Mississippi's Rice Growers Guide

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

Section 1

• Acknowledgment
• Introduction
• Plant Development
• Land Selection, Water Requirements, and Management
• Rice Varieties
• Seed Quality and Classification
• Stand Establishment and Seed Rates

Section 2

• Seeding Methods
• Seedbed Preparation
• Levee Gate Installation
• Fertility
• DD50 Program
• Weed Control
• Key to Common Grasses in Rice Fields

Section 3

• Red Rice
• Rice Insect Management
• Diseases and Controls
• Disease Identification Guide - Page 1 - 2 - 3
• Animal Pests

Section 4

• Drainage and Harvesting
• Drying and Storage
• Insect Pests of Stored Rice
• How To Determine Bushels of Rice in a Storage Bin
• Rice Quality
• Rice Problems, Situations, and Alternatives

By Dr. Joe E. Street, Extension Rice Specialist. Revised from an earlier publication by Dr. Theordore C. Miller, retired Extension Agronomist.

Publication 2255
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. Ronald A. Brown, Director

(2M-3-00)