The Impact of Bowl Seedling Technology on the Seedling Quality,Yield and Quality of Longgeng-66
This experiment selected Longgeng-66 as the test variety to explore the impacts of bowl seedling technology compared with traditional flat tray seedling technology in rice production,analyzing differences in seedling quality,growth characteristics,yield,and quality attributes.Results showed that the maximum root length of seedlings cultivated through bowl seedling technology was significantly superior to that of seedlings grown using the flat tray method.In terms of growth period characteristics,seedlings from the bowl technique exhibited lower plant height but higher tiller numbers,with the peak of leaf color change occurring earlier than that of the flat tray seedlings.Regarding yield components,the number of panicles per hill for bowl seedlings significantly outperformed that of flat tray seedlings,thereby resulting in a significantly higher calculated yield,while the differences in the number of grains per panicle,seed setting rate,and 1000-grain weight were minimal.In terms of quality,seedlings from the bowl technique were slightly inferior to the flat tray method in processing and appearance quality.However,they surpassed the flat tray seedlings in viscosity and balance,but had a higher protein content.The taste performance of rice differed,with bowl seedlings showing a higher rice taste value compared to flat tray seedlings,but a lower grain taste value.