Abstract
This document is one entry in a series of questions and answers originally posted to the Purdue University Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture’s Plant Growth Facility Web site [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/facilities/greenhouse/RiceMethod.shtml] regarding best practices for rice plant growth in a greenhouse. Controlled studies were conducted with the goals of optimizing growth and yield; developing standardized methodology using readily available commercial materials; and providing recommendations for large-scale high-throughput production. Digital images showing treatment differences are included. A summary of recommendations; materials and methods description; and a reference list are available in separate documents.
Keywords
Rice, Oryza, growing methods, greenhouse methods, greenhouse protocols, greenhouse best practices, Purdue methods, calcined clay, Turface
Date of this Version
November 2008
Suggested Citation
Eddy, Robert and Hahn, Daniel T., "Optimizing Greenhouse Rice Production: Is the Use of Field Soil Required?" (2008). Purdue Methods for Rice Growth. Paper 6.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pmrg/6