Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center’s Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice Innovation Team reported a seed-production yield of 1,060.8 jin per mu in Suining County, Shaoyang, Hunan, exceeding the 1,000 jin/mu mark. The team noted the previous national average for

2026-10-13

Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center’s Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice Innovation Team reported a seed-production yield of 1,060.8 jin per mu in Suining County, Shaoyang, Hunan, exceeding the 1,000 jin/mu mark. The team noted the previous national average for hybrid-rice seed production was about 320 jin/mu. National retail seed prices run above 30 yuan/jin on average, with premium varieties up to 80 yuan/jin, creating significant seed-cost pressure for farmers. Team chief scientist Deng Huafeng said poor maternal outcrossing and flower-period sensitivity to abnormal weather had constrained seed yields; the team used a same-generation, double-selection double-fixation high-outcrossing, strong-compatibility dual-purpose sterile-line breeding system and developed the dual-purpose sterile line "Shuang1S" to address those problems.

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