Father of hybrid rice-----Yuan longping(Popularity: 2797)
source： author： Release time：2021-05-31
Yuan Longping, He is honored as the Father of Hybrid Rice in China，And he was born in Beijing in September 1930 and graduated from the Department of Agronomy at Southwest Agricultural University in 1953. He has been engaged in agricultural education and hybrid rice research after graduation.
In 1975 is a turning point with the strong support of the Party and the state, Yuan Longping carried out mass scientifc experiments and successfully bred hybrid rice, which was success popularized in 1976.
This is a great invention to benefit the Whole Human Being.
Unfortunately, On May 22nd 2021, Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", passed away in Changsha at the age of 91. His achievement is not only the pride of China, but also the pride of the whole world!
