How to Grow and Care for Rice

Asian Rice is one of the world's most important staple crops. This annual grass, which was first domesticated in China centuries ago, accounts for a significant portion of the diet of half of the world's population. Aside from food, this plant is grown for use in wines, medicines, and cosmetics. It is also used in crafts and religious ceremonies worldwide.

Oryza rufipogon is a perennial herb with elongated and spongy rhizomes, with ascending or deciduous geniculate stems (culms) up to 1.5 to 4 meters tall. The leaves have a smooth, glabrous sheath, with auricles, a membranous ligulus 1.2 to 1.7 cm long, a blade 20 to 40 cm long and 5 to 10 mm wide, with a scabrous surface.