China's 1st 'seed satellite' blast off

时间：2006-09-11 07:34:27

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China's first satellite Shijian-8 specially1 designed for seed breeding in space blasted off successfully at 3:00 pm September 9 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

 
Chinanews, Jiuquan, Sept. 9 – China's first satellite Shijian-8 specially designed for seed breeding in space blasted off successfully at 3:00 pm September 9 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

 

The satellite carries more than 2,000 varieties of plant seeds in nine categories, including grains, cash crops and forage2 plants, as well as seeds of fungi3 and molecular4 biomaterials.

 

The "seed satellite" will enable scientists to try and cultivate high-yield and high-quality plant varieties.

 

Since 1987, nine Chinese satellites and several of China's six Shenzhou spacecraft have carried seeds for experiments and a number of new species of plant seeds have been bred in space, but never before has the country launched a satellite exclusively for seed breeding.

 



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1 specially Hviwq     
adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地
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  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
2 forage QgyzP     
n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻
参考例句：
  • They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
  • Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。
3 fungi 6hRx6     
n.真菌，霉菌
参考例句：
  • Students practice to apply the study of genetics to multicellular plants and fungi.学生们练习把基因学应用到多细胞植物和真菌中。
  • The lawn was covered with fungi.草地上到处都是蘑菇。
4 molecular mE9xh     
adj.分子的；克分子的
参考例句：
  • The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。
  • For the pressure to become zero, molecular bombardment must cease.当压强趋近于零时，分子的碰撞就停止了。

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