China’s space breeding scientific research continues to promote industrial development.

CCTV News:A few days ago, a seminar on the development of space biotechnology industry was held in Dali, Yunnan Province under the guidance of China Manned Space Engineering Office.

At the seminar, about 100 experts in astronaut system and space application system of manned space engineering, and representatives of relevant industrial research institutes and enterprises summarized the development and phased achievements of space breeding around the development of space biotechnology and with the theme of space science and technology helping industrial development.

Guo Tao, Deputy Director of National Plant Aerospace Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center:Our country has been carrying out space breeding for more than 30 years, and has carried out a lot of research on major food crops, cash crops and trees. According to incomplete statistics, more than 200 varieties have been cultivated and popularized in production. In the southern region, super rice bred by space flight can completely achieve an yield of more than 1,000 kilograms per mu in two seasons in a year, which also plays an important role in the stable production of grain in our country and the supply of high-quality agricultural products.

As China Space Station enters a new stage of application and development, the related scientific experiments of space breeding in China will be further advanced.

Guo Tao, Deputy Director of National Plant Aerospace Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center:We not only say that we should put seeds in the space station, but also consider some exposed radiation devices outside the space station to promote the genetic improvement of plants more effectively. Aiming at the needs of the industry, we will vigorously cultivate varieties of new farming methods that meet the needs of future industrial development and meet people’s requirements for high-quality life.

The reporter learned from the seminar that China Manned Space Engineering Office will use manned space resources to promote the development of local characteristic industries around the fields of space breeding, space science popularization and space-grade food, and further give play to the comprehensive benefits of China’s manned space engineering.

Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China’s manned spaceflight project:Through our many platforms and recruitment, this scientific research platform of the space station is not only breeding in space, but also carrying out a large number of scientific experiments in many aspects in the future through aerospace medicine, materials and biology. Through these scientific experiments, I hope to produce a lot of scientific achievements and provide a good boost for our society and the development of economy, science and technology.