Yuan Longping (front), known in China as "the father of hybrid rice," checks grains of hybrid rice in Hongxing Village of Xupu County, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 10, 2014. A team led by Yuan Longping has achieved a record for hybrid rice production with an average yield of 1,026.7 kilograms per mu (0.0667 hectare), an official with the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday. (Xinhua/Li Ga)