18/09/2024
How many months does it take to grow rice?
Rice cultivation is divided into 2 main types: 1.photosensitive rice and 2.non-photosensitive rice. Both types
have different characteristics, planting periods, and growing periods.
👉1.Photosensitive rice👈
Photosensitive rice is rice that conceives and flowers during shorter days than nights.
It requires less than 12 hours of light to conceive and flower. It is popularly grown during the wet season.
(May-August) It is divided into light rice, medium rice, and heavy rice, which have different planting periods. Light rice flowers in September-October, medium rice flowers in late October-November, and heavy rice flowers in December-February.
There are 4 main photosensitive rice varieties grown in Thailand:
1. Jasmine rice 105
2. Khao Khao 15
3. Phitsanulok rice 3
4. Khao Khao 6
👉2. Planting non-photosensitive rice👈
Non-photosensitive rice is rice that flowers according to its age. It can be planted all year round if there is enough water. The photoperiod does not affect the formation of inflorescences. This rice variety has a fairly fixed flowering and harvesting period according to its age. It is divided into light rice, medium rice, and heavy rice, similar to photosensitive rice. Each variety
has different temperature requirements. Non-photosensitive rice has a lifespan of approximately 105-150 days. Examples of this rice variety are:
1. Khao Jao Chai Nat 1
2. Khao Jao Suphan Buri 1
3. Khao Jao Suphan Buri 3 (Don Chedi)
4. Khao Jao Phitsanulok 2
5. Khao Jao Pathum Thani 1
6. Khao Jao Khao Khao 29 (Chainat 80)
7. Khao Jao Khao Khao 31 (Pathum Thani 80)
8. Khao Niew San Pa Tong 1
🌾🎋When is the best time to harvest rice?
For harvesting rice according to the type of rice that is divided by the growing season, there are 2 main types as follows:
🌧🌾When to harvest rainwater rice and wet-season rice?
Rainwater rice or wet-season rice is rice that is grown in the normal rice growing season (In-season rice), starting from May to October and harvesting ends no later than February. You can check the details directly from the wet-season rice growing calendar.
☀️🌾When to harvest dry-season rice?
Dry-season rice is rice that is grown outside the normal rice growing season (Off-season rice), meaning it does not wait for the rainy season. It starts from January. It is popularly grown in areas with good irrigation, such as the Central region.
