Disease-free citrus seedling cultivation boosts agricultural tech prosperity

Original title: Beibei, Chongqing: Cultivating disease-free seedlings to boost modern agriculture

On March 6, several workers labor at a citrus seedling base in Beibei District, Chongqing.

On the same day, the "Citrus Improved Variety Virus-free Breeding Base" of the Citrus Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, located in Beibei District, Chongqing, began this year's citrus seedling cultivation. Through establishing a "three-tier virus-free breeding system for improved citrus varieties," Chongqing has reduced the occurrence of pests and diseases such as citrus huanglongbing, citrus canker, and citrus exocortis, providing technical support for the city's seedling industry and boosting modern agricultural development. At present, Chongqing has built 12 disease-free seedling cultivation enterprises, occupying more than 80% of the national market for disease-free citrus seedlings, with an annual output value of about 350 million yuan.

Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Qin Tingfu)

On March 6, several workers labor at a citrus seedling base in Beibei District, Chongqing.

On March 6, a worker waters plants at a disease-free citrus seedling base in Beibei District, Chongqing.