Super rice is resistant to flood and drought

Rice is the main food for more than 3 billion people in the world. But 25% of this food area is located in areas with severe weather.

Currently, scientists have discovered Sub1A gene can help lush rice back after a period of drought by stabbing young shoots (photos). It is this gene that also helps rice to withstand floods better than usual.

The research group of Professor Julia Bailey-Serres at the University of California (USA) has been watching for quite a long time in the laboratory to show the gene that helps rice survive and recover in both types of carved weather harsh. According to the BBC, further studies will extract this Sub1A gene to include high-yielding rice varieties and field trials in unfavorable weather conditions.