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Identification of quantitative trait loci for resistance to bending-type lodging in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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Bending-type lodging is one of the most important factors affecting the yield and grain quality of rice. This study identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for physical strength of the upper culms, and evaluated QTL effects on lodging resistance. In 2010 and 2011, QTLs for breaking strength, length, and diameter of the top three internodes were identified by analyzing chromosomal segment substitution lines (CSSLs) developed from ‘Koshihikari’ and ‘Kasalath’. The QTL analysis indicated that ‘Kasalath’ had two types of QTLs: one to strengthen specific internodes and one to simultaneously improve the physical strengths of plural internodes or the top three internodes. A QTL for breaking strengths of the top three internodes (bsuc11) was detected on chromosome 11 in both years. This QTL did not overlap with that for internode length. To evaluate the effects of bsuc11 on lodging resistance, this study selected three CSSLs with bsuc11 and analyzed the breaking strengths of the top three internodes after heading and the pushing resistance of the lower part. Internodes of ‘Koshihikari’ showed decreased breaking strengths after grain filling, while those of CSSLs with bsuc11 did not show this decrease in breaking strength. The pushing resistance of the lower part at the fully ripe stage was the same in ‘Koshihikari’ and CSSLs with bsuc11. These results suggested that bsuc11 could be a target to improve the physical strength of the upper culms to resist bending-type lodging, and that the physical strengths of upper and lower parts are controlled by different genetic factors in rice.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B, 23780014). I thank Ms. M. Oota and S. Yashiro, Utsunomiya University, for their help in QTL analyses, and Mr. J. Munakata and K. Satou, Utsunomiya University, for help in measurement of lodging resistance.

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Kashiwagi, T. Identification of quantitative trait loci for resistance to bending-type lodging in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Euphytica 198, 353–367 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-014-1111-7

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