Editor's note:May 22, 2023, is the second anniversary of the death of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice"。China News Service reporter published an article entitled "Returned overseas Chinese Lv Yuping: Yuan Longping planted the seeds of safeguarding Chinese grain in my heart" on China News Network, the full text is as follows:
May 22, 2023, is the second anniversary of the death of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice"。"As a food watchman, Academician Yuan Longping has always taken rice 'high yield and higher yield' as the goal of his life。Lu Yuping, general manager of Longping Biotechnology (Hainan) Co., LTD., and returned overseas Chinese from the United States, said in an interview with China News Service reporter, "He is my good mentor and friend, and also planted a seed to protect Chinese grain in my heart.。”
Longping biological founder, general manager Lv Yuping
In 2011, due to a chance opportunity, Lv Yuping from Beijing to Changsha, Hunan province to visit Yuan Longping。"He was in his 80s by then。We sat on the sofa in his office and had a long talk, listening to him talk about the development of hybrid rice, and I felt the tenacity of the older generation of scientists to "choose one thing, end one's life"。Lv Yuping said that when they met for the first time, they talked very happily, and the original 20-minute communication time was fully talked for more than two hours。
In Lv Yuping's memory, Yuan Longping is an approachable, no shelf of elders, for the younger generation's advice, always give meticulous answers。Old Yuan spent his life working in the fields, and his lifelong pursuit was to keep the world free from hunger。His dedication to scientific research deeply infected every agricultural researcher。
The problem of exchange breeding between Lv Yuping and Yuan Longping
Lu Yuping, who returned from the United States, is engaged in corn transgenic technology research, mainly to solve the problem of corn pest resistance。"Corn is extremely vulnerable to pests and diseases during its growth, and Yuan Longping was interested in how to control pests and diseases, so I introduced to him in detail the research progress of transgenic technology in biological breeding.。Mr. Yuan hopes that we can work together and make our own contributions to China's food security。"Lu Yuping recalled。
Inspired by Lu Yuping, he founded Longping Biotechnology (Hainan) Co., Ltd. in 2019, and the company name is taken from Yuan Longping。"In 2020, the company officially entered Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yuan old is very happy after knowing, but also special inscription message 'ceasing to struggle, innovation more than'."。Lu Yuping told reporters that this picture is now hanging at the door of the laboratory, in order to encourage young researchers to learn the perseverance and dedication of the older generation of scientists。
An inscription written by Yuan Longping to Longping Biology
Yuan Longping once described himself as "not at home, in the experimental field;Not in the test field. On the way to the test field。"His spirit has always inspired me。Lu Yuping said that as long as there is time every week, he will take the team to shuttle back and forth in the laboratory and the field, observe and record the growth of corn, field sampling inspection, and then discuss the experimental data。"The road to scientific research is always a difficult one, requiring feet on the ground, patience and perseverance。”他说。
Photo of Lu Yuping and Yuan Longping
"China is a big country in food production and consumption, but there are still shortcomings and weaknesses in soybeans and corn, and some seed sources are still dependent on imports.。Lv Yuping said, "To solve the problem of biological breeding, the key is to focus on the mining and comprehensive utilization of emerging technologies.。This is also the original intention of my choice to return to China to start a business。I want to use my own skills to make the rice bowl of ordinary people more secure and stable。”
Sanya's unique tropical climate shortens the breeding cycle, and Lu's goal is to improve corn growing conditions and increase corn yields and farmers' incomes while effectively resisting many major corn pests。"Facing the farmland and facing the sun, we will continue to follow the example of Academician Yuan Longping and do something for the development of China's agriculture.。"Lu Yuping said。