Yan Long'an
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AlmamaterJiangxi Agricultural University
FieldsHybrid rice
InstitutionsJiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yan Long'an | |||||||
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颜龙安 | |||||||
| Born | September 16, 1937 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Jiangxi Agricultural University | ||||||
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| Fields | Hybrid rice | ||||||
| Institutions | Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 颜龙安 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顏龍安 | ||||||
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Yan Long'an (born September 16, 1937) is a Chinese agronomist best known for developing the hybrid rice "Shan-You 2".[1][2] He has been hailed as "Mother of Hybrid Rice".[3] He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th National People's Congress.
