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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (36): 1-11.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0032

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Study on Growth, Yield, and Quality Regulation of Late Japonica Rice Based on Transplanting Row Spacing and Sowing Date Optimization

HE Lihua1(), SONG Yunsheng2, DONG Minghui2(), JIANG Yi2, WU Zhenggui1   

  1. 1 Suzhou Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215008
    2 Taihu Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215106
  • Received:2025-01-10 Revised:2025-03-15 Online:2025-12-25 Published:2025-12-25

Abstract:

This study aimed to clarify the regulatory effects of transplanting row spacing and sowing date combinations on the growth, yield, and quality of late japonica rice. Using two cultivars of ‘Suxiangjing 100’ (conventional late japonica rice) and ‘Yongyou 1526’ (hybrid late japonica rice) as materials, a three-factor randomized block design was adopted to systematically measure parameters including tiller dynamics, leaf area index, SPAD value, dry matter accumulation, yield, and quality traits. Results showed that the combination of alternate wide-narrow row transplanting and sowing on May 23 performed best. Under this combination, ‘Suxiangjing 100’ and ‘Yongyou 1526’ achieved spike formation rates of 82.96% and 79.80%, SPAD values of 46.02 and 50.08, leaf area indices of 5.68 and 7.64 during the booting stage, dry matter accumulation of 23.34 and 26.37 t/hm2, and yields of 11.9 and 13.9 t/hm2, respectively, which were all significantly higher than other treatments (P<0.01). In terms of quality, chalkiness degree decreased to 4.1%, amylose content remained moderate, gel consistency reached 90.1 mm, and head rice rate increased to 76.1%, indicating coordinated improvement in overall quality (P<0.05). The study concluded that the optimized combination of wide-narrow row transplanting and appropriate sowing date can synergistically enhance canopy structure and material conversion efficiency, contributing to stable and high-quality production. This approach is suitable for application in the Taihu Lake region and surrounding late japonica rice production areas.

Key words: late japonica rice, transplanting row spacing, sowing date optimization, alternate wide-narrow row planting, photosynthetic characteristics, spike formation rate, dry matter accumulation, rice quality