Deepwater Rice - Brian Taylor

The deepwater rice farmer's year - 5 - growth, growth and more growth

The scientists bring out a very sophisticated research tool (well not really) - the floating table.	Stem sampling has to stop before the technicians drown. (missing)

The villagers have taken up fishing.	Sampled DWR stems.

The flood is at its peak - usually 2.5-3.0 m in beels used for DWR.	The railway is not far above high water level at Narshingdi.

The elongated stems keep up their nutrient uptake by producing nodal roots. The plant here is in an old oil drum at BRRI.	The waters have started to drop - the DWR plants react by "kneeing" to keep the stem apex vertical.

kneeing and flowering

©2000 - Brian Taylor CBiol FIBiol FRES
11, Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, U.K.
Visiting Academic in the Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham

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