Resistance of different rice varieties to the striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis , and its relationship with the morphological and anatomic characteristics of rice
Abstract:The resistances of six rice varieties, two super-hybrid indica Liangyoupeijiu and Xieyou 9308, two hybrid indica Shanyou 63 and Shanyou 10, and tow Japonica Liaojing 294 and Xiushui 11, to the striped stem borer (SSB), Chilo suppressalis, was monitored in laboratory, and the relationship among resistance and morphological and anatomic characteristics of rice plants were evaluated. Among the six rice varieties tested, the survival rate of newly hatched larvae of SSB on Liaojing 294 and Xiushui 11 were significantly lower than that on Liangyoupeijiu and Shanyou 63, while the survival rate was lower than that on other two hybrid indica cultivars, Xieyou 9308 and Shanyou 10. The number of tillers in Shanyou 63 was highest and the lowest was founded in Liaojing 294. The plant height of hybrid indica varieties was obviously higher than that of Japonica varieties. The same trends were observed in leaf width and leaf angle of rice plant with exception of Xieyou 9308. The space between vascular bundles in leaf sheath of Liangyoupeijiu was the broadest and that in Liaojing 294 was the narrowest. The number of silica cells in leaf sheath of Liaojing 294 and Xiushui 11 were higher than that in four hybrid indica cultivars tested. The spaces between vascular bundles in leaf sheath of the tillers that the main stem was infested by the SSB larvae and caused deadheart, were broader than those in healthy plants with exception of Shanyou 10, and the highest change percent of spaces between vascular bundles was found in Liaojing 294. However, the diameter of vascular bundles and number of silica cells in the sheath decreased. It implies that the infestation of SSB may influence the resistance of rice varieties to SSB.