At the just-concluded annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Seed Association (APSA) in 2005, Academician Yuan Longping, who led the research on super rice breeding in China and made great achievements, won the "APSA Outstanding Research Achievement Award", which the reporter recently learned from the National Hybrid Rice Engineering and Technology Research Center.
The Asia-Pacific Seed Association (APSA) was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 1994. Its mission is to promote the production and trade of high-quality seeds and planting materials for crops and horticultural crops. Its secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand, and now has members from 4 1 countries and regions. Its annual meeting is the largest regional seed industry forum in the world. In addition to Asian countries, it has also attracted members from the United States, Canada, Argentina, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Britain, Spain, South Africa and other European, American and African countries.
1996, the Ministry of Agriculture launched the super rice breeding plan in China, and put forward three development goals: the large-scale demonstration yield of one-season rice in 2000 will reach 700 kg, in 2005 it will reach 800 kg, and in 20 10 it will reach 900 kg. Under the leadership of Yuan Longping, the research on super rice breeding in China is progressing smoothly, and the second stage goal was successfully achieved ahead of schedule in 2004. Yuan Longping said that due to the limitation of natural environment, especially the influence of temperature and other factors, it is impossible to achieve the goal of 900 kilograms per mu in a large area by conventional methods, so the successful realization of the third phase of super rice depends on the breakthrough of molecular breeding research.
In 2004, the National Hybrid Rice Engineering and Technology Research Center, led by Academician Yuan Longping, took Xianhui 207 as the recipient, and successfully cultivated a high-quality restorer line RB207 with big panicle and big grain by introducing the genome DNA of barnyard grass. In September this year, Hunan Super Rice Office and Hunan Seed Management Station organized experts to conduct on-the-spot evaluation, yield measurement and acceptance of 1.8 mu and 56 mu of hybrid combinations "T98A/RB207" and "GD- 1S/RB207" cultivated by National Hybrid Rice Engineering and Technology Research Center in Jin Shiqiao Township, Longhui County. The results showed that the yield per mu of these two combinations reached 902.
Experts believe that the breeding of RB207 indicates that the molecular breeding research of hybrid rice has made great progress on the basis of realizing the yield index of the second generation super rice. 1. Innovation, the first hybrid rice in China;
2. Always caring for people, he solved the problem of food and clothing for one fifth of the world's population;
3. Indifferent to fame and fortune, if he applied for a patent, he may be the richest man in China now, but he has selflessly contributed the patent to the country;
4. Pursuit of art, he is good at violin and likes to dabble in a wide range of books;
5. Simplicity, even though he has become a millionaire, his life is still simple;
6. Love life and have your own pursuit. Recently, some people, scholars and officials suggested that the China Municipal Government recommend Yuan Longping as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. They believe: "Eliminating poverty and hunger is the best peace, and Yuan Longping's great contribution to China and even the world food industry is fully qualified to win the Nobel Peace Prize.