Rice Plant Anatomy

Vegetative organs Roots: The roots anchor the rice plant in the soil and absorb water and nutrients. Like other Gramineae, the root system of rice is relatively shallow, especially under flooded conditions (95% of the roots are found in the top 0 to 0.2 m of soil). Stems: The stem is composed of a series of nodes and internodes.. ManagementKey Identification of plant parts is essential in differentiating rice plants from weeds. Rice plant growth can be divided into three agronomic phases of development (Figure 2-3): Vegetative (germination to panicle initiation (PI)); Reproductive (PI to heading); and Grain filling and ripening or maturation (heading to maturity).

0.2 Growth stages of the rice plant. There are simply 5 parts of rice plant which are listed below:- 1.Roots 2.Stem/Clum 3.Leaves 4.Panicle 5.Spikelet/Floret. All these parts of rice forms a complete rice plant and they has their own crucial function in the growth and development of rice plant.