Who is known as the China’s “father of hybrid rice”?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 24 May 2021

Who is known as the China’s “father of hybrid rice”?

A. Steven Tanksley

B. Yuan Longping

C. Zhong Nanshan

D. Li Lanjuan

Explanation:

China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’, named Yuan Longping, who revolutionised agriculture, passed away at the age of 91. Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist whose breakthroughs in hybrid rice brought food security to China and transformed agriculture worldwide.

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