Response of Rice Yield and Grain Quality as Affected by Rice Leaf Folder

• Published in: Korean journal of crop science Vol. 53
• Main Authors: Won, J.G. (Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Daegu, Republic of Korea), E-mail: jgwon67@gba.go.kr, Ahn, D.J. (Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Daegu, Republic of Korea), Kim, S.J. (Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Daegu, Republic of Korea), Choi, C.D. (Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Daegu, Republic of Korea), Lee, S.C. (Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 01.12.2008
• Subjects: CNAPHALOCROCIS MEDINALIS; grain quality; nitrogen ratio; transplanting date
• ISSN: 0252-9777

This study was carried out to determine the response of the rice yield and grain quality by rice leaf folder (RLF, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis G.) and identify the damages caused by different transplanting dates, nitrogen amounts and chlorophyll amounts (SPAD value) of rice leaf. As the damage degree of RLF was getting severer, the ripened grain rate and 1000-grain weight were decreased and due to the increasing of chalky rice rate the rate of head rice was reduced. Therefore, the yield of head rice was decreased by 36% in heavily damaged rice plant. Among the physicochemical characteristics, protein content of rice grain was increased but amylose content was reduced, consequently, the palatability was deteriorated in heavily damaged rice by RLF. The degree of damage of RLF was getting serious as transplanting date was delayed and as the amount of nitrogen was increased. In the relationship between the SPAD value and the damage degree of RLF, as the SPAD value was increased by nitrogen fertilizing, the damage degree was also increased exponential functionally.