RESEARCH ARTICLES

Analysis of the Texture Factors and Genetic Basis Influencing the Differences in Eating Quality between Northeast China and Japanese Japonica Rice

  • Juan Cui ,
  • Xiaoyu Yu ,
  • Yuejiao Yu ,
  • Chengwei Liang ,
  • Jian Sun ,
  • Wenfu Chen
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  • Rice Research Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China

†These authors contributed equally to this paper

Received date: 2024-12-20

  Accepted date: 2025-03-18

  Online published: 2025-03-18

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Due to differences in breeding objectives, northeast japonica rice (Oryza sativa subsp. geng or japonica) is more advantageous than Japanese japonica rice in terms of yield level, whereas Japanese japonica rice is significantly better than Chinese japonica rice in terms of eating quality. Clarifying the genetic basis of the differences in eating quality between Chinese and Japanese japonica rice is highly valuable for the cultivation of high-yield and high-quality japonica rice.

RATIONALEA total of 274 Chinese and Japanese japonica rice varieties were used as research materials to quantify the eating quality of the rice and to analyze the genetic basis of the taste differences between Chinese and Japanese japonica rice by combining genome-wide association analysis with the downscaling of many parameters.

RESULTSThe results revealed that the significant differences in the taste values of Chinese and Japanese japonica rice were reflected in three textural parameters: the adhesion force (ADF), first recoverable deformation cycle (FRDC), and elasticity index (EI). Moreover, the correlation analysis between the taste values and 30 textural characters showed that 24 characters were significantly correlated with the taste value of rice. The 30 metrics of textural characterization were downscaled to four principal components that explained 80% of the phenotypic variation in the population, and the genome-wide associations of their eigenvalues were mined to two primary effector loci affecting the textural characterization of Chinese-Japanese japonica rice, qFPC4.3 and qFPC9.2.

CONCLUSION In this study, we quantified the parameters of eating quality from a qualitative perspective, and thus analyzed the genetic basis of the differences in eating quality between Chinese and Japanese rice, which provided valuable genetic information and a theoretical basis for the genetic improvement of the eating quality of japonica rice in China.

PCA analysis and genome-wide association studies based on principal component eigenvalues of texture characteristics indicators. PCA analysis was performed using 2021 data.

Cite this article

Juan Cui , Xiaoyu Yu , Yuejiao Yu , Chengwei Liang , Jian Sun , Wenfu Chen . Analysis of the Texture Factors and Genetic Basis Influencing the Differences in Eating Quality between Northeast China and Japanese Japonica Rice[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2025 , 60(4) : 533 -550 . DOI: 10.11983/CBB24196

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