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yogthos@lemmy.ml Joined: 2020-01-18

Link: https://zamin.uz/en/world/225342-a-giant-rice-variety-standing-2-2-meters-tall-taller-than-a-person-has-been-grown-in-china.html

davel@lemmy.ml Joined: 2023-07-08

Truth be told, I’ve never actually seen a rice plant and have no idea how tall they grow.

yogthos@lemmy.ml Joined: 2020-01-18

around 1.2 meters it would appear https://www.britannica.com/question/How-big-do-rice-plants-grow

jello@programming.dev Joined: 2025-12-08

And yes, it does make more rice

The largeness of the stalk allows for significantly more rice grains to ripen in each panicle than usual, serving to multiply the total yield obtained from the area.

blackbeans@lemmy.zip Joined: 2026-01-21

Rice is still harvested manually in many parts of Asia, which is very labor intensive. They grow in warm and wet countries and make for an extremely pretty sight, especially in hilly areas. Length depends on the variety, somewhere between 50 cm and 2 m.

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