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Super rice varieties

BEIJING: China's farmers will speed up cultivation of new super rice varieties in the next 15 years to raise yields to 13.5 tonnes a hectare as early as possible. Minister of Agriculture Du Qinglin said China's agricultural scientists and researchers had an important mission in the next 15 years to maintain the country's lead in the development of super rice, hybrid high-yield rice strains. Mr. Du told a national conference on agricultural science and technology in Beijing that China had made a great breakthrough with the super rice that can produce up to 12 tonnes per hectare. After four years of trial, a variety named ``State Rice No.6'' was developed. — Xinhua

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