Enhancement of Ultrasonic Seed Treatment on Yield,Grain Quality Characters,and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis in Different Fragrant Rice Genotypes

Fragrant rice is popular for the good grain quality and special aroma. The present study conducted a field experiment to investigate the effects of ultrasonic seed treatment on grain yield, quality characters, physiological properties and aroma biosynthesis of different fragrant rice genotypes. The seeds of three fragrant rice genotypes were exposed to 1 min of ultrasonic vibration and then cultivated in paddy field. The results of present study showed that ultrasonic seed treatment increased grain yield of all fragrant rice genotypes but the responses of yield formation to ultrasonic were varied with different genotypes. Compared with control, ultrasonic seed treatment increased grain 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP, the key component of fragrant rice aroma) content by 13.40%–44.88%. Ultrasonic seed treatment also reduced the crude protein contents in grains. The head rice rate, rice length, chalky rice rate, and chalkiness degree were influenced by ultrasonic for one or two fragrant rice genotypes. The activities of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase were also enhanced due to ultrasonic seed treatment. In conclusion, ultrasonic seed treatment increased grain, regulated grain aroma and quality, and improved stress resistance of fragrant rice varieties.     

Foliar Application of Brassinolide Induced Regulation of Grain Yield and Quality,Antioxidant Responses and Aroma in Fragrant Rice

Brassinolide (BR) is a new green plant growth regulator. The present field study was conducted on two fragrant rice cultivars (i.e., Meixiangzhan-2 and Xiangyaxiangzhan) to study the effects of foliar application of BR on fragrant rice performance. At the heading stage, BR solutions at 0.05, 0.15, 0.25 and 0.50 mg L-1 were sprayed on fragrant rice at 600 liters per hectare; these treatments were named as BR1, BR2, BR3 and BR4, respectively. The treatment sprayed with distilled water was taken as a control (CK). Compared with CK, the BR2 treatment significantly enhanced the chlorophyll concentration and net photosynthetic rate for Meixiangzhan-2, and Xiangyaxiangzhan. The BR3 and BR4 treatments increased the concentrations of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoid, and also enhanced net photosynthetic rate by 31.91% and 40.43%, respectively. Higher grain yields were recorded in the BR2 treatment than on CK on Meixiangzhan-2, while on Xiangyaxiangzhan, the BR3 and BR4 treatments increased grain yield compared with CK. In relation to CK, higher head rice rates were recorded in the BR2 treatment for Meixiangzhan-2, and in the BR3 and BR4 treatments for Xiangyaxiangzhan. BR treatments (BR2 for Meixiangzhan-2, BR3 and BR4 for Xiangyaxiangzhan) also significantly enhanced the activities of GPX, SOD and CAT by 10.22% to 23.00%, and reduced the malonaldehyde concentration. In addition, we observed that some BR treatments (BR2 for Meixiangzhan-2, BR3 and BR4 for Xiangyaxiangzhan) decreased the grain 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline concentration of fragrant rice.     

Enhancement of Yield,Grain Quality Characters, 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content,and Photosynthesis of Fragrant Rice Cultivars by Foliar Application of Paclobutrazol

Paclobutrazol is a well-known plant growth regulator. However, the application of paclobutrazol in fragrant rice production has not been reported. The present study conducted a field experiment with two cropping seasons and three fragrant rice cultivars to investigate the effects of paclobutrazol application on yield formation, grain quality, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP, key component of fragrant rice aroma) biosynthesis, and photosynthesis of fragrant rice. At the initial heading stage, paclobutrazol solutions at 0 (control), 30, 60, 100, and 120 mg L^?1 were foliar applied to fragrant rice plants, respectively. Compared with control, paclobutrazol treatments significantly (P?<?0.05) increased grain yield and seed-setting rate of fragrant rice cultivars by 6.77–22.82% and 5.09–25.66%, respectively. Increased contents of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoid) and the improved net photosynthetic rate at the grain-filling stage were observed due to paclobutrazol treatments. The paclobutrazol application increased head rice rate and grain 2-AP content by 3.94–8.94% and 6.47–18.80%, respectively. Lower chalky rice rate and chalkiness were recorded in paclobutrazol treatment than in control. Moreover, foliar application of paclobutrazol increased proline and Δ1-pyrroline contents in fragrant rice by 7.90–32.12% and 13.21–34.90%. Overall, foliar application of paclobutrazol could enhance productivity, improve grain quality, and increase the 2-AP content of fragrant rice, and 100–120 mg L^?1 was considered the suggested concentration of paclobutrazol application in fragrant rice production.

     

播种期对晚季香稻香气2-乙酰-1-吡咯啉含量和产量的影响

为了确定华南双季稻区晚季香稻的适宜播种期,在大田条件下以桂香占和农香18为材料,研究了播种期对香稻香气2-乙酰-1-吡咯啉(2-AP)、脯氨酸代谢酶活性和产量的影响。结果表明:(1)7月20日播种的香稻的2-AP含量最高,2-AP含量较高的播期其游离脯氨酸含量、籽粒脯氨酸氧化酶活性以及脯氨酸脱氢酶活性维持在较高水平。(2)7月15日播种的桂香占和7月20日播种的农香18的产量最高,产量较高的播期具有较高的收获指数、干物质积累量和群体生长率。(3)试验条件下晚季香稻的适宜播种期为7月15日-7月20日。     

Additional Nitrogen Application Under Different Water Regimes at Tillering Stage Enhanced Rice Yield and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline (2AP) Content in Fragrant Rice

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Water (W) and nitrogen (N) management at tillering stage could largely affect aroma biosynthesis in fragrant rice. In the present study, three rice cultivars,...     

杂交粳稻及其亲本千粒重与产量、品质的相关性

为了探明杂交粳稻及其亲本千粒重与产量、品质的关系,以4个千粒重介于23.1~28.0 g之间的BT型不育系和24个千粒重介于18.1~32.0 g之间的三系粳稻恢复系,采用p×q不完全双列杂交(NCⅡ)设计,配制96个杂交组合为试验材料,对F1千粒重优势表现、F1千粒重与亲本千粒重及其与产量、品质性状间的相关性进行分析,确定高产优质兼顾的杂交粳稻的千粒重范围。结果表明:(1)56.3%的杂交组合千粒重超过其双亲平均值,19.8%的杂交组合千粒重表现正向超亲优势;(2)F1千粒重与母本千粒重、父本千粒重、双亲千粒重平均值的相关性均达极显著水平(r=0.33**、0.71**、0.78**),且恢复系千粒重对杂种的影响大于不育系;(3)F1千粒重、父本千粒重及双亲千粒重平均值与组合单株产量的相关性均达极显著水平(r=0.55**、0.47**、0.51**),母本千粒重与组合单株产量相关不显著;(4)F1千粒重、父本千粒重与糙米率、精米率、整精米率、垩白粒率、粒长、粒宽均呈极显著正相关,与透明度呈显著正相关,母本千粒重与垩白粒率、垩白度、粒长均呈极显著正相关,与粒宽呈显著正相关;(5)杂交粳稻育种中具有高产优质兼顾的F1千粒重范围应在25.1~27.0 g之间。     

超级杂交水稻谷粒产量与叶光合速率的关系

在2000～2005年期间,通过测定几种超级杂交水稻与普通杂交水稻‘汕优63’的产量构成和叶片光合作用探讨了谷粒产量与光合作用的关系。结果表明:(1)4种超级杂交水稻‘培矮64S/E32’、‘P88S/O293’、‘金23A/611’和‘GD-lS/ RB207’的产量水平显著高于‘汕优63’,是对照的108%～120%。(2)与‘汕优63’相比,这些超级杂交水稻的株型好,上层叶片直立,穗大即每穗粒数多,是对照的125%～177%。(3)与‘汕优63’相比,这些组合第二叶的净光合速率显著提高,但第一叶即剑叶的未必都较高。(4)去半叶处理降低了‘GD-1S/RB207’的结实率,而去半穗处理显著提高了结实率。因此,这些超级杂交水稻的高产原因在于穗大、株型好以及群体光能利用效率高。增加单叶特别是剑叶的光合能力是克服谷粒产量的光合产物源限制和在未来的超级杂交水稻育种中实现产量潜力新突破的关键。     

Genetic Dissection of Epistatic Interactions Contributing Grain Yield Variability in Rice under Drought

AimsThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of ‘high’-‘low’ yielding pyramided lines (PLs), having the same combinations of qDTYs in Samba Mahsuri, MR219 and IR64-Sub1 genetic backgrounds, and to understand the genetic interactions among QTL and/with genetic background affecting grain yield.BackgroundEpistasis regulates the expression of traits governed by several major/minor genes/QTL. Multiple pyramided lines (PLs) with the same grain yield QTL (qDTYs) combinations but possessing grain yield variability under different levels of reproductive stage drought stress were identified in different rice genetic backgrounds at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).ObjectivesThe objectives of the present study were to evaluate the performance pyramided lines (PLs) with drought QTL in the backgrounds of Samba Mahsuri, MR219 and IR64-Sub1 under reproductive stage drought stress (RS) and NS (non-stress) conditions, to understand the effect of epistatic interactions among qDTYs and with genetic background on GY under the differential level of stress and to identify the promising drought-tolerant lines with high yield under drought and higher background recovery in different genetic backgrounds.MethodsThe experiments were conducted in 2015 DS (dry season), 2015 WS (wet season) and 2017 DS at IRRI, Los Baños, Philippines, in a transplanted lowland ecosystem under lowland severe stress (LSS), lowland moderate stress (LMS) and lowland non-stress (LNS). The experiments were laid out in alpha lattice design with two replications.ResultsSeveral digenic interactions were found in different genetic backgrounds, 13 interactions in Samba Mahsuri, 11 in MR219 and 20 in IR64-Sub1 backgrounds. Among all digenic interactions, one QTL × QTL interaction, 17 QTL × background and 26 background × background interactions resulted in GY reduction in low yielding PLs in different genetic backgrounds under LSS or LMS. Negative interaction of qDTY_3.1, qDTY_4.1 and qDTY_9.1 with background markers and background × background interactions caused up to 15% GY reduction compared to the high yielding PLs under LMS in the Samba Mahsuri PLs. In MR219 PLs, the negative interaction of qDTY_2.2, qDTY_3.2, qDTY_4.1 and qDTY_12.1 with the background marker interval RM314-RM539, RM273-RM349 and RM445-RM346, RM473D-RM16, respectively resulted 52% GY reduction compared to the high yielding PLs under LSS. In IR64-Sub1 PLs, qDTY_6.1 interacted with background loci at RM16-RM135, RM228-RM333, RM202-RM287 and RM415-RM558A marker interval under LSS and at RM475-RM525 marker interval under LMS, causing GY reduction to 58% compared to the high yielding PLs.ConclusionHigh yielding PLs in Samba Mahsuri (IR 99734:1-33-69-1-22-6), MR219 (IR 99784-156-87-2-4-1) and IR64-Sub1 (IR 102784:2-89-632-2-1-2) backgrounds without any negative interactions were identified. The identified selected promising PLs may be used as potential drought-tolerant donors or may be released as varieties for drought-prone ecosystems in different countries.     

水稻产量数量性状的遗传调控机制研究进展

粒重、每穗粒数和每株穗数是决定水稻产量的三大要素,也是水稻育种改良的重点．这些性状都是遗传复杂的数量性状．近十年来,水稻数量性状遗传学领域取得了突破性的进展,成功克隆了一批控制水稻产量性状的数量性状位点（QTL）．本文将简要介绍产量性状相关QTL的功能与作用机制．这些研究成果不仅有助于揭示产量性状形成的遗传基础,也将有力推动水稻分子设计育种的进程．     

Control of Rice Embryo Development,Shoot Apical Meristem Maintenance,and Grain Yield by a Novel Cytochrome P450

Angiosperm seeds usually consist of two major parts： the embryo and the endosperm. However, the molec- ular mechanism（s） underlying embryo and endosperm development remains largely unknown, particularly in rice, the model cereal. Here, we report the identification and functional characterization of the rice GIANT EMBRYO （GE） gene. Mutation of GE resulted in a large embryo in the seed, which was caused by excessive expansion of scuteUum cells. Post-embryonic growth of ge seedling was severely inhibited due to defective shoot apical meristem （SAM） mainte- nance. Map-based cloning revealed that GE encodes a CYP78A subfamily P450 monooxygenase that is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. GE is expressed predominantly in the scutellar epithelium, the interface region between embryo and endosperm. Overexpression of GE promoted cell proliferation and enhanced rice plant growth and grain yield, but reduced embryo size, suggesting that GE is critical for coordinating rice embryo and endosperm development. Moreover, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing AtCYP78AlO, a GE homolog, also produced bigger seeds, implying a con- served role for the CYP78A subfamily of P450s in regulating seed development. Taken together, our results indicate that GE plays critical roles in regulating embryo development and SAM maintenance.     

中国与南亚水稻恢复系资源产量性状的配合力分析

分析中国与南亚水稻恢复系资源产量及其构成要素的一般配合力差异,为引进与利用南亚资源提供参考。利用来自中国和印度等国的37份恢复系材料,按照NCⅡ设计,分别与冈46A、泸98A和德香074杂交,获得111份杂交种作为试验材料,在四川泸州和德阳两个环境下,分析8个产量性状的配合力。结果表明:(1)8个性状在两个环境下,一般配合力和特殊配合力方差达到显著或极显著水平,一般配合力方差均大于特殊配合力方差,表明这些性状基因的加性效应占主导地位。(2)8个性状杂种一代性状受恢复系的影响大于不育系。(3)印度和孟加拉材料有效穗一般配合力好于中国资源,其他性状一般配合力中国资源优于南亚来源材料。中国与南亚恢复资源产量性状配合力有一定的差异,印度和孟加拉资源有效穗配合力较好,中国恢复系资源其他性状较好。     

刈割对冬小麦再生积温需求及其籽粒产量和品质的影响

对黄土高原塬区冬小麦‘陇育216’于分蘖期、拔节期及孕穗期进行刈割处理,以不刈割为对照,测定冬小麦再生生长发育的积温需求及籽粒产量及其品质,探究刈割利用时间对冬小麦再生生长积温需求及产量构成的影响。结果表明:(1)分蘖中期(6个分蘖)前刈割利用,小麦再生各阶段的有效积温需求较对照无显著差异,在收获小麦青干草0.9～1.5t/hm2的同时,能保证籽粒、秸秆产量及其品质较对照均无显著下降;分蘖期后期(9个分蘖)及其后刈割利用,拔节至开花及成熟期的有效积温需求显著减少,尽管较分蘖期可多收获60%的青干草,但籽粒、秸秆产量较对照均显著降低。(2)通径分析发现,刈割主要通过降低再生植株高度及减少单位面积穗数而导致冬小麦籽粒减产。研究表明,为维持冬小麦再生生长节律、籽粒产量及品质形成的稳定,冬小麦刈割利用的时期应不迟于分蘖中期(6个分蘖)。     

Modulation of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) Accumulation,Yield Formation and Antioxidant Attributes in Fragrant Rice by Exogenous Methylglyoxal (MG) Application

Pot experiments were conducted to investigate the physiological and biochemical effect of exogenous MG application on two fragrant rice cultivars, Meixiangzhan and Yuxiangyouzhan. The MG application included four treatments: 1 mmol·L^–1 (MG1), 5 mmol·L^–1 (MG5), and 10 mmol·L^–1 (MG10), and deionized water as control (MG0). Results indicated that MG1 significantly increased the yield by 11.54–14.06% through promoting the seed-setting rate. Increases on grain 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) content at maturity were found in MG1. The contents of proline, Δ1-pyrrolin-5-carboxylic acid (P5C), pyrroline, and MG, and the activities of proline dehydrogenase (PDH), ornithine aminotransferase (OAT), and Δ1-pyrrolin-5-carboxylate synthase (P5CS) in plant tissues at all sampling stage were also increased in MG1 than MG0. In addition, although the malondialdehyde (MDA) content at all sampling stage was increased by MG application, MG1 increased the antioxidant enzyme activities and soluble protein content in all plant tissues and the pigment content in leaves. However, high-level MG (10 mmol·L^–1) application significantly decreased the yield and grain 2-AP content. Overall, this study suggested that exogenous MG application regulated the 2-AP accumulation, yield formation, and antioxidant attributes in fragrant rice, and that MG application at the concentration of 1 mmol·L^–1 increased the 2-AP content.

     

24种香稻品种甜菜碱醛脱氢酶2基因突变位点的分析及分子标记开发

根据香型与非香型水稻甜菜碱醛脱氢酶2基因(badh2)在第2、第4内含子、第7外显子3处序列差异和第2外显子1处序列差异,分别设计了两类检测badh2第7和第2外显子突变的功能性分子标记引物M7和M2;利用两类引物,分别对属于第7外显子突变的香型水稻W香99075和第2外显子突变的香型水稻武香14、非香型水稻以及两种香稻分别与非香稻杂交的F1植株基因组DNA进行PCR检测后发现,M7和M2引物完全能够分别被用于以第7和第2外显子突变的香稻作为亲本,进行分子标记辅助培育香稻新品种的研究.M7引物综合考虑了badh2内含子和外显子两方面突变情况而设计的.以非香稻261S、分别发生第7和第2外显子突变的香稻品种W香99075和武香14为对照,使用M7和M2引物,对本实验室收集的另外22份香稻品种进行badh2突变位点检测,结果可将这些香稻分为badh2第2外显子突变类型、第7外显子突变类型和外显子未发生突变类型,同时明确了大多目前在上海等周边地区种植的香稻品种的badh2所属的突变位点.开展本研究为利用分子标记辅助选育香型水稻新品种研究奠定了重要的基础.     

Development of Molecular Markers Used to Identify Two Types of Fragrant Rice and Analysis of Mutation Sites of BADH2 Gene in 24 Varieties of Fragrant Rice

Functional molecular markers M7 and M2 have been developed based on the DNA sequence differences of badh2 between fragrant rice varieties and non fragrant varieties in intron2, intron 4, exon7 and exon 2 respectively. PCR analyses on genome DNA of exon7 mutated fragrant rice Wxiang 99075, exon2 mutated fragrant rice Wuxiang14,non fragrant rice 261S and the F1 plants by M7 and M2 showed that M7 and M2 could be absolutely used to the molecular marker assisted rice breeding experiments when exon7 mutated and exon2 mutated fragrant rice varieties are used as parents. The design of M7 primers took mutations both in exons and intrones into account. Moreover, taking 261S,Wxiang 99075 and Wuxiang14 as controls, the mutation sites of badh2 in 22 fragrant rice varieties were analyzed, it was showed that fragrant rice varieties could be classified into 3 types: exon 2 mutated fragrant rice, exon 7 mutated fragrant rice and non exon mutated fragrant rice. At the same time, the mutation sites of badh2 in the main fragrant rice varieties which are grown in Shanghai and the surrounding areas have been verified. This research laid an important foundation for molecular marker assisted selection for novel fragrant rice.     

Concentrations of Heavy Metals and Arsenic in Market Rice Grain and Their Potential Health Risks to the Population of Fuzhou,China

Heavy metals and As in rice are of increasing concern in China. In this study, concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Sb, Ni, and As in rice collected from markets in Fuzhou, China, were investigated by ICP-MS and AFS, and their potential health risk to inhabitants were estimated by target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), and target cancer risk (TR). The results showed that the concentrations of the seven studied elements in rice grain were all below the permissible limits of China's national standards for foodstuffs (NY/T 419–2007 and GB 2726–2012). For non-carcinogenic risk, the THQ values of individual elements were within the safe interval. However, without considering the bio-accessibility and speciation of toxic elements, the HI values suggest inhabitants in Fuzhou may experience potential health effects due to rice consumption. Cadmium is the major contributor to HI, followed by As. The TR values of As for adults and children were both higher than the acceptable range. The results of this study suggest that more attention should be paid toward monitoring toxic substances (especially Cd and As) in rice in order to assure the food safety for consumers in Fuzhou, China.     

Identification of Rice Ethylene-Response Mutants and Characterization of MHZ71OsEIN2 in Distinct Ethylene Response and Yield Trait Regulation

Ethylene plays essential roles in adaptive growth of rice plants in water-saturating environment; how- ever, ethylene signaling pathway in rice is largely unclear. In this study, we report identification and characterization of ethylene-response mutants based on the specific ethylene-response phenotypes of etiolated rice seedlings, includ- ing ethylene-inhibited root growth and ethylene-promoted coleoptile elongation, which is different from the ethylene triple-response phenotype in Arabidopsis. We establish an efficient system for screening and a set of rice mutants have been identified. Genetic analysis reveals that these mutants form eight complementation groups. All the mutants show insensitivity or reduced sensitivity to ethylene in root growth but exhibit differential responses in cole0ptile growth. One mutant group mhz7 has insensitivity to ethylene in both root and coleoptile growth. We identified the corresponding gene by a map-based cloning method. MHZ7 encodes a membrane protein homologous to EIN2, a central component of ethylene signaling in Arabidopsis. Upon ethylene treatment, etiolated MHZ7-overexpressing seedlings exhibit enhanced coleoptiie elongation, increased mesocotyl growth and extremely twisted short roots, featuring enhanced ethylene- response phenotypes in rice. Grain length was promoted in MHZ7-transgenic plants and 1000-grain weight was reduced in mhz7 mutants. Leaf senescent process was also affected by MHZ7 expression. Manipulation of ethylene signaling may improve adaptive growth and yield-related traits in rice.     

异季条件下稻穗枝梗和颖花分化、退化及其形成的差异性研究

以19个水稻杂交组合为试验材料,通过大田条件下的分期播种,于抽穗期调查了稻穗枝梗、颖花分化、退化及形成有关性状,分析了各性状不同季节的变异及其相互关系。结果表明,单穗一次枝梗分化数、二次枝梗分化数、颖花分化数、一次枝梗退化数、二次枝梗退化数、颖花退化数、一次枝梗退化率、二次枝梗退化率、颖花退化率、一次枝梗形成数、二次枝梗形成数、一次枝梗颖花形成数、二次枝梗颖花形成数和单穗颖花总形成数等性状均存在较大的组合间差异和季节间变异,其中19个组合单穗颖花总形成数异季差异率变幅为5.12%~93.59%,平均变异率为34.19%;总体上,不同季节下二次枝梗各性状的变异性强,颖花性状其次,一次枝梗各性状变异性最小;根据异季条件下稻穗枝梗和颖花分化、退化及其形成性状的变异性,从大穗角度讨论了杂交稻新组合育种资源选择与利用问题。