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Breeding work for niche crops should not be neglected
How long does it take to breed a new crop variety? Older-generation breeders often tell me: ten years to breed one variety. This is no exaggeration. Even with off-season propagation in the south to add generations, traditional biological breeding techniques still require breeders to spend eight to ten years to select and breed a satisfactory
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The amendment to the Electoral Law can mobilize the enthusiasm of the broad masses of farmers to participate in elections
CRI Online news (frontline reporting team): The much-watched draft amendment to China's Electoral Law was submitted to the National People's Congress for deliberation on the 8th. This revision of the law takes equality of persons, equality of regions and equality of ethnic groups as its principles, and will realize the election of people's congress deputies by urban and rural areas in the same proportion.
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Turning Potatoes into a Staple Grain: Variety Selection Comes First
To make the potato a staple grain, whether it is turned into steamed buns and noodles on the dining table, or into reserve grain and emergency grain in the national grain depots, the potato must first be "transformed" into potato flour. So, can all potatoes be processed into potato flour? What kind of po
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Marker-assisted selection will become the main direction of future breeding
Conventional breeding methods have limitations such as genetic variation and genome hybridization; in principle, these limitations can be overcome through genetic engineering methods (such as recombinant DNA). Using these methods, genes with defined functions can be cloned and introduced into different species in a rapid and highly specialized manner.
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Five Phenomena to Guard Against in Rural Two-Committee Elections
The election of rural "two committees" is a major event in rural political life, directly bearing on the building of grassroots organizations, the building of a new socialist countryside, and the overall situation of rural reform, development and stability. In the author's view, to select a strong village-level leadership team, the following five phenomena must be guarded against:
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Introduction trials point the way for farmers choosing seed
When I have time, I go around the trial field to see which variety grows well and yields well, and next year I will choose that variety. Last year I selected seed based on the trial field, and on more than 60 mu of family land I planted 'Liangyu 99', with yield reaching more than 1,700 jin per mu. Liaoning Province, Tieling City, Kaiyuan City, Ba
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Seeds must be carefully selected to bring out their vigor
Step 1: Improved seed processing. Seeds of superior varieties, high-quality seeds. Good children come from a good mother; good seed makes good grain. The 10 premium corn seeds that can sell for 80 yuan, as mentioned by Wang Jianhua, professor at the College of Agronomy and Biotechnology at China Agricultural University, proves this truth. This premium corn not only
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Leisure agriculture faces favorable development opportunities: how to choose a development model
In recent years, China's leisure agriculture has developed rapidly and become a new economic growth point. The development of leisure agriculture helps optimize the rural industrial structure, open up employment channels for farmers, advance agricultural industrialization, and promote the development and utilization of rural ecological and cultural resources, becoming an important way to
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Methods and tips for raising pigeons: squab selection is the most important
In raising pigeons, the most important thing is the selection of squabs, otherwise the pigeons we raise are prone to illness, or other problems may arise. So how should we go about selecting squabs? If we keep and raise them all regardless of quality, we not only waste energy and resources, but also cause
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Are Zhejiang East White geese easy to raise? A detailed guide to breeding goose selection methods
Are Zhejiang East White geese easy to raise? They are quite easy to raise. The Zhejiang East White goose is an excellent goose breed, known for its delicious meat and fast early growth. So how should Zhejiang East White geese be selected for breeding? Do you know? Let's take a look together. Breeding geese can pass on their
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