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What are the three major rice products in agriculture

Japonica rice, indica rice and glutinous rice. According to the query agriculture network shows.

1, Japonica rice is a subspecies of Asian cultivated rice, Japonica rice is native to China, the history of planting at least 7,000 years, mainly distributed in northern China, Japonica rice stalks are tough, leaves are narrower, the color is green, the shape of the grain is short, round, and thick, the kernel is shorter, harder, not easy to break, and the whole refined rice rate is high.

2, indica rice is a subspecies of cultivated rice, mostly grown in the south, such as southern China, Vietnam and Thailand and other regions, indica rice stalks are shorter, leaves are narrower, grain is more slender, glumes are thinner, the kernel is easier to fall off.

3. Glutinous rice is an annual herbaceous plant in the grass family, and is a sticky variant of rice. Glutinous rice caryopsis smooth, full grain, slightly rounded, after the hull is called glutinous rice, also known as "river rice", the appearance of opaque white.