FERTILIZERS FOR RICE
RICE
ORYZA SATIVA
Rice is a monocotyledon that belongs to the grass family (Poaceae), and is, after wheat, the most cultivated cereal.
WEATHER
SOIL
PH
WEATHER
Very demanding in terms of temperature, both air and water. For tillering and tillering, it requires temperatures above 25°C, which is one of the limiting factors for its cultivation on our peninsula. This determines the sowing date and the cultivation of long-cycle varieties.
SOIL
Cultivation takes place in a wide range of soils, varying in texture from sandy to clayey.
PH
The optimum pH for rice is 6.6.
CHARACTERISTICS
characteristics for rice crops
ROOT
They are thin, fibrous, and fasciculated. They have two types of roots: seminal and secondary adventitious.
STEM
It is formed by alternate nodes and internodes, cylindrical, knotty, 60-120 cm long.
LEAVES
They are alternate and sheathing, the blade is linear, sharp, long and flat.
FLOWER
Whitish green in color, arranged in spikelets that form a large, terminal, narrow, and hanging panicle after flowering.
FRUIT
The hulled grain of rice (caryopsis).
NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
FERTILIZING RECOMMENDATIONS
Fertilizer recommendations for rice
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