Yuan Longping began to study hybrid rice in 1964, and in 1966, Miracle Rice (IR8) was bred in IRRI Philippine International Rice Research Institute. 1974 bred the first hybrid rice combination Nanyou 2? . 1975 the successful research and development of hybrid rice seed production technology laid the foundation for large-scale popularization of hybrid rice? .
1986, Yuan Longping put forward the hybrid rice breeding strategy, which divided the hybrid rice breeding method into three strategic development stages: three-line method, two-line method and one-line method, that is, the breeding program developed from complex to simple and efficient.
On July 20, 20 16 in Xingning, the average yield per mu of early rice was 832. 1 kg, and the yield per mu of double-season super rice was 1537.78 kg, setting a world record for the yield of double-season rice.
On June 2, 2020, the yield per mu of hybrid rice 165438+ led by Yuan Longping from Zhuqing Village, Hengnan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province reached 1530.76 kg, including 665438 kg of early rice and 9 16548 kg of the third generation hybrid late rice variety.
Yuan Longping passed away.
2021May 22nd 13: 07, Yuan Longping died in Changsha, Hunan Province at the age of 9 1.
On the morning of May 24th, 20021year, the farewell ceremony of Comrade Yuan Longping's body was held at Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha. After the death of Comrade Yuan Longping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission expressed deep condolences over his death, extended cordial greetings to his family and sent flowers.
, Li, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao, Han Zheng, Wang Chen, Liu He, Sun Chunlan, Yang Xiaodu, Chen, Chen Miner, Hu Chunhua, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Wu Bangguo and Wen Jiabao all sent messages of condolence or laid wreaths to express their condolences.
Princess Khazhak Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand, Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Lanari Velu, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Madagascar, Pedro Dosres, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Timor-Leste and others sent flowers or expressed condolences.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuan Longping