All rice articles

Browse all our articles on rice to see how crop nutrition affects yield, quality, health or effect on the environment and see the roles of different nutrients.

Increasing Rice Yield
Increasing Rice Yield
All macro- and micronutrients are essential for growth, however, nitrogen and potassium are the nutrients needed in greatest quantities in rice.
Zinc deficiency-Rice
Sulphur deficiency-Rice
Potassium deficiency-Rice
Nitrogen deficiency vs. optimum-Rice
Manganese deficiency-Rice
Iron deficiency-Rice
Calcium deficiency-Rice
Boron deficiency vs. optimum-Rice
Influencing Rice Quality
How to improve rice quality
Increase the nutritional value of rice grain by increasing the protein content
Increasing Rice Health
Increasing Rice Health
K fertilizer is widely reported to decrease insect infestation and disease incidence in many host plants.
Nutritional Summary
Nutritional Summary
Nitrogen and potassium are the nutrients needed in greatest quantities in rice.
Nutrient deficiencies-Rice
300% Yield Increases Achieved Through Research Partnerships in Tanzania
For the past 6 years Yara Tanzania has been collaborating with agricultural research institutions to find solutions for low yields of food crops in hub regions.
Yara International ”PALAY” Strategic Partnership Project Empowering Smallholder Rice Farmers in the Philippines
“Palay” means rice in Filipino, and is the main crop in the Philippines. With a total cultivated area of approximately 4.5m hectares, covering 2 crop seasons, the Philippines is the 8th top producer of rice in the world. However, it also imports 10% of its annual requirement.