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Keywords: Oryza sativa, rice breeding, world rice production by world region, irrigated rice, rainfed wetland rice, dryland rice, deepwater rice, tidal wetlands, yield potential, Green Revolution, short growth duration, yield stability, disease and insect resistance, grain quality, tolerance for problem soils, impact of modern varieties, area planted, rice production increases, exploitation of heterosis, modification of plant type, pyramiding genes, incorporation of alien genes, incorporation of novel genes