date:Jul 17, 2013
arms, heavy subsidies and little exportation have allowed rice breeders to focus on quality alone.
Theyve got the scientists, theyve got the technology, but my opinion is that the national will is not to increase yields, McKenzie said.
One of McKenzies objectives is to marry short grain quality with medium grain quantity. In 2000, the facility bred short grain suited to California for the first time. Called Calhikari, the grain tastes similar to Koshi Hikari but yields more rice per acre.
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