摘要
IN the 1960s, China experienced natural disasters that ravaged crops across the country, causing widespread famine. These tmfortunate events inspired agricultural scientist Yuan Longping to research and develop hybrid rice. Hybrid crops offer more benefits than naturally occurring ones; successful hybrid crops feature beneficial traits from both parent crops, and are better crops than either of the parents. For example, if one parent is high-yield but vulnerable during droughts while another is drought-resistant but low-yield, they can produce a hybrid that is both high-field and drought-resistant.
IN the 1960s, China experienced natural disasters that ravaged crops across the country, causing widespread famine. These tmfortunate events inspired agricultural scientist Yuan Longping to research and develop hybrid rice. Hybrid crops offer more benefits than naturally occurring ones; successful hybrid crops feature beneficial traits from both parent crops, and are better crops than either of the parents. For example, if one parent is high-yield but vulnerable during droughts while another is drought-resistant but low-yield, they can produce a hybrid that is both high-field and drought-resistant.
