Shandong Province, an agricultural base of Syngenta.
President Wang De walked into a rapid breeding plant workshop and instantly felt a cool and comfortable feeling. The temperature inside was suitable and the light was sufficient, completely blocking the heat outside. It was like a small world that felt like spring all year round.
He has been here with his seed team members for several days.
In addition to working every day, I spend most of my time in the rapid breeding plant workshop, observing and waiting with the soybean experts.
Waiting for today to arrive.
And today is the day when the genetic soybeans are harvested.
The turnaround in the seed industry that we have been looking forward to for many years is about to come to an end.
He unconsciously felt a little nervous, but looking at the culture tanks on the shelves around him, he saw a lot of greenery, and he immediately relaxed again.
Soon I came to the familiar soybean cultivation area. As far as I could see, I saw a field of yellow, which represented a good harvest. I felt very good and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but turn up.
When I walked in, I saw that the leaves had begun to fall off, the stems were dry and yellow, and there were scattered beans scattered on the soil.
The most gratifying thing is the densely packed pods on the plant. They are plump, yellow and crisp. If you shake them gently with your hand, you can hear the crisp sound of the seeds inside hitting the pod shells.
These soybeans are fully mature and are the perfect time to harvest.
"Let's get started, let's enjoy the joy of this harvest together."
Wang De looked at the waiting crowd around him, waved his hand, and gave the order to harvest.
The pods split open one by one, and the golden soybeans gathered in the hands of the staff like running water.
Soon, all the soybeans were harvested and packed into boxes.
Next comes the exciting moment.
Swish!
Everyone's eyes are looking at one place.
The harvested soybeans are being weighed.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result.
There are three varieties of soybeans planted in this trial. They were all genetically edited based on several high-yielding soybeans in China and then selected from the best.
Now we are weighing according to different classifications, and then calculating the yield per mu of each variety.
A soybean expert probably couldn't wait any longer, so he walked over and stared at the number on the electronic scale.
"Variety gd001, with a total weight of 31.2 kilograms, the comprehensive yield of a single-layer cultivation frame is 0.78 kilograms per square meter, which is equivalent to a yield per mu of... 517 kilograms!"
The expert murmured to himself and calculated the results skillfully. As soon as the numbers came out, his whole body was shocked and he was stunned.
He quickly stepped forward and checked again and again to make sure the staff made no mistake, and then he felt relieved.
What followed was ecstasy. He turned around and shouted: "Oh my god, the yield of soybeans is one thousand kilograms per mu. This, this is a record. Come and see this super soybean!"
The whole place was in an uproar, and everyone rushed forward excitedly, looking around at the soybeans.
Everyone's face was filled with uncontrollable ecstasy, and laughter and discussions arose one after another.
The entire plant workshop turned into a big market, extremely noisy.
Wang De smiled reservedly. When the real result appeared in front of him, he was not as excited as he imagined. Just like a climber who has traveled a long way to the top, after seeing the stunning scenery, he starts to think about going down the mountain. .
He said loudly: "Don't be impatient, weigh the other two varieties as well."
Everyone fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at the other two varieties of soybeans with great anticipation.
The results came out quickly.
The other two varieties can produce more than 800 kilograms per mu and more than 900 kilograms per mu. The yields are both amazing. They are indeed carefully selected high-yielding varieties.
Of course, the one with the highest yield is gd001, with a yield of more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, which can be said to have broken the domestic record.
You should know that it is normal for wheat, corn, and rice to have a yield of more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, but soybean cultivation is generally low-yield. A yield of more than 500 kilograms per mu is considered high yield. Generally, the yield per mu fluctuates around 400 kilograms.
The highest soybean yield record in history was in Missouri, Eagle Country, where a soybean yield of 1,388 kilograms per mu was planted in 2007.
However, this kind of yield cannot be replicated. Not to mention the genetically modified soybean varieties grown in Eagle Country, the soybeans of that year were able to achieve such high yields. In addition to the fertile soil, the climate at that time was also very suitable for the growth of soybeans. The superposition of so many factors was able to achieve such a high yield. This yield appears.
And this is the yield of genetically modified soybeans from Eagle Country. If it were domestic soybeans, the yield would be even lower.
Whether it is the average yield or the maximum yield, there is a big gap between China and Eagle Country. This is due to environmental factors, planting patterns and improved soybean varieties.
The soybeans grown in China are native soybeans. In recent years, the average soybean yield per mu is only 265 kilograms, which is far behind the 435 kilograms per mu of soybeans in Eagle Country.
Not to mention compared with the yield per mu of 800 to 1,000 in the high-yield areas in the central and western parts of Eagle Country.
Put aside the yield per mu and look at the maximum yield.
The Black Province is the most important soybean growing area in the country and is a veritable granary of the Northeast. In the high-yield fields there, the soybean yield per mu can be further increased to more than 500 kilograms.
Just last year, the 'Hennong 71' experimental field of the Soybean Research Institute of the Heijiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences actually harvested 5.2 acres, with an average yield of 672 kilograms per mu, setting a new high-yield record for soybeans in the three northeastern provinces.
In 2019, the soybean yield in the experimental field in Xinjiang Province reached a record yield of 895 kilograms per mu, which is also the highest soybean yield per mu in my country.
In the Huanghuaihai area, the average yield per mu of some soybean varieties is as high as 618 kilograms (measured yield per 100 acres). The seeds are full, the protein content is high, and the appearance is good. They are very popular among local farmers.
However, the few high-yield cases in these experimental fields are not of general significance and cannot represent the overall level of domestic soybean production.
The average soybean yield in China is around 200 kilograms, and the soybean output in high-yield areas is only over 500 kilograms. There is no precedent for a yield per mu of more than 1,000 kilograms.
Regardless of average yield or high yield, the domestic soybean yield per mu is only 60% of the soybean yield in Eagle Country.
Overall, there is a big gap between my country's soybeans and Eagle Country's soybeans in terms of unit yield and maximum yield. Domestic soybeans still have a lot of room to increase production.
However, although the average domestic soybean yield has been rising steadily in recent years, the rate of increase is very slow. There is still considerable pressure to exceed the 300 kilograms per mu yield.
This has also led to a serious shortage of self-produced soybeans in our country, which requires a large amount of imports from abroad every year. Last year alone, our country imported as many as 100 million tons of soybeans, making it the world's largest buyer. The self-sufficiency rate is less than 20%, which is a bottleneck. The problem is very prominent.
The plight of China's soybeans largely arises from improved varieties.
As we all know, seeds are the 'chips' and core competitiveness of agriculture. Only with good seeds can we obtain high yields, and soybeans are no exception.
my country's soybean planting area is as high as 140 million acres. Although it is not as good as the 530 million acres of Eagle Country, it is still considerable.
If there were really soybeans with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, with a planting area as large as our country, the annual output would exceed 70 million tons, an increase of up to 60 million tons compared with the current annual soybean output of more than 1,000 tons.
Compared with the 100 million tons of soybeans imported every year, the gap has been reduced by more than half in an instant, and only 40 million tons need to be imported.
And if we increase the soybean planting area by several thousand acres, China will soon no longer need to import large amounts of soybeans from abroad.
Completely achieve self-sufficiency in soybeans!
We are no longer afraid that any country will get stuck on the food issue!
Thinking of this, Wang De finally couldn't help it anymore, and the endless joy in his heart turned into bursts of hearty laughter.
Others also laughed, and the entire planting workshop was filled with cheerful laughter.
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In the past few days, the lockdown in Shanghai has been lifted, and we have to resume work and be busy with this and that, and we have to queue up for nucleic acid tests. It is simply more painful than being locked down at home. During these few days of holidays, I will try my best to update more and wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival!
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