Low temperature often occurs at seedling stage in early rice-growing season in southern provinces of China. However, it is not clear whether the low temperature at seedling stage has an impact on early-season rice quality. This on-farm study was conducted to compare quality and growth traits of an early-season rice cultivar between two contrasting years with respect to temperature at seedling stage, 2009 (normal temperature) and 2010 (low temperature). The results showed that brown rice percentage, milled rice percentage, gelatinization tempera...
