CAAS granted 6 State Science and Technology Awards
DATE:2016-01-12 SOURCE:Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, MOA
Six research projects led by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences were granted 2015 State Science and Technology Awards at the awarding ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2016.
The awards include two second class technological invention awards and four second class science and technology progress awards, which were presented by top leaders of China.
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Prof. Li Peiwu from the Oil Crops Research Institute of CAAS and his team won the technological invention award for their project on preparation of target antibody for Aflatoxin and technique for highly sensitive detection of Aflatoxin. Another technological invention award goes to Prof. Hu Zhichao from Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization of CAAS and his team for their significant achievements in key technology and equipment for mechanized peanut harvest.
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As for the science and technology progress awards, the laureates were Prof. He Zhonghu, Prof. Zhao Ming and Prof. Li Shaokun from the Institute of Crop Sciences, and Prof. Xu Minggang from the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of CAAS. They were recognized for their achievements in the introduction, research and innovative utilization of wheat from CIMMYT; technological system research and application for the optimization of canopy and topsoil in maize production; maize cultivation manuals and posters; and research in evolution of soil organic matters in major grain-producing regions and technology package to increase organic matters, respectively.
Besides, CAAS and its affiliated institutes have also participated in a series of other research projects that have won six second class science and technology progress awards in 2015.