Draft:Hōrai rice

Hōrai rice (Penglai rice?) is a variety of Japonica rice that was crossbred to grow in the warmer, more tropical climate of Taiwan during Japanese imperial rule'''. '''

- general overview of rice

- biography on Eikichi Iso (Megumu Suenaga?)

- note on increased rice yield in Taiwan

- pages 355 & 356

- the Taiwanese government gave Eikichi Iso the Keisei award, Taiwan's highest decoration

- horai varieties bred to suit the tastes of Japanese consumers and became a cash crop.



Matsuo, Takane. "Dr. Iso's Rice and Crops in its Rotation in Subtropical Zone (Book Review)." Japan Quarterly 2.2 (1955): 251. (PROQUEST)