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A | 记者4月18日从农业农村部南亚热带作物中心了解到，我国现已基本探明国内主要热带作物地理分布和富集程度，收集保存包括野生近缘种、地方特色品种、珍稀濒危品种在内的热带作物种质资源4.8万份。 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were part of “a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors” who provided the stolen auto anti-smog devices to a metal refinery for more than $600 million dollars, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.Twenty-one people from California and New Jersey have been charged in the case, prosecutors said. The three Sacramento family members pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport the devices in return for more than $38 million.Tou Sue Vang also pleaded guilty to 39 charges related to money laundering, prosecutors said.Catalytic converters are easily stolen and contain precious metals including platinum.“Some of these precious metals are more valuable per ounce than gold, and their value has been increasing in recent years,” the U.S. attorney's office said. “The black-market price for catalytic converters can be above $1,000 each.”California accounts for 37% of catalytic converter theft claims nationwide, with about 1,600 reported stolen each month, federal prosecutors said.。　　农业农村部南亚热带作物中心相关负责人说，我国热带作物种质资源保护利用项目自2008年实施以来，聚焦种质资源收集保存、鉴定评价、创新利用等工作，取得明显成效。　　具体来看，我国围绕橡胶树、木薯、热带木本油料、热带果树等重点热带作物建立了一批种质资源圃和创新基地，制定了咖啡等一批热作种质资源描述规范和收集保存、鉴定技术规程，在优异基因发掘、分子鉴定、标记开发、高密度遗传图谱构建等方面取得突破性进展，育种效率不断提高。　　这位负责人表示，下一步将积极推动热带作物种质资源收集整理、精准鉴定评价和创新利用工作，推进生物育种产业化应用，服务产业升级需求。同时，在海南、云南等热带地区配合开展创新成果展示示范活动，提升热带作物种质资源保护与利用成果转化效益。