Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice

Hybrid rice typically surpasses conventional rice in terms of biomass, yield, and stress resistance, whereas developing and utilizing saline–alkali-tolerant hybrid rice is crucial to obtain crop harvests from salt-affected soils. In the present study, conventional rice varieties (paternal parents),...

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Main Authors: Ruopeng Li, Dan Zhang, Yinlin Pan, Huimin Liu, Chanjuan Tang, Xiaolin Liu, Lin Mo, Yaxi Du, Guoqiang Zhou, Yuanyi Hu
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author Ruopeng Li
Dan Zhang
Yinlin Pan
Huimin Liu
Chanjuan Tang
Xiaolin Liu
Lin Mo
Yaxi Du
Guoqiang Zhou
Yuanyi Hu
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Yinlin Pan
Huimin Liu
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Lin Mo
Yaxi Du
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Yuanyi Hu
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description Hybrid rice typically surpasses conventional rice in terms of biomass, yield, and stress resistance, whereas developing and utilizing saline–alkali-tolerant hybrid rice is crucial to obtain crop harvests from salt-affected soils. In the present study, conventional rice varieties (paternal parents), i.e., Hua-Zhan and 9311, and four hybrid varieties, i.e., Xiang-Liang-You-Hua-Zhan, Jing-Liang-You-Hua-Zhan, Guang-8-You-Hua-Zhan, and Y-Liang-You-1-Hao, denoted as V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6, respectively, received an application of two salt levels, i.e., 0% and 0.3% saltwater irrigation, during 2022–2023. The results reveal that the V1 (parental parent) had the highest salt tolerance index, which was significantly greater than that of its hybrid rice varieties, i.e., V3, V4, and V5. Moreover, the salt tolerance index of V2 (paternal parent) was also greater than that of its hybrid rice (V6). The lower salt tolerance index of the hybrid varieties might be owing to the lower relative loss number of effective panicles, total number of grains per panicle, seed setting rate, and thousand-grain weight. Moreover, our study revealed that the appearance of different rice varieties was enhanced at a salt concentration of 0.3%. Among all the rice cultivars, the largest reductions in chalkiness and chalky grain rate were observed in hybrid rice V3, i.e., 81.13% and 63.49%, as well as V6, i.e., 84.03% and 87.53%, respectively. The protein and sodium contents and sodium-potassium ratio of all the rice cultivars increased significantly under salt stress; however, no significant effect on cooking or sensory quality were noticed in all rice varieties under saline conditions. Overall, salt stress negatively affected the grain yield and quality, but hybrid rice is more salt-tolerant than conventional rice, harnessing heterosis to improve the yield of saline-tolerant rice.
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spelling doaj-art-dd9d93c50eec45358bfb7354526e2d6c2025-01-24T13:16:23ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-12-011512110.3390/agronomy15010021Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid RiceRuopeng Li0Dan Zhang1Yinlin Pan2Huimin Liu3Chanjuan Tang4Xiaolin Liu5Lin Mo6Yaxi Du7Guoqiang Zhou8Yuanyi Hu9College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaSanya National Innovation Center for Salt-Resistant Rice Technology, Sanya 572000, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha 410125, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha 410125, ChinaCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaHybrid rice typically surpasses conventional rice in terms of biomass, yield, and stress resistance, whereas developing and utilizing saline–alkali-tolerant hybrid rice is crucial to obtain crop harvests from salt-affected soils. In the present study, conventional rice varieties (paternal parents), i.e., Hua-Zhan and 9311, and four hybrid varieties, i.e., Xiang-Liang-You-Hua-Zhan, Jing-Liang-You-Hua-Zhan, Guang-8-You-Hua-Zhan, and Y-Liang-You-1-Hao, denoted as V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6, respectively, received an application of two salt levels, i.e., 0% and 0.3% saltwater irrigation, during 2022–2023. The results reveal that the V1 (parental parent) had the highest salt tolerance index, which was significantly greater than that of its hybrid rice varieties, i.e., V3, V4, and V5. Moreover, the salt tolerance index of V2 (paternal parent) was also greater than that of its hybrid rice (V6). The lower salt tolerance index of the hybrid varieties might be owing to the lower relative loss number of effective panicles, total number of grains per panicle, seed setting rate, and thousand-grain weight. Moreover, our study revealed that the appearance of different rice varieties was enhanced at a salt concentration of 0.3%. Among all the rice cultivars, the largest reductions in chalkiness and chalky grain rate were observed in hybrid rice V3, i.e., 81.13% and 63.49%, as well as V6, i.e., 84.03% and 87.53%, respectively. The protein and sodium contents and sodium-potassium ratio of all the rice cultivars increased significantly under salt stress; however, no significant effect on cooking or sensory quality were noticed in all rice varieties under saline conditions. Overall, salt stress negatively affected the grain yield and quality, but hybrid rice is more salt-tolerant than conventional rice, harnessing heterosis to improve the yield of saline-tolerant rice.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/21appearance qualityricesalt toleranceyield salt tolerance index
spellingShingle Ruopeng Li
Dan Zhang
Yinlin Pan
Huimin Liu
Chanjuan Tang
Xiaolin Liu
Lin Mo
Yaxi Du
Guoqiang Zhou
Yuanyi Hu
Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
Agronomy
appearance quality
rice
salt tolerance
yield salt tolerance index
title Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
title_full Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
title_fullStr Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
title_short Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice
title_sort effects of salt stress during the growth period on the yield and grain quality of hybrid rice
topic appearance quality
rice
salt tolerance
yield salt tolerance index
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/21
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