First crop of “space rice” harvested in China

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Rice seeds have been on the moon

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Since the 80s of the last century, hundreds of varieties of “space” plants have been grown in the country, which are later used in industry.

Researchers at the South China Agricultural University in Guangdong province in southern China harvested the world’s first rice crop from seeds that went into space last year. This is reported by China Central Television.

It is noted that China launched the Chang’e-5 reentry vehicle on November 24, 2020, which later landed on the visible side of the moon and collected lunar soil.

In addition, a batch of seeds weighing 40 grams took part in the mission, in which they were exposed to cosmic radiation.

Later, the “space” rice was planted and the first harvest has already been harvested. In the future, scientists plan to continue the experiment, since “space” rice is of great value for scientific research, since the seeds exposed to space impact can become a potential basis for developing new high-yielding and high-quality crops. “

Recall earlier in China fake rice grains appeared, containing potato mixture together with artificial rubber.

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