The yield ability of each major crop is considered to be an index of the level of development of agriculture in a country. In Japan, the average yield of brown rice, which had been 1.78 t/ha in 1883，reached 5.32 t/ha in 2005 through improvements in both cultivars and cultivation technology. This increase means that the accumulation of long-term studies is necessary to improve yield ability.
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