Addressing rice germplasm genetic potential using genotypic value to develop quality core collections

Near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy was used to address the genetic potential for 990 rice lines for 26 quality traits. The predicted genotypic values for quality traits were calculated using the Mahalanobis distance method and used to measure the genetic similarities among rice varieties. To make the core collection, Manhalanobis distance was employed to calculate the genetic distance among the accessions, and the hierarchical clustering method was used to group the accessions, accompanied by sampling method under the pre‐concerted sample proportion (i.e., the ratio of accessions in the core collection to those in the initial population). In this experiment, 24 core collections were developed by using eight hierarchical clustering methods, combined with random, preferred and deviation sampling at a sample proportion of 15% (i.e., 149 for the 15% core collection). These core collections were compared with others constructed at sample proportions of 10% and 20% (i.e., 99 for the 10% core and 198 for the 20% core, respectively). In addition, a trend at increasing sample proportion from 5% to 60% showed that core collection development could be achieved at a sample proportion range of 10–25%. Further results revealed that deviation sampling strategy in combination with the single linkage method retained the greatest degree of genetic diversity of the initial collection. The core collection developed using a sample size of 15% retained the highest degree of diversity, and was stable for all the cluster methods and, hence, the best in developing a core collection of rice quality traits. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

浙江与日本粳稻品种品质的比较

对2个浙江晚粳优质米品种（秀水11和秀水63）和日本品种（越光和日本晴）进行品质比较.结果表明,2个浙江品种的平均垩白粒率（28.85%）、平均垩白度（6.0%）分别是日本品种均值的约3倍和约6倍;平均直链淀粉含量（17.65%）较日本品种高约2%,差异达显著水平.蒸煮试验表明,2个浙江品种蒸煮品质除饭香味相仿外,其余蒸煮指标显著不及相应蒸煮处理的日本品种,其先浸后蒸处理的蒸煮品质优于现淘现蒸处理的日本晴,与越光相仿.越光籽粒外观品质明显不及日本晴,而蒸煮品质明显优于日本晴,说明理化分析指标与食味品质具有不一致性.因此晚粳稻品质育种及稻米品质鉴定应当在评价稻米理化分析指标的基础上,注重对食味品质的评价.     

脱落酸调控非跃变型果实成熟的分子机制研究进展

果实成熟是果实生长发育和衰老过程中的重要阶段,目前对跃变型果实成熟的分子机制研究取得了明显突破,而对非跃变型果实成熟机制的研究相对滞后。本文以脱落酸(abscisic acid,ABA)调控非跃变型果实成熟机制为核心,总结了目前ABA在果实成熟中的研究进展,并结合最新micro RNAs研究技术,提出了ABA在调控非跃变型果实成熟中的研究方向。