Rice Yield and Lodging Programme

Targets the two most common rice problems — poor tillering and early senescence — with a panicle fertiliser, silicon-calcium and microbial combination.

RiceCrop

Middle and lower Yangtze rice beltRegion

Early, mid and late riceSeason

One season, about 130 daysDuration

Application plan

01 / Before transplanting, base

Organic and mineral blend

Combine bio-organic and compound fertiliser to improve soil structure and speed establishment.

02 / Tillering stage

Nitrogen for productive tillering

Apply shallow-water nitrogen to promote tillering, then drain and control nitrogen once plant numbers are sufficient.

03 / Panicle initiation, panicle fertiliser

Heavy panicle fertiliser

Potassium-led with balanced nitrogen and phosphorus to build large panicles.

04 / Grain filling, foliar

Foliar potassium for leaf retention

Foliar potassium prolongs functional leaf life and supports grain filling.

Field results

+27% Yield uplift

-13% Fertiliser cost

+9% Seed set rate

-70% Lodged area

Expected benefits

✓More productive tillers, a better canopy structure and more grains per panicle.
✓Thicker basal stems, markedly better lodging resistance and far less lodged area.
✓Slower leaf senescence and full grain filling for plumper kernels.

Plan notes

The programme follows "light early, heavy late": nitrogen at tillering to build plant numbers, then moderate control to prevent excessive growth. Potassium is emphasised at panicle stage with silicon and calcium for stem strength and disease resistance. Amino acid and potassium foliar feed 10 days before harvest prolongs functional leaf life and supports grain filling.