what is wet rice cultivation?
wet rice cultivation is the growing of rice in flooded fields called padi fields in Indonesia. Its traditional form is found throughout southeast Asia southern china, japan, north and south Korea, Indonesia and many other tropical regions. in Indonesia more than 100 million Indonesians are involved in the growing of rice - the country's main food crop.
characteristic of wet rice cultivation
high temperature are necessary for rice seeds to germinate and grow. In northern Asia where temperature is cooler, cultivation may be limited to a single crop a year.
suitable soil clay soil is an ideal for wet rice cultivation as it holds the water in the field. Areas that have volcanic soil s will help give crops a high yield. The fertile flood plains of rivers in southern china and Egypt also help produce high crop yields.
Availability of water around 2000 mm of water is needed to fill the fields with water during the growing periods. farmers make small dams to hold water and on harvesting period the water will be released for irrigating rice.
sufficient labour a large amount of people are used to plough and weed the field, level the land, transplant the seedling and harvest the rice.
suitable soil clay soil is an ideal for wet rice cultivation as it holds the water in the field. Areas that have volcanic soil s will help give crops a high yield. The fertile flood plains of rivers in southern china and Egypt also help produce high crop yields.
Availability of water around 2000 mm of water is needed to fill the fields with water during the growing periods. farmers make small dams to hold water and on harvesting period the water will be released for irrigating rice.
sufficient labour a large amount of people are used to plough and weed the field, level the land, transplant the seedling and harvest the rice.