The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has released 10 major pioneering technologies, 150 leading agricultural varieties, and 150 key promoted technologies.

On April 28, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the “Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Promoting and Announcing the 2024 Leading Agricultural Varieties and Technologies,” which announced 150 leading agricultural varieties, 150 key promoted technologies, and 10 major pioneering technologies. Among these, varieties of crops such as soybean, corn, wheat, and rapeseed, along with yield‑enhancing technologies, accounted for more than 40 percent.

For the past 20 years, the promotion and dissemination of leading agricultural varieties and key technologies has remained a cornerstone of agricultural science and technology extension, serving as one of its most emblematic initiatives. With support from the reform and construction project of the grassroots agricultural extension system, agricultural extension agencies at all levels have leveraged agricultural science and technology demonstration and showcase bases and model households to conduct demonstrations, facilitate experience sharing, and provide training and guidance. These efforts have ensured that leading varieties and priority technologies reach villages, households, and fields, significantly boosting the adoption and effective implementation rates of agricultural technologies.

At this critical juncture for securing a bumper summer grain harvest, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has called on agricultural and rural departments across the country to vigorously promote and apply leading varieties and key technologies. By fully leveraging the grassroots agricultural extension system, the modern agricultural industry‑technology system, and socialized agricultural science‑and‑technology service organizations, they are to guide and encourage farmers and new types of agricultural business entities to adopt advanced, appropriate technologies, thereby providing robust scientific and technological support for enhancing the production capacity of major crops such as grains and oilseeds.

Major Leading Agricultural Technologies of 2024

1. Seed‑treatment technology for the prevention and control of diseases and pests during the soybean seedling stage

2. Electric-Drive Intelligent High-Speed Precision Seeding Technology for Corn (Soybeans)

3. Regional Integrated Management Techniques for Wheat Stripe Rust

4. Integrated Technology for Inducing High-Efficiency Nodule Formation, Nitrogen Fixation, Quality Improvement, and Yield Enhancement in Peanut Using ARC Functional Microbial Inoculants

5. Intelligent Design Breeding Technology for Cadmium‑Low‑Accumulating Rice with Chromosomal Fragment Deletions

6. Green technologies for integrated soil–crop system management to enhance yield and efficiency

7. Green Smart Rainwater Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation Technology for Upland Fields

8. Straw “Cell-Wall Disruption—Microbial–Enzyme” Combined Technology for Feed Utilization

9. Key Technologies for Enhancing Protein Utilization in Swine Feed through Functional Amino Acids

10. Deep-sea gravity‑type and truss‑type cage relay aquaculture technology

2024 Leading Agricultural Varieties

Soybeans (14)

Heihe 43, Heinong 84, Heinong 531, Huaxia No. 10, Jidou 17, Jindou 99, Mengdou 1137, Nanong 47, Qihuang 34, Suinong 52, Tiedou No. 67, You 6019, Yundou No. 1, Zhonghuang 901.

Corn (18 pieces)

Chuandan 99, Denghai 605, Dongdan 1331, Lianda F085, Ludan 510, Nongken Nuomai 336, Qiule 368, Ruipu 909, Shenke Tian 811, Woyu No. 3, Xiangyu 998, Youdi 871, Youdi 919, Yudan 9953, Zhongnongda 678, Zhongyu 303, MC121, MY73.

Wheat (17 varieties)

Bainong 4199, Chang 6990, Huaimai 33, Jimai 22, Jimai 44, Luyuan 502, Malan No. 1, Weilong 169, Xinong 511, Yangmai 25, Yannong 1212, Zhengmai 379, Zhengmai 1860, Zhongmai 36, Zhongmai 578, Zhongxin Mai 998, Xindong No. 52.

Oilseeds (15 items)

Rapeseed varieties: “Fangyou 777,” “Fengyou 737,” “Huayou Za 50,” “Huayou Za 62,” “Ning R101,” “Qinyou 1618,” “Qingyou No. 3,” “Qingza No. 12,” “Zhongyou Za 19,” “Zhongyou Za 501”; peanut varieties: “Huayu No. 33,” “Shanhua No. 9,” “Yuhua No. 37”; sesame varieties: “Yuzhi ND837,” “Yuzhi NS610.”

Rice (14 varieties)

Chuanyou 6203, Jinjing 818, Jingliangyou Huazhan, Longjing 31, Nanjing 5718, Nanjing 9108, Ningxiangjing No. 9, Quanyou 822, Taiyou 390, Weiliangyou 8612, Yixiangyou 2115, Yongyou 1540, Zhenliangyou 8612, Zhongkefa No. 5.

Coarse grains (7 items)

Foxtail millet “Jinggu 21,” foxtail millet “Zhangzagu 13,” highland barley “Kunlun 15,” oat “Bayou 14,” sorghum “Hongyingzi,” sorghum “Jinnuo 3,” and mung bean “Zhonglv 5.”

Cotton (6 pieces)

Huazamian H318, Lumanjian No. 37, Tahé No. 2, Xinluzao No. 84, Yuancotton No. 8, and Zhongmian No. 113.

Vegetables (17 items)

Potato “Jingzhang Shu No. 3,” potato “Longshu No. 7,” potato “Qingshu No. 9,” potato “Yunshu 304,” headed cabbage “Zhonggan 56,” Chinese cabbage “Jingyan Kuai Cai No. 2,” Chinese cabbage “Zaochu No. 5,” broccoli “Tai Lv No. 5,” zucchini “Jinghu 42,” cucumber “Zhongnong No. 62,” chili pepper “Xiangla 731,” chili pepper “Yan Jiao 425,” shiitake mushroom “Shenxiang No. 16,” shiitake mushroom “Shenxiang No. 215,” eggplant “Nongda 604,” winter melon “Tiezhu No. 2,” sweet potato “Jishu No. 26.”

Fruit Horticulture (17 items)

Tea tree “Zhongcha 108,” tea tree “Zhongcha 302,” watermelon “Jingjia 301,” grape “Huangjinmi,” grape “Miguang,” mulberry “Yueshen Da 10,” apple “Luli,” apple “Qin Cui,” lychee “Xianjinfeng,” sugarcane “Guiliu 05136,” citrus “Zhonggan Suo No. 5,” pear “Cuiyu,” banana “Guibaodaojiao,” banana “Jiao No. 9,” rubber tree “Reyan 879,” plum “Shiban Wannai,” and purple alfalfa “Zhongmu No. 4.”

Animal husbandry (14 items)

Chuanxiang Black Pig, Jinhua Pig, Huaxi Cattle, Xinan Cattle, Huzhu Sheep, Liaoning Cashmere Goat, Wanlin White Goat, Damu Jinfeng Laying Hen, Jingfen No. 6 Laying Hen Composite Line, Lingnan Yellow Chicken No. I Composite Line, white-feathered broiler composite lines “Wode 188,” “Shengze 901,” and “Guangming No. 2,” Qiangying Duck, Shaoxing Duck, and the mulberry silkworm “Qiuhua × Ping 30.”

Aquaculture (11 items)

Changfeng silver carp, largemouth bass “Youlu No. 3,” Furi carp No. 2, golden crucian carp, Jinxin carp No. 2, blunt snout bream “Huahai No. 1,” hybrid silver crucian carp “Zhongke No. 3,” Pacific white shrimp “Haixingnong No. 2,” giant river prawn “Nantaihu No. 3,” freshwater prawn “Taihu No. 2,” and Chinese mitten crab “Guanghe No. 1.”

2024 Key Promoted Agricultural Technologies

Grain and oil products

Soybean

1. Mechanized Production Technology for Summer Soybean No-Tillage with Straw Mulch in the Huang-Huai-Hai Region

2. Soybean–Corn Strip Intercropping Technology

3. High-Yield Cultivation Techniques for Soybeans on Wide-Row, High-Bed, Uniformly Densely Planted Fields

4. High-Yield Cultivation Technology for Dense Planting of Soybeans with Precise Regulation

5. “One Package, Four Sprays”: A Comprehensive Green Pest and Weed Management Technology for Soybeans

Corn

6. High-Yield Technology for Precise Density Management in Corn Cultivation

7. Strip-till and high-density planting technology for corn to increase yield and efficiency

8. Precision Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Technology for Summer Corn Cultivation

9. Integrated Water and Fertilizer Management Technology for Maize in the Semi-Arid Northeastern Region

10. Technology for Increasing and Stabilizing Autumn Grain Yields through One Spray with Multiple Benefits

11. High-Yield Cultivation Techniques for Stress-Resistant Summer Corn Throughout Its Entire Growth Period

Wheat

12. Double-rolling and precision, uniform sowing cultivation technique for winter wheat before and after planting

13. Drought‑resistant cultivation technique for dryland wheat: moisture‑sensing furrow sowing with water‑ and fertilizer‑saving practices

14. Uniform Sowing Technology for Wheat: Water-Saving, Nitrogen-Reducing, High-Yield, and Highly Efficient

15. Water-Saving, High-Efficiency Cultivation Techniques for Winter Wheat with Late Sowing and Soil Moisture Conservation

16. Annual “Double Late, Double Reduction” High-Yield and Efficiency-Enhancing Technology for Wheat–Corn Rotation

17. High-Yield and Stable-Production Technology for Annual “One-Ton-and-a-Half Grain” Wheat–Corn Systems in the Huanghuaihai Region

18. High-Yield, High-Efficiency Cultivation Technology for No-Till Strip-Sowing of Wheat on Rice Stubble Fields

19. Full-Process Green Disease Management Technology for Wheat Fusarium Head Blight: “Dual Control, Dual Protection”

20. Control Technology for Wheat Stem Base Rot Combining Four Methods: Seed‑Dressing, Soil‑Mixing, and Spraying

21. “One Resistance, One Seed Treatment, One Spray” Cross-Regional, Full-Cycle Green Control Technology for Wheat Stripe Rust

22. Year-Round High-Efficiency Light and Temperature Utilization and Disaster-Resilient High-Yield Technology for Winter Wheat–Summer Maize Cropping Systems

Oilseed

23. Mechanized, efficient, and low-loss harvesting technology for rapeseed, implemented at the optimal time and using appropriate methods.

24. Efficient Combined Transplanting Technology for Blanket-Seedling Rapeseed in Winter-Fallow Fields

25. Precision Single-Seed Sowing Technology for Peanut Cultivation: Cost Reduction, Efficiency Enhancement, and High Yield

26. Peanut “Calcium Supplementation, Acid Reduction, and Fungicide Application” Fertilization Technology for Acidified Soils

27. Major soil-borne diseases of peanuts: “Select, mix, ridge, prevent, and dry”—a full‑cycle green disease‑management technique.

28. Integrated and complementary green pest and disease management technologies for peanut cultivation, planting, and field management

Rice

29. Rice Seedling Raising Technology Using Stacked Trays for Germination

30. Technology for Cultivating Robust, Medium-Seedling Rice Transplants in Paddy‑Raised Mat Form via Mechanical Transplanting

31. Rice “Three-Controls” Fertilization Technology

32. High-Efficiency Cultivation Techniques for Promoting Robust Stems, Tillering, and High Yields in the First Crop of Ratoon Rice

33. Cultivation Techniques for Double-Cropping Super Rice: Enhancing Source Activity and Grain Quality

34. High-Yield, High-Efficiency Production Technology for Double-Cropping High-Quality Rice: “Two Superior Varieties, One Enhancement”

35. Integrated Green Pest and Disease Management Technologies for Rice

36. Green Control Technologies for Major Rice Pests and Diseases Based on Variety Deployment and Trichogramma Release

37. Integrated Green Pest Management Technology for Rice: Pheromone-Based Mating Disruption for Insect Control and Plant Immune Proteins for Induced Resistance to Diseases and Abiotic Stress

38. Precision, Reduced-Application Pesticide Technology for Controlling Rice Diseases and Pests in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River

39. Technologies for Reducing Chemical Pesticide Use and Enhancing Efficiency in Rice Fields of the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River

40. Key Technologies for Enhancing Soil Fertility through Carbon Sequestration and Fertilizer Management to Achieve High Yields in Double-Cropping Rice Systems in Southern China

41. Straw Return Technology in Rice–Rapeseed Rotation Systems

Cotton

42. Light, Simple, Stress-Resistant, and High-Efficiency Cotton Cultivation Techniques for Saline–Alkaline Soils

43. Integrated Cultivation and Management Techniques for Cotton Fields Using the “Dry Sowing, Wet Emergence” Method

44. Core Key Technologies for Regulating the Concentrated Boll Formation in Mechanically Harvested Cotton

45. Green Control Technologies for Major Diseases of Xinjiang Cotton Throughout the Entire Growth Period

Other food crops

46. “Double Thousand” Dense-Planting High-Yield, High-Efficiency Cultivation Technology for Oats

47. Green and Efficient Technology for Potato Production Using Fully Biodegradable Mulch Film

48. Light, Simple, and Efficient Technologies for Fertilizer Reduction and Yield Enhancement in Potato Production in the Arid Regions of Northwest China

49. High-Efficiency Cultivation Techniques for the Fresh-Consumption “Double-Cropping Sweet Potato” Variety

50. Green Mechanized Cultivation Techniques for Sweet Potato Production in Hilly and Mountainous Areas

Vegetables

51. Mechanized Planting Technology for High‑raised, Wide‑row Cultivation of Major Fruit and Vegetable Crops

52. High-Efficiency Cultivation Techniques for the Rice–Vegetable (Turnip) Rotation System in Southern China

53. High-Efficiency, Energy-Saving Facilities for Vegetables and Green, Lightweight, and Simplified Production Technologies

54. “Five-Pronged” Cost-Reduction and Efficiency-Enhancement Technologies for Open-Field Vegetables

55. Powder‑dusting Technique for Controlling and Preventing Vegetable Diseases in Protected Cultivation

56. Key Technologies for Reduced-Fertilizer Application and “Three-Protection” Cultivation of Winter Melon

57. Key Technologies for Producing Shiitake and Black Fungus Spawn Blocks Using Fruit Tree Branches as a Substitute for Traditional Wood Chips

58. Centralized stick-forming and decentralized fruiting technology for shiitake mushrooms

59. Light, Simplified, and Precise Control Technology for the Entire Ear-Forming Process of Auricularia auricula-judae

Fruit and Horticulture Category

60. Key Cultivation Techniques for Banana Varieties Resistant to Fusarium Wilt

61. Banana Fusarium Wilt Control Technology Based on Disease-Resistant Varieties, Soil Amendment, and Microbial Inoculation

62. Specialty Small Watermelon “Two-Vine, One-Rope High-Density” Cultivation Technique

63. Intensive, Fertilizer-Saving, Pesticide-Reducing, and Efficiency-Enhancing Production Technology for Facility-Grown Watermelons and Melons

64. High-Quality, High-Efficiency Production Technology for Facility-Grown Watermelons and Melons: “Three Improvements and Three Enhancements”

65. High-grafting and Variety Replacement Technology for Lychee to Improve Quality and Efficiency

66. Early-Season Cultivation Techniques for Grapes Using Three-Layer Mulch Facilities

67. Fruit Orchard “Three Stabilizations, One Stability, Two Adjustments, and Two Safeguards” Technology for Reducing Fertilizer Use, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Efficiency

68. Technology for the Efficient Annual Intercropping and Utilization of Green Manure in Fruit and Tea Orchards

69. Integrated Technology for Eco‑Friendly, Low‑Carbon Tea Production

70. Key Technologies for Tea Garden Renewal, Transformation, Quality Improvement, and Efficiency Enhancement

71. Integrated Technologies for Ecological, High-Quality, and Efficient Tea Garden Development and Processing Quality Enhancement

72. Technology for Promoting Inflorescence Apical Bud Differentiation and Increasing Flower Number in Phalaenopsis Orchids

73. Ecological Cultivation Technology for Chinese Medicinal Materials Based on “Quasi‑Habitat Cultivation”

Livestock-related

74. Key Technologies for Enhancing Breeding Efficiency of Lean-Type Pigs through Genomic Selection

75. A New High-Efficiency, Precision Pig Breeding Technology—The “Zhongxin No. 1” Breeding Chip

76. Precision Feeding Technology for Reducing Feed Consumption and Enhancing Efficiency in Sows

77. Batch Production Technology for Deep Insemination in Sows

78. Core Herd Selection and Expansion Techniques in Large-Scale Dairy Farms

79. Comprehensive Utilization of Early-Stage Roughage in Calves and Associated Technologies

80. Technology for Producing and Utilizing High-Moisture Corn in Dairy Cattle Feeding

81. Dairy Cow Health Management: Technology for Controlling Somatic Cell Count in Raw Milk

82. Diversified Non-Grain Feed Utilization and Technology for Reducing and Replacing Corn and Soybean Meal in Meat Sheep Production

83. Breeding and Propagation of Cashmere–Meat Dual-Purpose Cashmere Goats, Along with Precision Nutritional Regulation Technologies

84. Intensive Full-Feedlot Production Technology for Meat Sheep in Southern Agricultural Regions

85. High-Efficiency Breeding Techniques for Confined Meat Sheep in Northern Regions

86. Integrated Technology for Surface-Free Ecological Raising of Egg-Laying Ducks

87. Precision Feed Formulation Technology for Meat Ducks

88. Odor and Ammonia Control Technology for Air Exhaust from Closed Livestock and Poultry Houses

Veterinary medicine

89. Construction of a Biosecurity System and Disease Prevention and Control Technologies in Pig Farms

90. Key Technologies for Biosafety-Based Prevention and Control in ASF-Free Zones

91. Cellular Immune-Based Control and Eradication Technologies for Bovine Tuberculosis

92. Metabolic Health Monitoring and Group Health Management Technologies for Periparturient Dairy Cows

93. Technology for the Development of National Standard Samples and Reference Materials for Animal Disease Testing

94. Key Technologies for Rapid Differential Diagnosis and Eradication of Avian Leukosis

95. Comprehensive Prevention and Control Technology for Pebrine in the Domestic Silkworm

Aquatic products

96. Key Technologies for Enhancing Quality and Efficiency in Rice–Fish Ecological Co-culture

97. Aquaponics Ecological Integrated Cultivation and Recycling Technology

98. Formulation Technology for Low-Protein, Low-Soybean Meal, Multi-Component Feed for Tilapia

99. High-Efficiency, Healthy Aquaculture Technology for Sturgeon: “Pond + Cage” System

100. Green and Efficient Pond-Based Aquaculture Technology

101. Cooperative Stock Enhancement Technology for Large-Scale Water Bodies

102. Key Technologies for Low-Energy Consumption Recirculating Aquaculture

103. Technology for Treating Effluent from Green Aquaculture in Freshwater Ponds

104. “Fishery-Based Salinity and Alkalinity Control”: Integrated Fisheries Utilization Technology for Saline–Alkaline Soils

105. Safe and Efficient Aquaculture Technology for Deep-Sea Cages

Resource and Environmental Sciences

106. Carbon Enhancement and Soil Fertility Improvement Technologies for Croplands in the Northeast Black Soil Region

107. Technology for Improving and Fertilizing the Subsoil of Poor, Black Soils to Enhance Soil Fertility

108. Technology for Constructing a Fertile Plow Layer through Deep Incorporation of Organic Materials into the Soil in the Northeast Black Soil Region

109. A Rational Construction Technology for Red Soil Upland: “Thickening and Fertilizing the Plow Layer + Erosion and Acidification Control”

110. Soil Improvement and Fertility Enhancement Techniques for Acidified Croplands in the Three-Cropping Region of South China

111. Bio-tillage Erosion Control, Carbon Sequestration, and Soil Fertility Enhancement Technology in the Semi-Arid Sandy Areas of Northeast China

112. Integrated Technology for Efficient Soil Fertility Enhancement Using Trichoderma and Straw Return to the Field

113. Key Technologies for Efficient Composting of Agricultural Organic Solid Waste via Enzymatic Hydrolysis

114. High-Yield Improvement Technology for Saline–Alkaline Paddy Fields Based on the “Three-Pronged Integration” Approach

115. Integrated Technology for Controlling Soil Moisture, Enhancing Soil Fertility, and Optimizing Crop Cultivation in Saline–Alkaline Farmland

116. “Four-in-One” Rainwater Harvesting and Supplementary Irrigation Technology for Dryland Farming: Interception, Storage, and Replenishment

117. In-situ return of facility vegetable residues to the field combined with high-temperature fumigation for soil treatment

118. “Control–Reduce–Utilize” Facility-Based Technology for Controlling Nonpoint Source Pollution in Vegetable Fields

119. Biochar-Based Remediation Technology for Cadmium and Lead-Contaminated Farmlands in Southern China

120. Technologies for Rural Toilet Renovation and Resource Utilization of Fecal Wastewater in Cold and Arid Regions

Storage, Transportation, and Processing Category

121. Key Technologies for the Processing and Quality Enhancement of Corn and Coarse Grain Health Foods

122. Key Technologies for Controlling Mycotoxins and Grading Utilization in the Roasting and Storage of Corn and Peanuts

123. Postharvest Clean and Efficient Commercialization Processing Technology for Citrus Fruits

124. High-Efficiency Processing and Precision Control Technologies for the Storage and Logistics of Commercialized Fruit Products

125. Key Technologies for Intelligent Slaughter of Live Pigs and for Preserving Pork Quality While Reducing Losses

126. Quality Enhancement and Preservation of Major Freshwater Fish, and High-Quality Processing Technologies for Fish Minced Products

Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Category

127. Integrated Technology for Film-Mulch Side-Seeding in Corn Production

128. Mechanized Fertilization Technology for Localized, Targeted Regulation in Corn Production

129. High-Efficiency Production Technology for Mechanical Grain Harvesting of Corn

130. Drone-Based Topdressing Technology for Wheat: Reducing Fertilizer Use While Enhancing Efficiency

131. Mechanized Rolling Technology for Winter Wheat: Enhancing Stress Resistance and Disaster Prevention

132. High-Performance Compound Precision Uniform Sowing Technology for Wheat

133. Mechanized Green High-Yield and Efficiency-Enhancing Technology for the Annual Rice–Oilseed Crop Rotation in the Jianghuai Region

134. High-Quality, High-Yield Technology for Mechanical Transplanting of Rice Seedlings in Pots

135. Full-pan air-suction precision rice seeding technology for hole‑seedling raising

136. Integrated Technology for Lightweight, Simplified, and Mechanized Production of Cucurbit Vegetables in Protected Cultivation

137. Key Technologies for Mechanized Transplanting and Harvesting of Chili Peppers

138. Key Technologies for Mechanized Orchard Establishment and Integrated Mechanization in Apple Production

139. Self-Propelled Electric Monorail Intelligent Transport Equipment and Application Technology for Mountainous Orchards

140. Precision Pesticide Application Technology and Equipment for Orchards

141. Full-Electric Production Management Technology for Tea Gardens

142. Mechanized Conservation Tillage Technology for Black Soils

143. Mechanical Harvesting of Herbaceous Hybrid Mulberry and Multi-Batch Continuous Sericulture Technology

Smart Agriculture Category

144. Full-Process Precision Fertilization Technology for Rice and Wheat in the Yangtze River Basin: “Side‑Deep Mechanical Application + Drone‑Based Diagnosis”

145. Precision Integrated Water and Fertilizer Technology for Greenhouses

146. Intelligent, Digitalized, Environmental-Controlled, Three-Dimensional, and Highly Efficient Broiler Farming Technology

147. Digital and Intelligent Rearing Technologies for Large-Scale Layer Farms

148. Digital Inspection and Green, Low-Carbon Environmental Control Technologies for Layer Chicken Stacked-System Farming

149. Intelligent Sensing Technology for Swine Physiological Growth Information

150. Service Technology for Human–Machine Integrated Question-Answering Robots Based on Large-Scale Agricultural AI Models

Source: People’s Daily (Agriculture Edition)