Abstract

Soil moisture fluctuation (SMF) stress due to erratic rainfall in rainfed lowland (RFL) rice ecosystems negatively affect production. Under such condition, root plasticity is one of the key traits that play important roles for plant adaptation. This study aimed to evaluate root plasticity expression and its functional roles in water uptake, dry matter production and yield under SMF using three chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) with major genetic background of KDML105 and a common substituted segment in chromosome 8. The CSSLs showed greater shoot dry matter production than KDML105 under SMF, which was attributed to the maintenance of stomatal conductance resulting in higher grain yield. The root system development based on total root length of the CSSLs were significantly higher than that of KDML105 due to the promoted production of nodal and lateral roots. These results implied that the common substituted segments in chromosome 8 of the 3 CSSLs may be responsible for the expression of their root plasticity under SMF and contributed to the increase in water uptake and consequently dry matter production and yield. These CSSLs could be used as a good source of genetic material for drought resistance breeding programs targeting rainfed lowland condition with fluctuating soil moisture environments and for further genetic studies to elucidate mechanisms underlying root plasticity.

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Title
Functional roles of root plasticity and its contribution to water uptake and dry matter production of CSSLs with the genetic background of KDML105 under soil moisture fluctuation
Author
Owusu-Nketia, Stella 1 ; Siangliw, Jonaliza Lanceras 2 ; Siangliw, Meechai 2 ; Toojinda, Theerayut 2 ; Vanavichit, Apichart 2 ; Ratsameejanphen, Noppon 2 ; Ruangsiri, Mathurada 2 ; Sriwiset, Sararin 2 ; Roel Rodriguez Suralta 3 ; Inukai, Yoshiaki 4 ; Mitsuya, Shiro 1 ; Kano-Nakata, Mana 5 ; Dinh Thi Ngoc Nguyen 6 ; Kabuki Takuya 1 ; Yamauchi, Akira 1 

 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 
 Rice Gene Discovery Unit, BIOTEC, NSTDA, Kasetsart University, Kamphangsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand 
 Agronomy, Soils and Plant Physiology Division, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Muñoz, Philippines 
 International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 
 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 
 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam 
End page
277
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Aug 2018
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
1343943X
e-ISSN
13491008
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2205469351
Copyright
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