Dr. Dechang Cao shared his idea about the seed philosophy: da ze jian ji tian xia, qiong ze du shan qi shen (达则兼济天下,穷则独善其身). It means that we should help people and the world flourish when being powerful, and we should strengthen ourselves when in obscurity. He also shared an anecdote that the seed of his enthusiasm for seed science was sown by Carol and Jerry.

In the end of the interview, he specially reminded people to take seriously the misunderstandings about plants for a better future.