On May 22, 2021, Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and recipient of the “Medal of the Republic” passed away in Changsha, Hunan at the age of 91. Today, the first anniversary of the death of Academician Yuan Longping, the national scholar has passed away, and the spirit will live on, and I will cherish the memory of Yuan Lao. According to the People’s Daily, Yuan was the honorary president of Hunan Agricultural University during his lifetime. On May 20, Hunan Agricultural University named the twelfth teaching building “Longping Building” to commemorate Yuan Lao. Yuan Longping devoted his life to the research, application and promotion of hybrid rice technology, created a super hybrid rice technology system, and made outstanding contributions to my country’s food security, agricultural scientific development, and world food supply. At that time, the world’s authoritative genetics believed that rice did not have hybrid vigor. However, Yuan Longping found a “natural male sterile plant” in 1964 after continuous selection in the experimental field. Since then, it took him 9 years to finally succeed in the “three-line matching method” of hybrid rice, which increased the yield by about 20% compared with conventional rice, and achieved a historic breakthrough in hybrid rice. In the video, Yuan Longping talked about his two .
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