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- Title
Effects of elevated nitrogen fertilizer on the multi‐level structure and thermal properties of rice starch granules and their relationship with chalkiness traits.
- Authors
Guo, Changchun; Wuza, Riqu; Tao, Ziling; Yuan, Xiaojuan; Luo, Yinghan; Li, Feijie; Yang, Guotao; Chen, Zongkui; Yang, Zhiyuan; Sun, Yongjian; Ma, Jun
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chalkiness in rice reduces its market value and affects consumer acceptance. Research on the mechanism of chalkiness formation has focused primarily on the activity of key enzymes of carbon metabolism and starch accumulation. The relationship between the formation of chalkiness induced by N fertilizer and rice starch's multi‐level structure and thermal properties still needs to be fully elucidated. RESULTS: In this study, the rates of chalky grains and degree of chalkiness decreased with the increase in N fertilizer dosage. This was attributed to an increased proportion of short chains, ordered structure carbon chains, small starch granules, and branched starches, and a higher degree of crystallinity and ΔHg in protein, and a decreased proportion of amylose, large starch granules, and weighted average diameter of starch granule surface area and volume. Application of N fertilizer promoted an increased proportion of short‐branched chain amylopectin to develop a more ordered carbohydrate structure and crystalline lamella. These effects enhanced the normal development and compactness of starch granules in grains, and improved their arrangement morphology, thereby reducing the chalkiness in rice. CONCLUSION: These changes in starch multi‐level structure and protein improve the physicochemical characteristics of starch and enhance the fullness, crystallinity and compactness of starch granules, while synergistically increasing the regularity and homogeneity of starch granules and thus optimizing the stacking pattern of starch granules, leading to a reduction in rice chalkiness under nitrogen fertilization and thus improving the appearance of rice. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); NITROGEN fertilizers; AMYLOSE; RICE starch; THERMAL properties; STARCH metabolism; CARBON metabolism; STARCH
- Publication
Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2023, Vol 103, Issue 14, p7302
- ISSN
0022-5142
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsfa.12886