Deepwater rice: A model plant to study stem elongation
Deepwater rice: A model plant to study stem elongation
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DOI:
10.1104/pp.118.4.1105
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发表时间:
1998-12-01
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Cho, HT
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作者:
Kende, H;van der Knaap, E;Cho, HT
Semiaquatic plants grow mostly in flood plains and along river beds and are adapted to survive partial submergence during periods of flooding (Blom and Voesenek, 1996). Among their adaptive features are the development of internal air channels (aerenchyma) that facilitate aeration of submerged organs and the capacity for rapid elongation when the plants become partially covered by floodwaters. Submergence-induced growth enables semiaquatic plants to keep part of their foliage above the rising waters and to avoid drowning.Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a semiaquatic plant whose growth, at both the seedling and adult stages, is well investigated. It is cultivated in five ecosystems where the source of water supply and the degree of flooding are the major environmental determinants. The rice types corresponding to these ecosystems are rain-fed low-and upland rice, rice grown under controlled irrigated conditions, deepwater rice, and rice in tidal wetlands. Rice grown in the deepwater ecosystem distinguishes itself from most modern rice varieties by its ability to survive in water depths of more than 50 cm for at least 1 month (Catling, 1992). Among the deepwater rice types, the so-called floating rices exhibit extreme elongation capacity. They can grow at rates of 20 to 25 cm/d when partially submerged and can reach a length of up to 7 m in water depths of up to 4 m (for a detailed description of the deepwater rice ecosystem, see Vergara et al.[1976]; Catling [1992]). Figure 1A illustrates the growth habit of deepwater rice. Seedlings are allowed to establish themselves before the onset of flooding. The potential for submergence-induced rapid internodal elongation develops with the differentiation of internodes (Métraux and Kende, 1983). As the floodwaters rise, the internodes elongate and adventitious roots are formed at the nodes. When the waters recede, the rice plant sinks to the ground and gravitropic stimulation causes the top of the stem and the panicle to grow upward. Figure 1B illustrates the growth response of one internode during 2 d of submergence.