[Explanation] On November 2nd, the third-generation hybrid rice "Sanyou No. 1" Hengnan double-cropping late rice experimental demonstration base announced the on-site production results. Its average yield per mu reached 911.7 kg, plus the average early rice measured in July With a yield of 619.06 kg per mu, the third-generation hybrid rice successfully broke the annual target of 1500 kg per mu, reaching 1530.76 kg.

  Early that morning, a team of production testing experts came to the third-generation hybrid rice test demonstration base in Hengnan County, Hunan.

After the brief ceremony, the harvester drove into the field to start the machine harvest.

Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice who is concerned about the harvest, is always watching the harvesting situation through video connection.

Due to the rainy weather, the harvesting progress was not very fast. The experts who went down to the field took a ruler to measure the area of ​​the rice field while organizing manpower to pick and harvest the ears of rice left by the harvester due to rain.

  [Concurrent] China News Agency reporter Xu Zhixiong

  The location where I am now is the third-generation hybrid rice test field in Hengnan County, Hunan Province. Behind me, the harvester is carrying out an intense mechanical harvest on the test field to be tested today.

Production testing experts also went to the fields to pick up the ears of rice left by the harvester to ensure the accuracy of the production testing data.

  [Explanation] Gan Zongheng, a senior agronomist from the Hengnan County Agriculture and Rural Bureau, who participated in the management of the third-generation hybrid rice growth from soaking and raising seedlings to planting irrigation, as well as fertilization and pest control, told reporters that the double-season late rice was tested this time. Planting on June 16th, transplanting from July 14th to 16th, the beginning of the heading period at the end of August, and the full heading period on September 6th, but due to long rainy periods and low temperatures, it did not take until November Enter the best harvest time for production testing.

  [Concurrent] Gan Zongheng, Senior Agronomist, Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Hengnan County, Hunan

  It’s just that today’s loss rate is. I really feel a bit heavy in my heart right now. It’s just too much loss. If it’s sunny today, the loss rate will definitely not be so high. It’s mainly due to rain, so the harvester master He also told me that he said that it would be much better if it was sunny, and he still had confidence.

  [Explanation] Although rainy weather has a certain impact on the harvesting process, after a series of strict production measurement procedures, the expert team accurately calculated the average yield per mu of late rice to be 911.7 kg at noon.

Yuan Longping, who learned the news simultaneously, said that he was pleased to promote the Hengnan experience in the next step and make new contributions to national food security.

  Reporter Xu Zhixiong reports from Hengyang, Hunan

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]