Rice
📍 EcuadorClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Rice grows in Ecuador
Coast or Western Region
From the coastal profile to about 1000 m elevation in the western foothills of the Andes. The Costa region is characterized by a tropical arid climate in the southwest, dry to humid in the center-south, and very humid in the north. The dry season, characterized by low temperatures and scant rainfall, lasts from June to November or December. The average temperature of the entire region ranges between 24-25ºC, although it can be less than 22ºC in mountainous areas. Its annual precipitation levels vary from less than 60 mm (Santa Elena Peninsula) to more than 2000 mm, depending on the location with respect to the zone of influence of the Humboldt current. The soils that can be observed are: Vertisols, Alfisols, Entisols, Aridisols, Mollisols, Andisols, Inceptisols. Source: https://bioweb.bio/fungiweb/GeografiaClima/ and RIVERA GRUNAUER ROBERT ERICK.
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