This study is to identify the physiological traits of submergence-tolerant varieties of rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) in Yeongnam area, southeastern part of Korea, where the reduction of rice yield due to submergence is remarkably severe. In the present study, two tolerant varieties of rice plants were selected from over 30 rice varieties grown in under a 10-day period. The tolerant varieties selected from a submerged paddy field. As a control, one intolerant variety of rice plant was chosen. Of the tolerant variety Samgangbyeo, rather than Haepyungbyeo, had a lower dissolved oxygen consumption and maintained a higher dry weight than the intolerant variety. The leaf photosynthetic rates (LPS) of the two tolerant varieties were significantly higher than that of the intolerant-variety after four days of submergence treatment. These results indicate that lower dissolved oxygen consumption in a limited pool is prevented by ethylene formation in the tolerant varieties, which may be a mechanism of submergence tolerance.

Andabyeo, a new Tongil-type rice (Oriza sativa L.) cultivar, is developed by the rice breeding team of National Cropbetween SR11532-4 and SR14502F2. This cultivar has about 115 days of growth duration from seeding to heading and is semi-dwarf (culm length

Areumbyeo', a second generation Tongil-type rice variety (Oryza sativa L.), has been developed at National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) from 1983 to 1999 and released in 2000. A single cross between YR3299-34-2-2 and Suweon 318 (was co

Nonghobyeo', was derived from a mutant of Milyang 95, by pure line selection method, which was developed from the single cross between Chukei 1016 and Milyang 79, by the rice breeding team of National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) in 19

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Sujinbyeo', a new mid-late maturing japonica rice variety (Oryza sativa L.), was developed by the rice breeding team of National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) in 1999 and released in 2000. This variety originated from a three way cross