Relationship between high temperature and formation of chalkiness and their effects on quality of rice

• Main Authors: A. Y. M., Nevame, R. M., Emon, M. A., Malek, M. M., Hasan, Alam, Md. Amirul, Muharam, Farrah Melissa, Aslani, Farzad, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Ismail, Mohd Razi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73746/1/RICE.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73746/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2018/1653721/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Occurrence of chalkiness in rice is attributed to genetic and environmental factors, especially high temperature (HT). Te HT induces heat stress, which in turn compromises many grain qualities, especially transparency. Chalkiness in rice is commonly studied together with other quality traits such...