83. Birth of Rice Grain
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Birth of Rice Grain
Spikelet
Fertilization and Caryopsis
Rice as a Seed for The Next Generation
Seed and Embryo
Viability of Seeds
Variety
Quality of Seed Rough Rice and Selection
Birth of Rice Grain
The majority of plants grow, flower, and fruit, and finally make seeds and then end their lives. The seeds (grains) of gramineous plants are called “caryopsis”, and they consist of embryos and endosperms.
Spikelet
Flowers, called as spikelets, of rice plants are born on the primary and secondary rachis branches of the panicle.
Each spikelet is a bisexual flower possessing both stamen and pistil in the double glumes called lemma and palea. Pollination is performed between the stamen and pistil of the same flower of rice plants.