The arrangement of flowers on the main stem of branches is known as inflorescence.
Paddy has mixed inflorescence.
Mixed inflorescence comprises two major inflorescences which are racemose (the main stem does not stop growing after the growth of the flower) and cymose (the main stem stops growing after the growth of the flower) pattern of development.
Paddy has a panicle spikelet (cluster of loosely attached flowers on a branch) of racemose inflorescence where the rice spikelet is found to be attached to the panicle branches.