Abstract:

To understand the effects of rice-crayfish ecological planting and breeding on the yield and quality of fine palatable japonica rice in Taihu Lake region, and provide reference for the decision-making of rice-crayfish ecological planting and breeding, five rice varieties (lines) with good taste and two planting densities were selected to analyze the characteristics of rice yield and quality formation under different modes of rice-crayfish ecological planting and breeding and traditional rice cultivation. The results showed that the soil physical and chemical properties were significantly improved in rice-crayfish ecosystem compared with that of traditional field cultivation. The number of effective panicles increased significantly, but panicle formation rate, grain number per spike, seed setting rate, 1000 grain weight and yield decreased significantly. The chalkiness trait was significantly improved by the ecological planting and breeding, the contents of protein and amylose significantly were increased, as well as the disintegration value and gelatinization temperature, and the subtracting value was decreased. Reducing planting density could improve rice quality. There were differences among the varieties, and some related traits of rice quality were significantly affected by the interaction between planting patterns and varieties. In general, rice varieties with fine palatable quality is suitable for the long term rice-crayfish ecological planting and breeding, and proper reduction of nitrogen and planting density could ensure safe and stable production and achieve better taste quality.

Key words: rice-crayfish culture, ecological planting and breeding, planting density, high quality taste, grain yield, rice quality