Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 2155-2163.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.11.18

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Preliminary study on measuring rice seed respiration based on TDLAS technology

ZHENG Wen1,2(), JIA Liangquan2,*(), QI Hengnian2, WANG Ruiqin2, ZHAO Guangwu1, YUAN Jun2   

  1. 1. College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300,China
    2. College of Information Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000,China
  • Received:2020-09-02 Online:2021-11-25 Published:2021-11-26
  • Contact: JIA Liangquan

Abstract:

To explore the correlation between rice seed respiration intensity and various vitality indicators, and to provide experimental basis for non-destructive testing of seed vitality through respiratory intensity measurement, a self-designed seed respiration detection system based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) was used, real-time changes in the concentration of CO2 produced by seed respiration were detected. The rice seeds of Mengliangyou huanglizhan at different harvest periods were selected as the materials. The seeds in each harvest period were divided into two parts. One part was subjected to a germination test to obtain seed vigor index, and the other part was sterilized and soaked before pretreatment. The respiration intensity test was carried out in a closed environment in the seed respiration container. Each continuous test was about 10 hours, and each group of samples was repeated three times to get the average value. Rice seeds were soaked for 0, 12, 24, 36, 48 h, and it was found that the respiration intensity of the seeds increased with the soaking time within a certain soaking time. After 10 hours of continuous testing, the immersion time period with the highest respiratory intensity was 36 h, and the CO2 concentration reached 10 151 mg·m-3. The unsoaked dry seeds had the weakest respiratory intensity, with a CO2 concentration of 388 mg·m-3. Rice seed respiration intensity had a certain correlation with germination rate, germination vigor, germination index, three-day flooding germination rate, and field emergence rate. The highest correlation index could reach 0.97, 0.96, 0.97, 0.77 and 0.65. Studies showed that Mengliangyou huanglizhan rice seeds could reach a high respiration intensity after soaking for about 36 hours, and the respiration intensity increased first and then slowed down with the increase of respiration time. The respiration intensity of seeds had a high positive correlation with each vitality index.

Key words: rice, seed vigor, seed soaking time, respiration intensity, carbon dioxide, correlation

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