Hua-O3 is a newly breed high-protein early indica rice. It was derived by means of anther culture, chemomorphosis, backcross combined with conventional breeding technique from IR8/Erjiu-Qing F_2 during 1978-1988.Hua-03 usually ripens 3-5 days earlier than the popular local variety Guang-Lu-Ai 4 with adaptability in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi provinces(23.0-32.0°N, 107 120°E ).From the regional plantation trials in Hubei and Jiangxi in 1986-1988, the average yield is more than 6t/ha, nearly 10% higher than that of Guang-Lu-Ai 4, with be...