Seawater rice fields offer ample harvest
By Xie Chuanjiao in Qingdao, Shandong | China Daily | Updated: 2017-09-29 09:23
New variety said to have potential for providing food to hundreds of millions
The country's first seawater rice fields in Qingdao, Shandong province, were harvested on Thursday.
Of the four types of seawater rice harvested, the one with the highest yield reached 9.3 metric tons per hectare, much higher than expected, experts said.
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