Industrial Cluster: Xinjiang Cotton Has Set Three National Records Of Quantity Quality Synergy

"769 kg/mu for 100 mu of key research fields, 636 kg/mu for 1000 mu of pilot fields, 564 kg/mu for 10000 mu of demonstration fields; fiber quality reached more than 'double 30', creating three national high-yield records of quantity quality coordination... This is one of the outstanding achievements of the cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region in 2024." On December 14, the chief scientist Jiang Ping, president of Xinjiang Agricultural University, said.

On the same day, the 2024 working conference on the cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region was held in Xinjiang Agricultural University. 17 post scientists from the cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region, 19 station chiefs and heads of relevant industry departments attended the meeting.

In fact, creating a national record of high yield with the cooperation of quantity and quality is just a microcosm of Xinjiang's cotton industry technology system serving the transformation and upgrading of Xinjiang's cotton industry.

In 2024, the cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region focused on serving the development of the cotton industry and tackling key problems in scientific research, and achieved a series of gratifying results: 5 new cotton varieties were selected and approved, of which Yuanmian 8 and Zhongmian 113 were selected as the leading varieties of the national autonomous region corps, and the cumulative promotion area of Yuanmian 8 exceeded 3 million mu; Important progress has been made in green, high-yield and high-quality intelligent cultivation of cotton, green prevention and control of cotton diseases and pests, and cotton planting machinery and equipment; Major breakthroughs have been made in a number of research achievements, such as key technologies for rapid detection of cotton quality and fiber, and research on biological mechanism of high temperature tolerance of cotton.

In addition, the cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region focuses on the development needs of the cotton industry, carries out industrial services, consulting services, emergency services, and forms a number of research reports, decision-making advice; 260 science and technology lectures, on-site meetings and observation meetings were held, more than 800 grassroots technical backbones were trained, more than 20000 farmers and technicians were trained, and more than 6000 technical materials were distributed.

Li Xueyuan, chief scientist of the autonomous region's cotton industry technology system and researcher of the Economic Crops Research Institute of the autonomous region's Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that relying on the cotton industry technology system, we should pool the advantageous talents in the industry field, focus on the difficulties and obstacles in the development of the cotton industry, and carry out scientific research to tackle key problems, so as to realize the transformation and upgrading of the cotton industry.

The reporter learned that since 2023, Xinjiang has successively established 18 industrial technology systems for wheat, corn, cotton, soybeans, oil crops, etc. The cotton industry technology system of the autonomous region was established in March 2023. The post station scientists mainly come from universities, research institutes, enterprises and other experts related to the whole cotton industry chain, aiming to serve the key scientific and technological problems and market demand in the cotton industry cluster, promote the high-quality development of the cotton industry, and do a good job in scientific and technological innovation and new varieties, new technologies, new products The demonstration and promotion of the new model and technical advisory services provide scientific and technological support for the cotton industry to ensure stable production and supply, improve quality and efficiency, and transform and upgrade. (Xie Huibian)

(Source: Tianshan.com)