Rice
📍 NepalClick 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 Nepal
A. Terai Agro-ecological Zone
Land System Unit:1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 4c, 5a, 6a, 6b,6c, 10a, 10b and 11; Subtropical Climate, <1000 m Elevation, 20-24 C0 Temperature, Hypothermic Temerature Regime and Semihumid Moisture Regime
B. Hill Agro-ecological Zone
Land Sysstem Unit:11, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 14a, Warm Temperate Climate, 1000-2000 m elevation, 15-20 C0 Temperature, Thermic Soil Temperature Regime and Subhumid Moisture Regime.
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