Chinese researchers have developed a revolutionary form of hybrid rice that can replicate itself through seeds that are clones, faithfully preserving high-yield traits generation after generation.
The team says its breakthrough could transform global agriculture by dismantling the biggest barrier to hybrid rice production: the need for farmers to buy expensive new hybrid seeds every season.
As hundreds of millions of people around the world face acute food insecurity, hybrid rice has promised…
China creates world’s first clone-hybrid rice that could double global output
