Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice

Developing a suitable screening technique to identify appropriate genetic donors, and segregants is a requisite to the successful incorporation of cold tolerance into high yielding, semidwarf rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. This study investigated relationships between cold tolerance and unsaturat...

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Main Authors: Majumder, M.K., Seshu, D.V., Shenoy, V.V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1989
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167609
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author Majumder, M.K.
Seshu, D.V.
Shenoy, V.V.
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description Developing a suitable screening technique to identify appropriate genetic donors, and segregants is a requisite to the successful incorporation of cold tolerance into high yielding, semidwarf rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. This study investigated relationships between cold tolerance and unsaturated fatty acids (USFAs); between seed dormancy and short‐chain saturated fatty acids (SCSFAs), specifically, nonanoic acid (C9); and between cold tolerance and seed dormancy in rice. The cold‐tolerant cultivars accumulated higher quantities of USFAs in 40‐d‐old leaves and mature grains compared to the cold‐susceptible cultivars under the optimum (29/21 °C day/night) and the low (22/18 °C) temperatures in the phytotron. The tolerant cultivars also showed a null allelic situation at the esterase 2 locus (20). The susceptible and the less tolerant cultivars had either the esterase 21 or the esterase 22 allele. The esterase 21 and the esterase 22 allozymes utilized the choline ester precursors of USFAs to liberate free USFAs, reportedly the precursors of the SCSFAs in plants. The strongly dormant cultivars had the esterase 21 allele and accumulated higher levels of SCSFAs in the mature seeds compared to the nondormant cultivars. Nonanoic acid was the most effective seed dormancy imposer of the four SCSFAs tested. For the artificial imposition of dormancy, the seeds of cold‐tolerant cultivars needed more nonanoic acid than the cold‐susceptible cultivars. Thus, based on germination response to nonanoic acid and the esterase 2 allozyme pattern, a reliable two‐tier screening technique has been developed to identify cold‐tolerant rice cultivars.
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spelling CGSpace1676092025-05-14T10:39:35Z Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice Majumder, M.K. Seshu, D.V. Shenoy, V.V. fatty acids seed dormancy screening cold tolerance Developing a suitable screening technique to identify appropriate genetic donors, and segregants is a requisite to the successful incorporation of cold tolerance into high yielding, semidwarf rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. This study investigated relationships between cold tolerance and unsaturated fatty acids (USFAs); between seed dormancy and short‐chain saturated fatty acids (SCSFAs), specifically, nonanoic acid (C9); and between cold tolerance and seed dormancy in rice. The cold‐tolerant cultivars accumulated higher quantities of USFAs in 40‐d‐old leaves and mature grains compared to the cold‐susceptible cultivars under the optimum (29/21 °C day/night) and the low (22/18 °C) temperatures in the phytotron. The tolerant cultivars also showed a null allelic situation at the esterase 2 locus (20). The susceptible and the less tolerant cultivars had either the esterase 21 or the esterase 22 allele. The esterase 21 and the esterase 22 allozymes utilized the choline ester precursors of USFAs to liberate free USFAs, reportedly the precursors of the SCSFAs in plants. The strongly dormant cultivars had the esterase 21 allele and accumulated higher levels of SCSFAs in the mature seeds compared to the nondormant cultivars. Nonanoic acid was the most effective seed dormancy imposer of the four SCSFAs tested. For the artificial imposition of dormancy, the seeds of cold‐tolerant cultivars needed more nonanoic acid than the cold‐susceptible cultivars. Thus, based on germination response to nonanoic acid and the esterase 2 allozyme pattern, a reliable two‐tier screening technique has been developed to identify cold‐tolerant rice cultivars. 1989-09 2024-12-19T12:57:33Z 2024-12-19T12:57:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167609 en Wiley Majumder, M. K.; Seshu, D. V. and Shenoy, V. V. 1989. Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice. Crop Science, Volume 29 no. 5 p. 1298-1304
spellingShingle fatty acids
seed dormancy
screening
cold tolerance
Majumder, M.K.
Seshu, D.V.
Shenoy, V.V.
Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title_full Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title_fullStr Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title_full_unstemmed Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title_short Implication of Fatty Acids and Seed Dormancy in a New Screening Procedure for Cold Tolerance in Rice
title_sort implication of fatty acids and seed dormancy in a new screening procedure for cold tolerance in rice
topic fatty acids
seed dormancy
screening
cold tolerance
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