Germplasm collection and utilization; Breeding of elite varieties; High-efficiency cultivation techniques

Achievements:

Early-ripening crop disease-resistant fresh summer soybean - Sudou 18

The “Demonstration and Extension of Breeding and High-Efficiency Cultivation Techniques for High-Quality Disease-Resistant Soybeans” was awarded the second prize of Science and Technology Award of Jiangsu Province.

The achievements from relevant international cooperation were awarded the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award and the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

“International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for New Variety Breeding of Edible Legumes in Tropical and Subtropical Monsoon Climate Zone” was qualified by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China.

The “New Legumes Varieties Breed” was recognized by the State Administration of Foreign Experts of China as the Intelligence Introduction Demonstration and Outreach Base.

Research directions:

1. Edible Legumes

Focusing on the dried bean grain crops such as mung bean, adzuki bean and broad bean as research objects, the lab conducts researches in the following areas: (1) germplasm collection, sorting, genetic evaluation and innovation of edible legume crops; (2) high yield , high-efficiency, safe, multi-resistance edible legume crops breeding and research and development of major breeding techniques; (3) study on high-yield and high-efficiency cultivation techniques of edible legume crops; (4) large-scale demonstration and extension of new varieties, new technologies and new models of edible legumes.

2. Fresh Edible Legumes

Mainly taking cowpea, green beans, vegetable peas and vegetable soybeans (edamame) as research objects, carry out research work in the following areas: (1) Collection, evaluation and utilization of fresh bean germplasm resources, carry out selection and breeding of new crop varieties of high-quality, multi-resistant and high-yield legume crops; (2) Research on molecular breeding methods of fresh legume crops, mainly for molecular marker-assisted selection of vegetable legume crops and gene cloning and functional analysis of important traits; (3) Research on high-quality, high-yield and high-efficiency safe cultivation techniques for fresh legume crops; (4) Experiment and demonstration of new varieties, new technologies and new models of fresh legumes.

3. Grain Soybean

With the grain soybeans as the main research focus, the lab conducts research work in the following areas: (1) soybean germplasm collection, evaluation and utilization, selection and breeding of new crop varieties of high-quality, multi-resistance and high-yield soybean; (2) research on molecular breeding methods of soybean, mainly for molecular marker-assisted selection of soybeans, gene cloning and functional analysis of important traits; (3) research on high-quality, high-yield and high-efficiency safe cultivation techniques for soybeans; (4) experiment and demonstration of new varieties, new technologies and new models of soybeans.