Major corn breeding program started within 973 program

Corn is China’s largest crop and maintains an important position in China’s grdain security. The program which covers more than 10 R&D institutions including CAAS Institute of Crop Science and CAAS Institute of Biotechnology will focus on corn yield and quality...

CAAS Hubei Oil Crops Research Institute wins CAAS prize

Rapeseed oil is China’s largest source of edible vetetable oil (55 % of total), but oil content of rape is 4 % lower compared to Canadian rapeseed oil (41 %). The Hubei institute has started a breeding program to bridge this gap and reports good progress, with up to...