Oriental Seed Industry's Rice Breaks World Records Three Times
Just as we were worrying about national food security, news came from Fujian Oriental Seed Industry Co., Ltd.: using the brand-new specific germplasm resources Donghui 6, Donghui 1728, and Donghui 4886 strong dominant restorer lines, they bred the new super rice varieties II You 6, II You 28, and II You 4886 through combination, achieving a historic breakthrough in which rice yield per mu surpassed the 1,200 kg mark, and in 2004, 2005, and 2006, for three consecutive years, with yields of 1,219.9 kg, 1,229
Just as we were worrying about national food security, news came from Fujian Oriental Seed Industry Co., Ltd.: using the brand-new specific germplasm resources Donghui 6, Donghui 1728, and Donghui 4886 strong dominant restorer lines, they bred the new super rice varieties II You 6, II You 28, and II You 4886 through combination, achieving a historic breakthrough in which rice yield per mu surpassed the 1,200 kg mark, and in 2004, 2005, and 2006, for three consecutive years, with yields of 1,219.9 kg, 1,229.97 kg, and 1,279.7 kg respectively, they set a new world record for rice yield per unit area, securing a "three-peat championship" in world rice yield per unit area.