Research Progress on Mechanized Mixed Sowing Seed Production Technology of Hybrid Rice

Hybrid rice planting has been widely popularized and applied in the world. However, the high cost of seed production and the complicated procedures have become a bottleneck in the development of hybrid rice. The research progress on mixed sowing seed production techniques of hybrid rice was introduced from the aspects of rice resources creation, breeding, sowing seed technology research and cost benefit analysis. The production technology of the new mixed seeding combina- tion ＂Xinhunyou 6＂ was investigated, including the research and validation of benta- zon treatment period and dosage, mixing ratio of male and female parents, and the comparative test of different different sowing methods, which revealed that the mechanization technology of seed production of hybrid rice was mature and feasible and would be one of the most important development trend of technological devel- opment of hybrid rice production.

Breeding of Indica Rice CMS Line Renong 1A with Virescent-yellow Leaf

Renong 1Ais a new indica CMS line with leaf color marker, developed by testcrossing and continuous backcrossing, using a spontaneous mutant with vires-cent-yel ow leaf isolated from the progenies of T98B /Jin 23B ×Yixiang 1B as the male parent, and Fengyuan A as the female parent. Al the chlorotic leaves of Renong 1A turn green in later developmental stages from leaf tip to base. This is the reason why Renong 1A is a new ideal leaf color marker material in indica rice. It shows apparent and stable leaf marker trait, good agronomic traits, high outcross-ing rate, complete pol en sterility, fine grain quality and high combining ability. Renong 1A has already been technical y identified and certified by Hainan Provincial Crop Variety Appraisal Committee in 2013.