Promoting the Utilization of Germplasm Resources and Consolidating the Innovation Foundation of Seed Industry —— Answering the reporter’s questions on the sharing and exchange of crop germplasm resour
This website news Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced the first batch of available crop germplasm resources in the form of announcement, and launched the information system for sharing and utilization of crop germplasm resources on the big data platform of China seed industry. The Center for Protection and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the Measures for Sharing and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Resources. A few days ago, the heads of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Center for the Protection and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm Resources answered questions from reporters on the relevant situation.
Q: China is a big country with germplasm resources. The long-term strategy of the National Agricultural Germplasm Resource Bank has preserved abundant germplasm resources, but there are still shortcomings in sharing and communication. Can you tell us about the specific situation?
A:The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to the protection and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources, and the Central Seed Industry Revitalization Action Plan put forward specific and clear requirements. With the active efforts of relevant parties and units, the protection and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources in China has achieved remarkable results, and the national agricultural germplasm resources bank (nursery) has achieved long-term strategic preservation of germplasm resources.53More than 10,000 copies have been saved, ranking second in the world, and more than half of them have been distributed and shared. According to statistics, in recent years, national libraries (nurseries) have distributed resources every year.More than 100,000 copies, serving more than 1,500 innovative breeding subjects, and exhibiting 12,000 excellent resources with utilization potential.About 10,000 copies, which provides a germplasm resource guarantee for supporting China’s scientific research and breeding, the output of major seed industry achievements and national food security. For example, local varieties of rice, Qianyang Taohuami and Shefang Gong Mi, have disappeared in their place of origin, and after years of development after being introduced from the national treasury, they have become characteristic industries for the revitalization of local villages; Using the national stock of wheat resources to cross with agropyron cristatum, a breakthrough new variety of "common ice system" was formed. But at the same time, we also see that resource utilization is still a shortcoming. The main reasons are the lack of practical management methods, the lack of effective incentive and restraint mechanisms, the unsystematic release of resource information, the incomplete registration and sharing, and the lack of data on key characteristics of some resources. In order to better solve the above problems, in the past two years, we have taken a solid step in promoting the sharing and utilization of resources by starting with the preservation of resources in national libraries (nurseries), uniting all forces and making comprehensive policies.One is research.Promulgated the "Management Standard of National Agricultural Germplasm Resources Bank (Nursery)" and "Measures for Sharing and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm Resources (Trial)" to achieve rules-based; The second is to publish the catalogue of available agricultural germplasm resources, so as to be open and transparent; threeIt’s divisionCarry out accurate identification of germplasm resources and find out the characteristics of resources;The fourth isIncrease the display of excellent resources and introduce good resources to the public. At the beginning of this year, we supported the China Seed Trade Association to hold special promotion activities of germplasm resources, the national mid-term library of watermelon germplasm resources and other units.199A precious resource was planted and displayed on the spot, which caused positive response in the industry.
Q: We are concerned that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has announced the publication of the first batch of available crop germplasm resources. What is the main significance and characteristics of these resources?
A:Germplasm resources are the basis of breeding innovation, and the key is to use them. Both the Seed Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Measures for the Administration of Agricultural Germplasm Resources clearly stipulate that the catalogue of available agricultural germ plasm resources should be published regularly. The main purpose is to make it clear which germplasm resources we have, where these resources are, what characteristics they have, and who to apply for them, which is of great significance for promoting the sharing and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources and information exchange. In the past two years, based on the urgent needs of the industry, we have focused on the revitalization and development of seed industry and organized.72 countrieslevelwarehouse(garden)Experts carefully screened and repeatedly studied and determined the first batch of available resources, totaling 2.Ten thousand copies, involving crop types.48Species,Including rice, wheat, corn and other major food crops, oil crops such as soybeans, rape and peanuts, vegetable crops such as cabbage, peppers and radishes, fruit crops such as apples, pears and peaches, as well as cotton, hemp and watermelon. The main information of each resource includes germplasm name, unified number, crop type, germplasm type, main characteristics, storage unit, contact person and contact information, etc."Innocent background, clear characteristics and clear value" has achieved "availability and utilization". Seed industry practitioners can easily access these resource information through China Seed Industry Big Data Platform. Selecting available crop germplasm resources is a long-term basic work, which should be based on scientific screening and judgment of each resource. In the future, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will publish more batches of resource catalogues to meet the needs of breeding innovation.
Q: Recently, the Center for Protection and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the Measures for Sharing and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm Resources (Trial). Please introduce the relevant background and situation.
A:For a long time, the sharing and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources in China has not yet formed a set of systematic and effective institutional norms tosendAfter applying for resources from national repositories (nurseries), most of the applicants not only failed to feed back the utilization information in time, but also failed to reflect the contribution of germplasm resources in related research results or acquired rights. Some units or individuals even put forward unreasonable requirements such as "moving repositories" and "backing up" in large quantities, which affected the standardized management and orderly and efficient utilization of resources. To this end,2022yearfiveIn June, we started the formulation of measures, and organized expert discussion and concentrated discussion for four times.manyListen to opinions and suggestions, the same year.In November, the public was asked for opinions from the whole society, which was generally welcomed. Many people in the industry called to express their support clearly. The current measures have been issued and will be formally implemented on April 15 this year..methodIncluding general principles, application and acquisition, benefitsUse and feedback, results labeling and rights sharing, and supplementary provisions, etc.There are 5 chapters and 24 articles., defined the responsibilities that the national-level library (nursery) must perform as the main body of resource sharing and distribution, standardized the conditions, procedures, quantity and specific requirements for resource application and acquisition, established a resource utilization feedback and benefit sharing mechanism, and encouraged relevant units and individuals to deposit the agricultural germplasm resources held by the country with the national-level library (nursery) and provide them for sharing and utilization to the society. In particular, we have made separate regulations on how farmers breeders can apply for sharing resources from national libraries (nurseries) to ensure that all legal persons and natural persons can share resources. In order to cooperate with the implementation of the measures, the information system for sharing and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources has been officially put into operation, and applicants can quickly inquire about relevant information and apply online conveniently, thus improving the efficiency of resource distribution.
Q: The national agricultural germplasm resource bank (nursery) is the main body of resource distribution. What regulations or measures are there in management?
A:Article 10 of the Seed Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates that the competent agricultural and rural authorities in the State Council should establish a germplasm resource bank, a germplasm conservation zone or a germplasm resource protection site, and the preserved germplasm resources are public resources and open for use according to law. Article 23 of the Measures for the Administration of Agricultural Germplasm Resources stipulates that the relevant units and individuals may apply to the national medium-term germplasm bank and germplasm nursery for scientific research and breeding needs, and the national-level library (nursery) shall provide germplasm resources to the applicant if it meets the requirements. In recent years, we have actively promoted the construction of national libraries (nurseries), forming a long-term library as the core, a duplicate library, 1fiveMid-term library, 5fiveA national agricultural germplasm resources protection system based on a germplasm garden.April 2022The general office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the Management Standard of National Agricultural Germplasm Resources Repository (Nursery), emphasizing that the national agricultural germ plasm resources repository (nursery) is a strategic, basic and public welfare facility for the safe preservation and sharing of agricultural germ plasm resources in China, and undertakes the work of collection, collation, identification, registration, preservation, exchange and utilization of agricultural germ plasm resources, and explicitly requires that the national crop germ plasm repository (nursery) should be sent to agriculture and rural areas before the end of January each year.
Q: What other plans does the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have in promoting the sharing and utilization of germplasm resources?
A:Publishing the catalogue of available germplasm resources, introducing sharing methods and online information system are only the first steps in sharing and utilizing germplasm resources. We will strengthen the follow-up, supervision and guidance, make the service in place, implement the work and promote these.measureReally play a real role. In the next step, we should focus on three things. First, accelerate the registration of resources. Formulate incentive measures to encourage the collection of resource information kept by scientific research and teaching units, enterprises and individuals, and integrate them into a unified resource sharing and utilization information system to realize information sharing and utilization. The second is to further promote the accurate identification of resources. Relying on superior scientific research institutes, universities and enterprises, we will build a number of accurate appraisal platforms for germplasm resources, build a national overall planning, central and local cooperation, and cooperation between science and enterprises to identify and evaluate germplasm resources, clarify genetic information, and dig out excellent traits such as high yield, high quality, stress resistance and disease resistance, so as to provide more valuable data information for breeders. The third is to increase the display and promotion of resources. Carry out centralized planting and exhibition activities of excellent resources, so that breeders can have an intuitive understanding and understanding of resources on the spot. During the China Farmers Harvest Festival, International Biodiversity Day and other activities, we will carry out the Germplasm Resources Science Popularization Day. Select and publish excellent resources and typical cases of resource transformation, promote good resources and tell good resource stories.