UC Rice Blog

The milestone signaling the beginning of the reproductive stage is panicle initiation (PI). At this moment, the cells at the shoot apex, which is just above soil, start transforming into the panicle; however, this primordial panicle is not visible yet.

Last year, resistance to the herbicide propanil was confirmed in populations of smallflower umbrella sedge and ricefield bulrush.

The 2014 rice season is in full swing. Some ground is still being worked, and fields are being flooded and planted. Calls are starting to trickle in (algae, tadpole shrimp) and it's looking like it will be a challenging season. But in this blog entry I'm not going to write about rice.

In early 2012 UCCE conducted a survey of rice storage facilities (on and off-farm) to see what research and extension needs the rice industry had in this area.

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