Institute of Shanxi Functional Agriculture
The Institute of Shanxi Functional Agriculture at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) began to operate independently in June 2020. The institute is mainly engaged in agricultural product quality and safety testing technology. This includes quality evaluation, quality control, development of standards, agricultural product quality and safety risk assessment, guaranteeing technical measures,...
Center for Agricultural Genetic Resources Research
The Center for Agricultural Genetic Resources Research (CAGRR) at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was initially established in 1979. It is the first provincial crop germplasm resources institute in China and the only one located in the Loess Plateau region. CAGRR primarily focuses on the collection, conservation, evaluation, and utilization of crop germplasm resources, with an emphasis...
Institute of Sorghum
The Sorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was founded in August 1971. Located in Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, the institute currently employs 128 staff members. The institute operates 13 research laboratories focused on basic and applied research in sorghum, corn, buckwheat, millet, and other crops. It also houses over 10 scientific research...
Millet Research Institute
The Millet Research Institute (MRI) of Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was established in 1942. The institute focuses on the research of crop germplasm resources, genetic breeding, molecular breeding, biotechnology, physiology and biochemistry, tillage and cultivation, soil fertility, plant protection, dryland farming, and grain processing. Its research spans foxtail millet, maize,...
Cotton Research Institute
The Institute of Cotton Research at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was originally founded in 1948 as Jinan Farm. The institute focuses on crop resource innovation and the breeding of new varieties for cotton, wheat, maize, oil sunflowers, rapeseed, sweet potato, edible fungi, fruit trees, vegetables, and Chinese medicinal herbs. It also conducts research on plant cultivation, plant...
Maize Research Institute
The Maize Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was established in 1950. It specializes in molecular biology, genetic breeding, farming and cultivation techniques, and plant protection. The institute also serves as the supporting institution for several national and regional research initiatives. These include the National Corn Industry Technology System’s Xinzhou...
Institute of Industrial Crops
The Institute of Industrial Crops of Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was founded in 1950 and covers more than 70 hectares. The institute focuses on research related to oil crops, grain crops, and wheat industrial crops. Its oil crops research includes soybean, peanut, sesame, sunflower, industrial hemp, and castor. In the area of grain crops, the institute conducts research on millet,...
Institute of High Latitude Crops
The Institute of High Latitude Crops at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was founded in 1949, originally known as Chahar Provincial Datong Farm. The institute is primarily engaged in the collection and protection of germplasm resources and the breeding of new crop varieties, including potato, coarse cereals (millet, oats, proso millet, buckwheat, and edible beans), daylily, oil crops...
Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU)
Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) – 山西农业大学 was founded in 1907 as the private Mingxian School. In October 2019, the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and Government decided to merge Shanxi Agricultural University with the Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences into a new entity, Shanxi Agricultural University. SXAU has two campuses—Taigu Campus and Taiyuan Longcheng Campus—and research...
Yangping Cattle Breeding Farm
The Yangping Cattle Breeding Farm at the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS) was founded in 1979, covering a total area of more than 2,000 acres. It was designated as a “National Key Breeding Livestock and Poultry Farm” by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). Yangping Farm is primarily responsible for the protection and utilization of Simmental cattle breed...