Hybrid Rice Research and Development in China and Its New Progress

摘要

HyBrid rice's history and its development up to date are described in the paper. Compared with the conventional rice. hybrid rice can increase grain yield by about 20%. Hybrid rice breeding in China has been advancing along the three-line method, to two-line method, to super high-yielding rive application strategically and its success in higher degree will be seen by the utilization of distant heterosis cooperated with bioteehnology.