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Seed quality in rice is most sensitive to drought and high temperature in early seed development

Abdul Rahman, S. M. and Ellis, R. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-6894 (2019) Seed quality in rice is most sensitive to drought and high temperature in early seed development. Seed Science Research, 29 (4). pp. 238-249. ISSN 0960-2585

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1017/S0960258519000217

Abstract/Summary

Drought and high temperature each damage rice (Oryza sativa L.) crops. Their effect during seed development and maturation on subsequent seed quality development was investigated in Japonica (cv. Gleva) and Indica (cv. Aeron 1) plants grown in controlled environments subjected to drought (irrigation ended) and/or brief high temperature (HT; 3 days at 40/30oC). Ending irrigation early in cv. Gleva (7 or 14 days after anthesis, DAA) resulted in earlier plant senescence; more rapid decline in seed moisture content; more rapid seed quality development initially, but substantial decline later in planta in the ability of seeds to germinate normally. Subsequent seed storage longevity amongst later harvests was greatest with no drought because with drought it declined from 16 or 22 DAA onwards in planta, 9 or 8 days after irrigation ended, respectively. Later drought (14 or 28 DAA) also reduced seed longevity at harvest maturity (42 DAA). Well-irrigated plants provided poorer longevity the earlier during seed development they were exposed to HT (greatest at anthesis and histodifferentiation; no effect during seed maturation). Combining drought and HT damaged seed quality more than each stress alone, and more so in the Japonica cv. Gleva than the Indica cv. Aeron 1. Overall, the earlier plant drought occurred the greater the damage to subsequent seed quality; seed quality was most vulnerable to damage from plant drought and HT at anthesis and histodifferentiation; and seed quality of the Indica rice was more resilient to damage from these stresses than the Japonica.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science
ID Code:86370
Uncontrolled Keywords:drought; high temperature; Oryza sativa L.; rice; seed development; seed germination; seed longevity
Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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