Genetically modified (GM) rice is generally the use of DNA recombination technology, exogenous genes into the rice DNA, so that the rice to produce new characteristics; and hybrid rice is the selection of two genetically different but complementary advantages of the rice pollination cross produced by the excellent varieties.

Genetically modified rice is a means of genetic engineering, and the purpose of genetically modified crops is to breed more efficiently, as well as to allow for higher crop yields, and to simplify the process of agricultural cultivation, as the genes that are transferred into the crops are generally insect or herbicide resistant.

So what is the difference between hybrid rice and genetically modified rice? Hybrid rice is through the traditional breeding methods, through artificial hybridization technology, the excellent traits concentrated in the same rice varieties, while transgenic rice is through the means of genetic engineering, the genes with some special functions will be transferred to the rice genome, so that it expresses a special function. Transgenic rice is generally using DNA recombination technology, the exogenous gene into the rice DNA, so that the rice to produce new characteristics, such as: BT63/CpTI transgenic insect-resistant rice. And hybrid rice is the selection of two genetically different but complementary advantages of rice pollination hybridization produced by the excellent varieties.

At present, hybrid rice technology and transgenic rice technology are constantly developing, with good prospects for development, but the country has a thick? Hybrid rice? And thin? Genetically modified? This is not only closely related to the difference in social trust, but also because the promotion of GM rice may bring huge food safety hazards and environmental safety problems. For the promotion of GM rice, we should seriously understand and think about it, and adopt a scientific and prudent attitude.