Sowing Dates have Different Effects on Spikelet Formation among Different Photoperiod‐Sensitive Rice Genotypes

Abstract

The photoperiod sensitivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars plays an important role in rice growth and yield formation. To ascertain the different effects of sowing dates on spikelet formation for different photoperiod‐sensitive genotypes, 10 sowing dates were selected to assess differences in spikelet differentiation and degeneration for photoperiod‐sensitive cultivars yongyou 538 (YY538) and xiushui134 (XS134) and photoperiod‐insensitive cultivar chujing27 (CJ27). The yield of the cultivars differed significantly among different sowing dates and was primarily influenced by the spikelet number per panicle. With different sowing dates, shorter daylengths, and increasing temperatures significantly shortened the duration from sowing to heading for YY538 and XS134, while that of CJ27 was less changed and influenced by the average temperature. Rice growth duration was the primary factor limiting dry matter accumulation (DMA), which was correlated with the number of differentiated spikelets (NDS) and the proportion of degenerated spikelets (PGS) in photoperiod‐sensitive varieties. High temperature weather with a relatively large temperature gap and strong solar radiation promoted spikelet differentiation in all three cultivars. Extremely high and low temperatures aggravated spikelet degeneration, but YY538 and XS134 were not exposed to low temperatures because their duration of growth was shortened to a greater extent than that of CJ27 with late sowing dates. Under different sowing dates, the NDS and PGS were evaluated by partial least squares regression (PLSR) with DMA, rice growth duration, temperature, and solar radiation. These results provide a reference for sowing date adjustment with climate changes in different regions. Core Ideas Rice yield with different sowing dates was determined by spikelet number. Rice growth duration was the primary factor affecting dry matter accumulation. High temperature and more dry weight increased spikelet differentiation. Sowing photoperiod‐sensitive cultivars at a late date avoided chilling injury. Spikelet formation can be predicted by partial least squares regression with sowing dates.

Genetic architecture to cause dynamic change in tiller and panicle numbers revealed by genome‐wide association study and transcriptome profile in rice

“…The DCTN pattern of the same genotype also exhibits dramatic plasticity in response to different environments and cultivation conditions. For example, short day and high temperature can promote the transition from tillering to panicle initiation, but the tiller number usually decreases (Yin and Kropff, 1998; Yabuta et al ., 2015; Wang et al ., 2019). In cultivation management, many cultivation operations like sowing or transplanting depth, watering depth in field, the population density, soil nutrition (especially nitrogen nutrition), etc.…”