Rice Science ›› 2018, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 32-41.DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2017.09.001

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Relationship Between Allelopathic Effects and Functional Traits of Different Allelopathic Potential Rice Accessions at Different Growth Stages

Gaofeng Xu1, Shicai Shen1, Fudou Zhang1(), Yun Zhang2, Hisashi Kato-Noguchi3, Clements David Roy4   

  1. 1Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources Research, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
    2Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
    3Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
    4Department of Biology, Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, British Columbia V2Y1Y1, Canada
  • Received:2016-12-30 Accepted:2017-09-25 Online:2018-01-28 Published:2017-11-16

Abstract:

In this study, effects of temperature, light and their interactions on allelopathic effects and the functional traits specific leaf area (SLA) and stem mass fraction (SMF) of different allelopathic potential rice accessions at different growth stages were analyzed. The main results were as follows: Allelopathic responses to temperature and light varied with different allelopathic potential rice accessions at different growth stages. With the rise of temperature and the extension of photoperiod, allelopathic effect increased firstly and then decreased at 2-3 leaf stage, but increased constantly at the 4-5 and 7-8 leaf stages in strong allelopathic rice accessions [O. longistaminata, F1 (O. longistaminata × RD23), F2 (RL159 and RL169)]. Temperature had significant impact on allelopathic effect without considering light factors, but light showed little effect on rice allelopathy at the same temperature conditions. The greatest allelopathic effect was attained with moderate temperature and long photoperiod at 2-3 leaf stage in strong allelopathic rice accessions, but all the rice accessions showed weak allelopathic effects at the low temperature condition (15 ºC/10 ºC), and the influence of different factors on allelopathy followed a general trend as temperature > leaf stage > light, indicating that among the multiple factors impacting rice allelopathy, temperature was the main factor. Allelopathic characteristics of F1 and F2 to various temperature and light were similar to O. longistaminata, showing that allelopathic genes from wild rice can be expressed in its descendants. Temperature and light also had significant effects on SLA and SMF, and rice allelopathy was closely correlative to SLA in strong allelopathic rice accessions at the 4-5 and 7-8 leaf stages, but there was no correlation between rice allelopathy and SMF at different growth stages. These results suggested that rice adjust the relationship between allelopathy and SLA and adapt to the varied environments, and that high temperature and long photoperiod can enhance rice allelopathic activity.

Key words: rice, allelopathy, environment change, functional trait, specific leaf area, stem mass fraction, temperature-light interaction