PADDY RICE-250 GMS 4

                                                                                       PADDY RICE 

• A rice paddy is a flooded parcel of land used for growing semiaquatic rice.
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• It is the most common and efficient method for cultivating the staple crop globally.
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• Paddies are bordered by earthen bunds (raised banks) and hold roughly 4–6 inches of shallow water for most of the growing season.
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• Flooding the fields creates a specialized wetland ecosystem that nourishes the rice plants while naturally suppressing most types of weeds.
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• Flooding the fields creates a specialized wetland ecosystem that nourishes the rice plants while naturally suppressing most types of weeds.