Yuan Longping

Question: Yuan Longping known as father of hybrid rice was resident of which country?
(a)South Korea
(b)Japan
(c)China
(d)Vietnam
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • Renowned Chinese agronomist Yuan Longping passed away on May 22, 2021.
  • He developed the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
  • For his contributions, Yuan was called the “Father of Hybrid Rice” in China.
  • The hybrid rice later grown on a large scale in China vastly improved the grain output in the country.

Links:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-22/Yuan-Longping-father-of-hybrid-rice-dies-hospital–10t9IX5bkZi/index.html#:~:text=Chinese%20agronomist%20Yuan%20Longping%2C%20globally,Changsha%2C%20central%20China’s%20Hunan%20Province.