Abstract:In order to accelerate the development of mechanical transplanting cultivation techniques of mid-season hybrid indica rice, field experiments were conducted to investigate the population characteristics and yield formation advantages of pot-seedling mechanical transplanting rice (PS) by setting carpet seedling of mechanical transplanting rice (CS) as CK. Two large-panicle varieties Guangliangyou 1128, Y liangyou 900 and two panicle-grains varieties Huiliangyou 6 and Huiliangyou 996 were selected in the present study. The results showed that, the basal width, dry matter weight per 100 plants and root vigor of seedling in PS was significantly higher than that in CS at the transplanting stage. Thus, the seedling quality was significantly increased. Compared with CS, the tiller grew and developed early, and it increased and reduced slowly in PS. The ratio of productive tillers to total tillers was 5.11% higher than that of CS. Leaf area index and solar light utilization efficiency of PS were significantly higher than that of CS at middle and later stage. In addition, the population of PS had a very higher dry matter accumulation ability, and the weight of dry matter was 7.17% higher than that of CS from heading stage to maturity stage. Finally, the yield of PS was significantly higher than that of CS. The range of increased yield was 9.52% to 10.71% in large panicle type varieties, and 6.85%-7.89% in panicle-type varieties. The population total spikelets increased significantly, which was the main reason for higher yield. Consequently, the PS had great population quality and obvious advantage in yield formation. The main advantage of yield formation was that it had large panicles with more grains. The large panicle variety was more suitable to be transplanted by pot-seedling mechanical transplanted method than panicle-grains variety, because yield advantages of former was higher than that of the latter. The results provide high yield and quality promotion foundation for mechanical transplanting rice cultivation techniques.