Observation and Seminar on the Rape Maturity Project: A Warm Welcome with Blooming Flowers in Lixian, Hunan

On March 19, 2022, the Flowering - stage Observation and Seminar on the project "Rape High - Efficiency Slow - Release Special Fertilizer Maturity and Application" under the National Key Research and Development Program was successfully held in Lixian, Hunan. The conference was jointly organized by Hubei Yishizhuang Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. and the Changde Comprehensive Experimental Station of the National Rape Industry Technology System. Representatives of the project research group, members of the advisory expert group, members of the Changde Comprehensive Experimental Station team, persons in charge of the demonstration bases of the city and county agricultural and rural bureaus and each rape comprehensive experimental station, local distributors and large - scale growers, about 50 people in total, attended the conference. The conference was presided over by Dean Yang Hong of the Changde Comprehensive Experimental Station.

Deeply implement the "Three Reductions" actions of "reducing fertilizer, reducing pesticides, and reducing labor" to assist the light - simplified and sustainable development of the local rape industry. First, the conference observed the experimental and demonstration base of Fusheng Cooperative in Xiongjiawan Village, Dayandang Town, Lixian. The base demonstrated different formula fertilizer experiments and the large - scale demonstration of "Yishizhuang" special slow - release fertilizer for rape.

The person in charge of the base introduced that compared with the local conventional 46% compound fertilizer, the newly developed county - specific special slow - release fertilizer for rape with 40% (25 - 7 - 8+5%) reduced the total nutrient input, but the growth was significantly improved. There were also certain advantages in leaf size, color, stem thickness, and inflorescence uniformity, and the number of pods was also significantly increased. Combined with the demonstration of green prevention and control technology, on - site demonstrations of spraying pesticides with water mist and hot smoke for the prevention and control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in rape were carried out. Compared with manual spraying of pesticides for prevention and control, the prevention and control area of drones was significantly increased. The application of comprehensive technologies fully demonstrated the advantages of the integration of key technologies and the implementation of the needs of light - simplified cultivation.

At the seminar, Zhai Haoqiang, the technical director, reported on the project progress on behalf of the company, and the leaders of the expert group gave guidance and suggestions; Deng Tianming, the director of the Agrochemical Service Center, shared the fertilization technical plans for the main planted crops in Lixian and recommended the application of plans such as formula fertilizers for crops and the combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers; Liu Zufeng, the project leader and the chairman of Yishizhuang, made a concluding speech. He said that the orderly progress of the project was inseparable from the cooperation and support of all units. Currently, the project has entered the middle and late stages. The rape experimental demonstrations in various places are in full bloom, and the project results are about to be implemented. This is exactly the time to test the resilience of our enterprise. We must strive to draw a successful conclusion to the project and submit a satisfactory answer to our colleagues who have high expectations of us.