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Water needs of rice
Each stage of rice development stage has its specific water needs. Not respecting these needs may lead to sustantial high yield losses. Therefore adequately managing water at the field level is essential to good yields. Being able to manage water in a rice field depends on the quality of land-leveling, and irrigation and drainage infrastructure. Good water management is base on good leveling and on the possibility to get water into and out of the field according to the plant's needs. xtza