[Explanation] At 13:07 on May 22, "Father of Hybrid Rice" Yuan Longping passed away in Changsha, arousing the memory of the whole people.
Feng Keshan, 78, the discoverer of the "wild defeat" of natural male sterile wild rice, had a 51-year friendship with Yuan Longping. On that day, Feng Keshan recalled Yuan Longping's prosperous years in Sanya, during which the old man wept several times.
【Concurrent】Feng Keshan
It was also very hard at the time. The pickles and dried chilies brought by Mr. Yuan and the others were fried in the local (vegetable). It was very simple.
He doesn't pay attention to what he eats, and he doesn't pay attention to what he wears.
[Explanation] Since 1968, Yuan Longping and Sanya have had a love affair with Nanfan for more than half a century.
Feng Keshan, who was a technician of Nanhong Farm in 1970, was 27 years old. He and Yuan Longping met for the first time in April of that year. Being approachable and lacking in air was Feng Keshan's first impression of Yuan Longping.
【Concurrent】Feng Keshan
Teacher Yuan is equal and enthusiastic not only to me, but also to his colleagues.
[Explanation] Feng Keshan recalled that Yuan Longping was very hard at that time. He got up early to do scientific research in the field. In the afternoon, he taught agricultural technicians in various cities, counties and farms in Hainan.
【Concurrent】Feng Keshan
It’s getting up early in the morning to engage in hybridization, and in the afternoon to teach us the theory of hybrid rice.
He taught us personally in the field, on-site teaching, and on-site teaching in the field.
In the afternoon, theoretical teaching is in class.
[Explanation] In November 1970, Feng Keshan took Yuan Longping’s assistant Li Bihu and found natural male sterile wild rice.
Yuan Longping, who was in Beijing, rushed to Sanya by train overnight after learning the news, naming this wild rice "wild defeat".
The research on "three-line" hybrid rice has thus opened a breakthrough, and China's hybrid rice business has thus opened a new chapter.
Feng Keshan's actions after discovering the "wild defeat" are still fresh and praised by Feng Keshan.
【Concurrent】Feng Keshan
After he discovered this "wild defeat", Mr. Yuan quickly assigned it to Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong for research.
Therefore, Mr. Yuan is an open and joint research to accelerate our country's hybrid technology. Mr. Yuan is selfless dedication.
[Explanation] Every winter, Yuan Longping spends at the Nanfan base in Sanya.
Until early 2021, Yuan Longping was still deploying and guiding relevant work in Sanya.
Feng Keshan meets Yuan Longping in Sanya almost once a year. Apart from greetings and greetings, the two people talk the most about rice, technology and other "fields" matters.
Feng Keshan recalled that Yuan Longping liked Sanya very much and commented on Sanya more than once.
【Concurrent】Feng Keshan
Teacher Yuan's evaluation of Sanya is like this. Sanya is a treasure land and a blessed land.
Treasure land is like spring all year round, and it can speed up agricultural breeding for our agriculture. Therefore, his hybrid rice was soon succeeded, quickly promoted, and soon made great contributions to our Chinese food; it is also a blessed land, The food problem that benefits the Chinese people can also benefit the people of the world.
Therefore, this land in Sanya is a very good blessed land and a very good treasure land.
[Commentary] In Feng Keshan’s impression, Yuan Longping is passionate about work, very kind to others, and very passionate about life.
Feng Keshan feels that she has learned a lot from Yuan Longping, who is more like a beacon of her own life.
Reporter Li Yufan reports from Sanya, Hainan
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]