also: りくとう
noun
upland rice; dry-field rice
Refers to rice grown in non-flooded fields, as opposed to paddy rice (水稲). The term covers both the plant and the crop.
陸稲は水田ではなく畑で栽培される。
Upland rice is cultivated in dry fields, not in paddies.
この地域では陸稲の品種改良が進んでいる。
In this region, breeding of upland rice varieties is advancing.
水稲 is paddy rice grown in flooded fields, while 陸稲 is upland rice grown in dry fields.
Compound of 陸 (land) and 稲 (rice plant). The reading おかぼ is a kun'yomi compound, while りくとう is on'yomi.