The new strains planted currently cover 670 hectares but this is expected to grow beyond 1,300 hectares by the end of the year. © VCG/Getty Images

Saltwater rice strains developed to tackle food insecurity

posted by Lucy Patchett

in Sustainability , Technology

19 June 2019

Chinese scientists have developed new rice strains that can grow in saltwater conditions.

The Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Centre in Qingdao, Shandong Province, has planted around 300 new strains of saltwater-tolerant rice in an experiment to find “resilient, high-yield” varieties.

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