Hybrid Rice Breeding & Seed Production FANGMING XIE International Rice Research Institute DAPO BOX 7777 Metro Manila, Philippines
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What is Hybrid Rice?
The first generation offspring of a rice cross between two genetically diverse parents
How Hybrid Rice?
Normal Rice Spikelet (self pollinated crop)
Sterile Rice Spikelet
Hybrid Seed Production
(Male Sterility)
(Male Sterile x Normal Rice)
Why Hybrid Rice? Heterosis (Hybrid vigor) Application to Increase: • Productivity (yield/unit/time, 15-20% of yield advantage), and • Economic returns
Heterosis A universal phenomenon that F1 generation shows superiority to both parents in agronomic traits or yield It presents in all biological systems and has been exploited commercially in many agricultural crops.
How to Measure heterosis? Mid-Parent (MP) heterosis (F1 performs better than mean of two parents):
F1-MP X100 MP
Better Parent (BP) heterosis (F1 performs better than better parent):
F1-BP X100 BP
Standard heterosis* (F1 performs better than the check variety):
F1-CK X100 CK
* Standard heterosis is the most useful term in commercial crop production
Male Sterility Systems in Rice Male sterility: a condition in which the pollen grain is unviable or cannot germinate and fertilize normally to set seeds. Male Sterility Systems (genetic and non-genetic): Cytoplasmic genetic male sterility (CMS) Male sterility is controlled by the interaction of a genetic factor (S) present in the cytoplasm and nuclear gene (s). Environment-sensitive genic male sterility (EGMS) Male sterility system is controlled by nuclear gene expression, which is influenced by environmental factors such as temperature (TGMS), daylength (PGMS), or both (TPGMS). Chemically induced male sterility Male sterility is induced by some chemicals (gametocides)
Brief history of hybrid rice 1926 - Heterosis in rice reported 1964 - China started hybrid rice research 1970 - China discovered a commercially usable genetic tool for hybrid rice (male sterility in a wild rice = Wide Abortive ) 1973 - PTGMS rice was found in China 1974 - First commercial three-line rice hybrid released in China 1976 - Large scale hybrid rice commercialization began in China 1979 - IRRI revived research on hybrid rice 1981 - PTGMS rice genetics and application was confirmed 1982 - Yield superiority of rice hybrids in the tropics confirmed (IRRI) 1990s - India and Vietnam started hybrid rice programs with IRRI 1991 - More than 50% of China’s riceland planted to hybrids 1994 - First commercial two-line rice hybrid released in China 1994 - 1998 - Commercial rice hybrids released in India, Philippines Vietnam
5
8
0
0
Year Total R ice Area
Hybrid Rice Area
% of Hybrid rice Area
% of hybrid rice area
16
2002
10
2000
24
1998
15
1996
32
1994
20
1992
40
1990
25
1988
48
1986
30
1984
56
1982
35
1980
64
1978
40
1976
Area (million ha)
Rice and Hybrid Rice Production in China
Rice Grain Yield in China Rice Grain Yield in China 7500 7000
6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500
Year Hybrid rice
Inbred rice
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
1986
1984
1982
1980
1978
3000 1976
Grain yield (kg/ha)
6500
Hybrid Rice Area in other Asia Countries Country
Hybrid Rice Area (1,000 ha) 1997
Bangladesh India
100
2001
2004
2005
2006
15
50
90
150 (Exp)
200
560
NA
10
NA
Indonesia Myanmar
2
42
NA
Philippines
13
189
367 NA
Vietnam
188
480
650
Total
288
710
1,445
300(DS)
100
3.8
0
3.2
Yield (t/ha)
4.4
2003
200
2002
5.0
2001
300
2000
5.6
1999
400
1998
6.2
1997
500
1996
6.8
1995
600
1994
7.4
1993
700
1992
Area (1,000 ha)
Hybrid Rice Production in Vietnam
Year Are a (1000 ha )
Hybrid Rice Yie ld (t/ha )
Na tiona l a ve ra ge rice yirld (t/ha )
Two Commercial Systems for Hybrid Rice
Requirements for 3 Lines in CMS System A-line Stable Sterility Well developed floral traits for outcrossing Easily, wide-spectum, & strongly to be restored B-line Well developed floral traits with large pollen load Good combining ability R-line Strong restore ability Good combining ability Taller than A-line Large pollen load, normal flowering traits and timing
TGMS and two-line hybrid Temperature Reproductive Upper Limit
high
Based on the discovery of P(T)GMS mutant
Sterile F1 Seed Production
Critical Sterility Point
Male sterility controlled by 1 or 2 pairs of recessive gene(s)
Partial Sterility
Critical Fertility Point Fertile S-line Multiplication
low
Reproductive Lower Limit
Model of Sterility / Fertility Expression for TGMS Rice
Flow chart of 3-Line H ybrid R ice E valuation and S eed P roduction Elite C M S line
SO UR C E NU RS ERY T o evaluate parents and m ake testcross
Elite lines from different sources B & R line B reeding Program P line Breeding Progam
CM S B AC KCR O SS N UR SERY
TESTCRO S S NUR SERY
BC2- BC4, C MS Evaluation
T o identify B, R & P lines
R & P Line
Backcross C M S pairs (BC 1) Prem arily heterosis evaluation, 2 rows w/ parent
H ybrid Seed Production for O YT Isolation B ags or hand-crossing
AxB Paircross B reeder Seeds
RETE STCR O SS N U RSE RY (O YT) Re-evaluate F1 hybrids S tage 1, 1 rep, 3 rows
Hybrid Seed Production for PY T Isloated Net or bags
AxB Increase Core Seeds
Prelim inary Yield Trial (PY T) Stage 2, 1 rep, plot Hybrid S eed Production for AYT & N Y T
AxB Seed Production
Advanced Y ield Trial (AYT)
Foundation Seeds
Stage 3, 3 reps, plot
AxB Seed Production
N ational Yield Trial
Certified Seeds A & B Line Release
Stage 4, 3-4 reps, m uti-location, 2-years O n-Farm Trial (S trip Trial)
Isolation B lock
H ybrid P ilot Seed Production Isolation B lock Hybrid and R line R elease
F lo w c ha rt o f 2 -L in e H yb rid R ice E va lu a tio n an d S eed P ro d u ctio n SO URCE NURSERY TG M S L in e B reed in g
T o e valua te paren ts and m ak e testcross
E lite lines from d ifferent source s B & R lin e B reed ing P rog ram P ollinato r lin e B ree ding P rog am
B re eder S ee ds
TE S TC R O S S N U R S E R Y T o identify T G M S & P lines
C o re S e eds F ound ation S ee d
P re m arily heterosis evaluation , 2 row s w / parent
TG M S Lin e R elease
Isolatio n B ag s o r han d-cro ssing
R E TE S TC R O S S N U R S E R Y (O Y T) R e-evaluate F1 hybrids
C ertified S eed s
H yb rid S eed P rodu ctio n for O Y T
S tag e 1, 1 rep, 3 row s
H ybrid S eed P rod uction fo r P Y T Isloated N et or bag s
P relim ina ry Y ield Trial (P Y T) S tag e 2 , 1 rep, plot
H yb rid S eed P ro duction for AY T & N Y T Isolation B lock
Advan ced Y ield Trial (AY T) S ta g e 3, 3 reps, plo t H ybrid P ilot S eed P ro d uc tion N atio nal Y ield Tria l
Isolation B lock
S tag e 4, 3-4 re ps, m uti-location, 2-years H yb rid an d R lin e R eleas e O n -Farm Tria l (S trip Trial)
Advantage & Disadvantage of 3-line hybrid rice system Advantages Stable male sterility Disadvantages Limit germplasm source (CMS, Restorer) Dominant CMS cytoplasm in large area (WA) One more step for parental seed production Time consuming of CMS breeding
Advantage & Disadvantage of 2-line hybrid rice system Advantages Simplified procedure of hybrid seed production Multiple and diverse germplasm available as parents Any line could be bred as female 97% (2-line) vs 5% (3-line) of germplasm as male Increased chance of developing desirable & heterotic hybrids Multiple cytoplasm courses as female parents Disadvantages Environmental effect on sterility could cause seed purity problem
Two-line hybrid production in China
600
6600
400
6400
200
6200
0 1998
1996
Year 2-line Hybrid Yield
A ll Hybrid Yield
Area
Area (1000 ha)
6800
2003
800
2002
7000
2001
1000
2000
7200
1999
1200
1997
7400
1995
1400
1994
7600
1993
1600
1992
7800
1991
Yield (kg/ha)
Tw o Line Hy brid Rice In China
Hybrid Rice Seed Standard H y b r id R ic e S e e d S ta n d a r d (G B 4 4 0 4 .1 - 1 9 9 6 , C h in a )
Seed
C la s s
S t e r ile L in e
C o re
P u r it y C le a n lin e sGs e r m in a t io n M o is tu r e ( > %) ( > %) ( > %) ( < %) 9 9 .9
M a ia n t a ie r R e s to re H y b r id
8 5 .0 F o u n d a tio n9 9 .0 1st
9 8 .0
2nd
9 6 .0
9 8 .0
8 0 .0
1 3 .0 ( in d ic a ) 1 4 .5 ( ja p o n ic a )
1 3 .0
Mission of IRRI Hybrid Rice Program Developing germplasm, parents and hybrids as internationally public goods Research new technology for breeding and seed production Collaboration with NARS and private sectors in hybrid rice research and production Promotion of exchange of information, technology, scientist and germplasm
Strategy of IRRI Hybrid Rice Program Focusing on conventional tools and integrate them with proven non-conventional methods to develop the technology Developing parental lines, especially female parents with high outcrossing and high quality, to promote hybrid rice spreading Facilitating development of close partnership between public and private sectors in national programs Intensifying agronomic research to get maximized manifestation of heterosis in hybrids
Release of IRRI Hybrids in Different Countries (1994-2005) IRRI Hybrid
Released as
Country
Year released
IR64610H
MGR-1
India
1994
IR64611H
KRH-1
India
1994
IR64616H
Magat
Philippines
1994
IR65489H
DRRH-1
India
1996
IR68284H
Mestizo 1
Philippines
1997
IR69690H
Sahyadri
India
1998
IR69690H
HYT-57
Vietnam
1999
IR69690H
BRRI Dhan Hybrid 1
Bangladesh
2001
IR69690H
Rokan
Indonesia
2002
IR75207H
Mestizo 2
Philippines
2002
IR75217H
Mestizo 3
Philippines
2002
IR78386H
Mestizo 7
Philippines
2005
Release of Hybrids by using IRRI Germplasm in Different Countries (1994-2004) Hybrids released by NARS using IRRIbred CMS lines Hybrid name
Country
Year released
APHR-1
India
1994
APHR-2
India
1994
CNRH-3
India
1995
KRH-2
India
1996
Pant Sankar Dhan-1
India
1997
ADTRH-1
India
1998
CORH-2
India
1998
Narendra Sankar Dhan-2
India
1998
Rokan
Indonesia
2002
Maro
Indonesia
2002
Hipa 3
Indonesia
2004
Hipa 4
Indonesia
2004
Hybrids derived from IRRI-bred parental lines and commercialized by private sector Hybrid name
Country
Year released
Biganti
Philippines
2004
Intani 1
Indonesia
2001
Intani 2
Indonesia
2001
PHB-71
India
1997
Proagro 6201
India
2000
HR 120 (6444)
India
2001
Germplasm Shared
“Super high-yielding” hybrid rice breeding in China P ro g r e s s o f " S u p e r H ig h -Y ie ld in g " H y b rid R ic e P r o g ra m in C h in a G o a l (s in g le -s e a s o n ) S ta g e
Y ie ld (t/h a )
Y e a rs
P r o g r e s s (2 0 0 6 ) B r e e d in g
C o m m e r c ia liz a tio n
L a r g e a r e a e x te n s io n
S ta rt
8 .2 5
Phase I
1 0 .5
1996 - 2000
F in is h e d
P h a s e II
1 2 .0
2000 - 2005
F in is h e d
P h a s e III
1 3 .5
2005 - 2010
S ta r te d
1997
S ta r te d
Morphological Model of Super High-yielding Hybrid Rice Plant height = 100 cm, with culm length = 70 cm Uppermost three leaves: Flag leaf, long, 50 cm, higher than the panicle top 20 cm. The 2nd leaf from the top: 10% longer than the flag leaf, and over the top of the panicle. The 3rd leaf = the middle position of the panicle Erect: the leaf angles of the flag, 2nd and 3rd leaves are around 5, 10, 20 degrees, till mature Narrow, V-shape and thick: narrow with 2 cm when flattened. Plant type: moderate compact with moderate tillering capacity; drooping panicles after filled, above ground ~ 60 cm, erect-leaved canopy without appearance of the panicles Panicle weight and number: grain weight per panicle = 5 g, 2.7 million panicles per hectare. Leaf area index (LAI) and ratio of leaf area to grains: the LAI is ~ 6.5 based on the uppermost three leaves, the ratio of leaf area to grain weight is 100 : 2.2-2.3, meaning that to produce 2.2-2.3 grams of rice, 100 cm2 of the upper three functional leaves are needed. Harvest index > 0.55
Hybrid Heterosis in Rice
Indica x japonica Indica x javanica japonica x javanica indica x indica japonica x japonica
Inter-subspecific hybrid rice breeding Difficult in breeding inter-subspecific hybrid rice Low seed set Tall plant height Poor grain-filling Late maturity Grain quality market Solution for breeding of inter-subspecific hybrid rice wide compatibility (WC) genes allelic dwarf gene indica/javanica hybrids in indica rice growing region japonica/javanica hybrids in japonica rice growing
Future Opportunity: Enhance yield heterosis Exploiting subspecies heterosis Applying biotechnology for parent selection (heterotic groups and/or heterotic gene blocks Enhanced yield heterosis in indica / NPT hybrids compared to indica / indica hybrids (retestcross, IRRI, 2004WS) Hybrid
# of heterotic hybrids
Total # of hybrids
% of heterotic hybrids
Yield advantage (%) over best inbred check Range
Mean
indica / indica
34
85
40
1-80
29
Indica / NPT
20
40
50
6-131
42
Future Opportunity: Increase yield of hybrid seed production Performance of hybrid seed production in tropical countries (2003-2004)
Yield (kg/ha) Country
Mean
Range
India
1,600
1,000 – 4,500
Vietnam
2,000
1,500 – 3,500
Philippines
810 (04DS)
600 – 2,000
Bangladesh
800
600 – 2,000
Indonesia
500
300 – 1,600
2,750
1,500 – 6,000
China
Developing high outcrossing parents Improving seed production technology Training seed growers Selecting adequate location / season
Hybrid Rice Seed Production in China 350
3000
300
2500
250
2000
200
1500
150
1000
100
500
50
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
1986
1984
1982
1980
0 1978
0
Year Yield
Area
Linear (Yield)
Linear (Area)
Area (1000 ha)
3500
1976
Yield (kg/ha)
Hybrid Rice Seed Production in China
Hybrid Rice Seed Production In Asia
In United Sates
Future Opportunity: Improve hybrid rice grain quality Measurements of Rice Grain Quality: Milling yield Total milling yield Whole milling yield Chalk Amylose content Gel Temperature (ASV) Length, width, L/W Protein Aroma
Future Opportunity: Improve hybrid rice grain quality Rice grain quality of inbreds and hybrids*
Trait
Inbred
Hybrid
Total Milling (%)
69.1
68.2
Whole Milling (%)
48.7
45.4
Chalk (%)
13.5
20.6
Amylose (%
19.8
20.6
GT
4.3
5.5
Length
6.9
7.1
L/W
3.2
3.3
Data from National Cooperative Testing (NCT), Philippines, 2004-2005
Difference of Whole Milling Yield and Chalk between Inbreds and Hybrids Whole Milling Yield and Chalk in Hybrids and Inbreds (NCT, 2004-2005, Philippines) 60
Average Whole Milling (%)
Average Chalk (%)
40
Chalk (%)
Hybrid = 45.4 Inbred = 48.7
50
30
20
Hybrid = 20.6 Inbred = 13.5
10
0 20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Whole Milling Yield (%) Hybrid
Inbred
55
60
65
Difference of Whole Milling Yield and Chalk between Inbreds and Hybrids D i s tr i b u ti o n o f C h a l k
D is tr ib u ti o n o f W h o l e M i ll i n g Y ie l d
45
35
40
30
35
25
30
20
% of Entries
% of Entries
40
15 10
20 15 10
5 0 <30
25
5
30-35
H y b r id ( n = 1 1 3 ) 0 35 -4 0
40 -4 5
4 5 -5 0
M illin g Y ie ld R a n g e
In b r e d ( n = 1 6 ) 50-55
>55
Data source: 2004 and 2005 NCT, Philippines
<5
H y b r id ( n = 8 0 ) 5 -1 0
10 -1 5
15-20
C h a lk R a n g e
In b r e d ( n = 1 4 ) 20-25
>25
Future Opportunity: Develop hybrids for unfavorable environments Hybrids Have Substantially Improved Yield under Severe Lowland Stress (ca. 1 t/ha). (IRRI, G. Atlin, 2005) IRRI DS 2004-5 8000
5000
18.1%
7000
IRRI DS 2005
Yield advantage
4500
10.5% 4000
5000 4000
2000
78.6% 100% 100%
83%
43% 89%
29%
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
6000
3000
1.9%
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500
1000 Full
A lternate Wetting & drying Ir r igation M e thod Hybrid (n=2) Inbred (n=6)
Drought
49.8%
100%
67% 46%
100%
1000 Non-stress
Stress Environm e nt
Hybrid (n=3)
Inbred (n=7)
Future Opportunity: Improve agronomic management and deployment strategy Unhealthy
Healthy canopy
ShanYou 63 grown under different nitrogen management (S. Peng, IRRI)