Mississippi's Rice Growers Guide

This publication has been divided into four pdf files due to the size.

Section 1

• Introduction
• Rice Growth and Development
• Rice Cultivars and Seed Production

Section 2

• Rice Stand Establishment
• DD50 Rice Growth and Management Predictions
• Rice Fertility

Section 3

• Water Requirements and Management
• Rice Weed Control
• Rice Diseases

Section 4

• Rice Insects
• Draining Rice, Maintaining Yield and Grain Quality
• Rice Economics

The complete document can be viewed although it may take a while to download.

Copyright 2008 by Mississippi State University. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied and distributed without alteration for nonprofit educational purposes provided that credit is given to the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

Revised by Dr. Theodore Miller, Former Extension Rice Specialist, Dr. Joe Street, Associate Director and State Program Leader of Agriculture, MSU Extension Service Administration; Dr. Nathan Buehring, Assistant Extension Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; Dr. Dwight Kanter, Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; Dr. Tim Walker, Associate Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; Dr. Jason Bond, Assistant Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; Mark Silva, Extension Associate II, Delta Research and Extension Center; Lyle Pringle, Associate Agricultural Engineer, Delta Research and Extension Center; Jim Thomas, Former Extension Agriculture Engineer, Dr. John Damicone, Former Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Billy Moore, Emeritus Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology; Dr. Joe Fox, Former Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Gabe Sciumbato, Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; Dr. Jim Robbins, Assistant Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center; and Dr. Steve Martin, Interim head, Delta Research and Extension Center and Associate Extension Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center.

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Extension Service of Mississippi State University, cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture. Published in furtherance of Acts of Congress, May 8 and June 30, 1914. Melissa Mixon, Interim Director

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