date:Sep 30, 2013
A team led by Yuan Longping, known in China as the father of hybrid rice has made a record for hybrid rice production with an average yield of 988.1 kilograms per mu (0.0667 hectares).
Deng Qiyun, a member of the team, told Xinhua Sunday that the new progress has pushed China's hybrid rice study to a new level and greatly boosted the team's confidence to achieve the targeted production of 1,000 kg per mu.
The new record was confirmed by experts from the China National Rice Research Institute,