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Science 15 January 1999:
Vol. 283. no. 5400, p. 313
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5400.313
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FUTURE FOOD:
Crossing Rice Strains to Keep Asia's Rice Bowls Brimming

Dennis Normile

BEIJING, CHINA--While plant breeders in most of the world fear that grain yields are plateauing (see main text), a Chinese plant breeder says he is on the verge of creating a superhigh-yield rice hybrid that promises jumps of 15% to 20% in potential yields over existing hybrids.

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