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Genotypic Variation in Grain P Loading across Diverse Rice Growing Environments and Implications for Field P Balances

More than 60% of phosphorus (P) taken up by rice (Oryza spp.) is accumulated in the grains at harvest and hence exported from fields, leading to a continuous removal of P. If P removed from fields is not replaced by P inputs then soil P stocks decline, with consequences for subsequent crops. Breedin...

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Autores principales: Vandamme, Elke, Wissuwa, Matthias, Rose, Terry, Dieng, Ibnou, Drame, Khady N., Fofana, Mamadou, Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu, Venuprasad, Ramaiah, Jallow, Demba, Segda, Zacharie, Suriyagoda, Lalith, Sirisena, Dinarathna, Kato, Yoichiro, Saito, Kazuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729916
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01435
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Sumario:More than 60% of phosphorus (P) taken up by rice (Oryza spp.) is accumulated in the grains at harvest and hence exported from fields, leading to a continuous removal of P. If P removed from fields is not replaced by P inputs then soil P stocks decline, with consequences for subsequent crops. Breeding rice genotypes with a low concentration of P in the grains could be a strategy to reduce maintenance fertilizer needs and slow soil P depletion in low input systems. This study aimed to assess variation in grain P concentrations among rice genotypes across diverse environments and evaluate the implications for field P balances at various grain yield levels. Multi-location screening experiments were conducted at different sites across Africa and Asia and yield components and grain P concentrations were determined at harvest. Genotypic variation in grain P concentration was evaluated while considering differences in P supply and grain yield using cluster analysis to group environments and boundary line analysis to determine minimum grain P concentrations at various yield levels. Average grain P concentrations across genotypes varied almost 3-fold among environments, from 1.4 to 3.9 mg g(−1). Minimum grain P concentrations associated with grain yields of 150, 300, and 500 g m(−2) varied between 1.2 and 1.7, 1.3 and 1.8, and 1.7 and 2.2 mg g(−1) among genotypes respectively. Two genotypes, Santhi Sufaid and DJ123, were identified as potential donors for breeding for low grain P concentration. Improvements in P balances that could be achieved by exploiting this genotypic variation are in the range of less than 0.10 g P m(−2) (1 kg P ha(−1)) in low yielding systems, and 0.15–0.50 g P m(−2) (1.5–5.0 kg P ha(−1)) in higher yielding systems. Improved crop management and alternative breeding approaches may be required to achieve larger reductions in grain P concentrations in rice.