National Science and Technology Awards
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Studies on genome and important trait genes of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) led by Prof. Huang Sanwen at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (the second prize of the National Natural Science Awards of China)
The project applied the latest sequencing technology to uncover the genomic code of cucumber for the first time, and identified the important trait genes that control the fruit's size and bitterness. The discoveries open a new era for molecular assistant breeding of cucumbers, and make China a world leader in vegetable genomics research. The project found nine bitterness biosynthetic genes and the... -
Research on the development and application of a live vaccine against swine-transmissible gastroenteritis, porcine epidemic diarrhea and porcine rotavirus completed by Prof. Feng Li at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (the second prize pf the Nntional Technology Invention Awards of China)
The project created the first safe and effective triple-combined live vaccine for swine viral diarrhea in China. The active and passive immunization rates of the new vaccine are as high as 96.15 percent and 88.67 percent respectively. A total of 25.6 million vaccines have been used nationwide, with 154 million piglets under protection. Sales revenue has reached 201 million yuan ($29 million). ... -
Researches on distant hybridization techniques between common wheat and Agropyron cristatum and on new germplasm production by transferring alien genes of A. cristatum into wheat led by Prof. Li Lihui at the Institute of Crop Sciences (the second prize of the National Technology Invention Awards of China)
The project has lasted for 30 years and established a new germplasm production technology for wide cross between wheat and wild relatives. It solved the international problem of using alien genes of A. cristatum for wheat germplasm enhancement. A total of 392 new varieties featuring large spike, high thousand seed weight, broad spectrum resistance and small flag leaf of plant architecture traits w... -
Research on the identification, innovation and utilization of elite soybean germplasm led by Prof. Qiu Lijuan at the Institute of Crop Sciences (the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China)
This project developed an identification system of soybean germplasm evaluation by integrating the phenotyping and genotyping techniques. It also was the first to establish and analyze soybean pan-genome in the world, identified 72 QTL/genes related to resistance/tolerance and oil contents, built molecular marker-assisted breeding system, created eight elite lines and 17 disease-resistant, high-qu... -
Research and application on the monitoring and accounting methods of livestock and poultry manure pollution, and on key technologies for mitigating pollution and increasing efficiency led by Prof. Dong Hongmin at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture (the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China)
The project also innovated three series of technical models covering planting and breeding, clean production and recycling, and centralized treatment. They have been widely promoted and applied nationwide, providing sci-tech support to make national policies and implement major actions. Demonstration project for centralized treatment of livestock and poultry manure for energy production -
Studies on the development of high-quality and multi- resistant germplasm of cucumber and related breeding technologies of new varieties led by Prof. Gu Xingfang at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers ( the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China)
The project develops an efficient cucumber disease resistance identification and quality evaluation technology, creates a world-leading molecular marker technology for cucumber multi-genes pyramiding breeding, and overcomes the difficulty of integrating the high-quality and disease-resistant genes. Eight varieties with different ecological types have been bred and their total planting areas come u... -
Research on the characteristics of farmland acidification and on related key control technologies in typical red soil region of China, led by Prof. Xu Minggang at the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China)
The team, after carrying out nearly 30 years of inspection on experimental sites in six typical provinces, has found spatial and temporal variations of farmland acidification, established three key technologies centering on the accurate application of lime materials and animal manure, and the reduction of chemical nitrogen fertilizers application to control such acidification. The team also develo... -
Innovation and industrialization of key technologies of the lamb stepwise processing led by Prof. Zhang Dequan at the Institute of Food Science and Technology of CAAS (the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China)
The project has interpreted China's lamb procession characteristics for the first time, established a lamb processing evaluation system suitable for Chinese people's eating habits and developed key technologies and equipment for lamb stepwise processing. These achievements have solved three major technological problems - ambiguous lamb processing characteristics and low accuracy of grade cut, dete...