Chinanews.com Xing'an League, May 22, topic: Yuan Longping's student recalls Academician: Yuan Lao asked us to "write" the paper on the earth
China News Service reporter Zhang Wei
"Old Yuan has always asked us to do scientific research in a down-to-earth manner, to do practical things seriously, and to 'write' the paper on the earth." Wang Shigang on the other end of the phone couldn't hide his longing for his teacher.
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On May 22, the first anniversary of the death of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", the reporter interviewed Wang Shigang, a student of Yuan Longping and the head of the Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician Expert Workstation, to tell the story of Yuan Longping and grassland rice.
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The picture shows that at the Xing'an League Rice Industry Forum held in Changsha, Academician Yuan Longping holds the rice ear of the rice variety developed by Yuanyuan Station in his hand.
Photo courtesy of Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation
The "post-80s" Wang Shigang is from Tai'an, Shandong. In 2013, he graduated from science and engineering and joined the team of Academician Yuan Longping to participate in the transformation of low-cadmium rice and saline-alkali land rice, so he became attached to Yuan Lao.
In March 2018, the team of Academician Yuan Longping visited the Northeast region and planned to select a scientific research base in the soda saline-alkali land area in the north.
"At that time, we did a full investigation along the upper and lower reaches of the Nenjiang River, and finally chose Xing'an League."
Wang Shigang said that Xing'an League was chosen because it is the most typical upper part of the Nenjiang Plain, which connects Heilongjiang and Jilin, and has a large number of soda saline-alkali land.
And Xing'an League is located in the ecological circle at the southern foot of the Greater Xing'an Mountains, in the "Golden Triangle of Rice in China" and belongs to the "Golden Belt of Rice in Cold Regions" at 46 degrees north latitude.
"After we reported to Yuan Lao, he recognized it very much, and after comprehensive consideration, we decided to build a stand in Xing'an League." Wang Shigang recalled that on October 16, 2018, the 88-year-old academician Yuan Longping personally went to Xing'an League to inaugurate the workstation.
"In his old age, Yuan Lao still maintains an inextinguishable enthusiasm for work, inspiring everyone in the academician team." Wang Shigang's WeChat profile picture is Yuan Longping walking in the rice fields with his trousers rolled up, "Yuan Lao has been paying attention to our In the process of scientific research, I even went to the experimental field in Sanya to observe and guide.”
Wang Shigang told reporters that Yuan Lao's "memory" is surprisingly good.
"He remembers any work details we reported to Mr. Yuan." Wang Shigang still laughs when he recalls Mr. Yuan's cuteness, "What we promised last year will be remembered by the old man next year, and he has to ask if he has redeemed it. cash."
Talking about the promise that Wang Shigang made to Yuan Lao, he said that the scientific research achievements such as production mechanism, variety selection and so on have all been fulfilled.
"There must be no sloppiness."
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The picture shows Academician Yuan Longping tasting the rice produced by the salt-alkali-tolerant rice base of Xing'an League at the press conference of the "Yuan Meng Project" in Sanya.
Photo courtesy of Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation
Since the establishment of the Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation, Yuan Longping has to connect remotely every year to test production and witness it in person.
Wang Shigang told reporters that Yuan Lao installed video and data acquisition terminals in his office, connecting each base.
"This is what Yuan Lao himself asked. He must always pay attention to the real-time dynamics of each base."
"I think the prospect of realizing the goal of planting 100 million mu of salinity-tolerant rice in China is very bright!" This was the dream of Academician Yuan Longping during his lifetime.
Asking for food from saline-alkali land and barren land, so that Chinese people's rice bowls are always filled with Chinese food, this is a new path opened by Yuan Lao for national food security and land reserves.
Wang Shigang said: "It is more realistic to plant 100 million mu of saline-alkali-tolerant rice on soda-alkali land at the same latitude in the north."
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The picture shows that on October 16, 2018, the 88-year-old academician Yuan Longping personally went to Xing'an League to inaugurate the workstation.
Photo courtesy of Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation
Over the years, Wang Shigang has kept in mind Yuan Lao's teacher's teaching of "learn to be a person first, then learn to do things", get along with the local villagers with affection, infiltrate the local rice farmers little by little, and let them see the benefits brought to them by the team of Academician Yuan Longping.
"The same 1 mu of land, planting our rice varieties, using our cultivation methods, can increase the yield by 100 kg to 200 kg, which is pure profit." Wang Shigang said that Xing'an League has 13.4 million mu of rice, and this year they It is planned to drive tens of thousands of acres of varieties of the academician team. "The goal next year is to drive 20,000 to 300,000 acres."
"Step by step, it can be increased exponentially every year in the future. In addition to covering Xing'an League, it can also be extended to Jilin, Heilongjiang and other old rice areas to plant new varieties." Wang Shigang is planning step by step to realize Yuan Lao's dream.
Yuan Lao placed three expectations on the Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation: first, to increase the yield per mu by 100 kilograms within three years; second, to call the "Xing'an League Rice" brand; third, to cultivate his own salt tolerance Alkaline rice varieties.
In 2021, the goal of "increasing production by 100 kilograms per mu" has been achieved; the output value of the "Xing'an League Rice" brand has increased from more than 8 billion yuan before the establishment of the workstation to more than 18 billion yuan now.
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The picture shows Wang Shigang taking a group photo with Academician Yuan Longping, winner of the "Medal of the Republic".
Photo courtesy of Xing'an League Yuan Longping Rice Academician and Expert Workstation
"It takes time to cultivate new varieties, but we try to shorten this time as much as possible." Wang Shigang said that it is expected that in the second half of 2023, the varieties independently developed by the workstation will be launched one after another. "The promises to the rice farmers have all been fulfilled."
In Wang Shigang's heart, the biggest change this year is that Yuan Lao can no longer be seen in the rice fields, "The biggest change is that we continue to move forward along the road of the old man's dream, and be more proactive and work harder. ."
A few days ago, the Xing'an League Branch Center of the National Saline-tolerant Rice Technology Innovation Center was inaugurated and the "Yuan Meng Plan 3.0" was officially released.
Wang Shigang promised to increase the output of rice in saline-alkali land on the basis of "an increase of 100 kilograms per mu", and to improve the quality, expand the planting area and transform the area.
Today, there is a wax figure of Yuan Lao in the office building of the workstation. He is still standing in his beloved rice field, the fragrance of rice is blowing on his face, and the academician looks at the abundant rice ears in his hand and smiles softly... (End)