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Rice crops

Want are The characteristics of the soil required for its cultivat •
rice crops cultivation ?
Rice soils constitute the largest anthropogenic wetland onWhat are
Earth. Biologically it may originate from any type of soil but is greatly
modified by human activities. The formation of Anthrosols is
catalyzed by specific rice administration processes Kögel-Knabner et
al.2010. It is artificial inundation, drainage, plowing and ponds
And plowing and leveling the surface layer of the submerged soil
also Rice soils are intentionally flooded with water and ponds, often
for rice cultivation, are referred to as containing saturation. Although
it can be viewed as episaturation, it possesses a characteristic redox
pattern due to its long saturation-reduction period
Want is The temperature required for rice crops cultivation ? •
Rice is a tropical crop and grown where the average temperature
during the growing season is between 20°C and 27°C Abundant
sunshine is essential during its four months of growth. The minimum
temperature should not go below 15°C as germination cannot take
place below that temperature.
How much the water required for rice crops cultivation ? •
Rice farmers adopted the practice of submerging rice in water to •
check weeds. Over the years .Where rice consumes about 4000 –
5000 liters of water per kilogram of grain produced. But it is not a
hydroponic crop: it has a great ability to tolerate immersion.
Water creates unfavorable conditions for weeds, by cutting off
sunlight and aeratingth cultivation
What are the workforce required for rice crops cultivation ? •
In many developing countries, the agricultural workforce is dwindling,
and as more young people move from the countryside to the cities,
the agricultural workforce is dwindling. It takes one worker 30 days to
plant one hectare of rice

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