Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2018, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (04): 806-816.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(17)61819-7

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  • 收稿日期:2017-04-11 出版日期:2018-04-20 发布日期:2018-04-16

Comparison of agronomic performance between inter-sub-specific hybrid and inbred japonica rice under different mechanical transplanting methods

HU Ya-jie, WU Pei, ZHANG Hong-cheng, DAI Qi-gen, HUO Zhong-yang, XU Ke, GAO Hui, WEI Hai-yan, GUO Bao-wei, CUI Pei-yuan   

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P.R.China
  • Received:2017-04-11 Online:2018-04-20 Published:2018-04-16
  • Contact: Correspondence ZHANG Hong-cheng, Tel/Fax: +86-514-87979220, E-mail: hczhang@yzu.edu.cn
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    We are grateful for grants from the National Key Research Program of China (2016YFD0300503), the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201303102), the Key Research Program of Jiangsu Province, China (BE2016344), the Major Independent Innovation Project in Jiangsu Province, China (CX(15)1002) and a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China.

Abstract: Mechanical transplanting has been applied to rice cultivation to save labor costs and ease labor shortages in Asian countries, especially in China.  However, little information is available related to the characteristics of agronomic performance when comparing inter-sub-specific hybrid rice (IHR) and inbred japonica rice (IJR) under mechanical transplanting method.  In 2013 and 2014, field experiments were conducted using IHR (Yongyou 2640) and IJR (Wuyunjing 24) under two cultivation patterns, that is, pot seedlings mechanically transplanted (PS) and carpet seedlings mechanically transplanted (CS).  Grain yield, yield components, leaf area index (LAI), leaf area duration (LAD), aboveground biomass, crop growth rate (CGR), nitrogen (N) uptake, and N accumulation were investigated.  When compared with CS, PS displayed significantly increased grain yield for both varieties because the larger sink size allowed higher N accumulation from panicle initiation to maturity.  Moreover, total aboveground biomass under PS increased significantly compared with that under CS; that is, higher photosynthetic productivity resulted from a greater LAI and higher LAD during the grain filling stage.  Higher N absorption capacity in the middle and late growth periods resulted in significantly enhanced total N uptake under PS.  When compared with IJR for both treatments, IHR generated 75.2% more grain yield.  However, the characteristics creating high yield of IHR were different from those of IJR.  Greater aboveground biomass production as well as higher N uptake and accumulation created higher grain yield in IHR than in IJR.  These results suggest higher yield could be achieved using PS with IHR, attributing to exploit both yield superiority and productive potential.

Key words: high yield formation ,  inter-sub-specific hybrid rice ,  inbred japonica rice ,  mechanical transplanting method