Question

Who is known as the father of hybrid rice?

Answer 1

Yuan Longping

It yielded 20 percent more per unit than that of common rice breeds, putting China in the lead worldwide in rice production. For this achievement, Yuan Longping was dubbed the "Father of Hybrid Rice."

Answer 2

Yuan Longping

Yuan Longping (Chinese; born September 7, 1930) is a Chinese agronomist and educator, known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.

Hybrid rice has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia—providing a robust food source in areas with a high risk of famine. For his contributions, Yuan is sometimes called the "Father of Hybrid Rice" by the Chinese media.