RICE SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (2): 137-144 .

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Review and Prospect on Japonica Hybrid Rice Research
in Anhui Province, China

LI Cheng-quan, WANG Shou-hai, WANG De-zheng, LUO Yan-chang, ZHANG Pei-jiang, WU Shuang, DU Shi-yun, XU Chuan-wan   

  1. Rice Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • Received:2004-12-09 Online:2005-06-28 Published:2005-06-28
  • Contact: LI Cheng-quan
  • Supported by:
    National ‘863’Program of China (2004AA211091, 2002AA207001).

Abstract: The breeding history and commercial exploitation of japonica hybrid rice in Anhui Province, China over the last three decades were reviewed. Besides, the bottleneck problems restricting the development of japonica hybrid rice in China were summarized, and corresponding technological countermeasures were proposed.

Key words: Anhui Province, japonica hybrid rice, breeding