In 1958, the Department of Agricultural Water Conservancy was established at the Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute. In 1995, it was renamed the College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering (CWRCE) at China Agricultural University (CAU). CWRCE has 94 faculty members, more than 70% of whom hold a doctorate degree. The
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
The Cotton Research Institute of the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a key hub for cotton science in Xinjiang. It has six innovation teams focusing on germplasm resources, early-maturing cotton breeding, and molecular breeding. Research activities cover germplasm collection and utilization, new variety development, cultivation technologies, demonstration, and technical
The Institute of Crop Research at the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS) focuses on applied research while also considering basic research. It mainly engages in the study of germplasm resources, genetic breeding, and cultivation of rice, wheat, maize, oilseed rape, potatoes, beans, and other grain and oil crops. The
The Crop Research Institute of Fujian Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FAAS) (Fujian Germplasm Resource Center) was established in 1978. The institute primarily focuses on the genetic breeding and green ecological and efficient cultivation technology of dryland grain and oil crops (such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, maize, soybeans, peanuts), vegetables,
