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Acta Agron Sin ›› 2009, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 2037-2044.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2009.02037

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Changes in Grain Quality during the Evolution of Mid-Season Indica Rice Cultivars in Jiangsu Province

ZHANG Hao,TAN Gui-Lu,SUN Xiao-Lin,LIU Li-Jun,YANG Jian-Chang*   

  1. Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province,Yang zhou University,Yangzhou 225009,China
  • Received:2009-05-08 Revised:2009-07-17 Online:2009-11-12 Published:2009-09-10
  • Contact: 杨建昌, E-mail: jcyang@yzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Improvement in rice quality is very important in rice production. However, little is known about changes in rice quality during the evolution of cultivars. In this study, 13 typical mid-season indica rice cultivars (including hybrid combinations) applied in the production in Jiangsu Province during the last 60 years were used, and classified into five types of early tall cultivars, dwarf cultivars, semi-dwarf cultivars, semi-dwarf hybrids, and super rice according to their application times, plant types and genotypes. All the tested cultivars were grown in the field and the evolution characteristics of the quality and yield of rice were investigated. Results showed that the milling quality (brown rice rate, milled rice rate, and head milled rice rate) differed within the same type of cultivars, but showed no significant differences between the types. Compared with those of old cultivars (early tall and dwarf cultivars), the chalkiness, setback values and prolamin protein content in grains were significantly decreased, whereas the breakdown values and the contents of albumin and glutelin proteins, lysine, glycine and arginine were significantly increased in grains of modern cultivars (semi-dwarf hybrids, and super rice). Grain yield was progressively increased with the evolution of the cultivars. Increase in grain yield was attributed mainly to the increase in total number of spikelets, which resulted mainly from large panicles. The results suggest that both quality and yield are improved during the evolution for mid-season indica rice cultivars.

Key words: Mid-season indica rice, Quqality, Yield, Amino acids, Protein, Evolution

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