Figure 8
From: Morphological and physiological factors contributing to early vigor in the elite rice cultivar 9,311
A brief diagram showing the major factors that contribute the difference in early vigor between the cultivar HHZ and the cultivar 9,311. The cultivar 9,311 has a larger seed mass, which helps establishment of a larger root mass and correspondingly a greater capacity of NO3− uptake, NH4+ uptake, and water uptake. The increased nitrogen uptake and assimilation result in increased leaf photosynthetic capacity, which further increases the post-germination biomass accumulation.
