Rice
📍 EgyptClick 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 Egypt
Middle Egypt Region
From south of Cairo to Mallawy (near east and west of Nile) around the Nile including Fayoum Oasis " Altitude(3-15m)" Longitude (30,00 - 31.15 East) Latitude (27,15 -30,00 North) Altitude(35 -150m) soil properties is Clay to salty clay soils (Nile transmitted) Yearly rainfall (30mm) concentrated from December to February and no rain at all from April to October.Temperature (almost the same Middle Egypt in the attached table)
Looking for another crop? Browse the full Egypt crop calendar or the Rice guide for other countries.