“中国水稻栽培学”是1959年中国农业科学院决定编写的九种农业科学理论著作之一,是一部将近80万字的巨著。它的出版,引起了国内外学术界的重视。作为本书的编写者之一,谨略陈所见,祝贺它的出版,并提出一些问题和大家商议。一本理论著作应当具有充实的内容,有一定水平的分析,并具有系统性,在这些方面“中国水稻栽培学”都是比较成功的。它既在很大程度上概括了过去多年的研究成果,如稻种的起源演变、品种分 “China Rice Cultivation” is one of the nine kinds of agricultural scientific theory writings decided by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1959 and is a monograph with nearly 800,000 words. Its publication has drawn the attention of academics at home and abroad. As one of the writers of this book, I would like to briefly comment on the publication, congratulate it for publication, and raise some questions to discuss with you. A theoretical work should have a solid content, a certain level of analysis, and be systematic. In these fields, “China’s Rice Cultivation” is more successful. It largely summarizes the research results of the past years, such as the origin and evolution of rice species,