Table 5. Trends in rice yield for five selected-provinces in China from 1979 to 2009.
Province | Yield in 1979 (kgha−1) | Yield in 2009(kgha−1) | Annual increase, 1979–2009 (kgha−1yr−1) |
Heilongjiang (HLJ) | 3480 | 6398.3 | 94.14 |
Hunan (HN) | 4440 | 6371.3 | 62.30 |
Jiangxi (JX) | 3645 | 5807 | 69.74 |
Sichuan (SC) | 4777.5 | 7499.4 | 87.80 |
Guangxi (GX) | 3562.5 | 5392.5 | 59.03 |