Category
page 1Rice production
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
various rice terraces located at the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
Liaohe Pingyuan
paddy plain in eastern China
Rice-fish system
Agricultural system
rice barn
Mega Rice Project (Kalimantan)
abandoned agricultural project in Indonesian Borneo
rice mill
food-processing industry where paddy is processed
Ratooning
Ratooning is the agricultural practice of harvesting a monocot crop by cutting most of the above-ground portion but leaving the roots and the growing shoot apices intact so as to allow the plants to recover and produce a fresh crop in the next season. This practice is widely used in the cultivation of crops such as rice, sugarcane, banana, and pineapple. Ratoon crops cannot be perennially renewed, and may be harvested only for a few seasons, as a decline in yield tends to occur due to increased crowding, damage by pests and diseases, and decreasing soil fertility.