国内英语资讯:China Focus: Third-generation hybrid rice achieves high yields in China
<p><span word="CHANGSHA">CHANGSHA</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Longping">Longping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="underwent">underwent</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="output">output</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>, <span word="G">G</span>3-1<span word="S">S</span>/<span word="P">P</span>19, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,046.3 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="mu">mu</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 667 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>), <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="plots">plots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Qingzhu">Qingzhu</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hengyang">Hengyang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stout">stout</span> <span word="stem">stem</span>, <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span>, <span word="lodging">lodging</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="grains">grains</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="period">period</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Qian">Qian</span> <span word="Qian">Qian</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>.</p><p><span word="Qian">Qian</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="took">took</span> 160 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sowing">sowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harvesting">harvesting</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 125 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fertilizers">fertilizers</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>," <span word="Qian">Qian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fertilizers">fertilizers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cultivated">cultivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> "<span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>" <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="beforehand">beforehand</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paddies">paddies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Bingran">Bingran</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p>
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