Varietal differences in the growth and dry-matter production during vegetative growth in rice under upland cultivation conditions with water stress - a comparison of Japonica, Indica and Japonica-Indica hybrid cultivars
Wada, Y.; Suzuki, M.; Yun, S.; Miura, K.; Watanabe, K.
Japanese Journal of Crop Science 70(4): 580-587
2001
DOI: 10.1626/jcs.70.580
Accession: 004003459
Since rice is highly susceptible to water stress, it is important to improve drought resistance to increase and stabilize the rice yield under upland cultivation conditions. This study was conducted during 1995 in Utsunomiya, Japan to elucidate the morphological and physiological characteristics related to drought resistance in diverse rice germplasm. Six cultivars including japonica, indica and japonica-indica hybrid cultivars were grown in a pot with the same soil water deficit conditions at the vegetative growth stage.