Publications by authors named "Suchit Shrestha"
Phenology and time of flowering are crucial determinants of rice adaptation to climate variation. A previous study characterized flowering responses of 203 diverse indica rices (the ORYTAGE panel) to ten environments in Senegal (six sowing dates) and Madagascar (two years and two altitudes) under irrigation in the field. This study used the physiological phenology model RIDEV V2 to heuristically estimate component traits of flowering such as cardinal temperatures (base temperature (Tbase) and optimum temperature), basic vegetative phase, photoperiod sensitivity and cold acclimation, and to conduct a genome-wide association study for these traits using 16 232 anonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers.
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- Low and high temperatures during critical reproductive stages can lead to sterility in rice, posing challenges for field studies due to temperature variability and timing.
- A study on 203 indica rice accessions in Senegal and Madagascar utilized the RIDEV model to analyze sterility responses, highlighting significant variations based on cold acclimation during the vegetative stage.
- The study identified 15 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked to sterility traits and corresponding candidate genes, emphasizing the role of epigenetic factors in cold acclimation in rice varieties from cooler regions.
Rapid and non-destructive diagnosis of plant N status is highly required in order to optimise N fertilizer management and use-efficiency. Additionally to handheld devices for measurements of chlorophyll indices (e.g.
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