现代科技刚刚进入草牧业领域,“投入少、产出低、平台差”制约了我国饲草育种与产业化发展。尽管目前草牧业蓄势待发, 但科技创新不足难以保障我国大粮食安全; 且我国开展饲草育种研究的机构和团队屈指可数。为此, 我们组织了“饲草生物学”专辑, 旨在推动各界关注饲草的科技创新、产业化发展和国家饲草种业安全。

Modern science and technology have just been entering the field of grass-based livestock husbandry, and “less input, low output and poor platform” restrict the development of forage breeding and industry in China. Although the development of grass-based livestock husbandry is ready to take off, the lack of scientific and technological innovation is difficult to ensure China’s food security; furthermore, there are few institutions and teams that focus on forage breeding research in China. Therefore, we organize the special issue ‘Forage Biology’, aiming to promote public awareness of the scientific and technological innovation, industrial development and national forage seed industry safety.