China News Service, Shihezi, Xinjiang, July 9th (Qi Yaping and Chen Xiaochen) Nowadays, walking into the rice test field of the Agricultural Research Institute of Tianye Group, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a purple rice seedling is full of vitality and particularly stunning against the backdrop of conventional green rice. Chic.
It is understood that the drip irrigation rice cultivation technology pioneered by Tianye Group has been promoted and planted in large fields in Northeast Province and Inner Mongolia since its breakthrough in research and development and success.
In recent years, following the successful research and development of the self-created rice brand "Tianye Xianghe", the group has continued to expand the field of new rice varieties and agricultural sectors. It began trial planting of colored rice last year, and formally stepped into the field of colored rice research and development this year. .
Since last year, the institute has introduced a total of 29 colorful rice varieties from other places, and initially selected 8-10 colorful rice varieties (lines) suitable for local planting in Xinjiang.
Through trial planting and experimental analysis, 3 color rice varieties suitable for planting in Shihezi Reclamation Area were screened, laying a scientific and technological foundation for the introduction, development and promotion of Xinjiang color rice.
Technicians check the growth of "Color Rice".
Photo by Chen Xiaochen
my country is the origin of rice and has abundant germplasm resources.
Traditional rice stems and leaves are green and rice ears are yellow, while rice with colored plants mainly means that the leaves or ears are colored.
Studies have shown that anthocyanins are the main cause of leaf color discoloration.
At present, the color rice in my country mainly includes albino, lack of green, zebra leaf, yellow, yellow-green, streaky and purple.
According to scientific researchers, colored rice is rich in protein, lysine, vegetable fat, dietary fiber, and essential minerals for the human body, such as Fe, Zn, Ca, Se, etc., as well as rich vitamins B1, B2, etc., especially containing general Rice lacks in vitamin C, anthocyanins, carotene, flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, lignans and other physiologically active substances, which have more and more comprehensive nutrients than ordinary rice, and have the function of food and medicine.
In addition, the colorful rice plants can be matched with different colors and pattern designs to form a beautiful "paddy field painting", which has a certain ornamental value.
Yin Yongan, a postdoctoral fellow of Tianye Group, said that colored rice is rich in nutrients and has ornamental value. Its trial planting and promotion provide new ideas for the development of characteristic agriculture and leisure tourism agriculture in Xinjiang.
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