Yuan Longping Is Coming To The World Expo To See Rice &Nbsp; I Hope It Will Yield 1000 Kilograms Before The Age Of 90.

Be curious:

Why does the Saudi Pavilion queue?

The 3 floor of the China Pavilion in World Expo, Shanghai, has attracted tens of thousands of tourists every day, covering an area of 10 square meters of rice growing area. This is the result of the efforts of academician Yuan Longping, the super rice with a yield of 800 kg per mu. The display of super rice in the National Pavilion of China undoubtedly represents the current agricultural level in China, which is consistent with the meaning of "granary".

Although super rice has been living in the Chinese Pavilion for nearly 2 months, Yuan Longping has not had the chance to see them personally. Yuan Longping said that he had been to the Expo Park in World Expo before the opening of the Shanghai, but the interior of the Chinese Pavilion had not been arranged well and the super rice had not been put in. So visiting World Expo today can be regarded as the first trip to World Expo in Shanghai. In September of this year, the super rice of the China Pavilion also ushered in the harvest season. Yuan Longping said that if he had the chance, he might return to World Expo, Shanghai to see "mature super rice".

In addition to the Chinese Pavilion, another pavilion that Yuan Longping most wanted to see is the Saudi Pavilion. The eight year old man, who is regarded as "Mi Shen" by countless people, is curious about the Saudi Pavilion as well as many ordinary tourists. "Why is the Saudi Pavilion lined up so long? I think it would be better to queue up for such a long exhibition hall."

Wish:

Before the age of 90, we saw mu yield 1000 Jin.

As long as he talks about rice, Yuan Longping looks cheerful. He told reporters that the super rice displayed in the China Pavilion is the second phase of the China Super Rice program approved by the Ministry of agriculture in 1996, and its output is 800 kilograms per mu. At present, Yuan Longping is going to the third phase, that is, 900 kilograms per mu, "the original goal is to reach 900 kg per mu in 2015, the process is very smooth, we think in 2012 to be able to achieve."

Once the three target is achieved, Yuan Longping will immediately start developing the fourth super rice. Despite being old, Yuan Longping still insisted on going down to Tian Tian to take part in the study of hybrid rice. "I have a wish that I can achieve the fourth stage of super rice before the age of 90, and see the birth of super rice with a yield of 1000 kg per mu."

Dispel doubts:

Super rice tastes good.

"Super rice is delicious?" after seeing the heavy rice in China Pavilion, many tourists raised this problem. Yuan Longping is quite confident about this. He told reporters that besides the yield of hybrid rice, the quality of rice, especially the taste, has also become more and more important.

"In the 70s and 80s of last century, we put rice production in the absolute first place. Now we have put forward high requirements for quality: we must pursue quality rice under the premise of ensuring output." Yuan Longping answers everyone's curiosity about the taste of super rice with a little story he has experienced.

"A while ago, 4 female journalists from Hongkong went to our rice base to interview them. We served them with rice made from super rice." Yuan Longping said, according to the usual habits of the 4 female journalists, they usually only eat half a bowl of rice at a meal, but on that day, 3 reporters ate 3 bowls of rice and another two and a half bowls. Yuan Longping smiled and asked, "do you think super rice is tasty?"

Outlook:

Helping other countries to develop hybrid rice

Food problem is a topic of considerable concern in the world today. Yuan Longping said that more than half of the world's population live on rice. Some experts estimate that by 2030, 60% more rice will be produced than in 1995 to meet the needs.

"At present, the rice planting area in China is about 440 million mu, with an average yield of 6.3 tons per hectare. Hybrid rice accounts for 57% of the total rice area, and the average yield is 7.2 tons. Hybrid rice is more than 20% higher than the conventional high-yield conventional rice, and can feed tens of millions of people each year. Yuan Longping said that the development of hybrid rice abroad is relatively good. Hybrid rice will play a major role in the new century to ensure world food security.

Yuan Longping said, "if there are 75 million hectares of hybrid rice planted, the output per hectare will be increased to 2 tons, and the output will reach 1.5 million tons, which can raise 400 million to 500 million of the population. In order to help other countries solve the grain problem, we are ready to help other countries to develop hybrid rice. "