Chapter 249 Blowout of genetic crops
After laughing, Wang De had to think about another thing.
That is to plant in test fields across the country to obtain the actual yield of super soybeans as soon as possible.
Because this yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu is the yield in a rapid breeding plant factory, it is the ideal maximum yield.
Customized light sources are used here to provide the best light, and nutrients are accurately supplied according to the nutritional needs of different periods. The environment can also be precisely controlled to provide the best growth environment for each growth stage of seeds.
However, soybean cultivation in the fields obviously cannot meet such conditions.
The real soybean yield, in addition to high-yielding varieties, is also affected by a series of factors such as environmental conditions, planting technology, scale, and mechanization.
Even if the same high-yielding variety is used, the soybean planting technology and mechanization popularity in Eagle Country are much higher than in China, and the planting areas are highly concentrated in the great plains with fertile soil and sufficient sunshine. As a result, the yields are naturally different.
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Soybeans are light and temperature sensitive crops. Once the environment changes, the yield will inevitably be affected.
However, our country has a vast territory, numerous habitats, and different climates in different regions, making it difficult to promote cross-regional promotion of improved varieties.
Furthermore, the farming systems in various regions are not uniform and cannot be matched with high-yielding bean seeds, making it equally difficult to achieve high and stable yields.
Many farmers' planting techniques are not high and are still at a relatively primitive stage. There are no specialized agricultural technical service companies to provide them with technical guidance and training, so it is difficult to improve output and quality.
On the other hand, new domestic soybean varieties have been continuously introduced, but the average soybean yield is still very low.
This is mainly because the new varieties developed have not been promoted in a timely manner, the new varieties have not been standardized and large-scale planting, and the supporting cultivation technology has not kept up, resulting in a serious lag in the promotion of new varieties.
Even if there are super soybeans with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, if the subsequent promotion of new varieties and supporting cultivation technology cannot keep up, and small farmers are planted in workshops, it is difficult to say how much the yield can be increased.
This is undoubtedly a huge difficulty faced by China's soybean industry.
It’s not just a company or an industry issue.
Mobilization and action at the national level are needed to completely resolve all difficulties and usher in the victory of the soybean planting revolution.
Now, the launch of super soybeans is only the first step.
It is also the first dawn of the new century.
On the same day, soybean experts rushed to agricultural bases across the country with harvested fresh soybean seeds to conduct trial planting in experimental fields.
Among them are agricultural bases under the group and experimental fields in cooperation with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Soybeans are grown in vast areas in the north and south of my country, but the main planting areas are still concentrated in Heilongjiang Province. Soybean planting in this province accounts for one-third of the country's planting area, and the total output is nearly 40%.
Moreover, the soil in the Northeast is fertile and the level of machinery is very high. It is a high-yield area. The average yield is about 400 kilograms, which is much higher than the more than 200 kilograms in most areas in the south.
Therefore, Syngenta also has its own soybean planting base in Heilongjiang Province. In addition, they also cooperate with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Xinjiang Province.
This is also a well-known high-yield area for soybeans, with long sunshine hours and large temperature differences between day and night, making it suitable for growing soybeans.
The Huang-Huai-Hai area is a medium-low yield area and must be tested in experimental fields to obtain the average yield.
If you want to achieve high yields in soybeans, in addition to selecting appropriate high-yielding varieties, you also need a large amount of planting investment during the planting process.
Before planting soybeans, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied, and top-dressing should be carried out reasonably at different planting periods. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should also be used reasonably, and targeted fertilization should be carried out according to different needs.
At different times, water control, pest control, etc. must also be done.
In this way, as long as the climate conditions are suitable that year, the yield of soybeans will basically be bumper.
When the yield of the experimental fields comes out, we will know the real data of super soybeans.
According to the calculations of soybean experts, the output in high-yield areas can probably reach more than 800 jins, and the average output in other areas is estimated to be about 500 jins.
In this way, the gap between China's soybean seeds and Eagle Country's can be ignored.
After several more generations of optimized breeding, it will be just around the corner to surpass Eagle Nation’s genetically modified seeds.
The soybean experts flew away, but the other experts stayed.
They inspected the genetic crops in the planting workshop, each with burning eyes and excited expressions.
On the rows of shelves, there are a wide variety of genetic crops.
In addition to soybeans, there are other crops waiting to be harvested.
On the white shelf on the left, there are some peanuts with aflatoxin-resistant genes inserted into them, which greatly reduces the chance of peanuts becoming moldy and producing aflatoxin.
Peanuts are the most susceptible crop to be infected with aflatoxin, and aflatoxin is the most toxic type of biotoxin known and has extremely strong teratogenic and carcinogenic side effects.
Every year, many people end up in the hospital suffering from aflatoxin poisoning due to accidentally eating moldy food.
With this genetic peanut, people's diet will undoubtedly become safer, food waste can be greatly reduced, and the cost of aflatoxin disposal can be reduced.
In the culture tank on the right is a kind of potato that is not poisonous even if it sprouts.
The yield of potatoes is already high enough, but there is still one area that needs improvement, that is, it is easy to sprout during storage, and after sprouting, biotoxins such as solanine will be produced.
If these potatoes containing alkaloid toxins are accidentally eaten, they will cause vomiting and diarrhea, headaches and stomachaches. In severe cases, they may even be life-threatening.
By creating non-toxic potatoes through gene editing, this hidden danger can be completely eliminated.
The ssr2 gene of potatoes is related to the production of biotoxins such as solanine. Knocking out this gene can produce non-toxic potatoes.
In addition, there are high-quality rice that is insect-resistant and drought-resistant, insect-resistant and high-yielding corn, and various vegetables with much higher vitamin content than ordinary varieties, etc.
It can be said to be a big blowout of genetic crops!
These are all new varieties developed in cooperation with Sanqing's crop department. Each of them has extraordinary potential and has a bright future.
As long as it performs well in the trial planting in the experimental field, it is likely to be introduced to the market and sold on the market.
Gene editing technology is revolutionizing the field of crop breeding.
It can accurately, quickly and simply generate the required genetic mutations required for crop improvement without introducing any unnecessary impurity genes, which is completely different from genetically modified crops.
GMO-free gene-edited crops are no different from conventional crops and contain naturally occurring mutations, so they do not pose any additional food safety or environmental risks compared to conventional mutation-bred crops.
As time goes by, more and more crops will join the army of gene-edited crops.
They produce higher yields, are safer, more nutritious, taste better, are more tolerant of extreme weather, and require less fertilizers and pesticides.
Chapter completed!