越光518是由江苏（武进）水稻研究所与江苏越千凡农业科技发展有限公司联合育成的早熟晚粳稻新品种，是江苏第1个通过审定的光身稻优质软米品种。在江苏省沿江稻区和苏南地区试种，越光518表现出整个植株光滑少表皮毛、综合抗性强、外观品质优、食味性好等特点。文章总结了越光518的选育经过、主要特征特性及在长江中下游地区种植的优质高产栽培技术要点，以促进越光518在江苏省及周边地区的推广种植。

Yueguang 518 is a premature late japonica rice variety jointly bred by Jiangsu (Wujin) Rice Research Institute and Jiangsu Yueqianfan Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., LTD. It is the first glabrous and soft rice variety approved by Jiangsu Province. Yueguang 518 showed the characteristics of smooth and less surface fur, strong resistance, good appearance of rice quality and good taste when planted along Jiangsu riverside and southern Jiangsu rice areas. The paper summarized the breeding process, main characteristics and the key cultivation techniques of Yueguang 518 planted in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in order to promote the planting of Yueguang 518 in Jiangsu Province and its surrounding areas.