In the field of hope ｜ 64,000 mu of corn seed production in Manas, Xinjiang has a comprehensive harvest.

CCTV News:At present, 64,000 mu of seed corn in Manas County, Xinjiang is maturing one after another, and the local area is organizing large-scale machinery to carry out harvesting work, with a comprehensive mechanization rate of over 98%. What’s the difference between seed corn and common corn? Let’s watch the report sent back by the reporter from the reception desk.

Headquarters reporter trust:This is Gankazitan Township in Manas County. Unlike the corn that is usually bought from the market, the seed corn is specially used for making seeds. Let’s open one and have a look. The seed corn is full and golden, and every corn seed can grow very good corn. However, corn seeds need to be hybridized every year, because corn is a monoecious plant with different flowers. If the same corn pollinates itself, the quality of the fruit will not be good. Therefore, it is necessary to plant a male parent every five or six rows to pollinate the surrounding female flowers.

This year, Manas County has planted more than 60,000 mu of seed corn, which is being harvested one after another. Now, we see that these harvesters in the field are specially tailored corn harvesters for seed production. It can harvest, peel and crush straws at the same time. On average, one machine can harvest 120 mu of land a day, which is equivalent to the labor of more than 100 people in the past, and its cost is lower, only one-third of that of manual labor in the past.

After harvesting, all these corns will be transported to nearby seed production enterprises for threshing and drying. This corn in the field can’t be pinched now, and it is very dry, but its water content is still about 27.8%, so it needs to be dried to reduce its water content to 13%, so that the corn seeds come out with higher germination rate and better quality. High-quality seed corn is not sold by weight, but by grain. A grain of excellent seed corn on the market can be sold for ten cents. Therefore, seed production of corn can not only improve farmers’ income, but also let us firmly hold the seeds in our own hands to ensure food security.