Guide to mid season draining of rice

Physiological straight head is an unpredictable problem for rice in the NSW Riverina. John Fowler, NSW DPI District Agronomist at Deniliquin, discusses how mid-season drainage can minimise the impact of straight head. The video shows the growth stage at which the crop is drained, how dry the crop can become before reintroducing water and how quickly the crop recovers one re-watered Download the transcript: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/rtf_file/0018/462024/Transcript-Guide-to-mid-season-draining-of-rice.rtf