China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’ sets new world records

China has made a series of new world records in hybrid rice output, central China’s Hunan provincial government announced at a press conference Thursday. Yuan Longping (center) checks the double-cropping rice at Longtian township in South China’s Guangdong province on Nov 19, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] The records were set by Yuan Longping, “father of hybrid rice”. […] Read Full Story