In the field of agricultural research, genotyping technology is the core engine of crop breeding and variety improvement. As an important force in my country's agricultural science and technology innovation, the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences has long been committed to genetic research and molecular breeding of crops such as rice and vegetables. Faced with the needs of high-throughput experiments and precision challenges, the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences chose to cooperate deeply with Zhongxi Biotechnology to provide technical support for large-scale rice sample testing through a high-throughput genotyping operation process combining 96-well plates with magnetic beads to extract DNA.
From manual to fully automatic: a laboratory efficiency leap
The relationship between Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Zhongxi Biotech began with the experience of using the early manual pipetting workstation. "The equipment is easy to operate and has stable pipetting accuracy, which fully meets the daily scientific research needs." The laboratory of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences said. With the expansion of research scale and the improvement of experimental requirements, the laboratory urgently needs faster and more intelligent solutions.
Based on the experience of using the Zhongxi 9000 manual pipetting workstation, the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences finally selected the combination of Zhongxi SC9300-V03 and SC9210 SE, and planned to use it for crop genotyping competitions.
Competition facts: Make every piece of data stand the test
In the "Zhongxi Cup Crop Genotyping Competition" hosted by the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Zhongxi pipetting workstation became the core equipment of the competition. Relying on the Zhongxi fully automatic pipetting workstation, the contestants used the 96-well plate combined with the magnetic bead method to extract the purity and concentration of the sliced seed DNA for high-throughput genotyping of the breeding population.
While most contestants were conducting rice seed nucleic acid extraction experiments for the first time, relying on the seed DNA extraction technology and genotyping reagents developed by the Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the four 8-channel and one 96-channel fully automatic mobile pipetting workstations and other automated equipment of Zhongxi Biotechnology completed the DNA extraction and genotyping of more than 1,600 samples in half a day. The concentration and quality of DNA extracted by the parameter contestants met expectations, and many contestants achieved a 100% typing success rate, which fully proved that this solution is simple to learn, time-saving, efficient, and stable.
-First Prize of Zhongxi Cup Crop Genotyping Competition-
The organizing committee of the competition stated that the concentration and purity of the prepared DNA products are relatively uniform, which reduces personnel and experimental errors. For genotyping, uniform DNA concentration is crucial for genotyping analysis.
Long-term trust: symbiosis and win-win situation for scientific research partners
Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences' recognition of Zhongxi is not limited to competition scenarios. In daily scientific research, SC series equipment has become a core laboratory tool with high efficiency, high compatibility and high precision. Based on long-term cooperation and trust, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has plans to further deepen cooperation with Zhongxi and deepen the layout of molecular breeding technology.
Thanks to the trust and choice of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongxi uses its technological confidence in independent research and development, the advantages of domestic supply chain in independent production, and the continuous iteration and innovation of ecological co-construction to ensure that technology always serves the essence of scientific research. Choosing Zhongxi is not only choosing equipment, but also choosing a trustworthy scientific research partner.
