The Institute of Pomology, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a provincial public welfare scientific research institution, founded in 1963, mainly engaged in tropical South Asian tropical fruit tree cultivation technology, new variety breeding, germplasm resources collection, preservation and innovative utilization, biotechnology and fruit preservation, storage and processing and other public welfare scientific research technology research, achievement transformation and technology promotion services and other professional work. In the "Tenth Five-Year" evaluation of the Ministry of Agriculture, it ranked second in specialty (fruit, tea, silkworm, seedlings) and ninth in industry (plantation).
The institute covers an area of 30 hectares, including 23 hectares of experimental orchards and 1,20 square meters of various Wimbledon greenhouses. There are "National Fruit Germplasm--Guangzhou Banana Lychee Resource Garden", "Key Laboratory of Biology and Utilization of Genetic Resources in South Asia Tropical Fruit Trees", "Key Field Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Tropical South Asian Tropical Fruit Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture", "Guangzhou Banana Germplasm Resource Garden of the Ministry of Agriculture", "Guangzhou Lychee Germplasm Resource Garden of the Ministry of Agriculture", "Guangzhou Yellow Bark Germplasm Resource Garden of the Ministry of Agriculture", "Guangdong Province South Asian Tropical Fruit Germplasm Resource Bank", "South China Tropical Fruit Detoxification Center of the Ministry of Agriculture", " Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Research", Zhuhai Scientific Research Experimental Demonstration Base and Baiyun Base and other R&D platforms. It is recognized by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs as "National Demonstration and Promotion Base for the Introduction of Intellectual Achievements in Chile - Introduction of New Varieties of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Trees" and "Guangdong International Science and Technology Cooperation Base" recognized by the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province. It has established close scientific and technological cooperation with the International Tropical Fruit Organization, the International Banana Improvement Network, the Steering Committee of the Asia-Pacific Banana Network and relevant institutions in more than <> countries and regions, including Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.
The Okuchi Microclimate Weather Station is used for all-weather on-site monitoring of meteorological elements such as wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, air temperature, air humidity, light intensity, soil temperature, soil moisture, evaporation, atmospheric pressure, etc. It can be connected to the computer through the professional supporting data collection communication line, and the data can be transmitted to the meteorological database of the meteorological computer for statistical analysis and processing. Mainly used in meteorology, agriculture, address, environment, etc., and suitable for field scientific research experimental applications.
