Paddy: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	rice paddy

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Paddies near Lake Inawashiro, Fukushima ken (prefecture), Japan.

Bali: rice paddy

Lush green terraced rice paddies filled with water stretch across rolling hills on the island of Bali, Indonesia, with palm trees scattered throughout the landscape.

Terraced rice paddies, Bali, Indonesia.

Rice plantation in the Guayas River lowlands, Ecuador

A farmer wearing a wide-brimmed hat guides an ox pulling a plow through a muddy rice paddy, with green plants growing in the background.

Workers transplanting rice near Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Agriculture on the Indian subcontinent frequently depends on summer monsoon rainfall because precipitation during other seasons may be sparse.

Aerial view of Ifugao rice terraces in Banaue, Philippines, with traditional huts clustered among lush green stepped fields and surrounding vegetation.

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Rice Aquaponics crop production nursery forestry gardening horticulture Irrigation Drainage Windbreak Hydroponics vernalization arboriculture