隆平高科水稻育种成果再获中信集团科学技术奖特等奖

Core Viewpoint - Longping High-Tech has been awarded the Special Prize of the CITIC Group Science and Technology Award for its project on "Key Technology Innovation and Application of High-Efficiency Breeding for Rice Blast Resistance," highlighting significant technological breakthroughs and application value in rice breeding [1]. Group 1: Technological Innovations - The project addresses core challenges in rice breeding, such as the difficulty in coordinating disease resistance with high yield and quality traits, long breeding cycles, and narrow resistance spectra [1]. - A multi-dimensional rice blast resistance identification platform has been developed, achieving large-scale and precise identification of rice materials. The proportion of rice breeding materials with blast resistance increased from 64.9% during the 13th Five-Year Plan to 82.9% during the 14th Five-Year Plan [1]. Group 2: Breeding Efficiency and Outcomes - A new rice blast resistance breeding technology system has been established, significantly improving breeding efficiency. The proportion of disease-resistant hybrids in the testing phase rose from an average of 69.0% during the 13th Five-Year Plan to 90.2% during the 14th Five-Year Plan [2]. - The breeding cycle for disease-resistant varieties has been reduced from 8-10 years to 4-5 years, while achieving simultaneous improvement in multiple traits [2]. - A total of 10 disease-resistant, high-quality hybrid rice parents have been created, resulting in 174 new disease-resistant, high-yield hybrid rice varieties. These varieties have been promoted over 1,126,200 acres, increasing rice production by 240 million kilograms, reducing pesticide use by 676,000 kilograms, and generating savings of 710 million yuan for farmers and 700 million yuan in revenue for enterprises [2].