Evaluation on the yield of some rice varieties with tolerance to salt stress, a case study

Authors

  • Thi Ai Lien Quan* Department of Genetics and Plant breeding, College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, Can Tho University
  • Cong Thanh Vo Department of Genetics and Plant breeding, College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, Can Tho University

Abstract

In recent years, sea water has intruded into paddy fields along the coastal areas of the Mekong River Delta. This phenomenon, e.g abiotic stress, has caused rice yields to decrease significantly. A set of six new varieties of rice, including a variety control, IR28, were tested in Long An Province, a region subjected to abiotic stress, from August 2013 to December 2013. The experiments were arranged according to randomized complete block design, with three replications. Results showed that one new mutant cultivar of rice named CTUSM1 was tolerant to soil and water conditions (ECe, EC 6 dSm-1 ) at the seedling stage; with a yield of 4.43 ton/ha, amylose content of 16.56%, protein content of 6.78%, and a significant resistance to pests and diseases.

Keywords:

ECe (electrical conductivity extract), high yield, saline-tolerant rice, seedling stage

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.59(4).32

Classification number

3.1

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Published

2017-12-15

Received 28 April 2017; accepted 30 August 2017

How to Cite

Thi Ai Lien Quan, & Cong Thanh Vo. (2017). Evaluation on the yield of some rice varieties with tolerance to salt stress, a case study. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 59(4), 32-36. https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.59(4).32

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Life Sciences