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New Chinese saltwater-tolerant rice can feed 200 million people
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Published at 02:03 PM October 25, 2017
Last updated at 02:09 PM October 25, 2017
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Rice growing last month in a saline environment at the Qingdao Saline-Alkaline Tolerant Rice Research and Development CentrePhoto: South China Morning Post/China Foto Press
Using the salt water of Yellow sea, researchers have produced 6.5 to 9.3 tons of rice per hectare whereas their target was to produce 4.5 tons of rice per hectare
In a major agricultural breakthrough, Chinese scientists have managed to grow saltwater-resistant rice which could feed 200 million around the world.

The breakthrough was achieved by Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center who have been experimenting on saline soil tolerant rice strains for long to boost its commercial production, in Qingdao, a Chinese port city bordering the Yellow Sea.

Using the salt water of Yellow sea after diluting it, researchers have produced 6.5 to 9.3 tons of rice per hectare whereas their target was to produce 4.5 tons of rice per hectare, according to an article published on nextshark.com.
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A Chinese scientist at the Qingdao Saline-Alkaline Tolerant Rice Research and Development Centre shows rice last month that can survive high levels of salinity Photo: South China Morning Post/Imaginechina

Known as “Father of Hybrid Rice,” lead Researcher of this experiment Yuan Longping has initiated the experiment, planting over 200 types of rice in 2016. He told the South China Morning Post that the cultivation of salt resistant rice can feed more than 200 million people.

These rice species are getting popular for its potential health benefits, especial flavor, and texture. These species can be rich in calcium and micronutrients as it grow in a saline environment, reports news.xinhuanet.com. Moreover, working as a disinfectant itself, the salt property in the rice may decrease the use of pesticides.

Qingdao-based startup Yuan Ce Biological Technology, which partnered with Yuan’s team, is now selling the new rice as “Yuan Mi” in honor of the scientist.

“Yuan Mi,” however, costs 50 yuan ($7.50) per kilogram — about eight times more than the cost of ordinary rice. It is currently sold in 1-kilogram (2.2 pounds), 2-kilogram (4.4 pounds), 5-kilogram (11 pounds) and 10-kilogram (22 pounds) packs.

Meanwhile, another Netherlands-based research organisation, Salt Farm Texel, is experimenting on a variety of salt tolerant crops.

The organisation has been working with many NGOs, breeders and farmers across the world and is demonstrating the potential of saline water and soil resources to for increasing the cultivation of salt tolerant crops.

Scientists have been experimenting on seawater and saline-soil tolerant rice production for a long time now but salinity, the abiotic constraint, has been yielding plant growth until the recent success.

According to Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), about 1.5 billion hectares of land around the world is salt affected and this number increases with three hectare every minute. However, the unprecedented success has initiated new pathway of food production in the salt affected areas around the world.
 
Hey all, we need a local moderator here in this subsection. Lets talk about this with the administration.

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Hey all, we need a local moderator here in this subsection. Lets talk about this with the administration.

এই সেকশনের অবস্থা খুবই খারাপ...

There is no such thing as local moderator at all. Such decision are made purely by Administration based upon many factors. However, need any help w.r.t. moderation, feel free to report any matter and will be dealt accordingly.

Regards,
 
There is no such thing as local moderator at all. Such decision are made purely by Administration based upon many factors. However, need any help w.r.t. moderation, feel free to report any matter and will be dealt accordingly.

Regards,
Well this section really really need regular moderation. Almost every thread goes offtopic and turns into a mud slinging contest. A thread gets heated and most of the time when a moderator comes is too late and then the mod usually starts deleting posts left and right and sometimes it seems some less offensive posts are deleted and more offensive ones remain. Or sometimes an insult is made as a reply to another insult but the first one remains and the reply gets deleted. Better moderation is needed in this section.
 
There is no such thing as local moderator at all. Such decision are made purely by Administration based upon many factors. However, need any help w.r.t. moderation, feel free to report any matter and will be dealt accordingly.

Regards,

Agreed, no local moderator is needed for this section. It's smaller in size compared to the others and the regular admin team can handle any issues.
 
Well this section really really need regular moderation. Almost every thread goes offtopic and turns into a mud slinging contest. A thread gets heated and most of the time when a moderator comes is too late and then the mod usually starts deleting posts left and right and sometimes it seems some less offensive posts are deleted and more offensive ones remain. Or sometimes an insult is made as a reply to another insult but the first one remains and the reply gets deleted. Better moderation is needed in this section.

Such problem occurs when most of friends here wanted to take matter into own hands and feeds the troll rather than simply doing the right thing by hitting report button. As s9on as it is done, mods reaches at earliest. As @waz bro said the section is not big that couldn't be dealt but the problem is, members do not report such matters on merit rather resort to troll in return and becomes part of it. I will urge all to adopt practice of reporting and you will be seeing results that many members from Bangladesh will acknowledge too.

Regards,
 
Agreed, no local moderator is needed for this section. It's smaller in size compared to the others and the regular admin team can handle any issues.
Such problem occurs when most of friends here wanted to take matter into own hands and feeds the troll rather than simply doing the right thing by hitting report button. As s9on as it is done, mods reaches at earliest. As @waz bro said the section is not big that couldn't be dealt but the problem is, members do not report such matters on merit rather resort to troll in return and becomes part of it. I will urge all to adopt practice of reporting and you will be seeing results that many members from Bangladesh will acknowledge too.

Regards,
At least make the wiser users among bd members a mod to keep on topic healthy discussions all the time. I suggest @BDforever up for the job. Active member with unbiased opinions.
 

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