What is Rice?

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Rice, an important source of food for mankind, is obtained from the genus Oryza sativa of the family Gramineae.

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This is presumably of eastern origin, although there have been advocates of an American center of domestication.

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Nearly half the world's population subsists wholly or partially upon rice.

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The rice plant is a large annual grass, growing to a height of 2 to 4 feet.

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The floral access consists of numerous branches, each ending in a grain.

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The d detached grain with The husk is known as paddy.

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There are innumerable varieties of rice in India.

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Rice chiefly grows in China Jawa and the Indian Ocean.

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