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Super rice sets a new target: 16 tons per hectare within 5 years
Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice," said on the 21st at the Xiangjiang Forum held in Wangcheng, Hunan, that after achieving a major breakthrough in the fourth-phase super rice project, he hopes to continue with the fifth-phase research, and suggested setting the fifth-phase target at 16 tons per hectare, with a plan to raise super rice yields to this new level within 5 years.
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China's domestic cotton supply-demand gap for the 2014 season is about 2 million tons
According to relevant forecasts, in the 2014 season (September 2014 to August 2015), China's textile cotton demand will stabilize and rebound. The domestic cotton supply-demand gap for the new season is expected to be about 2 million tons, an increase of about 1 million tons over the previous season. This was learned by reporters on the 25th from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance
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In the first half of 2014, the national usage of formula fertilizer for major grain crops reached 5.3 million tons
In the first half of this year, the national usage of formula fertilizer for major grain crops reached 5.3 million tons (in terms of pure nutrients), with an application area of 360 million mu-times, up 17.8% and 20% respectively compared with the same period last year; formula fertilizer already accounted for about 40% of the total fertilizer applied to major grain crops. This was learned by the reporter at the meeting to evaluate the results of the demonstration county creation for promoting formula fertilizer through agricultural enterprise cooperation.
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China's total grain storage capacity exceeds 300 million tons, says Ren Zhengxiao, director of the National Grain Administration
Ren Zhengxiao, director of the National Grain Administration, revealed on the 27th that as of the end of 2013, China had 19,000 various types of grain storage enterprises spread across urban and rural areas, with a total storage capacity exceeding 300 million tons, a 100-fold increase over the early days of the founding of New China. Ren Zhengxiao, at the national grain
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Soybean Import Surplus of 40 Million Tons Leaves Northeast Soybean Sales in Dire Straits
2016 is the International Year of Pulses, yet imported soybeans flooding into the Chinese market have left domestically grown soybeans completely at a loss. According to statistics from China Customs, China's soybean imports in November 2015 stood at 7.39 million tons, and 72.57 million tons for January to November, compared with the same period last year
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Sinograin purchased 175 million tons of policy-related grain last year, with storage losses falling sharply
The reporter learned from the Central Grain Reserve Work Conference held on the 5th: In 2015, Sinograin purchased a total of 175 million tons of policy-related grain for the whole year, marking the third consecutive year that purchases exceeded the 100 million ton scale and setting a new record high. A total of 18.5 million tons of policy-related grain were auctioned throughout the year, and the
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Can Rice Straw Make Egg Cartons? Mushroom Spent Substrate Becomes Great Soil for Growing Strawberries
How can agricultural environmental protection be done? Mountains of rice straw and rice husks, and the headache-inducing waste from mushroom-growing space bags, can also return to agriculture for a second life of use! From now until April 24, the "Sharing Nature" special exhibition is currently being held at the Intelligent Agriculture Pavilion in the Waipu Park of the Taichung World Flora Exposition. Come learn how far Taiwan, China's agricultural technology has developed.
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Taiwan guava production and sales are stable with steady prices: how much per jin, and how many tons marketed
To stabilize vegetable and fruit prices, the Council of Agriculture has rolled out three arrows: exports, processing and direct sales. An export platform was also set up recently. The Council of Agriculture recently invited the top 100 enterprises, the eight major banks, state-owned enterprises, airline caterers, five-star hotels, and supermarket and hypermarket channels to launch a "public-private collaborative agricultural product promotion platform" to help market agricultural products.
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How to prune the String of Buttons? A detailed guide to the correct pruning method
The scientific name of String of Buttons is Crassula perforata, a type of succulent plant that many people grow at home, so what is the pruning method for String of Buttons? 1. Growth habits of String of Buttons. String of Buttons is a perennial succulent plant of the genus Crassula in the family Crassulaceae, named because the plant closely resembles a string of ancient coins.
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How many tons per mu can high-yield sweet sorghum cultivation reach?
The high-yield record for sweet sorghum stalks is 168 tons/hectare. The high-yield record for grain is 6 tons/hectare. In addition, the fiber content of sweet sorghum stalks is around 14-18%, with fiber yield reaching 9-15 tons per hectare. High-yield cultivation techniques for sweet sorghum: 1. Reasonable crop rotation. Sorghum should not be planted continuously and is suitable for rotation
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