China's rice cloning breakthrough could boost global food security
Chinese researchers have developed a breakthrough technology that enables hybrid rice to reproduce through cloning, a development that could reshape traditional seed production and strengthen global food security.
July 27, 2026 (MLN): Chinese researchers have developed a breakthrough technology that enables hybrid rice to reproduce through cloning, a development that could reshape traditional seed production and strengthen global food security. The research team, led by Wang Kejian at the China National Rice Research Institute, identified a naturally occurring rice gene named HUAXU that enables egg cells in hybrid rice to tri...