China has made another breakthrough in wheat breeding. A new high-quality strain - "Xiaoyan 81", the breeding of which was masterminded by Academician Li Zhenxheng, former vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has a per mu (equals 1/15 hectare) yield of 565 kilograms with the highest yield reaching 617 kilograms.

The strain has a good quality, a volumetric weight of 800 grams per liter and protein content of about 17 percent, sometimes as high as 18.8 percent. Its wet gluten content is around 40 percent, sometimes as high as 46 percent, making it a high-quality wheat.

For the moment the "Xiaoyan 81" is being regionally tested for wheat strain comparison in three provinces, namely, Hebei, Shandong and Shaanxi and is under observation test in Henan for strain introduction. Last year, the "Xiaoyan 81" stood out in the mid-south Hebei regional test for wheat strain comparison. It yielded more in all respects with the average yield per mu reaching 565 kilograms, sometimes as high as 617 kilograms. It topped all the ten participating strains.

By People's Daily Online