Hydroponic Rice Crop

Hi All,
An interesting article appeared in The Times on Thursday 12th january. It appears that the Japanese have perfected the art of growing rice without paddy fields. An experimental lab, set up in an old security vault, has finally produced the goods after many years of trials and mainly errors.

The breakthrough came when an old rice farmer, with 40 years experience, was asked to look at the crops which kept failing. His immediate reaction was that there was "no wind and no rain".
On installing fans and raising the Oxygen Levels in the nutrient to simulate rain the plants thrived.

The article can be found on page 4 under section 44 world news.
Have a great weekend,
Rickie.