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Leon A. A synthesis of the evidence regarding the efficacy of alternative field management practices in rice cultivation using life cycle assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 926:171693. [PMID: 38485015 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Field management practices are an important factor in mitigating climate change and increasing agricultural production. However, no study has synthesized the evidence on the efficacy of alternative field management practices and reviewed life cycle assessments that consider all emissions over the entire or part of the life cycle of rice production. Thus, 68 papers were reviewed and grouped into 13 field management categories. The management practices were evaluated in terms of yield, area-scaled greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and yield-scaled GHG emissions against base management practices. The yield increase of these field management practices was between -6 % and 12 %, with some exceptions. It was only nonpuddling that simultaneously increased the yield and reduced both the area-scaled GHG and yield-scaled GHG emissions with respect to the base category. Water management, including alternate wetting and drying or single and multiple drainage and no-tillage, performed well in reducing the average area-scaled GHG and yield-scaled GHG emissions, although the average yield was reduced slightly. For the remaining many management practices, the increase in area-scaled GHG emissions was larger than the change in yield, so the yield change had little impact on yield-scaled GHG emissions. The higher increase in area-scaled GHG emissions than the change in yield requires innovative and new approaches, such as implementing alternative management together with water management, of which the effect was observed in some of the papers reviewed in this study. Therefore, this study recommends selecting nonpuddling, water management or no-tillage as climate mitigation management options. The evaluation of field management will be more robust if more impact categories are considered, including missing aspects (i.e., soil fertility).
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- Ai Leon
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan.
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Wang W, Ji D, Peng S, Loladze I, Harrison MT, Davies WJ, Smith P, Xia L, Wang B, Liu K, Zhu K, Zhang W, Ouyang L, Liu L, Gu J, Zhang H, Yang J, Wang F. Eco-physiology and environmental impacts of newly developed rice genotypes for improved yield and nitrogen use efficiency coordinately. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 896:165294. [PMID: 37414171 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Significant advancements have been made in understanding the genetic regulation of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and identifying crucial NUE genes in rice. However, the development of rice genotypes that simultaneously exhibit high yield and NUE has lagged behind these theoretical advancements. The grain yield, NUE, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of newly-bred rice genotypes under reduced nitrogen application remain largely unknown. To address this knowledge gap, field experiments were conducted, involving 80 indica (14 to 19 rice genotypes each year in Wuxue, Hubei) and 12 japonica (8 to 12 rice genotypes each year in Yangzhou, Jiangsu). Yield, NUE, agronomy, and soil parameters were assessed, and climate data were recorded. The experiments aimed to assess genotypic variations in yield and NUE among these genotypes and to investigate the eco-physiological basis and environmental impacts of coordinating high yield and high NUE. The results showed significant variations in yield and NUE among the genotypes, with 47 genotypes classified as moderate-high yield with high NUE (MHY_HNUE). These genotypes demonstrated the higher yields and NUE levels, with 9.6 t ha-1, 54.4 kg kg-1, 108.1 kg kg-1, and 64 % for yield, NUE for grain and biomass production, and N harvest index, respectively. Nitrogen uptake and tissue concentration were key drivers of the relationship between yield and NUE, particularly N uptake at heading and N concentrations in both straw and grain at maturity. Increase in pre-anthesis temperature consistently lowered yield and NUE. Genotypes within the MHY_HNUE group exhibited higher methane emissions but lower nitrous oxide emissions compared to those in the low to middle yield and NUE group, resulting in a 12.8 % reduction in the yield-scaled greenhouse gas balance. In conclusion, prioritizing crop breeding efforts on yield and resource use efficiency, as well as developing genotypes resilient to high temperatures with lower GHGs, can mitigate planetary warming.
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- Weilu Wang
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Bryan College of Health Sciences, Bryan Medical Center, Lincoln, NE 68506, USA
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Newnham Drive, Launceston, Tasmania 7248, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Newnham Drive, Launceston, Tasmania 7248, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Ma S, Wang G, Su S, Lu J, Ren T, Cong R, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Liao S, Li X. Effects of optimized nitrogen fertilizer management on the yield, nitrogen uptake, and ammonia volatilization of direct-seeded rice. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:4553-4561. [PMID: 36852749 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Direct-seeded rice has been developed rapidly because of labor savings. Changes in rice cultivation methods put forward new requirements for nitrogen (N) fertilizer management practices. Field experiments with five different fertilizer ratios of basal, tillering and panicle fertilizer, namely N1 (10:0:0), N2 (6:2:2), N3 (4:3:3), N4 (2:4:4) and N5 (0:5:5), were conducted to investigate the effects of different N fertilizer management practices on yield formation, N uptakes, and ammonia (NH3 ) volatilization from paddy fields in direct-seeded rice. RESULTS The results showed that the N4 treatment improved grain yield by 5.1% while decreasing NH3 volatilization by 20.4% compared with that of conventional fertilizer treatment (N2). The panicle number per unit area was the key factor to determine the yield of direct-seeded rice (72%). Excessive N application of basal fertilizer (N1) reduced seedling emergence, N use efficiency, and yield by 45.3%, 160.6%, and 6.9% respectively and increased NH3 volatilization by 28.1% compared with that of the N4 treatment. Removal of basal N fertilizer (N5) N reduced spike number and yield by 13.0% and 6.9% respectively, minimizing NH3 volatilization while affecting the construction of high-yielding populations compared with that of the N4 treatment. CONCLUSION Optimized N fertilizer management achieved delayed senescence (maintenance of higher leaf Soil Plant Analysis Development meter values in late reproduction), higher canopy photoassimilation (suitable leaf area), higher N fertilizer use efficiency, and less N loss (lower cumulative NH3 volatilization). © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shihao Ma
- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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He P, Cui W, Munir S, He P, Huang R, Li X, Wu Y, Wang Y, Yang J, Tang P, He Y, He P. Fengycin produced by Bacillus subtilis XF-1 plays a major role in the biocontrol of Chinese cabbage clubroot via direct effect and defense stimulation. J Cell Physiol 2023. [PMID: 36946428 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Bacillus subtilis XF-1 is a well-investigated biocontrol agent against the biotrophic Plasmodiophora brassicae Woron., the causal agent of clubroot disease of cruciferous crops. The present study demonstrates that XF-1 could efficiently control clubroot disease via leaf spraying and provides an understanding of the biocontrol mechanisms. High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HTPLC) analysis indicated the presence of fengycin-type cyclopeptides in the supernatant. A ppsB deletion mutant of XF-1 resulted in no fengycin production, significantly reduced the lysis rate of testing spores in vitro and the primary infection rate of root hair in vivo, and decreased the protection value against clubroot disease under the greenhouse conditions. Confocal laser scanning microscopy proved that fengycin was not required for leaf internalization and root colonization. Moreover, the expression level of the ppsB gene in XF-1 was regulated by its cell density in root during interaction with P. brassicae. In addition, the ΔppsB mutant of XF-1 could not efficiently control disease because it led to a lower activation level of the jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signaling pathways in roots, which are necessary for the plant defense reaction upon pathogen invasion. Altogether, the present study provides a new understanding of specific cues in the interaction between B. subtilis and P. brassicae as well as insights into the application of B. subtilis in agriculture.
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- Pengjie He
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Plant Protection Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Palanog AD, Nha CT, Descalsota-Empleo GIL, Calayugan MI, Swe ZM, Amparado A, Inabangan-Asilo MA, Hernandez JE, Sta. Cruz PC, Borromeo TH, Lalusin AG, Mauleon R, McNally KL, Swamy BPM. Molecular dissection of connected rice populations revealed important genomic regions for agronomic and biofortification traits. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1157507. [PMID: 37035067 PMCID: PMC10073715 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1157507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Breeding staple crops with increased micronutrient concentration is a sustainable approach to address micronutrient malnutrition. We carried out Multi-Cross QTL analysis and Inclusive Composite Interval Mapping for 11 agronomic, yield and biofortification traits using four connected RILs populations of rice. Overall, MC-156 QTLs were detected for agronomic (115) and biofortification (41) traits, which were higher in number but smaller in effects compared to single population analysis. The MC-QTL analysis was able to detect important QTLs viz: qZn5.2, qFe7.1, qGY10.1, qDF7.1, qPH1.1, qNT4.1, qPT4.1, qPL1.2, qTGW5.1, qGL3.1 , and qGW6.1 , which can be used in rice genomics assisted breeding. A major QTL (qZn5.2 ) for grain Zn concentration has been detected on chromosome 5 that accounted for 13% of R2. In all, 26 QTL clusters were identified on different chromosomes. qPH6.1 epistatically interacted with qZn5.1 and qGY6.2 . Most of QTLs were co-located with functionally related candidate genes indicating the accuracy of QTL mapping. The genomic region of qZn5.2 was co-located with putative genes such as OsZIP5, OsZIP9, and LOC_OS05G40490 that are involved in Zn uptake. These genes included polymorphic functional SNPs, and their promoter regions were enriched with cis-regulatory elements involved in plant growth and development, and biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Major effect QTL identified for biofortification and agronomic traits can be utilized in breeding for Zn biofortified rice varieties.
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- Alvin D. Palanog
- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
- PhilRice Negros Branch Station, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
- College of Agriculture, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, North Cotabato, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Rice Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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Lin F, Lin S, Zhang Z, Lin W, Rensing C, Xie D. GF14f gene is negatively associated with yield and grain chalkiness under rice ratooning. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1112146. [PMID: 36875569 PMCID: PMC9976807 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1112146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ratoon rice cropping has been shown to provide new insights into overcoming the current challenges of rice production in southern China. However, the potential mechanisms impacting yield and grain quality under rice ratooning remain unclear. METHODS In this study, changes in yield performance and distinct improvements in grain chalkiness in ratoon rice were thoroughly investigated, using physiological, molecular and transcriptomic analysis. RESULTS Rice ratooning induced an extensive carbon reserve remobilization in combination with an impact on grain filling, starch biosynthesis, and ultimately, an optimization in starch composition and structure in the endosperm. Furthermore, these variations were shown to be associated with a protein-coding gene: GF14f (encoding GF14f isoform of 14-3-3 proteins) and such gene negatively impacts oxidative and environmental resistance in ratoon rice. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested that this genetic regulation by GF14f gene was the main cause leading to changes in rice yield and grain chalkiness improvement of ratoon rice, irrespective of seasonal or environmental effects. A further significance was to see how yield performance and grain quality of ratoon rice were able to be achieved at higher levels via suppression of GF14f.
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- Feifan Lin
- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, and MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Molecular Ecology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Molecular Ecology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Molecular Ecology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, and MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Yuan S, Yang C, Yu X, Zheng C, Xiao S, Xu L, Cui K, Huang J, Peng S. On-farm comparison in grain quality between main and ratoon crops of ratoon rice in Hubei Province, Central China. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:7259-7267. [PMID: 35736837 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND While ratoon rice has been increasingly practiced by farmers recently in China, on-farm performance in grain quality of main and ratoon crops in the mechanized rice ratooning system is less studied and remains poorly understood. Therefore, a multi-location on-farm survey was conducted to collect rice grain samples from farmers' fields to determine grain quality of main and ratoon crops of ratoon rice at 12 locations across Hubei Province, central China, in 2016. RESULTS On average, milled and head rice percentage in the ratoon crop was 70.2% and 65.7%, which was significantly higher than in the main crop, whereas chalky grain percentage and grain chalkiness in ratoon crop (10.1% and 2.8%, respectively) were significantly lower than those in the main crop (36.6% and 14.2%, respectively). The differences in these quality traits between the two crops were consistent at all locations. Averaged across 12 locations, scores of translucency and gel consistency were significantly lower but amylose content and alkali spreading value were significantly higher in the ratoon crop than in the main crop, with the difference between the two crops varying in gel consistency by location. CONCLUSION Overall, grain quality, especially milling and appearance of the ratoon crop, was superior to the main crop in the mechanized rice ratooning system. As a result, this study emphasizes the potential role of the rice ratooning system in other regions with a similar biophysical background producing high-quality rice. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shen Yuan
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Zhou Y, Liu K, Harrison MT, Fahad S, Gong S, Zhu B, Liu Z. Shifting Rice Cropping Systems Mitigates Ecological Footprints and Enhances Grain Yield in Central China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:895402. [PMID: 35599906 PMCID: PMC9115467 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.895402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Intensive cereal production has brought about increasingly serious environmental threats, including global warming, environmental acidification, and water shortage. As an important grain producer in the world, the rice cultivation system in central China has undergone excessive changes in the past few decades. However, few articles focused on the environmental impacts of these shifts from the perspective of ecological footprints. In this study, a 2-year field trial was carried out in Hubei province, China, to gain insight into carbon footprint (CF), nitrogen footprint (NF), and water footprint (WF) performance. The three treatments were, namely, double-rice system (DR), ratoon rice system (RR), and rice-wheat system (RW). Results demonstrated that RR significantly increased the grain yield by 10.22-15.09% compared with DR, while there was no significant difference in the grain yield between RW and DR in 2018-2019. All of the calculation results by three footprint approaches followed the order: RR < RW < DR; meanwhile, RR was always significantly lower than DR. Methane and NH3 field emissions were the hotspots of CF and NF, respectively. Blue WF accounts for 40.90-42.71% of DR, which was significantly higher than that of RR and RW, primarily because DR needs a lot of irrigation water in both seasons. The gray WF of RW was higher than those of DR and RR, mainly due to the higher application rate of N fertilizer. In conclusion, RR possesses the characteristics of low agricultural inputs and high grain yield and can reduce CF, NF, and WF, considering the future conditions of rural societal developments and rapid demographic changes; we highlighted that the RR could be a cleaner and sustainable approach to grain production.
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- Yong Zhou
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- Hubei Province Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS, Australia
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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Xu Y, Liang L, Wang B, Xiang J, Gao M, Fu Z, Long P, Luo H, Huang C. Conversion from double-season rice to ratoon rice paddy fields reduces carbon footprint and enhances net ecosystem economic benefit. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 813:152550. [PMID: 34952059 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Ratoon rice (RR) system is an alternative to the double-season rice (DR) system in central China due to its high annual yield and relatively lower cost and labor requirement. However, the effect of conversion from DR to RR on the carbon footprint (CF) and net ecosystem economic benefit (NEEB) remains largely unknown. Here, we elucidated the effect by using two early-season rice varieties (ZJZ17, LY287) and two late-season rice varieties (WY103, TY390) for the DR system, and two RR varieties (YLY911, LY6326) for the RR system. The six varieties constituted four cropping systems, including DR1 (ZJZ17 + WY103), DR2 (LY287 + TY390), RR1 (YLY911) and RR2 (LY6326). The two-year experiment demonstrated that RR had 27.37% lower annual CF than DR, which could be attributed to the significantly lower annual CF (by 87.27%) of ratoon crop in RR relative to that of the late-season rice in DR. Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contributed the most to annual CF in both systems, accounting for 43.28% and 35.39% in DR and RR, respectively. Furthermore, conversion from DR to RR system significantly increased annual NEEB by 30.95%. This increase could be attributed to the 20.25% higher annual grain yield of main crop in RR relative to early-season rice in DR, and 75.32% and 87.27% lower annual costs for agricultural inputs and CF of ratoon crop than late-season rice in DR, respectively. Rice variety also showed certain effects on the yields and GHG emissions in different RR systems. Compared with RR1, RR2 significantly increased annual yield and annual NEEB, while decreased annual CF and annual yield-scaled CF (CFy). These findings suggest that the conversion of the DR system to LY6326 RR system may be a highly promising strategy to simultaneously reduce CF, promote NEEB and maintain high grain yield in central China.
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- Ying Xu
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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