Soil Science & Plant Nutrition · 1956 · 88 citations · 0 references
EngineeringBotanyMicrobial MetabolismWaterlogged ConditionSoil BiochemistryWaterlogged SoilPlant-soil RelationshipMicrobial EcologySoil MicrobiologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyPublic HealthSoil OrganismBiogeochemistryPart 1Soil ScienceRice PlantCrop Water RelationSoilless FarmingEnvironmental EngineeringSoil FunctionMicrobiologyPlant Physiology
Abstract In contrast to upland crops, rice plant is usually cultivated in the waterlogged condition. On waterlogging, the arable soil changes from an oxidizing to a reducing condition because of the oxygen consumption, and the accumulation of reduced materials as a result of the decomposition of soil organic matter under limited oxygen supply from the surface water. A waterlogged soil may be defined as one which is essentially reductive in character.