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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by war1025 on Friday June 28, 2019 @03:56PM (#20308247)
Hard to plant in a swamp. And even if you did manage to plant, much of the crop would be in danger of drowning or rotting before it ever had a chance.
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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by SilasX on Friday June 28, 2019 @04:34PM (#20308558)
What about rice paddies?
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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by war1025 on Friday June 28, 2019 @05:53PM (#20309067)
My understanding is that for commercial rice production, the paddies are drained both for planting and before harvest. I may be wrong on that.

Either way, the machinery used for planting corn and soybeans is developed for use on relatively dry ground. And the plants themselves cannot survive submersion for long periods of time.

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