Team:Marburg/Cell-Free/Plants Used/Rice

Oryza sativa

Colloquial name

Rice

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Oryza

Habitat

Tropical Asia, also cultivated in dry fields

Germ type

Light germs

Germination time

1-3 days

Growth

6-8 weeks

Planting conditions

supplement soil with sand (Coconut soil),put seeds in a bag with warm water and let them soak for 24h, then sow on soil and gently push them onto the soil

Light requirements

16 h light/ 8 hours dark diurnal cycle

Temperature requirements

~25°C

Water requirements

Water daily

Moisture requirements

Keep soil drained at all times

Fertilizer

Fertilize in the first 6 weeks after germination

Extras

Well-drained and humus-rich soil

Pot diameter

Repot 3-4 weeks after germination, at least 13 cm pot diameter

Size

~70 cm

Usage

Food, Most important starch supply in Asia



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Sources
  1. Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623