Paper · 2025 · PLoS ONE

Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology, pollen viability and yield in China’s cold region

Lifeng Guo; Xiaodong Du; Jianing Chang; et al.

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Abstract

Low-temperature stress (LTS) is a major limiting factor for rice production in high-latitude regions. Many studies have reported the impacts of LTS on leaf photosynthesis and yield, but few of them explored the response of photosynthesis, chloroplast ultrastructure, pollen fertility, cold stress adaptation to LTS at different growth stages of rice. In this study, we conducted a two-year temperature-controlled field experiment (in 2023 and 2024) to investigate the effects of LTS at the tillering, booting, and heading stages on physiological and biochemical characteristics, plant growth, pollen fertility, and grain yield for a japonica rice cultivar (Longgeng31). The results showed that rice photosynthesis gradually decreased as the LTS temperature was decreasing and the LTS duration was increasing. The net photosynthetic rate (Pn) decreased the most at the booting stage, followed by the tillering, and the heading stages. Compared with controlled group (CK), the LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 days significantly reduced Pn by 52.2% ~ 62.7%, 85.3% ~ 93.9% and 39.3% ~ 44.9%, at the tillering stage, booting and heading stages respectively. Increasing LTS intensity and duration caused distorted chloroplast morphology and reduced plant height. The concentrations of the antioxidant and osmotic regulation systems in rice peaked after 7 days of LTS treatment, indicating that the stress response to LTS showed a trend of initially increasing and subsequently decreasing. The grain yield decreased the most under LTS at the booting stage by 59.30%-88.76% on D10, followed by the heading and tillering stages. After 10 days of exposure to LTS, the pollen viability decreased most significantly at the heading stage by 44.67%, followed by the booting and the tillering stages. These findings could provide a theoretical basis for identifying and evaluating LTS in rice under field conditions, and provide a methodological reference for the identification and monitoring of LTS in other crops, thereby holding significant practical implications.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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LTS at 11.5°C for 3-10 days reduced net photosynthetic rate by 52.2% to 62.7% at the tillering stage compared with controls.

Material
Longgeng31e0
Organ / stage
tillering stagee1
Treatment
LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 dayse1
Outcome
Pne1
Direction
reducede1
Value
52.2% ~ 62.7%e1
Comparator
controlled group (CK)e1
Setting
temperature-controlled field experimente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“a two-year temperature-controlled field experiment (in 2023 and 2024) to investigate the effects of LTS at the tillering, booting, and heading stages on physiological and biochemical characteristics, plant growth, pollen fertility, and grain yield for a japonica rice cultivar (Longgeng31)”

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“Compared with controlled group (CK), the LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 days significantly reduced Pn by 52.2% ~ 62.7%, 85.3% ~ 93.9% and 39.3% ~ 44.9%, at the tillering stage, booting and heading stages respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

LTS at 11.5°C for 3-10 days reduced net photosynthetic rate by 85.3% to 93.9% at the booting stage compared with controls.

Material
Longgeng31e0
Organ / stage
bootinge1
Treatment
LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 dayse1
Outcome
Pne1
Direction
reducede1
Value
85.3% ~ 93.9%e1
Comparator
controlled group (CK)e1
Setting
temperature-controlled field experimente0

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“a two-year temperature-controlled field experiment (in 2023 and 2024) to investigate the effects of LTS at the tillering, booting, and heading stages on physiological and biochemical characteristics, plant growth, pollen fertility, and grain yield for a japonica rice cultivar (Longgeng31)”

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“Compared with controlled group (CK), the LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 days significantly reduced Pn by 52.2% ~ 62.7%, 85.3% ~ 93.9% and 39.3% ~ 44.9%, at the tillering stage, booting and heading stages respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

LTS at 11.5°C for 3-10 days reduced net photosynthetic rate by 39.3% to 44.9% at the heading stage compared with controls.

Material
Longgeng31e0
Organ / stage
heading stagese1
Treatment
LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 dayse1
Outcome
Pne1
Direction
reducede1
Value
39.3% ~ 44.9%e1
Comparator
controlled group (CK)e1
Setting
temperature-controlled field experimente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“a two-year temperature-controlled field experiment (in 2023 and 2024) to investigate the effects of LTS at the tillering, booting, and heading stages on physiological and biochemical characteristics, plant growth, pollen fertility, and grain yield for a japonica rice cultivar (Longgeng31)”

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“Compared with controlled group (CK), the LTS treatment at 11.5°C for 3-10 days significantly reduced Pn by 52.2% ~ 62.7%, 85.3% ~ 93.9% and 39.3% ~ 44.9%, at the tillering stage, booting and heading stages respectively”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Net photosynthetic rate decreased the most at the booting stage under low-temperature stress.

Organ / stage
booting stagee2
Outcome
net photosynthetic rate (Pn)e2
Direction
decreasede2

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“The net photosynthetic rate (Pn) decreased the most at the booting stage, followed by the tillering, and the heading stages”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Rice photosynthesis gradually decreased as LTS temperature decreased and LTS duration increased.

Treatment
LTS temperaturee3
Outcome
photosynthesise3
Direction
decreasede3

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“rice photosynthesis gradually decreased as the LTS temperature was decreasing and the LTS duration was increasing”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Increasing LTS intensity and duration caused distorted chloroplast morphology.

Treatment
Increasing LTS intensity and duratione4
Outcome
chloroplast morphologye4
Qualifier
distortede4

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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“Increasing LTS intensity and duration caused distorted chloroplast morphology and reduced plant height”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Increasing LTS intensity and duration reduced plant height.

Treatment
Increasing LTS intensity and duratione4
Outcome
plant heighte4
Direction
reducede4

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“Increasing LTS intensity and duration caused distorted chloroplast morphology and reduced plant height”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Concentrations of antioxidant and osmotic regulation systems peaked after 7 days of LTS treatment.

Treatment
LTS treatmente5
Outcome
concentrations of the antioxidant and osmotic regulation systemse5
Direction
peakede5

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“The concentrations of the antioxidant and osmotic regulation systems in rice peaked after 7 days of LTS treatment”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The stress response to LTS initially increased and then decreased.

Treatment
LTSe6
Outcome
stress responsee6
Direction
initially increasinge6

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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“indicating that the stress response to LTS showed a trend of initially increasing and subsequently decreasing”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yield decreased by 59.30% to 88.76% under LTS at the booting stage on D10.

Organ / stage
booting stagee7
Treatment
LTSe7
Outcome
grain yielde7
Direction
decreasede7
Value
59.30%-88.76%e7
Qualifier
on D10e7

Not reportedComparator

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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“The grain yield decreased the most under LTS at the booting stage by 59.30%-88.76% on D10, followed by the heading and tillering stages”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yield decreased under LTS more at the heading and tillering stages after booting.

Organ / stage
heading and tillering stagese7
Outcome
grain yielde7
Direction
decreasede7

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“The grain yield decreased the most under LTS at the booting stage by 59.30%-88.76% on D10, followed by the heading and tillering stages”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pollen viability decreased by 44.67% at the heading stage after 10 days of LTS exposure.

Organ / stage
heading stagee1
Treatment
exposure to LTSe1
Outcome
pollen viabilitye1
Direction
decreasede1
Value
44.67%e1

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“After 10 days of exposure to LTS, the pollen viability decreased most significantly at the heading stage by 44.67%, followed by the booting and the tillering stages”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pollen viability decreased after LTS more at the booting and tillering stages than at the heading stage.

Organ / stage
booting and the tillering stagese1
Outcome
pollen viabilitye1
Direction
decreasede1

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Oryza sativa
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“Effects of low-temperature stress at different growth stages on rice physiology”

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“After 10 days of exposure to LTS, the pollen viability decreased most significantly at the heading stage by 44.67%, followed by the booting and the tillering stages”

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