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Amylose Content, Morphology, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Properties of Starch Grains in Main and Ratoon Rice Crops
Na Kuang, Huabin Zheng, Qiyuan Tang*, Yuanwei Chen, Xiaomin Wang, Youyi Luo
College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
* Corresponding Author: Qiyuan Tang. Email:
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: High-Yield Rice Physiology & Genetics)
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2021, 90(4), 1119-1230. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2021.014637
Received 14 October 2020; Accepted 29 January 2021; Issue published 27 April 2021
Abstract
Rice ratooning, or the production of a second rice crop from stubble after the harvest of the main crop, is considered
to be a green and resource-efficient rice production system. The present study was conducted to examine variance in
amylose content (AC), grain morphology, crystal structure, and thermal properties of starch between main- and
ratoon-season rice of seven varieties. Ratoon-season rice grains had higher ACs and significantly lower transition
gelatinization temperatures (
To,
Tp, and
Tc) than did main-season rice grains. The relative crystallinity and lamellar
peak intensity of ratoon-season rice starch were 7.89% and 20.38% lower, respectively, than those of main-season
rice starch. In addition, smaller granules with smoother surfaces and lower thermal parameters were observed in
the starch of ratoon-season rice. The relative crystallinity and lamellar peak intensity of starch correlated negatively
with the AC and positively with transition gelatinization temperatures. These results suggest that the superior cooking quality of ratoon-season rice is attributable to the moderate increase of grain AC, which reduces the relative
crystallinity, weakens the crystal structure, and lead to a decrease in the gelatinization temperature.
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Cite This Article
Kuang, N., Zheng, H., Tang, Q., Chen, Y., Wang, X. et al. (2021). Amylose Content, Morphology, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Properties of Starch Grains in Main and Ratoon Rice Crops.
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 90(4), 1119–1230. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2021.014637