China News Service, Changsha, October 12 (Tang Xiaoqing, Liu Weishuai, Li Qi) On the afternoon of October 11, the "Yuan Daosiyuan" hybrid rice intelligent breeding platform was released at the Yuelu Mountain Laboratory in Changsha. This means that Hunan hybrid rice breeding has officially entered a new stage of data-driven and intelligent decision-making.
Yu Yinghong, president of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that the completion and release of the "Yuandao Siyuan" platform is an important measure to implement the national seed industry revitalization action and promote the digital and intelligent transformation of breeding technology. The platform remembers the historical contribution of Academician Yuan Longping with the meaning of "drinking water and remembering the source". It aims to inherit and carry forward Academician Yuan Longping's scientific spirit and transform data resources and intelligent technology into real productivity of breeding innovation.
The "Yuan Daosiyuan" hybrid rice intelligent breeding platform was released at Changsha Yuelu Mountain Laboratory. Photo provided by the organizer
Bai Lianyang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, pointed out in his speech that artificial intelligence is leading a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and embracing artificial intelligence is a must-answer for scientific researchers. Although the "Yuan Daosiyuan" intelligent breeding platform developed by the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences' rice intelligent breeding team and the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is currently a preliminary version, it has taken a key and gratifying step in AI-empowered hybrid rice breeding. He hopes that the team will use this as a starting point to continue to iteratively improve the platform's functions, promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and breeding practice, and provide solid support for innovation in the seed industry.
It is reported that the platform integrates four functional modules: question and answer assistant, breeding resource library, knowledge map, and literature library, covering hybrid rice breeding information retrieval, data query and intelligent decision-making needs. At present, the platform has been used in third-generation hybrid rice breeding and has achieved good results.
Li Jiayang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pointed out that competition in the global seed industry is currently intensifying, and biotechnology, information technology and artificial intelligence are accelerating the integration. Breeding is shifting from "experience-driven" to "data-driven, design breeding." Whoever takes the lead in breaking through intelligent breeding will win the initiative in the next round of agricultural industry revolution. Platform construction is an important practice to implement the seed industry revitalization action, ensure national food security, seize the commanding heights of agricultural science and technology, and inherit Yuan Longping’s spirit.
Academicians and experts are checking the rice production situation in the field. Photo provided by the organizer
Academician Li Jiayang also put forward four suggestions for the future development of the platform: first, strengthen intelligent decision-making, integrate multi-dimensional data such as genome, phenotype, environment, etc., and improve the accuracy of combination recommendation and parent selection; second, deepen collaborative innovation and connect the data, algorithms, computing power and talents of universities, institutions, and enterprises. , break the information island; the third is to adhere to the service industry, forming a closed loop of scientific research, enterprise, promotion, and government decision-making, so that the results can go from the laboratory to the field; the fourth is to build a public platform, not only to serve Hunan, but also to the whole country and the world, and create important public products in the field of rice intelligent breeding.
Experts said that as the platform's functions continue to be improved and its application continues to deepen, intelligent breeding technology will speed up the pace of breeding excellent varieties, reduce breeding costs and risks, help realize Academician Yuan Longping's dream of "enjoying the cool under the grass", and contribute Hunan's strength to ensuring national food security. (over)
