Abstract: Using rice variety DI508 as test material, a field experiment of different seeding dates and a test with plant growth chamber were conducted to study the dynamic changes of rice tiller angle under effects of different photoperiod and effective accumulated temperature. Under field condition, the tiller angle of DI508 plants changed gradually into erect after 10〖KG-*2〗-〖KG-*7〗15 days of photoperiod becoming shorter (since the Summer Solstice on 21st June), irrespective of seeding dates (4th April, 5th May, and 4th June). Under controlled photoperiod, the tiller angle changed in the same way as in the field. Shorter lighting treatment (10 hours) advanced the tiller angle change, while longer lighting treatment (14 hours) delayed the change. Effective accumulated temperature had no effects on the tiller angle change of DI508.

Key words: edible sweetpotato, potassium fertilization period, starch accumulation, enzyme activity.