The China Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Shanxi Agricultural University established the "Joint Research Center of Miscellaneous Grain"

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 4th (Reporter Yu Wenjing) Institute of Craft Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Shanxi Agricultural University recently established the "Miscellaneous Food Joint Research Center". Joint appraisal evaluation and evaluation of miscellaneous grain germplasm resources, and the development of special functional products of miscellaneous grain.

This is the news that the reporter learned from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on the 4th.

It is understood that the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Shanxi Agricultural University have a deep foundation in the scientific research of miscellaneous grain. The new varieties of miscellaneous grains cultivated by the two parties "Chang Miscellaneous Valley 2922", "Zhongyun 6" and "Zhongzu Quinoa No. 1" are applying for registration or identification of Shanxi Province. At the same time, the two sides jointly carried out adaptive screening and high yield creation tests of new varieties of miscellaneous crops such as Guzi, miscellaneous beans, buckwheat and other miscellaneous crops.

Qian Qian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that miscellaneous grains have been the staple food of ordinary people in many regions for thousands of years. Important role. Shanxi miscellaneous grain has rich quality resources. It is hoped that through the establishment of the "Miscellaneous Grain Joint Research Center", to build an innovative platform, gather innovative talents, produce first -class results, play a positive role in the quality innovation of miscellaneous grains, genetic resources mining develop.

[Editor in charge: Shi Ge]

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