SYNCHRONIZATION STUDIES IN PARENTAL LINES OF RICE HYBRIDS

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2001
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, DHARWAD
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"The field experiments were carried out at Main Research Station, Dharwad and Agricultural Research Station, Siruguppa during kharif 2000-01 on synchronization of flowering in parental lines of rice hybrids. Among the parental lines the restorer line KMR-3 required more effective accumulated temperature and produced more number of leaves, where as another restorer line IR9761-19-01 required less effective accumulated temperature and produced less number of leaves till 50 per cent flowering at both the locations. The maintainer line required less effective accumulated temperature and produced less number of leaves compared to their respective CMS lines. The growth duration and effective accumulated temperature requirement of the parental lines varied with locations, where as, the number of leaves produced by the parental lines was relatively stable. Hence, the leaf number difference method was found to be more reliable for adjusting the planting dates of parental lines at both the locations. The maintainer line (IR58025B) was early by 4.7 days in 50 per cent flowering than the female line (1R58025A). Sowing of maintainer line, five days later than the female line was found to achieve better synchronization and increased the seed yield by 45.3 per cent, over simultaneous planting (control). The foliar spray of gibberellic acid (100 ppm) or single super phosphate (1.0%) to female parent at panicle initiation enhanced the 50 per cent flowering by 3.4 and 2.4 days and increased the seed yield of female line by 46.1 and 29.4 per cent, respectively over control. Foliar spray of urea (2.0%) to maintainer line or jerking the seedling of maintainer line at panicle initiation delayed 50 per cent flowering by 2.7 and 2.0 days and increased the seed yield by 30.8 and 27.4 per cent, respectively over control. Spraying of gibberellic acid 100 ppm and simultaneous planting recorded significantly higher germination (93.3%), shoot length (12.6 cm), root length (12.7 cm), seedling dry weight (134.6 mg) and vigour index (2356) compared to all other treatments."
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