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…
Source: China creates world’s first clone-hybrid rice that could double global output
