One seed sold for 10 million yuan

The Institute of crop science of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences recently transferred the exclusive production and operation right of "Zhongmai 895" in Henan and Jiangsu provinces to Henan Lianfeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd with a high price of 10 million yuan, creating a new record of technology transfer of Wheat Varieties in China According to he Zhonghu, researcher of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and director of the National Wheat Improvement Center, wheat is a self pollinated crop The production of wheat is all conventional varieties Farmers do not need to change varieties every year Therefore, the development of wheat seed industry is far less than hybrid rice and corn The price of a single new variety in the technology transfer market is usually about 12 million yuan In recent years, under the promotion of the national good seed subsidy policy, farmers' enthusiasm for seed exchange has increased, and the wheat seed market is relatively active in Henan, Jiangsu and other places, promoting the development of production "Zhongmai 895" was jointly bred by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences and the Institute of cotton of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences It has three outstanding characteristics: high yield In the identification test, yield ratio test and multi-point test in 2007-2009, the average yield per mu is 562 kg, 6.6% higher than that of the control variety Zhoumai 18; in 2009-2010, it participated in the national preliminary test of huanghuainan tablet, with an average yield per mu of 520 kg, which is higher than that of the adjacent control Zhoumai 18 The yield increased by 8.1% and 9 points were all increased, ranking first among 50 varieties The three factors of yield were coordinated, the number of ears per mu was about 400000, the number of grains per ear was about 30, and the weight of 1000 grains was 48-53g It has good resistance to stripe rust and powdery mildew, and is superior to Zhoumai 18 in resistance to leaf blight and scab; the plant is relatively short (about 75cm), compact and lodging resistant; the root system has strong vitality, long leaf function period, fast grouting speed, dry hot wind resistance and good yellowing It has wide adaptability and is an ideal variety to cope with climate change At the signing ceremony of technology transfer, academician Zhuang Qiaosheng, a famous wheat expert, introduced that "Zhongmai 895" has great promotion value in Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and other major wheat producing areas in the south of Huanghuai river He said that private seed enterprises are very important for the promotion of new varieties under the situation that public seed companies are relatively weak.