到2002年底,湖北省水果种植面积达到347万亩,产量达到223万吨,已经成为农业增效、农民增收的重要支柱产业,成为农业结构调整的首选目标。湖北省水果科技发展要以发展优质水果为中心,认真抓好果树良种繁育体系建设,加速引进、推广水果优良新品种,大力推广先进实用新技术,着力提 By the end of 2002, the fruit acreage in Hubei Province reached 3.47 million mu and the output reached 2.23 million tons. Hubei Province has become an important pillar industry for increasing agricultural efficiency and increasing peasants’ income and has become the preferred target for agricultural restructuring. Hubei Province, the development of fruit science and technology should focus on the development of high-quality fruit, conscientiously do a good job of breeding tree seed breeding system, accelerating the introduction and promotion of fine new varieties of fruits, vigorously promote advanced practical new technologies, focus on