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It's because in some places, the first crop of IR8produced a yield 600% greater than the traditional varieties of rice frown the year before. IR8was low growing, short stemmed variety of rice, meaning that its growing season was shorter than traditional rice plants and it was less prone to damage by strong winds and heavy rains.

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