Heterosis Expression of Hybrid Rice in Natural-and Short-Day Length Conditions

Development of hybrid rice is an important strategy to increase yields of irrigated rice in China. Day length is a highly important environmental factor for hybrid rice adaptability, productivity and quality. Heterosis of hybrid rice has been utilized under natural- （long） day length conditions in the middle and lower reaches plain of Yangtze River Valley in China for a long time. However, whether the hybrid rice can show heterosis under short-day length conditions is unknown. In this study, we analyzed plant height, grain number per panicle, and other yield related traits of hybrid rice Liangyoupeijiu （LYP9） and its parents （Pei＇ai 64S and 93-11） under natural- and short-day length conditions and compared the respective heterosis. Results showed that earlier heading, reduced plant height, and reduced grain number per panicle were found in these three varieties under short-day length conditions relative to those under natural-day length conditions. In either natural- or short-day length conditions, heterosis of LYP9 was mainly displayed in grain number per panicle and plant height. This study may help in breeding and selectina suitable hybrid rice for different re qions with natural- or short-day length.

Mapping of QTLs Controlling Panicle Length and Effective Panicle Number of Rice

Panicle length and effective panicle number of rice are closely related to yield. In this experiment, indica V20B as female parent was crossed with javanica CPSLO17 as male parent, recombinant inbred line （RIL） populations were obtained by single seed descent method, and with the RIL populations as mapping populations, QTL mapping and analysis were performed to the two panicle traits, panicle length and effective panicle. A high-density genetic map was constructed with SLAF labels, interval mapping was performed by software Map QTL5 under the threshold of 3.9, and 7 QTLs were detected on 3 chromosomes in total. Among the 7 QTLs, 5 QTLs controlling panicle length （qPLI-1, qPL1-2, qPL6-1, qPI_6-2 and qPL6-3） were located on chromosomes 1 and 6, respectively, and showed the contribution rates of 6.41%, 22.22%, 6.15%, 12.24% and 13.01%, respectively, their effect-increasing loci were mainly from CPSLO17, and qPL1-1 is a new QTL; and 2 QTLs controlling effective panicle number （qPN1 and qPN4） were located on chromosomes 1 and 4, respectively, and exhibited the contribution rates of 13.15% and 8.18%, respectively, and the effect-increasing loci were from parent V2OB. The marking of these loci lays a foundation for further cloning of genes controlling panicle length and effective panicle number and molecular marker-assisted selection.

Relationship Between Coleoptile Length and Drought Resistance and Their QTL Mapping in Rice

By using a set of recombinant inbred line （RIL） population involving in 195 lines derived from a cross of Zhenshan 97B （lowland variety） and IRAT109 （upland variety）, the correlation analysis between coleoptile length （CL） and drought resistance index （DRI） and their QTL identification were conducted. There existed a significantly positive relationship between CL and DRI with the correlation coefficient of 0.2206＊＊ under water stress conditions. Under normal and water stress conditions, a total of eleven and four QTLs for CL and DRI, respectively, were detected on chromosomes 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 by using a linkage map including 213 SSR markers, which explained 4.84% to 22.65% of phenotypic variance. Chromosomes 1 and 9 possessing the QTLs for DRI harbored simultaneously QTLs for CL, and qCL9 shared the same chromosome location with qDR19 （RM160-RM215）. Comparing the QTLs related to drought resistance in other studies, QTLs for CL and DRI were located in the same or adjacent marker interval as those related to root traits, such as number, dry weight, depth, and length of root. Moreover, sixteen and three pairs of epistatic loci for CL and DRI were found, which accounted for 56.17% and 11.93% of the total variation in CL and DRI, respectively.

Differences in Starch Chain Length Distribution and Structure Characteristics of Early-Indica Rice Under Different Temperature Treatments During Grain-Filling

Effects of temperature during grain-filling on chain length distribution and structure characteristics of 4 early-seasonindica rice cultivars were investigated under the environment-controlled conditions. The plants at flowering stage weresubjected to two temperature treatments until maturity (the mean dairy air temperature, 22 and 32C for optimum temperaturetreatment and high temperature treatment, respectively). The result showed that high temperature during grain-fillingsignificantly decreased the long B-chain content and increased the intermediate B-chain content. But the effect of hightemperature on other starch chains appeared to be cultivar-dependant. The crystalline characteristics of rice starch werealso affected by temperature during grain-filling. The intensity at 18 2q of X-ray diffraction pattern of rice samples underhigh temperature was higher than those under optimum temperature, though all rice starches performed A-crystallinetype. Moreover, the intensity at 18 2q was positive correlation with intermediate B-chain content and negative correlationwith long B-chain content.

水稻已克隆中胚轴伸长基因效应解析及优异单倍型鉴定

旱直播是未来水稻生产的重要发展方向,在南亚和东南亚籼稻种植区已有较大面积,然而热带和亚热带地区粳稻种植多采用传统育苗移栽。中胚轴长度(Mesocotyl length,ML)是影响水稻旱直播出苗和幼苗活力的重要因素。基于分子标记辅助选择(Molecular marker assisted selection,MAS)育种,培育长中胚轴种质是促进水稻旱直播推广最为经济、高效的方式。迄今,已有4个水稻中胚轴伸长基因报道,即OsGSK2、GY1、OsPAO5和OsSMAX1。笔者选择3K重测序项目中TROP和TEMP粳稻亚群开展分析,测定中胚轴长度并鉴定OsGSK2、GY1、OsPAO5和OsSMAX1基因的优异单倍型。结果表明,TROP和TEMP亚群中胚轴长度呈典型的连续正态分布。OsGSK2、GY1、OsPAO5和OsSMAX1分别包括3、3、3和6种单倍型;同一基因在TROP和TEMP亚群中单倍型分布频率也存在差异。TROP亚群中OsGSK2-Hap1、GY1-Hap2、OsPAO5-Hap3、OsSMAX1-Hap2和OsSMAX1-Hap3为优异单倍型;TEMP亚群优异单倍型为OsGSK2-Hap1、OsPAO5-Hap2和OsSMAX1-Hap2。另外,TROP和TEMP亚群中多数中胚轴优异单倍型材料所对应的苗高要高于非优异单倍型,在破土出苗时易形成生长优势。鉴定到的优异单倍型在TROP和TEMP亚群中均呈现较显著的加性效应,可用于MAS育种。本研究为不同地区直播粳稻的选育提供参考,促进旱直播技术的快速推广。

基于全基因组关联分析的水稻穗长QTL定位及其候选基因分析

分别于2021年和2022年在湖南长沙种植254份水稻3K种质资源,在成熟期测定各种质的穗长。结合种质基因型进行全基因组关联分析,共检测到3个穗长QTL,分布于水稻第1、5、6号染色体,分别命名为qPL-1、qPL-5和qPL-6,相对贡献率为9.06%~28.27%;结合QTL区间内基因功能注释和基因不同单倍型的穗长差异显著性分析结果,最终获得qPL-1、qPL-5和qPL-6的候选基因,其中qPL-6与sped1-D共定位,Os01g0715600、Os05g0132700为调控穗长的新候选基因;对Os01g0715600、Os05g0132700和Os06g0597500的单倍型进行聚合分析,发现这3个基因存在累加效应。

不同食味水稻品种稻米淀粉结构与理化特性及其对氮素响应的差异

【目的】淀粉是稻米的主要成分,其构成及理化特性基本决定了稻米食味表现。探讨优良食味稻米的淀粉构成特征,并解析结实期氮素水平的作用效应,对优良食味水稻品种的调优栽培具有重要意义。【方法】以稻米食味有明显差异的水稻品种金香玉1号、武育粳3号、武密粳和淮稻5号为试验材料,设置结实期不同氮素水平处理,分析稻米淀粉理化特性与食味品质的关系及其对氮素水平的响应。【结果】稻米的食味值表现为金香玉1号>武育粳3号>武密粳>淮稻5号,不同氮素水平下表现一致。优良食味稻米的直链淀粉和蛋白质含量均较低;淀粉RVA谱崩解值较高,消减值较低,淀粉易于糊化;溶解度、膨胀势和淀粉颗粒形态较优,淀粉相对结晶度较高;短支链淀粉占比较高。随着结实期氮素水平的提高,稻米的食味值显著下降,直链淀粉含量有所降低,蛋白质含量显著增加,胶稠度变短,最高黏度和崩解值下降,消减值上升;淀粉的颗粒形态劣化;淀粉的糊化焓、相对结晶度和支链淀粉分支中的B2、B3链含量上升,溶解度、膨胀势、A链和B1链含量下降。稻米理化特性和食味值对氮素的响应存在明显的品种间差异,优良食味品种的食味品质较为稳定,对氮素的敏感度小于普通食味稻米。【结论】优良食味稻米的直链淀粉和蛋白质含量较低,直链淀粉含量、蒸煮特性和淀粉颗粒形态特征较优,淀粉结晶特性较好,短支链含量较多。结实期较高的氮素水平提高了支链淀粉长支链占比,增加了淀粉糊化所需能量,降低了淀粉溶解度和膨胀势,对稻米蒸煮食味品质有明显的劣化作用。

稻草加筋红黏土静力特性试验研究

通过静三轴试验,研究了不同的加筋率、加筋长度以及含水率条件下稻草加筋红黏土的静力特性,并采用邓肯-张模型拟合其应力-应变曲线。结果表明,掺加稻草加筋红黏土的黏聚性明显提高,但内摩擦角的改变不明显;在相同围压下,加筋土的偏应力随着加筋率和加筋长度的增加先增大后减小,且稻草加筋红黏土存在最佳加筋条件,即加筋长度为20 mm,加筋率为0.2%;邓肯-张模型的计算值与试验值拟合度较高,表明其适用于稻草加筋红黏土。

Fine-Mapping of qTGW1.2a, a Quantitative Trait Locus for 1000-Grain Weight in Rice

Thousand-grain weight (TGW) is a key component of grain yield in rice. This study was conducted to validate and fine-map qTGW1.2a, a quantitative trait locus for grain weight and grain size previously located in a 933.6-kb region on the long arm of rice chromosome 1. Firstly, three residual heterozygotes (RHs) were selected from a BC2F11 population of the indica rice cross Zhenshan 97 (ZS97)///ZS97//ZS97/Milyang 46. The heterozygous segments in these RHs were arranged successively in physical positions, forming one set of sequential residual heterozygotes (SeqRHs). In each of the populations derived, non-recombinant homozygotes were identified to produce near isogenic lines (NILs) comprising the two homozygous genotypes. The NILs were tested for grain weight, grain length and grain width. QTL analyses for the three traits were performed. Then, the updated QTL location was followed for a new run of SeqRHs identification-NIL development-QTL mapping. Altogether, 11 NIL populations derived from four sets of SeqRHs were developed and used. qTGW1.2a was finally delimitated into a 77.5-kb region containing 13 annotated genes. In the six populations segregating this QTL, which were in four generations and were tested across four years, the allelic direction of qTGW1.2a remained consistent and the genetic effects were stable. For TGW, the additive effects ranged from 0.23 to 0.38 g and the proportions of phenotypic variance explained ranged from 26.15% to 41.65%. These results provide a good foundation for the cloning and functional analysis of qTGW1.2a.

Evaluation on Sixty-eight Rice Germplasms in Cold Tolerance at Germination Stage

Sixty-eight rice germplasms were used for cold tolerance evaluation at the germination stage in laboratory. Seeds of rice germplasms germinated at three different temperatures containing low temperature （constant 13°C for 28 days）, alternative temperature （a temperature cycle of 12 h at 20°C and 12 h at 23°C for 14 days） and control （constant 26°C for 7 days）. Analysis of variance revealed that temperature had a significant effect on germination rate, coleoptile length and radicle length. Germination rate was strongly affected by the low temperature and alternative treatments. Stress of low temperature at the germination stage on the tested rice germplasms caused a reduction in final germination rate and the lengths of coleoptile and radicle. The normal and healthy seeds began to germinate within 36 h after imbibition and germination were completed on the 7th day in the control, but delayed under the low and alternative temperature treatments. The low and alternative temperature treatments delayed the growth of coleoptile and radicle compared to the control, and the average lengths of coleoptile and radicule were strongly inhibited with the decreasing temperature in all of the tested germplasms. Taichung, a semi-dwarf, low amylose content and early maturing rice variety, showed a significantly higher germination rate at the three temperature treatments and its coleoptile length was significantly higher than other germplasms.

Effects of Cadmium Stress on Seed Germination, Seedling Growth and Seed Amylase Activities in Rice (Oryza sativa)

Two rice varieties, Xiushui 110 with high cadmium (Cd) tolerance and Xiushui 11 with low Cd tolerance were used to study the effects of Cd stress on seed germination, seedling growth and amylase activities. The low cadmium concentration had little effect on seed germination rate. However, cadmium stress could significantly inhibit plumule and radicle growth, especially for radicle growth. Germination index, vigour index, radicle length and amylase activities of Xiushui 11 decreased more significantly with the increasing cadmium level compared with Xiushui 110. The cadmium content in seedlings of Xiushui 11 was higher than that in Xiushui 110 when the cadmium concentration exceeded 5 μmol/L, which caused lower mitotic index in root tips and amylase activities, and more serious cadmium toxicity in Xiushui 11.

InDel and SNP Markers and Their Applications in Map-based Cloning of Rice Genes

High-density markers are necessary for map-based cloning of rice genes, but the currently available markers are not satisfactory enough. InDel (insertion-deletion length polymorphism) and SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) are the new generation of molecular markers and can basically meet the need of fine mapping. InDel and SNP markers can be developed through bioinformatics. These markers are valuable markers with the characters of low cost, high specificity and stability. This article introduced the methods for designing InDel and SNP markers, taking the mapping of a rice rolled leaf gene as an example. In addition, some key factors in improving the design efficiency were also discussed.

Quantitative Trait Loci for Mercury Tolerance in Rice Seedlings

Mercury （Hg） is one of the most toxic heavy metals to living organisms and its conspicuous effect is the inhibition of root growth. However, little is known about the molecular genetic basis for root growth under excess Hg2＋ stress. To map quantitative trait loci （QTLs） in rice for Hg2＋ tolerance, a population of 120 recombinant inbred lines derived from a cross between two japonica cultivars Yuefu and IRAT109 was grown in 0.5 mmol/L CaCI2 solution. Relative root length （RRL）, percentage of the seminal root length in ＋HgCI2 to -HgCI2, was used for assessing Hg2＋ tolerance. In a dose-response experiment, Yuefu had a higher RRL than IRAT109 and showed the most significant difference at the Hg2＋ concentration of 1.5 tJmol/L. Three putative QTLs for RRL were detected on chromosomes 1, 2 and 5, and totally explained about 35.7% of the phenotypic variance in Hg2＋ tolerance. The identified QTLs for RRL might be useful for improving Hg2＋ tolerance of rice by molecular marker-assisted selection.

Fine mapping of qTGW10-20.8, a QTL having important contribution to grain weight variation in rice

Grain weight is one of themost important determinants of grain yield in rice.In this study,QTL analysis for grain weight,grain length,and grainwidthwas performed using populations derived from crosses between major parental lines of three-line indica hybrid rice.A total of 27 QTL for grain weight were detected using three recombinant inbred line populations derived from the crosses Teqing/IRBB lines,Zhenshan 97/Milyang 46,and Xieqingzao/Milyang 46.Of these,10 were found in only a single population and the other 17 in two or all three populations.Nine of the 17 common QTL were located in regions where no QTL associated with grain weight have been cloned and onewas selected for fine-mapping.Eight populations segregating in an isogenic background were derived from one F7 residual heterozygote of Teqing/IRBB52.The target QTL,qTGW10-20.8 controlling grain weight,grain length,and grain width,was localized to a 70.7-kb region flanked by InDel markers Te20811 and Te20882 on the long arm of chromosome 10.The QTL region contains seven annotated genes,ofwhich six encode proteins with known functional domains and one encodes a hypothetical protein.One of the genes,Os10g0536100 encoding the MIKC-type MADS-box protein OsMADS56,is the most likely candidate for qTGW10-20.8.These results provide a basis for cloning qTGW10-20.8,which has an important contribution to grain weight variation in rice.

Correlation of Leaf and Root Senescence During Ripening in Dry Seeded and Transplanted Rice

Dry seeding is a resource-saving rice establishment method. With an equivalent yield, dry seeded flooded rice （DSR） has been considered as a replacement for traditional transplanted flooded rice （TFR）. However, the differences in leaf and root senescence during grain filling between DSR and TFR were seldom identified. In this study, the root length, root tip number and leaf senescence of rice varieties Huanghuazhan and Yangliangyou 6 during ripening were compared between DSR and TFR. Results showed that top three leaves in DSR had the characteristics of relatively lower SPAD value, lower N content and premature leaf senescence. In addition, both the total root length and total root tip number of DSR were significantly lower than those of TFR. In conclusion, premature and quick leaf senescence was related with inadequate root length and root tip number during ripening, which might result from the deficiency of nitrogen supply in DSR. Techniques on improving leaf nitrogen status and delaying the leaf senescence during grain-filling in DSR should be developed in future researches.

Effects of free-air CO_2 enrichment on adventitious root development of rice under low and normal soil nitrogen levels

Free air CO2 enrichment(FACE) and nitrogen(N) have marked effects on rice root growth,and numerical simulation can explain these effects. To further define the effects of FACE on root growth of rice, an experiment was performed, using the hybrid indica cultivar Xianyou63. The effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration [CO2], 200 μmol mol-1higher than ambient, on the growth of rice adventitious roots were evaluated, with two levels of N: low(LN, 125 kg ha-1) and normal(NN, 250 kg ha-1). The results showed a significant increase in both adventitious root number(ARN) and adventitious root length(ARL) under FACE treatment. The application of nitrogen also increased ARN and ARL, but these increases were smaller than that under FACE treatment. On the basis of the FACE experiment, numerical models for rice adventitious root number and length were constructed with time as the driving factor. The models illustrated the dynamic development of rice adventitious root number and length after transplanting, regulated either by atmospheric [CO2] or by N application.The simulation result was supported by statistical tests comparing experimental data from different years, and the model yields realistic predictions of root growth. These results suggest that the models have strong predictive potential under conditions of atmospheric [CO2] rises in the future.

Comparative Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Structure in Rice Using ILP and SSR Markers

Genetic diversity of 36 rice entries from the United States Department of Agriculture （USDA） rice collection was assessed using 103 ILP （intron length polymorphism） and 54 SSR （simple sequence repeats） markers. A total of 236 and 332 alleles were detected by the ILP and SSR markers, respectively. On average, the SSR markers produced higher polymorphism information content value and number of alleles than the ILP markers. Whereas the Nei＇s genetic distance measured using the SSR markers was much higher than that measured using the ILP markers. Manters test indicated that there was a statistically significant correlation （r=0.827, P〈0.001 ） between the two marker systems. UPGMA clustering based on the ILP and SSR markers resulted in consensus dendrograms. The cophenetic correlation coefficient （r=0.918, 0.878 and 0.924, P〈0.001 for the ILP, SSR and combined markers, respectively） showed a highly accurate dendrogram represented the genetic distance among these entries. The 36 entries were divided into four groups. Four African Oryza glaberrima accessions were clustered within a distinct group （I）, and the remaining entries were separated into three groups （11, III and IV）. All the entries could be also clustered into two main groups： One was composed of III and IV, considered as indica group, and the other was composed of I （O. glaberrima） and II （japonica-like）. Model-based cluster analysis revealed that the japonica-like group maintained very pure ancestry while the indica group shared mixed ancestry, especially for group III, which had seven admixtures sharing from 19.5% to 30.0% of ancestry with group IV （based on SSR markers）. It is suggested that ILP and SSR markers could be very useful for the genetic study and breeding in rice.

丙酰芸苔素内酯施用浓度对水稻植株性状和产量的影响

为了明确丙酰芸苔素内酯对水稻植株性状和产量的作用,采用单因素拉丁方设计,试验因素为0.003%丙酰芸苔素内酯水剂施用浓度,设4个处理,处理A稀释500倍液,处理B稀释2 000倍液,处理C稀释3 000倍液,处理D稀释4 000倍液,设喷施等量清水空白对照(CK),每个处理5次重复。收获前调查记录植株相关性状和产量构成因子,每个重复单独收获脱粒烘干测产。结果表明,水稻移栽后,丙酰芸苔素内酯稀释2 000倍液叶面喷施2次,植株高度为100.9 cm,分蘖数为23.0,穗下节间、倒2节间和倒3节间的长度分别为22.3、19.7和16.4 cm,每穗总粒数、实粒数和千粒重分别为137.2粒、128.9粒和32.1 g,产量为7 362.7 kg/hm~2。因此,0.003%丙酰芸苔素内酯水剂稀释2 000倍液可增加水稻植株高度、节间长度、分蘖数和提高产量。

Effect of Dominant Semi-Dwarf Gene on Plant Height and Its Related Traits and Sensitivity to Gibberellic Acid in Rice

Six pairs of tall and dwarf near-isogenic lines derived from a dominant semi-dwarf mutant （Y98149） were selected to study height expression and sensitivity to gibberellic acid （GA3）. The lengths of the 4-5th internode, the 3rd, 2nd, 1st internodes from the top and the panicle length in the six dwarf near isogenic lines were 97.2%, 53.3%, 65.1%, 61.9% and 94.7% of those in the six tall ones, respectively, indicating that the dominant semi-dwarfing gene significantly inhibited the internode elongation. Moreover, Y98149 （mutant type） was more sensitive to GA3 than Y98148 （wild type）, and had a lower GA3 concentration in plant, about 78% of Y98148.

Mapping of a New Gene Wbph6(t) Resistant to the Whitebacked Planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, in Rice

A rice population consisting of 90 TN1/Guiyigu F3 lines was employed to analyze the linkage between DNA markers and a new gene Wbph6(t) conferring resistance to whitebacked planthopper, Sogatella furcifera By using the mapping approach of bulked extremes and recessive class, Wbph6(t) was mapped onto the short arm of chromosome 11 with a genetic distance of 21.2 cM to SSLP marker RM167.