Rice
📍 KenyaClick 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 Kenya
Lower midland zone 3(LM3)
800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Semi-humid; annual average precipation at least 50-65% of potential evaporation.
Lower midland zone 4(LM4)
800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Transitional; annual average precipation 40-50% of potential evaporation (or more in bimodal rainfall areas).
Lowerland zone 3(L3)
0-800 m asl. Hot, annual mean temp. more than 24oC. Semi-humid; annual average precipation at least 50-65% of potential evaporation.
Lowerland zone 4(L4)
0-800 m asl. Hot, annual mean temp. more than 24oC. Transitional; annual average precipation 40-50% of
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