Question

7 points about rice plant

Answer 1

1.Rice production in India is an important part of the national economy.

2.Rice is the most important food crop of India covering about one-fourth of the total cropped area and providing food to about half of the Indian population.

3.Rice is grown under varying conditions in India from 8° to 25° N latitude and from sea level to about 2,500 metre altitude.

4.Rice is life for thousands of millions of people.

5.Rice can be grown on a variety of soils including silts, loams and gravels and can tolerate acidic as well as alkaline soils.

6.About 40 per cent of rice crop in India is raised under irrigation.

7.Rice is a tropical plant and requires high heat and high humidity for its successful growth.

8. The average annual rainfall required by rice is 150 cm.

9.India is the second largest producer and consumer of rice in the world.

Answer 2

Rice is an annual plant that is harvested once a year.

rice is an edable starchy cereal grain.