Paper · 2026 · Foods

Responses of Japonica Rice Quality Indicators and Starch Properties to Low Temperature at Different Periods of the Grain-Filling Stage in Cold Regions

Mingyu Fan; Miao Hou; Fanxu Meng; et al.

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Abstract

rice cultivars, Kenjing 7 (KJ7, moderate stress tolerance) and Kenjing 8 (KJ8, strong stress tolerance). Low-temperature treatments (17/13 °C, day/night) were applied during the early (5-11 days after anthesis), middle (12-18 days), and late (19-25 days) grain-filling stages and milling, appearance, nutritional, eating and cooking qualities as well as starch physicochemical properties were evaluated. Responses differed markedly between cultivars and treatment periods. Under low-temperature conditions, brown rice and milled rice rates of KJ8 increased during the early and middle grain-filling stages, whereas those of KJ7 declined during the late stage. Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7. Grain chalkiness increased significantly during the late stage, whereas during the early and middle stages, grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdown decreased and setback increased. Low temperature increased starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectin, reduced medium-long and long chain and relative crystallinity, without altering starch crystalline type, and produced uneven starch particle surfaces with small pores. These effects were most pronounced during the late grain-filling stage. Overall, low temperature altered starch content and structure, thereby modifying pasting properties and ultimately leading to differences in rice quality.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low temperature increased brown and milled rice rates of Kenjing 8 at early and middle grain filling.

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KJ8e0
Treatment
low-temperature conditionse0
Outcome
brown rice and milled rice ratese0
Direction
increasede0
Qualifier
early and middle grain-filling stagese0

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Oryza sativa
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“Under low-temperature conditions, brown rice and milled rice rates of KJ8 increased during the early and middle grain-filling stages”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low temperature decreased brown and milled rice rates of Kenjing 7 late in grain filling.

Material
KJ7e0
Treatment
low-temperature conditionse3
Outcome
brown rice and milled rice ratese4
Direction
declinede0
Qualifier
late stagee0

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Oryza sativa
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“whereas those of KJ7 declined during the late stage”

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“whereas those of KJ7 declined during the late stage”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Under low-temperature conditions, brown rice and milled rice rates of KJ8 increased during the early and middle grain-filling stages”

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“Under low-temperature conditions, brown rice and milled rice rates of KJ8 increased during the early and middle grain-filling stages”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch and amylose contents in Kenjing 7.

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KJ7e0
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Low-temperature stresse0
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protein, total starch, and amylose contentse0
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increasede0

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Oryza sativa
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“Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Low-temperature stress reduced gel consistency and taste value of Kenjing 7.

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KJ7e0
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Low-temperature stresse0
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gel consistency and the taste valuee0
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reducinge0

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Oryza sativa
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“Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Grain chalkiness increased significantly under late-stage low temperature.

Treatment
Low-temperature stresse3
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Grain chalkinesse0
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increasede0
Qualifier
late stagee0

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Oryza sativa
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“Grain chalkiness increased significantly during the late stage”

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“Grain chalkiness increased significantly during the late stage”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Early and middle low temperature decreased grain chalkiness, peak viscosity and breakdown.

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Low-temperature stresse3
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grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdowne0
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decreasede0
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early and middle stagese0

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Oryza sativa
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“during the early and middle stages, grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdown decreased and setback increased”

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“during the early and middle stages, grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdown decreased and setback increased”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Early and middle low temperature increased setback.

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Low-temperature stresse3
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setbacke0
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increasede0
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early and middle stagese0

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“during the early and middle stages, grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdown decreased and setback increased”

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“during the early and middle stages, grain chalkiness, peak viscosity, and breakdown decreased and setback increased”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low-temperature stress increased protein, total starch, and amylose contents, while reducing gel consistency and the taste value of KJ7”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Low temperature increased starch granule size and short and intermediate amylopectin chains.

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starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectine0
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increasede0

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

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“Low temperature increased starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectin”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Low temperature reduced medium-long and long amylopectin chains and relative crystallinity.

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Low temperaturee3
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medium-long and long chain and relative crystallinitye0
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reducede0

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“reduced medium-long and long chain and relative crystallinity”

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“reduced medium-long and long chain and relative crystallinity”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low temperature increased starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectin”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Low temperature did not alter starch crystalline type.

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Low temperaturee3
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starch crystalline typee0
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without alteringe0

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“without altering starch crystalline type”

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“without altering starch crystalline type”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low temperature increased starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectin”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Low temperature produced uneven starch particle surfaces with small pores.

Treatment
Low temperaturee3
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uneven starch particle surfaces with small porese0

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

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“produced uneven starch particle surfaces with small pores”

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“produced uneven starch particle surfaces with small pores”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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“Low temperature increased starch granule size and the proportions of short and intermediate chains of amylopectin”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The starch effects were strongest during late grain filling.

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most pronouncede0
Qualifier
late grain-filling stagee0

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

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“These effects were most pronounced during the late grain-filling stage”

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“Rice Quality Indicators”

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