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Rice gene index database established to help improve rice varieties

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers and their international counterparts have recently established a rice gene index database for breeders to improve the quality of rice varieties, according to a Science and Technology Daily report published Thursday.

Rice cultivated in Asia is a staple food for half the world’s population. There is an urgent need to breed new varieties that are more productive, ri