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Oryza sativa

Description
Life formgrassPhysiologymulti stem, C3 photosynthesis
HabiterectCategorycereals & pseudocereals
Life spanannualPlant attributesgrown on large scale

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthmedium (50-150 cm)shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.20301036Soil texturewidewide
Rainfall (annual)1500200010004000Soil fertilityhighmoderate
Latitude--3655Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- -2500Soil salinitylow (<4 dS/m)low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH5.574.59Soil drainagepoorly (saturated >50% of year)poorly (saturated >50% of year)
Light intensityvery brightvery brightcloudy skiesvery bright

Climate zonetropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)Photoperiodneutral day (12-14 hours)
Killing temp. during restno inputKilling temp. early growthno input
Abiotic toler.Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemintermediate (animal drawn), large scale/commercialCrop cycle80180
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity
wet-rice systemlowhigh

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
food & beveragestarchseeds
food & beveragevitaminsseeds
materialfibresleaves
materiallipids/oil & fatsseeds
fuelsnon-wood fuelleaves
materialpaperleaves
materialother material/chemicalsleaves