rice straw
Grain harvest byproduct
Rice straw is the dried stalks left after rice grains have been harvested.
It serves many purposes: animal bedding, thatching material, mulch, or feedstock for paper and biofuel production.
In some regions it's woven into mats or rope.
Farmers who burn rice straw in fields create significant air pollution, prompting regulations in many areas.
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- harvestGathering mature crops
- harvest seasonPeriod for collecting crops
chaff · golden · field · bundle · weave · tatami · compost · mulch · mushroom cultivation · bale · dry · crisp · farmer · autumn · field burning · burning · mat · rope
- biofuel cropsswitchgrass, sugarcane, sorghum, rapeseed, soybean
- paper ingredientswood pulp, cellulose, cotton rags, recycled paper, wastepaper
- brush materialssable, synthetic, nylon, polyester, horsehair
- dried grasseshay, pampas grass, wheat stalks, prairie grass, buffalo grass
- biomasswood, sawdust, wood chips, bagasse, switchgrass
- forage cropsalfalfa, clover, ryegrass, timothy, hay
plant part utility
rice strawrice grain
Individual cereal kernel
rice · milled rice · white rice · brown rice · cereal grain