How to harvest rice when lodging?

The following measures should be taken to harvest the fallen rice:

1. All lodging paddy fields should be drained quickly to slow down lodging and seal rot.

2. If conditions permit, the slightly lodging field should be tied and righted to prevent the ear from being sealed.

3. When the weather is good, harvest the fields that have reached 80% maturity in time to reduce disaster losses.

4. At present, it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of pests and diseases in the fields that have not reached full heading, promote the development of new roots by airing the fields, and spray potassium dihydrogen phosphate on the leaves to prevent lodging.

5. Be sure to cut off the weeds in the stem of the field, so as to avoid the inconvenience caused by the lodging of weeds before harvesting, affect the harvesting progress, and suffer losses at the edge of the rice field due to incomplete harvesting.

Extended data:

After rice lodging, it is best to harvest, transport and thresh crops in sunny and dry air to reduce losses. For lodging rice, the method of reverse harvesting should be adopted, that is, the forward direction of harvester is opposite to the lodging direction of rice. The method of side cutting can also be adopted, that is, the lodging direction of rice is harvested at a certain angle with the advancing direction of the harvester.

Harvester harvesting lodging crops is a skill plus skill activity of mechanic in harvesting operation. In the operation, the mechanic needs to be skilled in driving, patient and meticulous in order to harvest lodging crops from the field and ensure the minimum food loss.