What kind of crop is rice? It is a rice agricultural product (picture)

What kind of crop is rice?

Rice is a common food crop and a primary agricultural crop. It is food made from rice after the processes of cleaning, husking, milling and finishing.

Rice is widely grown in tropical Asia. It is rich in nutritional value and can supplement the human body with a variety of nutrients it needs. It has the effect of replenishing the body and strengthening the qi.

What is rice?

Rice is an annual plant of the genus Oryza in the family Gramineae, also known as Asian cultivated rice. It is the main crop used as food, and it is also called paddy rice. The main production areas of rice are in various regions of my country, among which the common production areas are Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Fujian, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and other regions. There are also many varieties of rice, and the more famous ones are Wuchang rice, Xiangshui rice, Wannian tribute rice, etc.

Appearance and characteristics of rice

The stem of rice can reach a height of about one meter when mature, and its leaves are slender and about 50-100 cm long. The flowers of rice look very small, and most of them will be pollinated to form seeds, which are rice ears.

Generally, the length of rice fruit is about 5mm and the width is about 2mm. In addition to being eaten as food, its straw can also be used as feed or papermaking material.