
Display samples of the new technology of biodegradable agricultural film. [Photo/news.hzau.edu.cn]
The 2025 Hubei Agriculture Exposition opened in Wuhan, Hubei province, on the morning of Nov 29, gathering nearly 2,000 enterprises and research institutions. The event showcased over 10,000 specialty agricultural products, featuring a variety of novel, unique, and cutting-edge technologies.
Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) was a major participant, exhibiting 15 original and critical scientific research achievements that highlight its diverse innovation ecosystem.
The featured breakthroughs spanned key agricultural domains. HZAU presented new whole-grain varieties like the high-quality, rice-type black rice "Huamoxiang No 3", as well as "Huayouza 62R", the nation's first high-yield, high-quality hybrid oilseed rape resistant to clubroot disease.
In strategic technological development, the university demonstrated fundamental research successes, including gene-editing technique for creating new freshwater fish germplasm without intramuscular spines, high-yield/high-protein machine-harvestable corn gene-editing technique, along with the fungal virus-mediated plant vaccine technology.
Furthermore, HZAU showcased innovations aimed at upgrading industries, such as land-based circular water aquaculture equipment, new green and biodegradable agricultural film technology, and intelligent orchard harvesting robots. These exhibits underscore HZAU's significant role in strengthening national strategic scientific capabilities and driving agricultural modernization.