Question

The growth conditions for the staple food rice

Answer 1

Rice needs an optimum temperature of 20- 27 ° C, with high rainfall and a level ground for its growth.

Explanation:

• Rice is a staple crop for more than half of the world population, with around 3.5 billion people dependent on it for their diet.
• Rice needs very specific conditions to grow. The first among it is temperature.
• Rice is a tropical crop, and the average optimum temperature needed for the growth of rice is about 20 - 27°C. Also, during the time of sowing and transplanting the temperature should not be less than 15°C.
• The second is the rainfall. Rice needs larger amounts of water as compared to other crops.
• The rice fields needs to be filled with water during the transplanting of saplings, and that's why they need flat grounds for cultivation.
• They grow best in loamy soil, and is also a labour intensive crop.
• The best rice growing belts of the world are the Ganges belt, the Mekong belt, the Irrawaddy belt, the Yangtze belt, etc.