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Controlled-environment and field evaluation of heat stress induced genetic variability on translocation efficiency and grain filling traits in rice

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The grain filling of rice is gets weakened by heat stress due to reduced spike photosynthesis at high temperature stress. An alternate source of carbon is stored stem reserves for grain filling. Rate of stem dry matter, translocation efficiency (TE) and contribution rate (CR), grain yield were monitored under control and high temperatures in the growth chamber. Cultivar Nagina 22 (N22) always sustained higher grain filling rate (GFR), TE and CR percentage as well as grain yield than Coimbatore 51 (CO51). Hypothesis of Translocation efficiency was evaluated under field condition since it acts as an important source of carbon for supporting grain filling rate under heat stress. Low sterility genotypes had a higher GFR and TE percentage at the onset of grain filling, greater depletion of stem dry matter and longer duration of grain filling than high sterility genotypes. On the other hand, high sterility genotypes were more heat-susceptible than low sterility genotypes in terms of higher spikelet sterility, higher panicle temperatures and lower GFR and reduced TE percentage at elevated temperature. This suggests that detailed physiological studies under controlled-environment conditions where compared to the performance under field conditions. Therefore, the superior capacity of low sterility genotypes including N22 for grain filling from mobilized stem reserves is a constitutive trait which supports grain filling under heat stress that improves grain filling rate and grain yield in rice.

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The authors acknowledge National Institute for Agro Environmental Sciences (NIAES, Japan) for providing the Infra-red radiometers and cameras from the collaborative MINCERnet research project.

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    Vinitha Ayyavu, Vijayalakshmi Dhashnamurthi & Babu Rajendra Prasad Venugopal

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Ayyavu, V., Dhashnamurthi, V. & Venugopal, B.R.P. Controlled-environment and field evaluation of heat stress induced genetic variability on translocation efficiency and grain filling traits in rice. J. Crop Sci. Biotechnol. 25, 535–545 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-022-00149-1

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