Super Hybrid Rice Breeding in China: Achievements and Prospects

• Published in: Journal of integrative plant biology Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 805 - 810
• Main Authors: Cheng, Shi-Hua, Cao, Li-Yong, Zhuang, Jie-Yun, Chen, Shen-Guang, Zhan, Xiao-Deng, Fan, Ye-Yang, Zhu, De-Feng, Min, Shao-Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2007; State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology/National Center for Rice Improvement, China National Rice Research Institute,Hangzhou 310006, China
• Subjects: biomass; DNA marker; harmonious plant type; medium type parents; super hybrid rice; super hybrid rice; harmonious plant type; biomass; medium type parents; DMA marker

Hybrid rice has contributed greatly to the self‐sufficiency of food supply in China. To meet the future demand for rice production, a national program on super rice breeding was established in China in 1996. The corresponding targets, breeding strategies and most significant advances are reviewed in...