A 'Miracle Rice' that May Not Be
If it was true that a Chinese company run by one of the country's leading agronomists has developed a new rice that delivers nearly 14 tons per hectare, it would be staggeringly good news. This would indeed be a miracle grain, since most Chinese rice yields are only 6 metric tons per hectare or less.
Unfortunately the story heralding the breakthrough fai…
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