China prepared paddy seeds in space, social media said – rice of heaven

China is known all over the world for its exploits. China had surprised the world by making its own sun that now it has produced paddy in space. China named this rice as space rice and its first crop (in the form of seeds) has also been harvested. China sent Space Rice seeds to space with its lunar voyage in number last year. About 1,500 paddy seeds weighing 40 grams have come to Earth through the spacecraft. All the seeds have been sown in the field of South China Agricultural University campus.

These seeds have been brought back to Earth after being exposed to cosmic radiation and zero gravity. Their weight is about 40 grams. The first crop of space rice has been harvested at the Space Breeding Research Center of the South China Agricultural University in Guangdong. The length of the space rice seed is now about 1 centimeter. The research center’s deputy director, Guo Tao, has said that the best seeds will be bred in laboratories and then planted in the fields.

What is Space Rice?

After being in the space environment for some time, many changes take place in these seeds. Bringing it back from space gives more yield than sowing it on the earth. Such experiments are not only with paddy, but also with other crops. China has been taking the seeds of rice and other crops into space since 1987. Its yield is higher than that of normal paddy, although there is no exact figure for this at present.

According to a report, China has so far experimented with more than 200 crops, ranging from cotton to tomatoes. According to a report by Chinese media, in 2018, only seeds from space have been used in the cultivation of more than 2.4 million hectares in China. Chinese social media users are also calling it the rice of heaven. According to a news website, such seeds are made available in the market after about 3-4 years.

What is China’s planning?

Actually, China wants to set up a research center on the Moon. Apart from this, China is also considering using greenhouses to grow crops in space. China has given 17 grams of moon soil to 13 research institutions including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Geology and Sun Yat-sen University. Its goal is to understand more about the geology and evolution of the Moon.