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Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2021 shows ripe third-generation hybrid rice in Hengnan County, Central China's Hunan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice," and his team, set a new yield record.
The yield of this double-cropping rice planted in Hengnan County reached 1,603.9 kg per mu (about 667 square meters).
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A harvester harvests rice in the paddy field in Hengnan County, Central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
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Researchers work in the paddy field in Hengnan County, Central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
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Staff weigh the third-generation hybrid rice, Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
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Xie Hua'an, the academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), announces the test result, Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)