The modern seed industry scientific and technological innovation system needs to be established urgently

Breeding is a key link in the revitalization of the seed industry

Promote innovative utilization of germplasm resources

Seeds are the chips of agriculture, and the high-quality genes contained in germplasm resources are the chips of seeds

Xie Yan, a second-level inspector of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, pointed out that there are shortcomings and bottlenecks such as low application level of information technology in breeding innovation in China, insufficient integration of information technology and intelligent technology, and insufficient deep integration, which directly affects breeding.

In contrast to the world, the competition for genetic resources has become intensified

In the flower and pig breeding industry, China is also facing similar problems

Hu Peisong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that China has generally reached the international advanced level in the field of rice germplasm research and new gene discovery, but the current utilization rate of germplasm resources is only 3%-5%

From molecular breeding to intelligent breeding

At present, the world-class seed industry is moving from the 3.

The shortcomings of conventional breeding with poor predictability and long cycle are becoming increasingly prominent

China started late in the combination of breeding technology and information technology

Hu Peisong said that in terms of technology research and development in emerging interdisciplinary fields such as gene editing, synthetic biology, whole genome selection, and mechanized seed production, China lacks original innovation capabilities, lacks major breakthrough theories and methods, and has relatively weak international competitive advantages

Cheng Hua, chief scientist of the National Rice Industry Technology System, said that traditional "workshop-style" breeding, which relies on phenotypic selection and breeders' experience, is still the main method of rice variety selection in China

The Fifth Plenary Meeting of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will list biological breeding as one of the eight strategic and forward-looking frontier areas for the implementation of major national science and technology projects.

Wan Jianmin said that the biological seed industry is a national strategic industry, and the seed industry will enter the 4.

　　Ensuring national food security is an eternal issue

Exploring a new model of technology-enterprise cooperation

　　"The breeding and innovation capabilities of seed industry enterprises need to be improved urgently.

　　A few days ago, the "14th Five-Year Plan" National Agricultural and Rural Science and Technology Development Plan issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs proposed that by 2025, we will strive to break through a number of "stuck neck" technologies and short-board technologies that are controlled by others, and the original innovation capability in the agricultural field will be greatly improved.

　　Zhang Zhenhua said that to promote industry-university-research collaboration and promote the integration of science and technology enterprises with an open mind, it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of scientific research units and enterprises, and strengthen the main position of enterprises in innovation
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　　Xu WHO said that China's breeding capacity is constantly increasing
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China has formed a new joint research mechanism integrating government, industry, academia and research.
Many varieties have been approved, and the average yield per unit has been increased by 5%, and a new round of varieties has been updated
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Wan Jianmin suggested that it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the national system, innovate the mechanism, strengthen the close integration of production, education, research and use, and build a modern technology innovation system for the seed industry
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　　Zhang Hehe, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that the cooperation between science and technology enterprises to build an innovative consortium is the future development direction and trend
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It is hoped to continue to build and improve the intelligent breeding platform, explore new models of cooperation between science and technology enterprises, make it a booster for the development of the seed industry, an incubator for talent cultivation, and create a model for science and technology enterprises to serve the strategic needs of the country
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　　(Comprehensive arrangement by Gao Na)

"China Food News" (04 edition on January 5, 2022)

　　(Editor in charge: Gao Na)