Machine Vision Analysis of Characteristics and Image Information Base Construction for Hybrid Rice Seed

Incompletely closed glumes, germination on panicle and disease are three important factors causing poor seed quality of hybrid rice. To determine how many and which categories should be classified to meet the demand for seed in rice production, the effects of various degrees of incompletely closed glumes, germination on panicle and disease on germination percentage at the harvest and after storage for six months were studied by standard germination percentage test. Six categories of seeds with germ (germinated seeds), severe disease, incompletely closed glumes, spot disease, fine fissure and normal seeds were inspected and then treated separately. Images of the five hybrid rice seed (Jinyou 402, Shanyou 10, Zhongyou 27, Jiayou 99 and Ⅱ you 3207) were acquired with a self-developed machine vision system. Each image could be processed to get the feature values of seed region such as length, width, ratio of length to width, area, solidity and hue. Then all the images of normal seeds were calculated to draw the feature value ranges of each hybrid rice variety. Finally, an image information base that stores typical images and related feature values of each variety was established. This image information base can help us to identify the classification limit of characteristics, and provide the reference of the threshold selection. The management of large numbers of pictures and the addition of new varieties have been supported. The research laid a foundation for extracting image features of hybrid rice seed, which is a key approach to future quality inspection with machine vision.

Feasibility Analysis and Policy Recommendations for Production of Hybrid Rice Seed in Foreign Countries

In the economic new normal,production of hybrid rice seed in foreign countries is the necessity for reducing farmland area occupied by seed production,for ensuring national grain security,realizing cost reducing and quality improving of hybrid rice seed,strengthening competitive power at international market,guiding seed industry of China to go out,building transnational seed groups with core competitive power,establishing close relationship with developing countries,promoting the construction of One Belt One Road strategy,serving overall situation of diplomacy,and setting up excellent international image. It is feasible to produce hybrid seed in foreign countries considering( i) high overall national strength of China,( ii) rapid and healthy growth of China's seed industry and increasingly mature hybrid rice seed production technologies,( iii) excellent climatic conditions of foreign host countries of seed production,and( iv) low land and labor price of foreign host countries of seed production. However,there are social and policy risks,technology and trade barrier risks,market,production,and other risks for production of hybrid rice seed in foreign countries. In view of these,it came up with recommendations,including allowing delivering parent seeds of hybrid rice to foreign countries,allowing delivering hybrid rice seed to China,solving the problem of " opening in protection,and protection in opening",and formulating a package of support policies.

Research on Theories and Techniques of Irrigation for Safeguarding Seed Production of Two-Line Hybrid Rice

By inducing frequency, intensity and duration of lower temperature in the middle and last ten-day periods in August in the rice-growing areas of southern China, increasing temperature for safe seed production was defined as 2℃. During the sensitive period of fertility, characters of panicle height and canopy structure of TGMS rice, Pei＇ai64S, were measured. Results showed that temperature changes caused by irrigation in fields were below 40 cm of rice plant, and heating effect was significant at 20 cm when the temperature was increased by 3.1 ℃. For the present study, the following irrigation techniques were put forth： the water depth of 15-20 cm, current water used, irrigating after 17：00 and bailing at 10：00 in sunny or cloudy weather, irrigating on whole day, in shady or rainy weather, increasing inflows and outflows in large fields. In the present experiment, pollen fertility and self-fertilized seed setting rate accepted that the techniques were feasible and effective for against lower temperature and safeguarding seed production of two-line hybrid rice.

Studies on Seed Setting Stability in Associated with Temperature for a Two-Line Hybrid Rice,Liangyoupeijiu

When being planted in wide areas in southern China (23°23' - 33°23' N, 98°35' - 120°19' E, sea level above 2.7 - 1285 m), Liangyoupeijiu (LYPJ), a two-line hybrid rice combination, showed a seed setting rate of 75.2 - 77.2%, which was lower by 4.3 - 7.5 percent point than that of an indica hybrid rice Shanyou 63 (CK), with similar values of grain yield and coefficients of variation to CK. Sowing during 5-25th of May in Nanjing (32°3' N, 118°48' E), China, LYPJ headed before 4th September, and gave a seed setting rate of 75 - 90%, and grain yield over 1 kg/m2. If the sowing date was delayed to 14 - 15th, June, its heading date would be as late as 17th - 21st September, and seed setting rate would be declined by 10 - 15% in comparison with that on a suitable sowing date. When flowering took place at an average daily temperature range of 13.7 - 28.5℃ for five days, the spikelet fertility (SF) would be increased by 1.9- 10.7%, for each increment of 1℃. The suitable (SF≥90%) and safe (SF≥75%) temperatures for flowering stage were indicated to be 26.5℃ and 22.9℃, respectively. To get a high and stable seed set in cultivating LYPJ, it was recommended that LYPJ would be planted in the areas south of 34癗, and the favorable average daily temperature during flowering stage should be at 26 - 28℃.

Effect of Corona Treatment and Dielectric Separation on Seed Vigor of Hybrid Rice

[Objectives] The aim was to investigate the effects of corona field and dielectric separation on the seed vigor of hybrid rice.[Methods] The seeds of 6 hybrid rice varieties were processed with corona field, dielectric separation and corona field ＋ dielectric separation.[Results] When the field intensity was 200 km/m and the processing time was 4 min, the seed vigor was significantly increased. The seed vigor of Y Liangyou 9918 （2014） increased the most, and the germination potential and the germination rate increased by 17 and 12 percentage points respectively compared to the control. Corona field reduced seed conductivity, and for seedlings, it decreased their MDA content, increased proline content, improved peroxidase activity, and enhanced root activity. When the rotating speed of the drum was 30 r/min, the dielectric separation voltage of 4 500 V could achieve good separation effect, and the vitality of seeds at different grades was significantly different. Under the optimized corona field combined with optimized voltage processing of dielectric separation, the seed vigor at all grades from the separation was significantly higher than that of the dielectric separation processing alone. The combined separation processing separated no seeds with germination rate of higher than 80% from the hybrid rice seeds with germination rate of lower than 60%, yet it could effectively separate the seeds with germination rate of higher than 80% from the hybrid rice seeds with germination rate of 65%-70%. After the combined processing, the germination rates of separated Grade I seeds of Wangliangyou 6 （2015）, N Liangyouhuazhan （2015）, Wangliangyou 6 （2016） increased by 20, 15, 20 percentage points from the germination rates of the control, while the germination rates of N Liangyouhuazhan （2016） and Y Liangyou 9918 （2016）, which had the germination rates of higher than 80%, increased by 3 and 9 percentage points from the control, suggesting insignificant separation effect.[Conclusions] This study provided a new technical approach for the processing of hybrid rice seeds.

Practices and Prospects of Super Hybrid Rice Breeding

The great progress in super rice breeding both in China and other countries has been made in recent years. However, there were three main problems in super rice breeding： 1） the super rice varieties were still rare; 2） most super rice varieties exhibited narrow adaptability; and 3） current breeding theories emphasized too much on the rice growth model, but they were unpractical in guidance for rice breeding. According to the authors＇ experience on the rice breeding, the breeding strategies including three steps （super parent breeding, super hybrid rice breeding and super hybrid rice seed production） were proposed, and the objectives of each step and the key technologies to achieve the goals were elucidated in detail. The super parent of hybrid rice should exhibit excellent performance in all agronomic traits, with the yield or sink capacity reached the level of the hybrid rice control in regional trials. The super hybrid rice combination should meet the following criteria： good rice quality, wide adaptation, lodging resistance, resistance to main insects and diseases, and the yield exceeded above 8% over the control varieties in the national and provincial regional trials. To achieve the goal, the technical strategies, such as selecting optimal combination of the parents, increasing selection pressure, paying more attention to harmony of ideal plant type, excellent physiological traits and all the agronomic traits, should be emphasized. The yield of seed production should reach 3.75 t/ha and 5.25 t/ha for the super hybrid rice combinations derived from early-season and middle-season types of male sterile lines, respectively. The main technologies for raising seed production yield included selecting optimum seed production site, using the male sterile line with large sink capacity and good outcrossing characteristics, and improving the amount of the pollen by intensive cultivation of the male parent. According to the technologies of the three-step breeding on super hybrid rice, two super rice parents, including a male parent 996 and a thermo（photo）-genic male sterile [T（P）GMS] line C815S, were bred. Furthermore, a super early hybrid rice combination, Luliangyou 996, which could be used as a double-season early rice variety in middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China, was bred by using the super rice varlet3, 996 as the male parent, and several hybrid rice combinations with higher yield than control variety in regional trials both of Hunan Province and state were bred with the T（P）GMS line C815S as the female parent.

Correlation Between Parents and F_1 and Combining Ability of Parents on Seed Dormancy in indica Rice (Oryza sativa)

Dormancy indices of hulled and dehulled seeds were investigated by using 19 cytoplasmic male sterile （CMS） lines, 9 restorer lines and their 109 F1 hybrids of indica hybrid rice. The seeds of each F1 and the parents were harvested on 35 days after flowering. Combining ability was analyzed in 25 combinations made by 5 CMS lines and 5 restorer lines （North Carolina II mating design）. The seed dormancy index of F1 was positively and highly significantly correlated with those of their parents and mid-parent value. Out of the 109 combinations, 82 combinations showed mid-parent heterosis, and 43 heterobeltiosis. Seed dormancy indices of F1s and their parents declined dramatically in dehulled seeds compared with hulled seeds, indicating that the hull played an important role in seed dormancy. However, the trends were similar in hulled seeds and dehulled seeds in terms of relationships between the seed dormancy indicices in F1 and their parents. The influence of hull on seed dormancy mainly depended on F1 genotype, not on the hull from maternal parent. The variances of general combining ability （GCA） in female and male parents occupied 59.2% and 31.1% of total variance, respectively. The variance of specific combining ability （SCA） in combinations occupied 9.7% of total variance, indicating that gene additive effects were principal. Among the 5 CMS lines, II112A had the highest GCA effect for seed dormancy, followed by D62A. Among the 5 restorer lines, IRl12 had the highest GCA effect for seed dormancy, followed by 2786. These lines are elite parental materials for breeding F1 hybrid rice with stronger seed dormancy.

Yield potential and stability in super hybrid rice and its production strategies

China＇s Super Hybrid Rice Breeding Program has made significant progress over the past two decades. In this paper, we reviewed our studies on the yield potential and stability in super hybrid rice and discussed the strategies for super hybrid rice production. The results of our studies show that rice yield potential has been increased by 12% in super hybrid cultivars as compared with ordinary hybrid and inbred cultivars. The higher grain yields in super hybrid rice cultivars are attributed to larger panicle size coupled with higher biomass production or higher harvest index. However, grain yields in super hybrid rice cultivars vary widely among locations depending on soil and climatic factors. Therefore, it is important to tailor target yield to local conditions in super hybrid rice production. The target yield for super hybrid rice production can be determined by the average yield method or the regression model method. Improving soil quality is critical to achieving the target yield in super hybrid rice production. Favorable crop rotations such as rice-oilseed rape and novel soil management practices, such as biochar addition, are effective approaches to improve soil quality. It is needed to develop simplified cultivation tech- nologies for super hybrid rice to meet the changes in socioeconomic environments during the period of transition. There are such technologies as no-tillage direct seeding and mechanized transplanting at high hill density with single seedling per hill.

Responses of Yield Characteristics to High Temperature During Flowering Stage in Hybrid Rice Guodao 6

By sowing at different dates during 2005 and 2006 both in paddy fields and greenhouse, a super hybrid rice combination Guodao 6 and a conventional hybrid rice combination Xieyou 46 （as control） were used to analyze the differences in heat injury index, seed setting rate, grain yield and its components. Guodao 6 showed more stable yield and spikelet fertility, and lower heat injury index than Xieyou 46. Further studies indicated that the spikelet sterility is positively correlated with the average daily temperature and the maximum daily temperature, with the coefficients of 0.8604 and 0.9850 （P〈0.05） respectively in Guodao 6. The effect of high temperature injury on seed setting caused by maximum daily temperature was lower than that by average daily temperature during the grain filling stage.

High-yield Production Techniques of High-quality and Early Maturity Hybrid Rice Xiangzaoyou 2017

Xiangzaoyou 2017 is an excellent early maturing variety bred from the combination of Neixiang 3A and the self-fertile restorer QN 2017 by Qiannan Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Guizhou Province,and it has been approved by the Guizhou Crop Variety Approval Committee( Approval No.: Qianshendao 2006001).In order to promote its application in production,the research on the seed production techniques of Xiangzaoyou 2017 was carried out,and the key technical points of high-yield seed production of Xiangzaoyou 2017 were put forward.

气吸式杂交稻单粒排种器研制

针对气力式水稻精量排种器充种不稳定、单粒播种精度不高和播种量大的问题,该研究设计了一种具有矩形吸种孔和辅助充种装置的气吸式杂交稻单粒排种器。根据“吉田优”型杂交稻的长短轴重力分布情况,确定排种盘吸种孔形状;基于CFD-DEM(Computational fluid dynamics,Discrete element method)流固耦合理论,以吸附力为指标,进行5类具有相同面积的吸种孔单因素仿真试验,确定吸附力最大的吸种孔规格为0.8 mm×2.25 mm;以该型吸种孔为基础,选取辅助充种角、工作转速和工作负压为试验因素,以单粒率S、多粒率M和漏播率L为试验指标,开展Box-Bhnken台架试验,对试验结果进行响应曲面分析和多目标优化,得到排种盘辅助充种角为80.90°、工作转速为42.65 r/min、工作负压为621 Pa时,排种器的单粒率为86.91%,漏播率为3.63%。验证试验结果的排种器单粒率为86.36%、漏播率为3.41%,与优化结果吻合。研究结果可为后续气吸式杂交稻单粒排种器的优化设计和直播机整机作业精度的提高提供指导。

Thoughts and Practice on Some Problems about Research and Application of Two-Line Hybrid Rice

The main problems about research and application of two-line hybrid rice were reviewed, including the confusing nomenclature and male sterile lines classification, the unclear characteristics of photoperiod and temperature responses and the unsuitable site selection for male sterile line and hybrid dce seed production. In order to efficiently and accurately use dual-purpose genic male sterile lines, four types, including PTGMS （photo-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile rice）, TGMS （thermo-sensitive genic male sterile rice）, reverse PTGMS and reverse TGMS, were proposed. A new idea for explaining the mechanism of sterility in dual-purpose hybrid rice was proposed. The transition from sterile to fertile was involved in the cooperative regulation of major-effect sterile genes and photoperiod and/or temperature sensitive ones. The minor-effect genes with accumulative effect on sterility were important factors that affected the critical temperature of sterility transfer. In order to make better use of dual-purpose lines, the characterization of responses to photoperiod and temperature of PTGMS should be made and the identification method for the characterization of photoperiod and temperature responses of PTGMS should also be put forward. The optimal ecological site for seed production could be determined according to the historical climate data and the requirements for the meteorological conditions during the different periods of seed production.

冬水田轻简化栽培杂交稻蓄留再生稻产量形成特点

【目的】轻简化栽培水稻因具有良好的社会、经济和环境效益而受到了广泛的关注。探明再生稻系统下轻简化栽培对杂交稻头季、再生季产量形成特点的影响,可为再生稻轻简化栽培提供理论依据。【方法】于2021-2022年在四川省典型再生稻区泸州进行大田试验,以7个杂交稻(益两优94、德优6699、泰优1060、蓉7优680、乐3优2275、德优727、锦丰优727)和1个常规稻(金农丝苗)为材料,研究两种栽培方式(免耕直播、免耕抛秧)对杂交稻头季、再生季产量形成特点的影响。【结果】栽培方式和品种基因型对杂交稻头季、再生季及两季总产量影响显著。与免耕抛秧相比,免耕直播头季、再生季及两季总产量分别增加了3.52%~7.37%、18.94%~47.37%、7.04%~14.93%,免耕直播杂交稻蓄留再生稻的增产优势主要表现在有效穗数、结实率、干物质积累量和收获指数上。不同基因型杂交稻头季产量以泰优1060、锦丰优727较高,再生季产量及两季总产量则以泰优1060最高。从2年平均值来看,高产杂交稻(德优6699、泰优1060、德优727、锦丰优727)头季、再生季以及两季总产量分别为8.80、2.53、11.33t/hm^(2),较中低产杂交稻(益两优94、蓉7蓉680、乐3优2275)分别增加了13.54%、6.03%、11.76%;比高产常规稻(金农丝苗)分别增加了9.97%、21.87%、12.41%。与高产常规稻相比,中低产杂交稻头季产量平均降低了3.15%,但其再生季及两季总产量则分别平均增加了14.94%、0.58%。从产量构成来看,高产杂交稻头季、再生季的有效穗数、千粒重均高于高产常规稻。从干物质生产来看,与高产常规稻相比,高产杂交稻头季和再生季成熟期的干物质量、收获指数分别平均增加3.82%和11.16%、5.45%和5.70%。中低产杂交稻头季成熟期干物质积累量低于高产常规稻是其减产的主要原因。【结论】再生稻系统下免耕直播相对于免耕抛栽有明显的增产优势,是其源库协调的一种良好响应。综合考虑再生季产量与两季总产量,四川省冬水田区再生稻轻简化高产栽培适宜选用分蘖能力强、千粒重大的杂交稻品种。

海南两系杂交稻制种适宜区域与时段选择

掌握两系杂交稻在海南制种的气象灾害风险,是科学合理安排两系杂交稻制种生长期的重要依据。针对两系杂交水稻制种过程中的3个关键阶段(育性敏感安全期、抽穗扬花授粉安全期和灌浆安全期)的气象灾害概率进行分析,通过数据分析和实例验证得出各地区制种的安全时段,以及需重点考虑的气象灾害。海南两系杂交水稻育性敏感安全期可安排在3月上旬至4月中旬,三亚、陵水地区从3月上旬开始;乐东、东方、昌江从3月下旬至4月上旬开始;临高在4月中旬至下旬左右,不同界限温度变化略有先后。各地花期的阴雨天气较为随机且概率较小;临高、昌江地区制种重点关注灌浆安全期干热风等危害,提早播种。目前海南水稻制种区域和时段合理,可根据不育系材料不育起点温度阈值和耐受低温时间长短,适当调整播种时段。

福建两系杂交稻制种安全高产的精细气候适宜性区划

利用福建省67个国家气象观测站1971-2020年气象资料以及地理信息资料、两系杂交稻制种基地调查资料,构建了两系杂交稻制种育性转换敏感期气候风险模型与风险等级指标、扬花授粉期天气综合危害指数模型与等级指标两个安全期气候区划指标,选择不育系育性转换起点温度23℃开展研究,基于两系杂交稻制种气候适宜性分区等级标准,采用多层复合方法,开展基于GIS的福建省两系杂交稻制种安全高产精细气候适宜性区划。结果表明:育性敏感期安排在7月上旬-下旬、7月中旬-8月上旬,扬花授粉期安排在8月上旬-中旬,适宜区分布在福建北部、西南部等县市海拔300m以下的区域,次适宜区分布在福建北部、西南部等县市海拔300-500m的区域;育性敏感期安排在7月下旬-8月中旬、8月上旬-下旬,扬花授粉期8月下旬-9月上旬,适宜区分布在福建北部、西南部等县市海拔400m以下的区域,次适宜区分布在福建北部、西南部等县市海拔400-500m的区域;育性敏感期安排在7月上旬-8月下旬,扬花授粉期安排在8月上旬-9月上旬,低适宜区分布在海拔500-1000m的区域,不适宜区分布在海拔1000m以上区域。

施氮量与移栽密度对小粒型杂交水稻产量形成的影响

【目的】明确小粒型杂交稻的产量形成特性。【方法】以卓两优0985(小粒型杂交稻)和丰两优4号(对照)为材料,在不同施氮量(0,N0;180 kg/hm^(2),N1;210 kg/hm^(2),N2)和密度(26.7 cm×20.0 cm,D1;20.0 cm×20.0 cm,D2;20.0 cm×16.7 cm,D3)条件下开展大田试验。【结果】两品种LAI、叶片SPAD值随施氮量增大而提高,N1与N2差异不显著,但显著高于N0处理;两品种茎鞘物质输出率随施氮量增大而下降,而叶片物质输出率表现相反;两品种产量随施氮量增加而提高,但N1与N2间差异不显著,不同密度处理下一般以D2处理较高;N0处理下卓两优0985产量显著高于对照品种,而施氮条件下两品种产量相当。【结论】卓两优0985产量形成特性为叶面积较小、穗粒数较多、库源比较大,灌浆中后期光合优势明显,花后物质积累量与茎叶物质转运率、经济系数较高,不施氮条件下具有较高产量等。本研究条件下,卓两优0985以N1D2(180 kg/hm^(2)、20 cm×20 cm)为最佳处理。

机械直播杂交籼稻高产群体共性特征研究

【目的】阐明机械直播杂交籼稻高产群体的共性特征,构建规范化的机直播杂交籼稻品种鉴选方法和指标体系。【方法】以11个杂交籼稻品种为试材,研究机直播对不同杂交水稻品种群体质量及产量的影响,探讨机直播高产群体共性特征及其与产量间的关系。【结果】与中产、低产类型品种相比,高产类型品种的两年平均产量分别显著提高了2.77%~9.63%和11.19%~18.31%。高产类型品种拔节期、齐穗期及成熟期地上部干物质累积量分别显著提高27.78%~58.62%、15.38%~32.35%及18.23%~34.32%,收获指数显著提高了24.25%~34.84%,齐穗期高效叶面积指数(LAI)显著提高了37.92%~85.43%,上三叶片较长(剑叶34.17~42.17 cm、倒2叶46.23~50.30 cm、倒3叶55.17~59.23 cm),倒2叶(1.67~1.93 cm)、倒3叶(1.40~1.53 cm)较宽,N1、N2、N3(基部至穗顶第1、2、3节间)节间长度分别缩短了12.06%~47.34%、14.02%~15.85%、1.97%~14.21%,而N4、N5(基部至穗顶第4、5节间)节间分别增加了6.86%~9.95%、6.68%~7.86%。相关分析表明,机直播条件下,各生育时期地上部干物质量、LAI、剑叶长和宽、倒2叶和倒3叶长,宽以及张角(茎秆和叶片平直部分的夹角)与稻谷产量及其构成因素密切相关。尤其以齐穗期高效LAI、倒2叶宽、剑叶长与产量相关性达极显著水平(r=0.910^(**)~0.927^(**))。【结论】增加齐穗期高效LAI(6.04~7.19),并注重协同提高剑叶长(34.17~42.17 cm)与倒2叶宽(1.67~1.93 cm),是机械直播杂交籼稻高产的共性规律。

两系杂交水稻新组合徽两优9192高产制种技术

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