苗动力较弱。还对通过选育长胚轴直播稻品种解决直播稻易倒伏和出苗差等难题的可能性进行了探讨。     

直播稻生产概况与品种选育策略

近年,直播稻面积在我国迅速扩大。本文结合国内外直播稻生产概况,指出了直播稻在抗倒伏、出苗率、耐冷性、防治杂草以及生育期等方面存在的问题,提出了培育“生育期适中、抗倒伏、耐低温、耐低氧萌发”的适合直播的水稻新品种选育策略。     

Path Analysis of Tiller Density of Winter Wheat Demonstrates the Importance of Practices that Manipulate Clod Size Based on Soil Moisture at Seeding in the Rice–Wheat Cropping System

Abstract

The moisture of paddy soil after rice cropping is a major impediment to the establishment, tillering and yield of winter wheat in the rice?wheat (R?W) cropping system. We examined the seedling establishment ratio, based on soilmoisture at seeding by path analysis of nine soil/plant traits in the farmer's fields in Western Japan where the R?W cropping system was being used, to establish a strategy for improving tiller density by optimizing the seedling establishment ratio. The clod size of surface soil, which showed a significant positive correlation with soil moisture at seeding, had a significant negative direct effect on the seedling establishment ratio. The reduction in seedling establishment ratio, together with fewer tillers per plant, resulted in a significant decrease in tiller density. The sum total of contribution of soil moisture contents to tiller density via clod size was smaller than that of seeding rate, and similar to that of the amount of nitrogen (N) basal dressing. This indicates that manipulating clod size based on soil moisture at seedingprovides an opportunity for maintaining tiller density, as well as changing the amount of N basal dressing with the soil moisture conditions after rice cropping.     

水稻种质对稗草和莴苣的化感效应研究

用改进的叶浸提法和田间共生鉴定法,比较分析了从124份不同来源水稻种质中初步筛选的27份化感种质对稗草和莴苣的化感抑制效果。结果表明,叶浸提液对莴苣的抑制效果明显大于稗草;对稗草和莴苣根长的抑制效果大于苗高和发芽势;叶浸提液法与田间共生法对稗草的抑制效果呈显著的正相关,两种方法的鉴定结果有较高的一致性。叶浸提液对稗草发芽势的抑制指数与田间共生对稗草苗干重的抑制指数及其综合抑制指数呈极显著的正相关,认为稗草种子发芽势可作为测试水稻种质化感效应的重要指标。田间水稻苗高与叶浸提液对稗草根长的抑制指数及其综合抑制指数和田间共生对稗草苗高和苗干重的抑制指数及其综合抑制指数呈极显著的正相关,水稻苗高较高的种质较苗矮的种质表现出较强的化感效应。珍珠42、沙粘1、六月早、青团2号、红脚粘2和地谷的化感效应突出,对稗草的平均综合抑制指数分别为0.56、0.47、0.45、0.45、0.41和0.39,可作为强化感种质提供应用。     

Comparison of the effects of seed coating with tungsten and molybdenum compounds on seedling establishment rates of rice,wheat, barley,and soybean under flooded conditions

Seed coating with molybdenum compounds improves seedling establishment for rice, wheat, barley, and soybean when such seeds were sown under flooded conditions. Tungsten belongs to the same chemical group as molybdenum in the periodic table, and similar to molybdenum, inhibits the generation of sulfide ions. Here, the effects of tungsten and molybdenum containing seed coatings on seedling establishment under flooded conditions were compared using rice, wheat, barley, and soybean. In rice, the effects of tungsten compounds on seedling establishment varied. Tungsten trioxide had little effect but tungstic acid and ammonium phosphotungstate significantly improved seedling establishment when the amounts were at least .1–.2 mol W kg^?1. Although the effect of tungsten coating varied depending on the compound used, ammonium phosphotungstate, along with other tungsten compounds, improved seedling establishment in a manner comparable with that of molybdenum compounds. For wheat and barley, ammonium phosphotungstate treatment resulted in a significant increase in establishment that was only slightly less than the results observed using molybdenum compounds. Tungstic acid and ammonium phosphotungstate treatments improved soybean establishment in a significant manner that was comparable with those of molybdenum compounds. Collectively, these results suggest that tungsten compounds, as well as molybdenum compounds, improve seedling establishment under flooded conditions.     

A Varietal Difference in Coleoptile Growth is Correlated with Seedling Establishment of Direct Seeded Rice in Submerged Field under Low-Temperature Conditions

Abstract

To elucidate the physiological characteristics relating to better seedling establishment in submerged field under low-temperature conditions, we compared the time required to reach various growth stages after seed imbibition among rice {Oryza sativa L.) varieties differing in the performance of seedling establishment. Two experiments were conducted. In the field experiment, the percentage of seedlings with expanded second leaf at 30 days after sowing (PSSL) was measured and regarded as the index of establishment rate for each variety. In agar-bed experiment, the number of germinated seeds, the seedlings with the coleoptile elongated to the medium surface, and the seedlings with the 1st leaf apparent were counted daily under a 16°G condition. A sigmoid model was applied to the above values to evaluate the time requirements. There was a significant correlation between the duration from 50% germination to 50% emergence in the agar-bed experiment and PSSL in the field experiments. However, the duration from imbibition to 50% germination, and that from 50% emergence to 50% appearance of the first leaf were not significantly correlated with PSSL. We found that fast growth of the coleoptile is an important characteristic for the varieties that can provide stable and excellent seedling establishment at low temperature.     

Comparative efficacy of surface drying and re-drying seed priming in rice: changes in emergence, seedling growth and associated metabolic events

In seed priming, seeds are soaked in a solution of low water potential and dried back to their original weight. This study was conducted to evaluate the comparative performance of different seed priming treatments and to investigate whether re-drying is essential or not? Seeds of fine grain aromatic rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Super-Basmati were subjected to hardening, osmohardening with CaCl₂ and KCl (ψ _s ?1.25 MPa) each for 24 h (one cycle), and hydropriming and ascorbate priming (10 mg L^?1) for 48 h. Seeds were primed in two sets. In one set after each treatment, seeds were given three surface washings with distilled water and dried back near to original moisture contents with forced air. In the other case, after surface washings with distilled water, seeds were surface dried using blotting paper and sown immediately. All the priming treatments improved the emergence, seedling growth and reserve metabolism. Use of surface drying was more effective for rice seed invigoration, as evident from earlier and synchronized seedling emergence. Moreover, shoot and root length, seedling dry weight, root score, α-amylase activity, soluble sugars and dehydrogenase activity were also improved, although germination percentage and leaf score were similar from both strategies. Results suggested that surface drying, rather than re-drying close to original weight, was more effective, while among the treatments, osmohardening with CaCl₂ was the most effective. Increasing rice production with judicious use of water is need of the day, and aerobic rice cultivation is an attractive alternative for this purpose. However, poor and erratic stand establishment is one of the major hindrances in its wide scale adoption. In this regard, seed priming techniques are pragmatic approaches to achieve proper stand establishment in the new rice culture. They help in improving seedling density per unit area under optimal and adverse soil conditions and may be opted to improve the performance of aerobic rice.     

盐胁迫对野生稻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

以3个野生稻品种(系)和常规稻品种吉粳301(CK)为试验材料,研究了不同NaCl浓度对野生稻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响。结果表明,盐胁迫对野生稻和常规粳稻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响不同,NaCl浓度≤0.3%时,盐胁迫对3个野生稻种子发芽及幼苗生长没有影响,但促进吉粳301种子发芽及幼苗生长;NaCl浓度≥0.5%时,随着NaCl浓度的增大,3个野生稻种子发芽率逐渐降低,幼苗的根长、苗长、根冠比逐渐变小;NaCl浓度与3个野生稻种子发芽率有一定的负相关性;NaCl对野生稻幼苗根的抑制作用强于对苗的作用;不同野生稻品种对NaCl溶液的耐受能力不同,从大到小依次为MY-3、延引红、HY-1。     

Nitrogen Fixation Establishment during Initial Growth of Grain Legume Species

Atmospheric nitrogen fixation as a result of the symbiosis between bacteria and legume species, can result in major advantages in providing host plants with organic nitrogen. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the physiological potential during early seedling development for initiation of nodulation and nitrogen fixation activity of four grain legumes species: soybean [Glycine max (L.)], cowpea [Vigna unguiculate (L.) Walp], common bean [Phaseolus vulgaris (L.)], and peanut [Arachis hypogaea (L.)]. Seedlings were grown on a hydroponic solution so that nodule development could be readily observed until about 3 weeks after germination. Nodules developed in all cases. Acetylene reduction activity (ARA) by soybean and cowpea was also found early in seedling development. In contrast, peanut and common bean showed little or no development of ARA during seedling development. The results provided insight into differences in physiological potential among grain legumes in establishing symbiotic nitrogen fixation during crop establishment. These results indicate those species/cultivars that are candidates for readily establishing nitrogen fixation activity during the seedling stage of plant development.     

多巴胺引发对盐胁迫下水稻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

[目的]探讨多巴胺(Dopamine,DA)引发对盐胁迫下水稻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响.[方法]以新疆自育水稻品种新稻17号为研究对象,分别用0(纯水)、0.1、0.5、1、1.5 mg/L的DA溶液(分别用S0、S0.1、S0.5、S1、S1.5表示)引发种子,采用浓度为100 mmol/L的NaCl溶液模拟盐胁迫,...     

Susceptibility to Coolness at the Young Microspore Stage under High Nitrogen Supply in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.). Proteome Analysis of Mature Anthers

Abstract

In vitro pollen germination experiment using agar plates showed that the growth under high nitrogen conditions enhanced the damage to pollen germination ability caused by the cooling at the young microspore stage. To clarify the physiological factors related to this damage to pollen germination, we performed the comparative proteome analysis of mature anthers and identified proteins that were changed by high nitrogen conditions or high nitrogen plus cooling conditions. Proteins were extracted from mature anther samples and separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. By comparing anther protein maps of the samples collected from the plants grown under standard nitrogen conditions, high nitrogen conditions and high nitrogen plus cooling conditions, we found 11 protein spots, which varied with the treatment. These protein spots were identified based on the rice proteome database and/or peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) analysis after digestion with trypsin. Digested samples were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time flight mass spectrometry to produce PMF data. Database searches using these PMF data revealed the identities of 9 proteins. Seven of these proteins were polypeptides involved in cell elongation, stress responses and sugar metabolism. The relation between the fluctuations of these proteins and the decrease in pollen germination are discussed.     

Effects of AG1 and AG2 QTLs on Nonstructural Carbohydrate and Seed Management Options for Rice Seedling Growth and Establishment under Flooding Stress

Rice (Oryza sativa) plants acquired excess photosynthates in the form of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) in their stems and grain. Despite keen interest in rice NSC, the dynamics of NSC accumulation, translocation and re-accumulation have not yet been well investigated. AG1 and AG2 QTLs associated with flooding tolerance through catalyzing starch into soluble sugar in germinating seeds. Here we conducted three experiments, greenhouse and field to lay the groundwork for large-scale diversity studies on grain NSC and some agronomic traits under direct-seeded rice (DSR) system, using elite lines incorporating AG1, AG2 and AG1-AG2 QTLs into the popular varieties PSB Rc82 and Ciherang-Sub1 along with the donors Kho Hlan On (AG1) and Ma-Zhan Red (AG2). In germinating seedlings, soluble sugars increased, while starch concentration decreased gradually especially in the tolerant checks and AG1-AG2 introgression lines under flooded soil. Soluble sugar accumulation in stem started to increase from the vegetative stage and peaked at the panicle initiation stage then gradually decreased towards the maturity stage. But Sub1-AG lines had higher sugar and starch concentrations at different growth stages than other genotypes in wet season 2016 and dry season 2017. Plant survival rate was positively correlated with the stem NSC at the early vegetative stage (21 days after sowing), and stem NSC was positively associated with plant height at different growth stages. Among the tested seeding rate, the most suitable seeding rate, 4 g/m² with shallow burial depth (0.5 cm), resulted in better seedling establishment, relatively higher seedling vigor index and higher leaf area index under flooding in DSR system. Introgression of AG1-AG2 QTLs had no any negative impact on nonstructural carbohydrate, germination rate, and growth and biomass production.     

Establishment rate of direct-seeded rice in the relay-intercropping system in Kanto region of Japan

The relay intercropping system for cultivating direct-seeding rice and winter cereal is a low-cost method particularly for double cropping, because it eliminates the steps of raising seedlings, paddling, and transplanting. However, in this system, the seedling establishment rate (SER) of rice is low and unstable. The objective of this study was to identify the factors affecting SER to highlight the ways to improve SER. Experiments were conducted in experimental fields in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture in 2015 and 2016. To determine the time of rice seed death and to calculate seed survival rates, ‘Akidawara’ seeds were embedded in soil (depth: 3 cm) and dug up after defined periods. We then analyzed the correlation between SER and meteorological factors at two sites (Ibaraki Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture) over the same two years. Based on mean air temperature (MT), we divided the period from seeding to June 20 (when irrigation had been initiated in almost all the fields) into four phases. In Phase 1, the number of days with rainfall (≥5 mm) and soil-wetting days (water potential ≥ ?100 kPa) were significantly and negatively correlated with SER. We found that most of the seed deaths occurred after germination, and the germination rates were presumably affected by water absorption during the low temperature phase. Further investigations are needed to understand the occurrences during the seedling emergence period. This study contributes to a better understanding of the factors affecting variations in the SER of direct-seeded rice grown in the relay-intercropping system.

List of Abbreviations: DSR: direct-seeded rice; SER: seedling establishment rate; TT: thiuram treatment; SSR: seed survival rate; DS: dead seeds; AGS: already germinated seeds; DSRI: direct-seeding of rice in the inter-row spaces of winter cereals; VWC: volume water content; WP: water potential     

盐胁迫对杂交稻隆两优华占及其亲本种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

以杂交稻组合隆两优华占及其2个亲本隆科638S和华占为试验材料,萌发期设置6个NaCl质量分数梯度(0.2％、0.4％、0.6％、0.8％、1.0％和1.2％)和苗期设置3个NaCl质量分数梯度(0.4％、0.8％和1.2％)来模拟盐胁迫试验,以清水为对照,分析盐胁迫对杂交稻及其亲本种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响.结果表明,...     

皖鄂地区水稻纹枯病菌致病力分化研究

采用温室苗期接种鉴定法,以抗感反应不同的5个水稻品种为材料,对从安徽省和湖北省采集的水稻纹枯病感病标样上分离的200个菌株进行了致病性鉴定。结果表明,水稻纹枯病菌不同菌株间致病力存在明显差异,在鉴别品种上的病情指数呈正态分布。基于5个鉴别品种的平均病情指数的动态聚类分析,将200个菌株划分为弱、中、强3种致病型,分别占供试菌株的29.5%、60.5%和10.0%,其中中等致病型菌株占优势。各致病型在地区间呈随机分布,表明自然条件下水稻纹枯病菌为混合致病群。Mantel测验表明,菌株致病力差异与菌株地域来源无明显相关。采用Bayes法建立了各致病型的判别函数,判别准确率达95.00%,说明采用聚类判别分析能够对水稻纹枯病菌致病力的分化进行合理的判断。     

甘蓝型油菜秸秆水浸液对水稻萌发和生长的化感作用

为探究油-稻种植制度中甘蓝型油菜秸秆对水稻的影响,研究了不同浓度（0、25%、50%和75 %）的3种油菜（沣油737、湘杂油553和中双11）秸秆水浸液处理下,五优308和C两优343两个水稻品种种子萌发和幼苗生长的情况。结果表明,与对照相比,秸秆水浸液总体增加了幼苗的苗高和鲜重,低浓度（25%）下会提高水稻种子的发芽率、发芽指数和幼苗的根长,高浓度（50%和75%）下则起抑制作用。随着浓度增加,湘杂油553的秸秆水浸液提高了五优308幼苗的可溶性蛋白含量,同时降低了其总超氧化物歧化酶（T-SOD）和过氧化物酶（POD）活力;但对C两优343幼苗表现相反的化感作用,显著降低了其可溶性蛋白含量,而提高了其T-SOD和POD活力,25%浓度下显著降低了其丙二醛（MDA）含量。75%浓度的中双11水浸液显著提高了五优308幼苗的MDA含量,并降低了POD活力。25%浓度的沣油737显著降低了C两优343的可溶性蛋白含量而提高了T-SOD和POD活力。综合结果表明,油菜秸秆水浸液浓度越高,对水稻的化感作用越强,且不同油菜品种水浸液对不同水稻品种的化感作用存在差异,本研究中沣油737和五优308是比较适合油-稻轮作的组合。