Dry matter production and accumulation of macronutrients were studied by growing plants in nutrient solution and taking samples at given physiological intervals. It was found that curves describing dry matter production and uptake were sigmoidal in tendency. Maximum rate of uptake was observed within a 2-month period starting at full tillering and ending at the stage of panicle formation. Leaf levels of N, P, and K decrease as the plant grows older; the opposite is true in the case of the other elements.