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Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90
Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90
The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.
The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.
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