(260604) -- SHANGHAI, June 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Researcher Wu Yongrui conducts pollination operations on maize at a farm of the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in east China's Shanghai, June 2, 2026.
Chinese scientists have identified two key genes for high protein content in maize and have managed to develop high protein varieties, offering a promising solution to China's animal feed protein shortage.
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