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Effects of Nitrogen Application Levels on Grain Yield and Yield-related Traits of Rice Genetic Resources

질소비료 시비 수준이 벼의 수량 및 수량구성요소에 미치는 영향

Tae-Heon Kim12
,
Suk-Man Kim1*
김 태헌12
,
김 석만1*
1Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Science, College of Ecological and Environmental System, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea
2Research Professor, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
1경북대학교 생태환경대학 식물자원학과 조교수
2경북대학교 농업과학기술연구소 연구교수
*Corresponding Author
1 December 2023. pp. 276-284
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Abstract

Nitrogen is a major and essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. However, excessive nitrogen application can lead to ecological pollution or greenhouse gas emissions, consequently resulting in climate change. In this study, we used 153 genetic resources of rice to evaluate the effects of the levels of nitrogen application on grain yield and yield-related traits. Significant differences were noted in the yield and yield-related traits of genetic resources between two nitrogen application levels, namely, 4.5 kg/10a (NN: normal nitrogen condition) and 9.0 kg/10a (LN: low-nitrogen condition). Among the tested traits, days to heading (DTH), clum length (CL), grain yield per plant (GYP), number of panicles per plant (NPP), and number of spikelets per panicle (NSP) decreased by 1.8 to 17.9% when the nitrogen application levels decreased from NN to LN. The 1,000-grain weight (TWG) and percentage of ripened grain (PRG) increased by 2.6 to 11.2% under these conditions. Based on nitrogen application levels, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated significant differences in GYP, NPP, and PRG but not in NSP and TGW. NPP exhibited negative correlations with NSP (‑0.44) and TGW (‑0.44), and TGW displayed a negative correlation with PRG (‑0.34), whereas, GYP exhibited a positive correlation with PRG (0.37) and NSP (0.38). A similar pattern was recorded under the LN condition. NPP, TGW, and PRG were clustered as PA (principle axis) 1 under the LN condition by factor analysis. NSP and GYP were clustered as PA (principle axis) 2. These results demonstrated NPP and NSP as the primary factors contributing to the decrease in grain yield under LN conditions. In conclusion, we selected eight genetic resources that exhibited higher GYP under both NN and LN conditions with higher NPP or NSP. These genetic resources can be considered valuable breeding materials for the adaptation of plants to nitrogen deficiency.

Keywords
grain yield
nitrogen application levels
rice
yield-related traits
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Crop Science
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국작물학회
  • Journal Title :The Korean Journal of Crop Science
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국작물학회지
  • Volume : 68
  • No :4
  • Pages :276-284
  • Received Date : 2023-11-15
  • Revised Date : 2023-11-28
  • Accepted Date : 2023-11-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7740/kjcs.2023.68.4.276
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