种子是科技进步的载体，是重要的农业生产资料。中共中央《关于农业和农村工作若干重大问题的决定》明确指出，要突出抓好种子工程建设。在世纪之交，随着世界经济向知识经济时代迈进，中国农业将进入知识化时代。作为农业重要支撑的种子面临着由传统产业向现代产业转变的重大 Seeds are the carrier of scientific and technological progress and are important agricultural means of production. The CPC Central Committee’s “Decision on Some Important Issues concerning Agriculture and Rural Work” clearly states that it is necessary to give prominence to the construction of seed projects. At the turn of the century, as the world economy moves forward toward the era of knowledge-based economy, agriculture in China will enter a knowledge-based era. As an important support for agriculture, seeds are facing a major shift from traditional industries to modern ones