From Basic Research to Molecular Breeding - Chinese Scientists Play A Central Role in Boosting World Rice Production

Ding Tang1, Zhukuan Cheng1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

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