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Evaluation of Upland Rice Genotypes for Efficient Uptake of Nitrogen and Phosphorus

Abstract

Upland rice grown by subsistence farmers in the tropics and subtropics is known to produce very low yields due to it being planted on low fertility soils and under drought-prone conditions. Little information is available on upland rice cultivar differences in response to N and P fertilization in Asia, thus screening for P (PUE) and N use efficiency (NUE) of upland rice genotypes is a necessary first step. The objectives of the study were: (i) to identify upland rice genotypes with root characteristics favorable for efficient N and P uptake and utilization, (ii) to evaluate the selected genotypes for their grain yield, and (iii) to assess the variability of N and P use efficiency in upland rice genotypes grown under field conditions. Several laboratory, glasshouse and field experiments were carried out from 2007 to 2011 at Universiti Putra Malaysia to achieve the above objectives. Fifteen local and 15 upland rice genotypes from WARDA were identified to have long roots, and it was observed that some of the WARDA lines showed longer root length than the local landraces. This is a good trait since it is known that longer root length will enhance the absorption of easily mobile nutrients such as  More>>
Authors:
Zaharah, A. R.; Hanafi, M. M. [1] 
  1. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
Nov 15, 2013
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-1721
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 14 tabs., 15 refs.; Related Information: In: Optimizing Productivity of Food Crop Genotypes in Low Nutrient Soils| 342 p.
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ABSORPTION; CROPS; DROUGHTS; EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION; FARMS; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; LENGTH; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT BREEDING; POTASSIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; RICE; ROOTS; SOILS; TRACER TECHNIQUES; UPTAKE
OSTI ID:
22192692
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-92-0-113113-3; ISSN 1011-4289; TRN: XA14R0175017181
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form. Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/TE-1721_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 287-298
Announcement Date:
Feb 20, 2014

Citation Formats

Zaharah, A. R., and Hanafi, M. M. Evaluation of Upland Rice Genotypes for Efficient Uptake of Nitrogen and Phosphorus. IAEA: N. p., 2013. Web.
Zaharah, A. R., & Hanafi, M. M. Evaluation of Upland Rice Genotypes for Efficient Uptake of Nitrogen and Phosphorus. IAEA.
Zaharah, A. R., and Hanafi, M. M. 2013. "Evaluation of Upland Rice Genotypes for Efficient Uptake of Nitrogen and Phosphorus." IAEA.
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title = {Evaluation of Upland Rice Genotypes for Efficient Uptake of Nitrogen and Phosphorus}
author = {Zaharah, A. R., and Hanafi, M. M.}
abstractNote = {Upland rice grown by subsistence farmers in the tropics and subtropics is known to produce very low yields due to it being planted on low fertility soils and under drought-prone conditions. Little information is available on upland rice cultivar differences in response to N and P fertilization in Asia, thus screening for P (PUE) and N use efficiency (NUE) of upland rice genotypes is a necessary first step. The objectives of the study were: (i) to identify upland rice genotypes with root characteristics favorable for efficient N and P uptake and utilization, (ii) to evaluate the selected genotypes for their grain yield, and (iii) to assess the variability of N and P use efficiency in upland rice genotypes grown under field conditions. Several laboratory, glasshouse and field experiments were carried out from 2007 to 2011 at Universiti Putra Malaysia to achieve the above objectives. Fifteen local and 15 upland rice genotypes from WARDA were identified to have long roots, and it was observed that some of the WARDA lines showed longer root length than the local landraces. This is a good trait since it is known that longer root length will enhance the absorption of easily mobile nutrients such as nitrate and potassium. Glasshouse and field evaluation of N use efficiency by these upland rice genotypes showed that high N is utilized (40-80% of applied N), with good grain yield, and P use efficiency is similar to other crops (4-8%). (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {2013}
month = {Nov}
}