Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice)—or, much less commonly, Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago; …

Rice is commonly consumed as food around the world. It occurs in long-, medium-, and short-grained types. It is the staple food of over half the world's population. Hazards associated with rice …

The history of rice cultivation is an interdisciplinary subject that studies archaeological and documentary evidence to explain how rice was first domesticated and cultivated by humans, the spread of …

Rice may vary in genetics, grain length, color, thickness, stickiness, aroma, growing method, and other characteristics. Rice can be divided into different categories on the basis of each of its major …

Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties. There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely …

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human …

Rice production is the fourth largest among cereals in the United States, after corn, wheat, and sorghum. Of the country's row crop farms, rice farms are the most capital-intensive and have the highest …