Yuan Longping 1 September 9301Born in Beiping (now Beijing), Han nationality, born in Dean County, Jiangxi Province, without party affiliation. China hybrid rice breeding expert, academician of China Academy of Engineering. Director of China National Hybrid Rice Work Technology Center and Director of Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Professor of Hunan Agricultural University, Visiting Professor of China Agricultural University, Honorary Dean of Huaihua Vocational and Technical College, Chief Consultant of FAO, Honorary Chairman of World Chinese Healthy Eating Association, Vice Chairman of Hunan Association for Science and Technology, and Vice Chairman of Hunan Provincial Political Consultative Conference. In April 2006, he was elected as a foreign academician of the American Academy of Sciences. Father of hybrid rice? .
Yuan Longping 1953 graduated from Southwest Agricultural College. 1964 studied hybrid rice, 1973 realized three-line matching, 1974 bred the first strong hybrid rice combination Nanyou No.2, 1975 successfully developed hybrid rice seed production technology, which laid the foundation for large-scale popularization of hybrid rice. 1985 put forward the strategic idea of hybrid rice breeding, and pointed out the direction for the further development of hybrid rice.
1987 served as the special expert in charge of two-line hybrid rice in the 863 plan, 1995 successfully developed two-line hybrid rice, 1997 put forward the technical route of super hybrid rice breeding, and achieved the first stage goal of super rice breeding in China set by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2000 and the second stage goal of super rice in 2004 one year ahead of schedule. 1995 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering. Obtained successively? National Special Invention Award? 、? The first highest science and technology award? Many domestic awards and the United Nations? Science award? 、? Wolf Prize? 、? World Food Prize? 1 1 international awards.