Session 4
Improving rice
yield potential

 

 


Photosynthesis improvement in rice: Rubisco as a target for enhancing N-use efficiency
Amane Makino
(PDF 90 KB)

Carbon metabolism to improve sink and source function
R. Ohsugi
(PDF 61 KB)

Improving radiation-use efficiency: the acclimation of photosynthesis to high irradiance in rice leaves
E.H. Murchie, S. Hubbart, S. Peng, and P. Horton
(PDF 70 KB)

Sink-source relationship and yield potential of rice: effect of ethylene on grain filling of late-flowering spikelets
P.K. Mohapatra and Rashmi Mohapatra
(PDF 80 KB)

Impact of increased source capacity on rice yield: a case study with CO 2 enrichment
Toshihiro Hasegawa, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Mark Lieffering, Han Yong Kim, Hidemitsu Sakai, Hiroyuki Shimono, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Mayumi Yoshimoto, and Masumi Okada
(PDF 77 KB)

Possibilities for and constraints to improving canopy photosynthesis
J.E. Sheehy, A.V. Elmido, P. Pablico, M.J.A. Dionora, and A.B. Ferrer
(PDF 88 KB)

Progress in breeding the new plant type for yield improvement: a physiological view
Shaobing Peng, Rebecca C. Laza, Romeo M. Visperas, Gurdev S. Khush, and Parminder Virk
(PDF 67 KB)

Current status and prospects of rice breeding for increased yield in China
Wan Jianmin
(PDF 81 KB)

A large-grain rice cultivar, Akita 63, exhibits high yield and N-use efficiency for grain production
Tadahiko Mae, Ayako Inaba, Yoshihiro Kaneta, Satoshi Masaki,
Mizuo Sasaki, and Amane Makino
(PDF 82 KB)

Using heterosis and hybrid rice to increase yield potential in China
Xuhua Zhong, Shaobing Peng, Feng Wang, and Nongrong Huang
(PDF 67 KB)

Breeding and prevalence of japonica hybrid rice variety Mitsuhikari
Atsushi Nakamura
(PDF 71 KB)

Dry-matter production and nitrogen distribution in a female-sterile line of rice
Morio Kato, Sachio Maruyama, and Masao Yokoo
(PDF 75 KB)

Cytokinin as a causal factor of varietal differences in the reduction in leaf level of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase during senescence in rice plants
Taiichiro Ookawa, Yukiko Naruoka, Ayumi Sayama, and Tadashi Hirasawa
(PDF 82 KB)

Measurement and evaluation of rice plant type by means of an image analysis method and a 3-D digitizer
Masaaki Oka and Takashi Ogawa
(PDF 177 KB)

Wrap-up of Session 4
(PDF 45 KB)


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