Strive to make substantial progress in tackling major scientific research problems of improved corn and soybean varieties.

On December 2, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national meeting to launch a major scientific research on improved varieties. Yu Xinrong, vice minister of agriculture, stressed at the meeting that three major objectives and tasks should be clearly defined in tackling major scientific research problems of improved varieties: selecting and popularizing a number of breakthrough new varieties, exploring a new model for jointly tackling key problems, and establishing a new mechanism for paid sharing of resources. we should strive to make substantial breakthroughs in major scientific research of improved varieties of corn and soybean.

Yu Xinrong pointed out that to carry out major scientific research on national improved varieties is an urgent need to ensure national food security. To ensure national food security and ensure that Chinese grain is packed in rice bowls and used in Chinese seeds, major breakthroughs must be made in tackling key problems of varieties. An important way to speed up the selection and breeding of fine varieties is to jointly tackle key problems with science and enterprises, and to explore and establish a joint research model and operation mechanism with corn and soybean as the focus.

Yu Xinrong stressed: it is necessary to clarify the objectives and tasks and strive to make substantial breakthroughs in major scientific research on improved varieties of corn and soybeans. This major scientific research of improved varieties mainly has three major objectives and tasks: first, to select and promote a number of breakthrough new varieties. Maize variety breeding focuses on several indexes suitable for mechanized harvest, such as lodging resistance, density tolerance, fast dehydration, hard grain, bract pine and so on. Soybean variety breeding focuses on high and stable yield. The second is to explore a new mode of joint tackling key problems. The establishment of an expert committee led by academicians as the guidance, supported by a strong combination of breeding, breeding and promotion of corn, soybean seed enterprises and superior scientific research and teaching units, a new joint research model supported by three platforms: germplasm resources exploration, new combination screening, and budding variety testing. The third is to establish a new mechanism for paid sharing of resources. Study and promulgate the management methods of achievement sharing and income distribution of maize and soybean breeding resources, confirm the rights of core collection resources, intermediate materials, inbred lines, parents and related technologies provided by the members of the consortium, and clarify the proportion of income distribution.

Yu Xinrong pointed out that the joint tackling of key problems in national scientific research on improved varieties is a major measure to implement the relevant instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on seed industry work, and is a key work for the seed industry of the Ministry of Agriculture, which must be well planned and implemented. make a good start, take a good step, and strive to achieve practical results. It is necessary to strengthen the building of a contingent of breeding personnel. On the one hand, increase the intensity of personnel training, on the other hand, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of scientific research personnel, and establish channels and mechanisms for scientific research and teaching units to breed talents to large seed enterprises in an orderly and rational manner. The integration of resources should be strengthened. Relevant units should strengthen the integration of improved varieties with existing scientific research projects and related financial projects, and seed enterprises should also increase self-financing efforts to promote improved varieties to tackle key problems. Coordination and cooperation should be strengthened. We will establish and improve a good mechanism for cooperation in tackling key problems, and form a good atmosphere and a strong joint force to jointly promote cooperation in tackling key problems. It is necessary to strengthen organizational leadership. Set up a national leading group for major scientific research on improved varieties, strengthen the leadership, coordination and supervision of the joint research, and carry out follow-up assessment and acceptance management to ensure the smooth implementation of the research and achieve remarkable results.