Les inflorescences de riz sont sensibles au froid et à la chaleur ce qui se traduit par une stérilité des épillets à floraison. Ce n'est cependant pas directement la température de l'air qui est en cause mais la température des tissus à des stades de développement précis. Les stratégies pour faire face au stress thermique sont : 1) la tolérance physiologique d'une variété particulière; 2) l'échappement temporel au stress par l'ajustement de la phénologie et de l'heure de l'anthèse (TOA); 3) l'évitement du stress par le microclimat généré par la culture. Cette thèse a pour but de caractériser l'effet des composantes climatiques sur 2) et 3), et pour ce, le même essai a été mené au champ sur quatre variétés de riz irrigué cultivées dans quatre environnements climatiques contrastés (Philippines, 2 saisons aux Sénégal, France). Bien que peu de différences variétales aient été observées au sein de chaque site, il existe une grande variabilité de l'heure de l'anthèse et de la différence de température (TD) entre panicule (Tp) et air (Tair) en réponse à l'environnement. La durée de l'anthèse est stable et limitée à environ 2 heures par jour, alors que l'heure de l'anthèse varie de 3.4 à 6.75 heure solaire. Au moment de l'anthèse, TD observée varie entre +2 et -9.5°C. TOA et TD sont principalement caractérisés par Tair et VPD (Vapour Pressure Deficit) observés antérieurement (TOA) ou pendant (TD) l'anthèse. De plus, il existe une corrélation significative entre la stérilité (chaud ou froid) observée à maturité et Tp aux stades sensibles. Ces résultats montrent qu'en termes de risque de stérilité paniculaire pour le riz irrigué à floraison, un climat moyennement chaud et humide est plus dangereux qu'un climat très chaud mais sec car un fort VPD favorise la transpiration de la canopée et des panicules. TOA et TD ont ensuite été intégrés au modèle de culture RIDEV V.2 (qui prédit la stérilité) et les simulations de TD ont été comparées aux résultats d'un autre modèle de Tp (IM2PACT) développé indépendamment au Japon. Ces deux modèles s'avèrent robustes, et de futures collaborations mèneront à une validation complète de chaque modèle voire une intégration de ceux-ci à un nouvel outil en vues d'étudier l'impact des changements climatiques sur les cultures.Les résultats de cette étude permettront dans un futur proche 1) d'aider les sélectionneurs en apportant de nouveaux traits d'intérêts, et 2) de définir un zonage des territoires à haut risque de stress thermique pour le riz irrigué, pour des scénarios climatiques actuels et anticipés. Des études complémentaires seront nécessaires pour permettre l'application de cette approche aux systèmes non irrigués. / At the reproductive stage, rice spikelets are sensitive to cold and to heat which can lead to spikelet sterility. However, it is not the air temperature but the temperature of the sensitive organ itself during some specific sensitive stages that is involved. There are three different strategies to cope with thermal stress: 1) physiological tolerance of a particular variety; 2) temporal escape of the stress thanks to phenology and time of day of anthesis (TOA) adjustments; 3) stress avoidance through microclimate generated by crop architecture and transpiration. This PhD aims to characterize the effect of environment on 2) and 3) and to attain this goal, the same experiment was conducted with four rice varieties irrigated and grown in four different climatic environments (Philippines, Senegal two seasons, France). Even though few varietal differences were observed within a site, a great variability of TOA and difference of temperature (TD) between panicle (Tp) and air (Tair) exists in response to the environment. Anthesis duration is stable and limited to 2 hours per day, whereas time of onset of anthesis varied between 3.4 to 6.75 hours after sunrise. During anthesis, observed TD varied between +2.5 and -9.5°C. TOA and TD are mostly explained with Tair and VPD (Vapour Pressure Deficit) observed before (TOA) or during (TD) anthesis. A significant correlation between spikelet sterility (due to cold or heat) and Tp at sensitive stages was established across sites and varieties. Those results showed that for irrigated rice, humid and moderately hot environments are more subject to heat stress sterility than very hot but dry environments, because panicle and canopy transpiration are favored by high VPD. Ultimately, RIDEV V.2 crop model (predicting spikelet sterility) was developed to integrate the previous results and Tp simulations were compared to another Tp model (IM2PACT) simulations, developed independently with a different approach in Japan. Those two models are robust and future collaborations will lead to complete model validations and maybe integration in a new modeling tool to answer the need in evaluating the impact of different climate change scenarios and the adaptation of crop response to those changes.In a short term, the results of this study will enable to 1) help breeders providing them new interest traits for thermal tolerance, and 2) define geographic zoning for high heat stress risk for irrigated rice, for present and future climate change scenarios. Complementary studies are needed to apply this approach to non irrigated system.

Every anthropogenic activity causes environmental impact in some extent. Rice paddy fields area are pointed out as an activity with high potential of pollution due to the large amount of water used to maintain the flooding and the intensive use of pesticides and nutrients that can be transported to the environment. Though, there are other irrigation management practices that can reduce the environmental impact caused by the rice farming. Based on that, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the continuous and intermittent flooding on the amount of water applied and the amount of water transported to the environment, on water use efficiency, on weed control, on agronomic parameters of the rice plants and on dissipation of imazethapyr, imazapic and fipronil. The intermittent flooding resulted in crop yield similar to continuous irrigation. In addition, it reduced in 32% the amount of water applied, resulting in a better water use efficiency (1.68 kg m-3) than the continuous flooding (1.14 kg m-3). Water saving is promoted by the higher amount of rainfall stored in the intermittent flooding. The intermittent flooding reduces 40% of the run-off and less environmental contamination, resulting, on the average of the three pesticides a reduction higher than 90% on the mass of pesticide transported to the environment in comparison to the total applied on the rice Field. / Toda a atividade antrópica causa impacto ambiental de algum nível. A lavoura de arroz irrigado é apontada como uma atividade com alto potencial poluidor por usar grande volume de água para manter a lâmina de irrigação e também por ser um cultivo que demanda o intenso uso de agrotóxicos e nutrientes que podem ser transportados para o ambiente. Entretanto existem alternativas de manejar a lâmina de irrigação que podem diminuir esse impacto ocasionado pela orizicultura. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar o efeito do manejo de irrigação contínua e intermitente no balanço de água (lâmina de água aplicada e lâmina de água extravasada), na eficiência do uso da água, no controle de plantas daninhas, nos parâmetros agronômicos e na dissipação de imazethapyr, imazapic e fipronil. A irrigação intermitente ocasiona produtividade de grãos semelhante à irrigação contínua. Além disso, proporciona economia de 32% do volume de água aplicado, resultando em uma maior eficiência do uso de água (1,68 kg m-3) do que a irrigação contínua (1,14 kg m-3). Essa economia está relacionada devido ao maior volume de água da chuva armazenada. Dessa forma, a irrigação intermitente também promove redução de 40% no volume de água escoada superficialmente e menor contaminação ambiental, proporcionando uma redução, na média dos três agrotóxicos avaliados, de 90% da massa de ingrediente ativo de agrotóxicos transportados para o ambiente em relação ao total aplicado na lavoura.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Weed control is one of the main agricultural practices indispensable to ensure profitability and crop success. In paddy rice field, red rice is the most important weed due to its difficult control. A widespread control method is the use of rice cultivars resistant to herbicides which are inhibitors of ALS, since it is possible to have a selective chemical control. Studies showed that the late control with imazamox promotes efficient control of red rice escapes. Thus, the objective of this research was to check the effects of imazamox application in the reproductive phase of two rice cultivars that differ in the level of resistance to imidazolinones. Two studies were carried out at the Federal University of Santa Maria in the years of 2009/10 and 2010/11. Imazamox was applied in different stadium of development and doses. At the end of the application the final dose was 80 g a.i ha-1 for all treatments. Results showed that independent of the date of the imazamox application in the reproductive phase of rice, the grain yield reduced and spikelet sterility of IRGA 422 CL increased. In general, the parameters 1000-grain weight, flag leaf length, panicule length, fresh and dry weight of panicles, and panicles per m2 showed a reduction in practically all imazamox treatments in the IRGA 422 CL cultivar. Changes in the biochemical parameters (chlorophyll, carotenoids, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, superoxide dismutase, catalase and ascorbate peroxidase) were observed in leaves and panicles from main culm in some treatments, demonstrating that the oxidative stress promoted by imazamox may have contributed to grain yield reduction and the high percentage of sterile spikelet from IRGA 422 CL cultivar. Morphologic and anatomical changes showed that imazamox application in the panicle differentiation promoted similar changes to homeotic changes observed in rice mutant. Moreover, in the other treatments different morphologic and anatomical changes were observed. Therefore, morphologic and anatomical changes were likely to be responsible for grain yield reduction and high percentage of spikelet sterile from IRGA 422 CL. / O controle de plantas daninhas é uma das práticas agrícolas indispensáveis para garantir rentabilidade e sucesso no cultivo. No cultivo de arroz irrigado, o arroz vermelho é a planta daninha de maior importância, devido sua dificuldade de controle. Um método de controle bastante difundido é o uso de cultivares resistentes aos herbicidas inibidores da ALS, pois permite um controle químico seletivo. Estudos demonstram que o controle tardio com o herbicida imazamox promove controle eficiente de escapes de arroz vermelho. Por isso, o objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar os efeitos da aplicação do imazamox na fase reprodutiva de duas cultivares de arroz irrigado (IRGA 422 CL e PUITÁ INTA CL) que diferem quanto ao nível de resistência as imidazolinonas. Em vista do exposto, foram conduzidos dois estudos na área experimental da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (2009/10 e 2010/11). O imazamox foi aplicado em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento e doses, sendo que a dose final foi de 80 g i.a ha-1. Com os resultados obtidos conclui-se que independente da data de aplicação do imazamox na fase reprodutiva da cultura ocorreu redução da produtividade de grãos e aumentou a esterilidade de espiguetas da cultivar IRGA 422 CL. De maneira geral, os parâmetros: peso de mil grãos, comprimento da folha bandeira, comprimento de panícula, peso fresco e seco de panículas, e número de panículas por metro quadrado mostraram redução em praticamente todos os tratamentos na cultivar IRGA 422 CL. Alterações nos parâmetros bioquímicos (clorofila, carotenoides, substâncias reativas ao ácido tiobarbitúrico, superóxido dismutase, catalase e ascorbato peroxidase) foram observadas em folhas e panículas do colmo principal em alguns tratamentos, demonstrando que o estresse oxidativo provocado pela aplicação do imazamox pode ter contribuído para a redução da produtividade de grãos e o elevado percentual de espiguetas estéreis da cultivar IRGA 422 CL. A cultivar PUITÁ INTA CL não sofreu alterações em todos os parâmetros avaliados neste estudo. As alterações morfológicas e anatômicas demonstraram que a aplicação de 80 g i.a ha-1 imazamox na diferenciação da panícula promoveu alterações semelhantes às alterações homeóticas observadas em arroz mutante. Além disso, nas plantas que receberam a dose de 80 g i.a ha-1 após 14 dias da diferenciação do primórdio floral (DPF) e as plantas que receberam a dose de 80 g i.a ha-1 em aplicação fracionada (metade da dose 7 dias após DPF e metade da dose aos 14 dias após DPF) mostraram alterações morfológicas e anatômicas do grão de pólen. Dado o exposto, os resultados obtidos sugerem que as alterações morfológicas e anatômicas foram responsáveis pela redução da produtividade de grãos e alto percentual de espiguetas estéreis da cultivar IRGA 422 CL.