6 CAAS Achievements Win National Science and Technology Awards
??? The 2016 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was recently held in Beijing. Six achievements with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and its affiliated institutes as the first completing units won National Science and Technology Awards, including two Second Prizes of the National Technological Invention Award and four Second Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
According to the introduction, two achievements won the Second Prize of the National Technological Invention Award: "Creation of Targeted Antibodies against Aflatoxins in Agricultural Products and Highly Sensitive Detection Technology," completed under the leadership of Researcher Li Peiwu of the Oil Crops Research Institute of CAAS, and "Key Technology and Equipment for Peanut Harvest Mechanization," completed under the leadership of Researcher Hu Zhichao of the Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization. Four achievements won the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award: "Introduction, Research and Innovative Utilization of CIMMYT Wheat," completed under the leadership of Researcher He Zhonghu of the Institute of Crop Sciences; "Research and Application of a High-Yield Technology System for Optimizing the Maize Canopy and Plow Layer," completed under the leadership of Researcher Zhao Ming; "Maize Field Planting Manual and Wall Charts" (popular science category), completed under the leadership of Researcher Li Shaokun; and "Evolution of Farmland Soil Organic Matter in Major Grain-Producing Regions and Comprehensive Technology and Application for Its Improvement," completed under the leadership of Researcher Xu Minggang of the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning.
In addition, CAAS and its affiliated institutions also won a number of National Science and Technology Awards as participating units. Six achievements each won the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award: "Breeding and Application of the High-Yield and Stable-Yield Cotton Variety Lumianyan No. 28," completed with the participation of the Biotechnology Research Institute; "Genetic Mechanism and New Variety Breeding of Yellow-Seeded Brassica napus," completed with the participation of the Oil Crops Research Institute; "Conservation, Development and Utilization of Rongchang Pig Breed Resources," completed with the participation of the Feed Research Institute; "Key Technology and Application for Efficient Reduction of Pesticide Use Guided by Biological Targets," completed jointly with the participation of the Institute of Plant Protection and the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers; and "Research, Development and Application of Key Technologies and Products for Precision Drip Irrigation" and "Research and Application of Key Technologies for New Low-Energy, Multi-Functional Water-Saving Irrigation Equipment," completed with the participation of the Farmland Irrigation Research Institute.