Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis

A new rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant type is proposed which is aimed at greater light interception by the leaves during grain filling and reduced susceptibility to lodging. This plant type is based on lowering panicle height in the canopy so that leaves are able to intercept more radiation. Panicle he...

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Main Authors: Setter, T.L., Conocono, EA, Egdane, JA, Kropff, M.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167375
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author Setter, T.L.
Conocono, EA
Egdane, JA
Kropff, M.J.
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Egdane, JA
Kropff, M.J.
Setter, T.L.
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Conocono, EA
Egdane, JA
Kropff, M.J.
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description A new rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant type is proposed which is aimed at greater light interception by the leaves during grain filling and reduced susceptibility to lodging. This plant type is based on lowering panicle height in the canopy so that leaves are able to intercept more radiation. Panicle height of four cultivars with high yield potential ranged from 80 to 95% of canopy height at 14 days after flowering (DAF). Harvested panicle area index of two of these which were two tropical cultivars amounted to 0.45-0.57 m2 m-2, while the leaves above the panicles intercepted only 4-12% incident radiation at midday in these cultivars at 14 DAF. The potential impact of lowering panicle height in the canopy on canopy photosynthesis was evaluated by panicle removal. When panicles were removed, the irradiance at the bottom of the panicle layer of the canopy increased from 52 to 80%. At 11 DAF, net canopy photosynthesis of two cultivars similarly increased by 42-52% following removal of panicles. Increases in canopy photosynthesis were mainly due to increased light interception by leaves within the canopy since there were little or no changes in canopy dark respiration or in net leaf photosynthesis rates at the same irradiance following panicle removal. Optimum panicle height in the canopy and the effect of different panicle area index is further examined using a physiological model for light competition, INTERCOM. Reduced panicle height in the canopy is discussed in terms of considerations for and impacts of lowering panicle height in the canopy on canopy photosynthesis and yield of rice.
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spelling CGSpace1673752025-12-08T10:29:22Z Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis Setter, T.L. Conocono, EA Egdane, JA Kropff, M.J. canopy panicles photosynthesis light penetration interception yields A new rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant type is proposed which is aimed at greater light interception by the leaves during grain filling and reduced susceptibility to lodging. This plant type is based on lowering panicle height in the canopy so that leaves are able to intercept more radiation. Panicle height of four cultivars with high yield potential ranged from 80 to 95% of canopy height at 14 days after flowering (DAF). Harvested panicle area index of two of these which were two tropical cultivars amounted to 0.45-0.57 m2 m-2, while the leaves above the panicles intercepted only 4-12% incident radiation at midday in these cultivars at 14 DAF. The potential impact of lowering panicle height in the canopy on canopy photosynthesis was evaluated by panicle removal. When panicles were removed, the irradiance at the bottom of the panicle layer of the canopy increased from 52 to 80%. At 11 DAF, net canopy photosynthesis of two cultivars similarly increased by 42-52% following removal of panicles. Increases in canopy photosynthesis were mainly due to increased light interception by leaves within the canopy since there were little or no changes in canopy dark respiration or in net leaf photosynthesis rates at the same irradiance following panicle removal. Optimum panicle height in the canopy and the effect of different panicle area index is further examined using a physiological model for light competition, INTERCOM. Reduced panicle height in the canopy is discussed in terms of considerations for and impacts of lowering panicle height in the canopy on canopy photosynthesis and yield of rice. 1995 2024-12-19T12:57:18Z 2024-12-19T12:57:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167375 en Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Setter, TL; Conocono, EA; Egdane, JA and Kropff, MJ. 1995. Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis. Functional Plant Biol., Volume 22 no. 3 p. 441
spellingShingle canopy
panicles
photosynthesis
light penetration
interception
yields
Setter, T.L.
Conocono, EA
Egdane, JA
Kropff, M.J.
Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title_full Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title_fullStr Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title_full_unstemmed Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title_short Possibility of Increasing Yield Potential of Rice By Reducing Panicle Height in the Canopy. I. Effects of Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
title_sort possibility of increasing yield potential of rice by reducing panicle height in the canopy i effects of panicles on light interception and canopy photosynthesis
topic canopy
panicles
photosynthesis
light penetration
interception
yields
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167375
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