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Current status and countermeasures for crop seed industry development in Sichuan province

TANG Yong-Yan1, YIN Jun-Jie1, HOU Qing-Qing1, FENG Jun-Yan2, LI Jun3, YANG Wu-Yun3, CHEN Xue-Wei1,*, HU Pei-Song4,*, WAN Jian-Min5,6,*   

  1. 1 New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; 2 Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, Sichuan, China; 3 Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, Sichuan, China; 4 National Key Laboratory of Rice Biological Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311401, Zhejiang, China; 5 College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China; 6 Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2025-06-20 Revised:2025-07-28 Accepted:2025-07-28 Published:2025-07-30
  • Contact: 陈学伟, E-mail: xwchen88@sicau.edu.cn E-mail:tangyongyan8826@163.com
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    This study was supported by the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Program (2022JDR0353) and the New Cornerstone Investigator Program (NCI202339).

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Abstract:

Crop germplasm resources are fundamental to agricultural advancement. Their efficient development and utilization are strategic importance for advancing agricultural modernization and ensuring national food security. In recent years, Sichuan province has made significant progress in germplasm resource surveys, optimizing crop planting structure, increasing crop yield, and breeding new crop varieties. However, critical challenges still exist. These includes inadequate preservation and utilization of germplasm resources, the absence of a national-level seed industry innovation platform, limited scientific innovation capacity, and weak competitiveness among seed industry enterprises. As a national strategic hinterland and a major seed industry province, Sichuan holds an irreplaceable role in maintaining national food security, driving sustainable agricultural development, and pioneering agricultural science-technology innovation. To address these challenges, Sichuan must urgently strengthen policy system design, enhance the efficiency of germplasm resource utilization, advance scientific innovation of seed industry, and improve industry-academia-research collaborative innovation. These steps will foster a cluster of modern and competitive seed enterprises, accelerate Sichuan’s transition from a major seed province to an innovation-led powerhouse, ultimately strengthening national food security.

Key words: Sichuan province, crops, germplasm industry development, crop breeding, germplasm resources

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