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What is Yuan Longping known as?
What is Yuan Longping known as?
- The father of sustainable farming
- The father of modern agriculture
- The father of hybrid rice (correct)
- The father of genetic engineering
Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture?
Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture?
- To work as a farmer
- To tackle the crisis of poor harvests and food shortage (correct)
- To find a solution for larger fields
- To pursue a career in science or medicine
What did Yuan Longping realize about boosting yields in fields?
What did Yuan Longping realize about boosting yields in fields?
- Farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had (correct)
- Larger fields were the solution
- Farmers needed to focus on crop diversity
- Farmers needed to reduce the size of their fields
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Shanghai.
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Shanghai.
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Yuan Longping's parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine.
Yuan Longping's parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine.
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Yuan Longping is known as the 'father of hybrid rice'.
Yuan Longping is known as the 'father of hybrid rice'.
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Yuan Longping's research focused on finding larger fields to boost yields.
Yuan Longping's research focused on finding larger fields to boost yields.
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Yuan Longping studied agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Beijing.
Yuan Longping studied agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Beijing.
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