Institute of Maize and Upland Crops (Dongyang, Jinhua)
The Institute of Maize and Upland Crops at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) was founded in 1958 in Dongyang, Zhejiang. It operates under both ZAAS and the local municipal government. The institute is home to 27 staff members and focuses on upland crop germplasm collection and utilization, new cultivar breeding, cultivation techniques, and disease control. It also engages in...
Institute of Agricultural Equipment (Zhejiang Branch, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences
The Institute of Agricultural Equipment at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS), a branch of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences, was founded in 2018 with a focus on the research and industrial development of modern agricultural equipment to meet the needs of the entire agricultural production and processing chain. With five disciplinary areas and a machinery...
Institute of Digital Agriculture
The Institute of Digital Agriculture at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) is one of the earliest institutions in the country dedicated to both basic and applied research in digital agricultural technology innovation, with the aim of building a digital countryside. It focuses primarily on the R&D of digital agricultural technologies, digital agriculture, and the construction...
Institute of Food Science
The Institute of Food Science at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) was founded in 1994 and focuses primarily on applied research in the initial and intensive processing of agro-products, by-product utilization, and new technology demonstration and extension. With its predecessor, the Research Center of Post-production Technologies of Zhejiang (1988), it is one of the earliest...
Institute of Virology and Biotechnology (Zhejiang Mid-term Genebank for Crop Germplasm Resources)
The Institute of Virology and Biotechnology at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) was founded in 1984 and focuses on basic research to advance the traditional agricultural sector both within and outside the province using modern biotechnology. It conducts fundamental and applied research in agricultural biomics, modern biotechnology, plant virology, and related fields, aiming to...
Institute of Horticulture
The Institute of Horticulture at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) developed from its predecessor, the Horticultural Improvement Farm at the Zhejiang A&F Improvement Institute founded in 1936, which focused on citrus-centered fruit and vegetable research, introduction, and extension. The institute, with its three disciplinary areas, has conducted resource collection,...
Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer (National Soil Quality Observation and Research Station in Jiaxing)
The Institute of Soil, Fertilizer and Environmental Resources at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS), which evolved from the agricultural chemistry section of the Zhejiang Agricultural Experiment Farm in 1908, is a research institution dedicated to addressing major scientific issues in farmland quality improvement, efficient nutrient utilization, and environmental remediation in...
Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition
The Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) was founded in 2002 and is dedicated to the research and services related to the quality, safety, and nutrition of agro-products. It is the earliest institution of its kind in China. The institute has 87 staff members and is well-known for its efforts in standard development, agricultural...
Institute of Sericulture and Tea
The Institute of Sericulture and Tea at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) originated as the Institute of Sericulture, which was founded in 1958 as one of the four earliest disciplinary areas of the academy. In 2020, after expanding its research scope to include tea science, the institute was renamed to its current title. It is home to 44 staff members and conducts research...
Institute of Vegetables
Established in 2001, the Institute of Vegetables at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) is the largest not-for-profit institution in Zhejiang Province specializing in vegetable research. With 60 staff members and 9 research groups, the institute focuses on the development of Bean Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding in South China. It is also home to the Zhejiang...