# US 11,997,959 B2 · Method for breeding new variety of ratoon rice crop and cultivation method for new variety of ratoon rice crop > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,997,959 B2 - Document ID: US11997959B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/296,057 - Filed: 2019-11-18 - Published: 2021-12-23 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-30 - Assignees: Guangxi Jingren Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd - Applicants: Guangxi Jingren Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd - Inventors: Liyan Zhang; Wuhan Zhang; Shunde Li; Hongyun Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11997959B2 ## CPC - A01G 22/22: Rice - A01G 7/045: {with electric lighting} - A01H 5/10: Seeds - A01H 6/4636: {Oryza sp. [rice]} - Y02A 40/10: in agriculture - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A method for breeding a new variety of a ratoon rice crop and a cultivation method for the new variety of a ratoon rice crop. The method comprises: breeding a photosensitive variety of a rice crop; growing a ratoon rice crop under conditions of a long photoperiod; and taking corresponding cultivation measures to extend the growth duration of the ratoon rice crop. The invention increases grain yield while also permitting more uniform maturity of a ratoon rice crop. When compared to existing methods for cultivating ratoon rice crops, the invention greatly improves the grain yield and quality of a ratoon rice crop, and has economic and social benefits. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for rice ratooning, comprising selecting a photosensitive variety and cultivating under long-day conditions after harvesting a main crop of rice; wherein the photosensitive variety refers to a variety that long day may delay or prevent its photoperiod induction and thereby prolonging growth period; wherein the long day refers to an illumination time per day longer than critical day length of the photosensitive variety; wherein, a. in the equatorial region or the vicinity of the equator, the method comprises selecting a photosensitive variety with a critical day length shorter than 12 hours and 6 minutes, applying shading treatment for 8 to 30 days and giving 9-10 hours of natural illumination every day for completion of photoperiod induction, harvesting a main crop of rice, cultivating under long-day conditions, leaving low stubbles while maintaining a no-water layer or a thin-water layer with a water depth of no more than 3 cm within 7 days of the harvest of the main rice, applying fertilizer in the ratoon season to promote ratoon shoots with large number of tillers, and harvesting the ratoon rice; b. in the tropics, the method comprises selecting a photosensitive variety with a critical day length between 12 hours and 39 minutes and 13 hours and 10 minutes, completing photoperiod induction, harvesting a main crop of rice, cultivating under long-day conditions, leaving low stubbles while maintaining a no-water layer or a thin-water layer with a water depth of no more than 3 cm within 7 days of the harvest of the main rice, applying fertilizer in the ratoon season to promote ratoon shoots with large number of tillers, and harvesting the ratoon rice; and c. in the subtropics, the method comprises selecting a photosensitive variety with a critical day length between 12 hours and 47 minutes to 13 hours and 20 minutes, completing photoperiod induction, harvesting a main crop of rice, cultivating under long-day conditions, leaving low stubbles while maintaining a no-water layer or a thin-water layer with a water depth of no more than 3 cm within 7 days of the harvest of the main rice, applying fertilizer in the ratoon season to promote ratoon shoots with large number of tillers, and harvesting the ratoon rice. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photosensitive variety is selected and cultivated under continuous long-day conditions immediately after the completion of photoperiod induction of the main crop of rice. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising selecting a low-node ratoon variety and/or performing low stubble treatment to promote germination and tillering of low-node buds, wherein the low-node buds refer to ratoon buds of the last 4th node and lower nodes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the duration of the long-day is for not less than 20 days. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the long-day condition is provided by way of natural illumination or artificial illumination, and the artificial illumination may be switched to natural illumination without interval, or the artificial illumination may interrupt continuous dark cycle; the length and/or intensity of the long illumination prevents or delays photoperiod induction of ratoon shoots and tillers thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photosensitive variety is a low-node ratoon variety and suitable to low stubble treatment; and the low-node ratoon variety refers to a variety that the low-node ratoon buds account for more than 30% of ratoon buds from all-nodes in the case of high stubble treatment, and the low stubble treatment refers to retaining low-node buds only, with the stubble height of 8-15 cm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the completion of long-day, accumulative fertilization amount applied accounts for 70% to 90% of the total fertilization amount in the whole growth period of the ratoon rice after harvesting the main crop. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein specific water management of the low stubble treatment is: under a precondition of water content in soil greater than 60%, maintaining a no-water layer or a thin-water layer with a water depth of no more than 3 cm within 7 days of the harvest of the main rice.