About the Center
The current proposed project aims to further enhance the synergism among these scientists in strengthening the “Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center” formed in the previous project for the establishment of the new “Advanced Plant and Food Crop Biotechnology Center” to continually promote advanced biotechnology research for economically important ornamental and food crops with the expectation in achieving international leadership in these fields.
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Six Objectives: Talent Education, Academic Research, International Linkage, Industry-University Cooperation, Social Contributions and Environmental Contributions.
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Plan I: Advanced orchid research – led by National Endowed Chair Professor Chang-Hsien Yang

Plan II：Intelligent sustainable food crop biotechnology – led by Gow-Chin Yen 

Plan III： Precision functional food technology – led by Academician Tuan-Hua David Ho and Wilhelm Gruissem

Plan IIII：Plant health technology– led by Academician Shyi-Dong Yeh
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What's New

2024-08-20

Director Chiang En-Pei and Dean Huang Chieh-Chen′s Team Wins First Prize at the ′Green Ideas International Invention and Design Competition

A team of professors and students from National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) has won the first pri

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2024-07-04

Decoding the Key Genes of Orchid: Chang-Hsien Yang from National Chung Hsing University Elected as Academia Sinica Life Sciences Academician

The newly elected academicians of Academia Sinica were announced today (July 4). Chang-Hsien Yang,

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2024-04-25

Congratulating Academician Tuan-Hua David Ho on Receiving the 2024 Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists

Our center extends heartfelt congratulations to Academician Tuan-Hua David Ho for being honored wit

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Highlights

[Miin-Huey Lee] Comparative genomics of three Colletotrichum scovillei strains and genetic analysis revealed genes involved in fungal growth and virulence on chili pepper

Colletotrichum scovillei causes anthracnose of chili pepper in many countries. Three strains of thi

[Shyi-Dong Yeh] Modification of the helper-component protease of papaya ringspot virus Vietnam isolate to generate attenuated mutants for disease management by cross protection

An infectious cDNA clone was constructed from PRSV isolate TG5 from South Vietnam for generation of