Kuramoto Journal

Kuramoto Journal

2024/08/07

The rice variety ‘Rakufumai’ has produced ears!

The rice variety ‘Rakufumai’ has produced ears!

The emergence of rice ears is referred to as heading, or ‘shussui’ in Japanese. Among the rice varieties cultivated by Izumibashi Shuzo, Rakufumai is the earliest-maturing variety.

The white parts emerging from the ears are rice flowers. These small and delicate flowers bloom for only a short time in the morning.
Let’s hope for no heavy rain.

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