On March 25, the provincial science and technology innovation conference was held in Guangzhou. The conference awarded the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Awards in 2019, including 12 first prizes and 12 second prizes for natural science prizes; 9 first prizes for technological invention prizes , 5 second prizes; 1 special prize for scientific and technological progress, 29 first prizes and 105 second prizes. The team of Dean Hu Guibing won the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, and the team of Professor Lei Jianjun won the second prize of Science and Technology Progress Award.

    According to the spirit and requirements of the Notice of the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Department on the 2019 Guangdong Science and Technology Award Nomination Work and the “Notice on the 2019 Guangdong Science and Technology Award Pre-declaration Work”,our colleage actively declared and won the prize. The project name of the team of Dean Hu Guibing is Selection and breeding of high-quality litchi series at different maturities and high-replacement technology innovation and application.The name of the project declared by Professor Lei Jianjun's team is “Chili Germplasm Resources Innovation, Variety Breeding and Popularization and Application”.

    Our institute attaches great importance to scientific research work, insists on strengthening agriculture and promoting agriculture, and constantly exerts its strength in the construction of scientific research and innovation talent teams, innovation platforms, major achievements cultivation, and foreign scientific and technological cooperation. The scientific research and innovation capabilities have been significantly enhanced, and we strive to serve national development and local economic and social construction.