New rice variety reaches an average yield of 995 kg per mu

Original headline: Yield measurement of the 100-mu plot of the new rice variety "Chujing 37": average yield of 995 kg per mu

Scene of the yield measurement of the 100-mu plot of Chujing 37 (photo taken on September 17).

San Nong Zhi Tong Che comprehensive report: On that day, an expert group commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture conducted an on-site yield measurement of the 100-mu plot of the new rice variety Chujing 37 in Xiashihuiba Village, Kejia Villagers' Committee, Jinshan Town, Lufeng County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Xie Hua'an, head of the expert group, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and expert of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, announced that the average yield of 3 randomly selected plots reached 995 kg per mu. The on-site yield measurement of the 100-mu plot of Chujing 37 has exceeded the "super rice" yield certification standard for 3 consecutive years. It is understood that Chujing 37 is suitable for planting in rice areas at an altitude of 1500 m - 1850 m and has relatively broad adaptability. At present, the promoted area within Yunnan Province has reached about 200,000 mu. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

On September 17, farmers harvest and carry rice at the yield measurement site of the 100-mu plot of Chujing 37. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

On September 17, farmers thresh rice at the yield measurement site of the 100-mu plot of Chujing 37. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

On September 17, farmers dehydrate rice grain at the yield measurement site of the 100-mu plot of Chujing 37. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao