China News Service, Hohhot, October 16th. Title: Interview with Qi Shaowu: "The Dream of Enjoying the Cool in Hexia" and "The Dream of Hybrid Rice Covering the World" is already on the way

　　China News Agency reporter Zhang Wei

　　In late autumn, picturesque pictures of harvests spread across the land of China.

　　Every seed sown in Hunan, Shandong, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hainan... "Father of Hybrid Rice in the World" Yuan Longping worked hard to grow, set ears, and increase yield.

　　Recently, the reporter interviewed Qi Shaowu, director of the National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Research Center. He told the reporter that the "dream of enjoying the coolness under the grass" and "the dream of covering the world with hybrid rice" of Academician Yuan Longping are already on the way.

Data map: Hybrid rice test field.

China News Agency reporter Chen Wenshe

The "dream of enjoying the cold under the grass" in the saline-alkali soil

　　“The more fertilizer is used, the more water resources are wasted, and the more serious environmental pollution will be. Now that rice is grown, the environment is getting better and better, and food security is guaranteed.” This year, academician Yuan Longping proposed “increased production per mu” in Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In the closing year of the "100 kg" three-year goal, Qi Shaowu witnessed the realization of another "little dream" of Academician Yuan on the spot.

　　According to the on-site production test, the high-quality rice yield of Xing’an League reached 715.3 kg per mu, achieving Yuan Longping’s 3-year goal of “increasing yield by 100 kg per mu”; the salt-tolerant rice also exceeded the 300 kg “passing line” set by Academician Yuan for three consecutive years. 500 kg.

　　Recalling the progress of scientific research on saline-alkali-tolerant rice, Qi Shaowu said that increasing the total grain output is the goal that Academician Yuan Longping has pursued all his life.

"China has 1.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land. If the saline-alkali land can be converted into fertile land, it will not only increase the income of the people, but also ensure the national food security."

　　"Today, we have established the National Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Technology Innovation Center, headquartered in Sanya, Hainan. At the same time, we are building ingredient centers in Qingdao, Xinjiang, Xing'an League and other places." Qi Shaowu said, "We are on the banner of Academician Yuan. 'Next, we will concentrate our global scientific research forces to work together on saline-alkali-tolerant rice varieties and technologies, and strive to produce a batch of results in 2 to 3 years, and successfully pass the acceptance of the National Technology Center."

　　There are 400 million to 600 million mu of saline-alkali land in Xinjiang, and a "Xinjiang oasis" is to be built here. If 200 million to 300 million acres of saline-alkali land can be used to grow rice, Xinjiang will become the second Chinese granary after the Northeast.

"Hybrid Rice Covering the Global Dream": Will be the first to be realized in Africa

　　Academician Yuan Longping took the lead in conducting research on the utilization of rice heterosis in China in the 1960s.

For more than 50 years, the research of hybrid rice, the use of technology, the excavation of dominant functional genes, the innovation of seed resources... "We are all in the forefront of the world."

　　"At present, 60% to 70% of the area in the United States is planted with hybrid rice, and it pays us more than 5 million US dollars in royalties each year." Qi Shaowu said.

　　Over the years, Academician Yuan Longping has always adhered to the original intention of solving world food security issues. He has repeatedly lectured and taught technology in the United States and the International Rice Research Institute, and hosted more than 50 international hybrid rice technology training courses. The training came from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. More than 2,000 trainees from more than 30 countries have gone to India, Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries to guide the research and production of hybrid rice.

　　The yield of many grains in Africa is very low, the previous yield was only two to three hundred catties per mu.

"We can help them increase their production to 800 jin, or even 1,000 jin as soon as we take a shot. By bringing some new technologies and varieties to the market in time, there is also a lot of room for increased rice production in the world."

　　Qi Shaowu told reporters that today, the global area of ​​hybrid rice is expected to exceed 100 million mu.

　　"Now Madagascar is planting hundreds of thousands of mu of rice every year, and the harvest is good. We have already promoted Madagascar as a model." Qi Shaowu said with confidence, "The goal of'basically solving the problem of food security in Africa by 2030', we want to start in Madagascar. Take the lead in solving."

　　The National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Research Center has dispatched its technical force to Madagascar.

"We plan to use 3 to 5 years to completely solve the food security problem in Madagascar, so that the people of the whole country can eat."

"Firm the Chinese people's rice bowl": store food in the ground and store food in technology

　　Hainan only has more than 2 million mu of saline-alkali land along the coast. Why is the headquarters of the National Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Technology Innovation Center located there?

　　"If the problem of planting saline-alkali-tolerant rice in Hainan is solved, and the varieties and technologies are mastered, then won't you be able to be in the forefront of the country and even the world! That's great!" Qi Shaowu often encounters such questions, he Always explain patiently.

　　"The problem of food for the people of our country has been solved long ago, and what we are now facing is a complete solution to the problem of eating good food." Qi Shaowu said that currently about 50% of China's area is planted with hybrid rice, and "the Chinese people's rice bowl" is China. The people went from eating full to eating well.

　　Each region should have rice varieties suitable for its own geographical and ecological environment. "So we have established academician workstations in different provinces to help local areas solve local agricultural problems on the one hand, and on the other to engage in scientific research."

　　Yuan Longping once said: "The characteristic of the National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Research Center is the variety. It is necessary to create some good varieties to further increase the yield."

　　"Yuan Lao's goal of'increasing production by 100 kg per mu' has been achieved, and we will move towards a higher goal." Qi Shaowu told reporters, "At the end of this year, we will hold a work promotion meeting, according to different latitudes, climates, soils and other environmental attributes. , To study some local varieties in Xinjiang, Jiangsu and the three eastern provinces to fill the gap."

　　Yuan Longping put forward the "Super Rice Program" in the late 1990s, with a yield of 700 kg, 800 kg, 900 kg per mu... until 2014, when he broke the target of increasing the yield of 1,000 kg per mu.

　　"It only took more than ten years. This is something that many countries in the world can't do." In Qi Shaowu's view, the construction of rice bases in various parts of China is actually step by step to complete Yuan Longping's dream-"Hexia Chilling Dream" and "hybridization". Rice covers the global dream".

"To cover the whole world, we must first cover the whole of China!" (End)