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Encyclopedia: Paddy field

A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice-growing countries of east and southeast Asia including Malaysia, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. They are also found in other rice-growing regions such as Piedmont (Italy), the Camargue (France) and the Artibonite Valley (Haiti). They can occur naturally along rivers or marshes, or can be constructed, even on hillsides, often with much labor and materials. They require large quantities of water for irrigation, which can be quite complex for a highly developed system of paddy fields. Flooding provides water essential to the growth of the crop. It also gives an environment favourable to the strain of rice being grown, and is hostile to many species of weeds. As the only draft animal species which is adapted for life in wetlands, the water buffalo is in widespread use in Asian rice paddies.

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How to say "Paddy field" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	田
	(French)	Rizière
	(Italian)	Risaia

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Paddy Field

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Cheiromeles

flying Termites, Grasshoppers and Moths caught over open Paddy Fields and forest canopy. Two young or...

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Districts in Bihar, India

, Durgawati, Adhaura, Bhagwanpur, Chand, Chainpur, Kudra, Rampur, Nuawon Agriculture: Paddy Fields, Maize..., Sandesh, Shahpur, Charpokhari, Piro, Tarari, Bihia, Agiawon,Garhani Agriculture: Rich Paddy Fields... Agriculture: Rich Paddy Fields, Wheat, Maize, Sugar Cane. Industry: Rice and Oil Mills. Rivers: Ganges...

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Amar Sonar Bangla

, O mother mine, In the full blossomed paddy fields I have seen spread all over sweet smiles. Ah, what...

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Collared Crow

in fairly open country and cultivated regions and is a common sight in paddy fields. It tends to...

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Bihu

fields for cultivation of paddy and there is a feeling of joy around. The ladies make pithas and larus... constrain and solemnity. During this time of the year, the paddy in the fields are in the growing stage... also in the paddy fields by lighting a saki (earthen lamp), with the hope that there is a good harvest...

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Nanzhao

its rich paddy fields. This was too much for the Chinese, who lost no time in counter attacking. By...

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Economy of Isan

than simply supplementing it [2]. The land which is cultivated is relatively unproductive: paddy fields... water buffalo rather than tractors. 60% of cultivated land is devoted to paddy. The concentration...

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Shooting an Elephant

approximated, he headed toward the paddy field where the elephant had stopped to eat. Not planning to...

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HMS Theseus (R64)

second, again hit by flak, crashed initially into a paddy field but then skidded straight into a dry...

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