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Hybrid Rice

China’s hybrid rice technology.

Rice, husked from the grains of rice plants, is one of the staple foods of the Chinese people.The agricultural technology represented by hybrid rice has solved the food shortage and ensured the country’s food security.Hybrid rice is characterized by high yield, excellent disease resistance, and wide adaptability,so it is widely used in modern agricultural production. Yuan Longping, a famous agricultural scientist,is praised as the father of Chinese hybrid rice.

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