A number of agricultural science theory research in China has made a major breakthrough

News Agency, Nanjing, November 20 (Reporters Dong Jun, Yu Fei) Why did tomatoes lose their "taste as a child"? How does rice 'selfish genes' challenge the classic Mendel genetic law? How did the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus evolve rapidly? A number of theoretical studies of agricultural science conducted by Chinese scientists have been breakthrough. On the 20th, China'
", Zhang Synthesis, "unmasked" these important scientific research achievements.
At the 2019 China Agricultural And Rural Science and Technology Development Summit Forum held in Nanjing, Zhang focused on 10 basic studies representing the latest frontier level of agricultural science and technology in China and making major breakthroughs: building a multi-recombination system to retrieve lost tomato flavor, discovering the selfish genes of rice that challenge Mendel's genetic laws, discovering rice genes that both increase yield and resistance to rice disease, and discovering key genes that combine yield and nitrogen fertilizer for efficient use. 3000 rice genome variation studies to open the "post-genome era of rice design breeding" "decoding" the genetic secrets of the quality and yield of land cotton fibers, revealing the molecular evolution law of Asian cotton from south to north in China, the rapid evolution of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and its successful prevention and control, revealing how the transferable mucosal resistant gene pollutes the human food chain, and discovers the new mechanism of plant defense immune path.
"without long-term stable basic research, there can be no breakthrough, disruptive innovation." Zhang said, "The breakthrough of major basic research in agricultural science is the driving force behind scientific and technological innovation in rural agriculture." These major scientific advances are China's agricultural science and technology to catch up with the world's forefront of the 'leader'.
At the forum, Zhang Taolin, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that with the rapid development of the world scientific and technological revolution, the impact of cutting-edge leading technology, disruptive technology and cross-integration technology on agricultural rural development is more extensive and profound than ever before.