The Subtropical Crops Research Institute of Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, was founded in 1956. The institute is focused on the characteristic agriculture of Guizhou’s tropical zones and has established six scientific and technological innovation teams specializing in coix, mango, macadamia nuts, plant resource utilization, comprehensive desertification control, and root and tuber crops. It conducts research on the collection, evaluation, and innovative utilization of germplasm resources of subtropical crops and characteristic economic plants in tropical zones, breeding of new varieties, research and application of efficient cultivation technologies, preservation, storage, and processing of agricultural products, research on resource utilization of agricultural waste, and under-forest planting technology.
The institute has 89 employees and operates several scientific research platforms, including the Guizhou Xingyi Experimental Base of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Guizhou Backup Base of National Cassava Germplasm Resources, Long-term Scientific Research Base of Macadamia Nut Breeding of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences Xingyi Scientific Research Demonstration Base, Rocky Desertification Comprehensive Management Demonstration Base, Wangmo Science and Technology Demonstration Park, and National Tropical Crop Science Popularization Base. It has collected and preserved more than 1,200 copies of characteristic crop germplasm resources.
The institute is engaged in research and technology development on subtropical crops and biomass energy. It promotes the development of agricultural science and technology, researches tropical ecological environment construction and protection technologies for crops such as sugarcane, fruit trees, medicinal materials, spices, and wild economic plant resources, and conducts South Asian tropical crop trial demonstrations, breeding, and sales of improved seedlings. The institute also builds South Asian tropical crop technology demonstration parks and popular science bases, offers South Asian tropical crop technology training, consulting, and related services, and carries out collection and selection of biomass energy plant variety resources, along with research on high-efficiency cultivation technologies, variety selection, and basic theoretical research on physiological and biochemical applications.
More information (in Chinese): https://aas.guizhou.gov.cn/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/jgjj/zsdw_5775017/202107/t20210719_69052871.html.
