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The breeding of japonica rice in northern China: An 11-year study (2006–2016)
CUI Yue, ZHU Meng-meng, XU Zheng-jin, CHEN Wen-fu
2020, 19 (8): 1941-1946.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62799-1
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The world’s population is facing food shortages due to climate change and the competition for arable land between food and energy crops.  Many national and international projects to develop “super rice” cultivars were established in recent decades to attain a ‘third leap forward’ in rice production.  In order to evaluate the breeding process in northern China, an 11-year tracking survey of japonica rice breeding, which involved a total of 520 rice accessions and 67 test plots, was completed in this study.  The results showed that the yields of these accessions had increased stably, which was similar to control check varieties (CKs).  The breeding strategy reduced the panicle number and increased the grain number per panicle through an increase of spikelet density (number of grains per centimeter on the panicle).  This high spikelet density benefits not only the yield but also the blast resistance and amylose content.  At higher latitudes, the preferred rice accessions had slim grain shape and extended growth period.  In the middle latitudes among the test plots, the breeders focused on reducing the amylose content to improve the cooking quality of the rice accessions.  Yield and blast resistance were the two highest priorities during the breeding selection process.  The present study evaluated the breeding process in northern China during the last decade, which may lead to new insights into the future of rice breeding.
 
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Effects of straw and biochar addition on soil nitrogen, carbon, and super rice yield in cold waterlogged paddy soils of North China
CUI Yue-feng, MENG Jun, WANG Qing-xiang, ZHANG Wei-ming, CHENG Xiao-yi, CHEN Wen-fu
2017, 16 (05): 1064-1074.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61578-2
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The additions of straw and biochar have been suggested to increase soil fertility, carbon sequestration, and crop productivity of agricultural lands.  To our knowledge, there is little information on the effects of straw and biochar addition on soil nitrogen form, carbon storage, and super rice yield in cold waterlogged paddy soils.  We performed field trials with four treatments including conventional fertilization system (CK), straw amendment 6 t ha–1 (S), biochar amendment 2 t ha–1 (C1), and biochar amendment 40 t ha–1 (C2).  The super japonica rice variety, Shennong 265, was selected as the test crop.  The results showed that the straw and biochar amendments improved total nitrogen and organic carbon content of the soil, reduced N2O emissions, and had little influence on nitrogen retention, nitrogen density, and CO2 emissions.  The S and C1 increased NH4+-N content, and C2 increased NO3-N content.  Both S and C1 had little influence on soil organic carbon density (SOCD) and C/N ratio.  However, C2 greatly increased SOCD and C/N ratio.  C1 and C2 significantly improved the soil carbon sequestration (SCS) by 62.9 and 214.0% (P<0.05), respectively, while S had no influence on SCS.  C1 and C2 maintained the stability of super rice yield, and significantly reduced CH4 emissions, global warming potential (GWP), and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI), whereas S had the opposite and negative effects.  In summary, the biochar amendments in cold waterlogged paddy soils of North China increased soil nitrogen and carbon content, improved soil carbon sequestration, and reduced GHG emission without affecting the yield of super rice.
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