New High Protein Rice Strain Developed: “Scientists in the United States and India are reporting development of a high-protein variety of rice, dietary staple for half the world’s population.”
This is an hybrid of Oryza sativa × Oryza nivara, with 18 and 28 % higher protein content respectively than those of the parents. Scheduled for publication: Jan. 23 issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
