Xinhua All Media+丨 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Report： Artificial Intelligence Behind ＂A Good Bowl of Rice＂

　　There are seven bottles filled with rice seeds on the booth. Xinhua News Agency reporter Joline photo

　　Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, September 2 (Reporter Joline, Gong Wen) Entering the exhibition hall of CITIC Group in the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, seven bottles filled with rice seeds are particularly special among many scientific and technological exhibits such as robotic arms, robots and unmanned boats.

　　Take a closer look, among them, Liangyou Huazhan, a hybrid rice seed crystal that ranks in the top three in the country for three consecutive years, and Weiliangyou 8612 with an average yield of over 1,000 kilograms per mu.

　　Behind the seeds is full of science and technology, and the "planting brain" is making breeding smarter and more "intelligent" through artificial intelligence and other technologies.

　　Breeding information decision-making system integrating biotechnology, data technology and artificial intelligence technology — — "planting the brain." (Photo courtesy of the interviewee)

　　"In the past, rice scientists were limited by the scale of the base and management costs. Breeding could only select a limited number from thousands of available combinations for experiments, and then plant them in the field for repeated verification. Now, with the help of artificial intelligence technology, it is possible to simulate combinations and tests more quickly and select the ‘ Female parent ’ And ‘ Father ’ The combination broke the bottleneck of traditional breeding. " Li Gang, deputy director of the Longping Hi-Tech Information Center under CITIC Agriculture, said, "Using artificial intelligence technology in breeding is equivalent to predicting the results in advance without farming."

　　"Accurate collection and analysis of data related to agricultural production through remote sensing satellites, drones, and Internet of Things devices provide big data support for actual production decisions, replacing empirical judgment and improving agricultural production efficiency." Ma Yan, head of research and development of Huazhi Bio-Big Data Intelligent Application Center under CITIC Agriculture, said.