Who is known as the China’s “father of hybrid rice”?
A. Steven Tanksley
B. Yuan Longping
C. Zhong Nanshan
D. Li Lanjuan
Explanation:
China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’, named Yuan Longping, who revolutionised agriculture, passed away at the age of 91. Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist whose breakthroughs in hybrid rice brought food security to China and transformed agriculture worldwide.
