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Apr 30, 2024Hybrid rice market expands in Asia
Honglian hybrid rice, which is resistant to diseases and pests and can tolerate high temperatures,...
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Jun 29, 2023Feature: Legacy of Chinese "Father of Hybrid Rice" continues amid food security concerns
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is pictured in Laguna Province, the Philippines on...
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May 24, 2021Father of hybrid rice Yuan Longping dies at 91
File photo taken in 1981 shows Yuan Longping selecting hybrid rice specimens for a lecture. Chi...
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May 24, 2021Bangladesh politician mourns father of hybrid rice in China
File photo taken in 1976 shows Yuan Longping (R) observing the growth of hybrid rice with his c...
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May 24, 2021'Father of hybrid rice' passes away at 91
Agronomist Yuan Longping.[Photo provided to China Daily]...
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Jan 27, 2021China's first hybrid rocket to make 2021 maiden flight
Long March-6A, China's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and liquid engine, will make its maiden flight in 2021, its developer said. Long March-6A, a new generation medium-launch vehicle, can be powered by different numbers of liquid and solid eng...
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Nov 17, 2020Wind-solar-battery hybrid power project starts construction in north China
Construction has begun on a wind-solar-battery hybrid power project in the city of Tongliao, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to supplement the use of thermal power. With an investment of 13.75 billion yuan (about 2.08 billion U.S. dollar...
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Nov 13, 2020Wind-solar-battery hybrid power project starts construction in north China
HOHHOT, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction has begun on a wind-solar-battery hybrid power project in...
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NY Marathon canceled due to COVID-19, but runners to jog on thei Nov 13, 2020
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International Panda Day marked in Chengdu Nov 13, 2020
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Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan Nov 13, 2020
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Ancient Petra a ghost town as pandemic hits Jordan tourism Nov 13, 2020
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Bartomeu resigns as Barca chief Nov 13, 2020
