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Keywords: Oryza sativa, plant physiology, irrigated wetland rice environment, puddled soil, rainfall, frequency of tropical cyclones, maximum rainfall intensity, radiant energy, energy and light relationships, day length, photoperiod sensitive rices, day-length patterns in six Asian locations, mean temperature ranges, temperature summation