The leaf sheath is round, smooth and closed. There are no auricles present and it has a round edged ligule. Grayish-tan lemma and palea that tightly adheres to the brown to purple caryopsis. Each seed ...
The edible seed is a grain (caryopsis) 5–12 mm long and 2–3 mm thick. Rice cultivation is well-suited to countries and regions with low labor costs and high rainfall, as it is very labor ...