国外农作物引种与中国种植业

Crop Introduction For Agriculture Development in China

国外农作物引种不仅是一个国际农业科技交流活动 ,而且是促进农业科研和生产发展的重要手段。我国的国外引种历史悠久 ,目前栽培的 6 0 0种作物中约有一半是国外引进的。引进数以万计的优良品种和优异种质在我国直接推广利用或用作亲本培育新的品种 ,使我国的作物产量不断提高 ,品质不断改善。国外引种潜力巨大而且经济、快捷。改革开放为国外引种提供了良好机遇。进一步加强国外引种的基础建设和管理 。

Crop introduction from abroad is not only an international exchange activities in agriculture science and technology area but also an important means of promoting development on agriculture study and production. It has a long history in China. At present, there are approximately 600 crops cultivated in China, of which, almost half of them were introduced from abroad. Number of ten thousand of introduced elite varieties or germplasm have directly utilized in agriculture production or indirectly used for breeding new varieties. They have made great contribution to crop yielding increment and quality improvement. Crop introduction from abroad is more economical and faster than breeding in China to obtain suitable crop germplasm or varieties for crop production. Reformation and opening door policy provide a very good opportunity to crop introduction. The important role of crop introduction from abroad in agriculture production and other agricultural study area in China will be more prominent when the capacity building and management of crop introduction are further promoted and strengthened.