Influence of Flowering Characteristics on Spikelet Fertility under High Temperature
Ⅱyou 7954(medium heat sensitive)and Ⅱyou 7(heat tolerant)were subjected to heat stress (nine days or three days,38℃)in phytotron at flowering stage to determine the influence of flowering characteristics on spikelet fertility under high temperature.The results showed that high temperature resulted in early flowering of Ⅱyou 7 andⅡyou 7954,and the former had obvious flowering peak,yet the latter had low or indistinct flowering peaks.There was obvious interaction between temperature and exposure duration for Ⅱ you 7954,and spikelet fertility reduced as thermal exposure prolonged.High temperature duration and temperature changing pattern,which had an effect on flowering habit in rice,affected spikelet fertility greatly.
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