Hello Fellow researchers!
I would like to know the water consumption or requirement pattern of rice in each stage for days after transplanting. It will be really helpful if anyone can suggest a report related to rice water consumption.
Thank you!
Contact IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) on the Philippines.
Rice consumes about 4,000 - 5,000 litres of water per kg of grain produced. But it is no aquatic crop: it has great ability to tolerate submergence. Water creates unfavourable conditions for weeds, by cutting off sunlight and aeration to the ground.
A general rule is that a rice crop will need approximately 10mm of water per day. Therefore a crop that matures in 100 days will require approximately 1000mm of water while a crop that matures in 150 days will require 50% more.
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