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Rice
Oryza sativa
- Days to harvest
- 100–150 days
- Sunlight
- 6–10 hours/day
- Watering
- 1–2 per day
- Plant spacing
- 25 cm
- Minimum container size
- 30cm deep × 40cm wide
- Container-friendly
- 4 plants per container
- Estimated yield
- 400 kg / 100m²
- Life span
- annual
Climate Requirements
- Ideal temperature
- 25-35 °C
- Annual rainfall
- 2000-3000 mm
- Humidity
- 70-90%
- Heat tolerance
- moderate
- Drought tolerance
- low
Requires flooded conditions — extremely drought-sensitive. Not suitable for urban container growing. El Niño severely impacts paddy yields through water shortages.
Soil & Planting
Planting method
Transplanting seedlings into paddies
Soil requirements
Clay loam; requires standing water
Companion Plants
- Groundnut / Peanutmoderate
Groundnut fixes nitrogen in rice-groundnut rotation; traditional Malaysian crop rotation system
Common Pests & Diseases
Market Demand
Essential staple food
Regional Notes
Kedah is rice bowl of Malaysia
Sources
- MARDI Field Crops Research 2024 — Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute · Last reviewed: 2024-06-01
Category: Cereals