At the invitation of Dr. Fei Zhangjun, associate professor of BTI (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research) in Cornell University and Prof. Gary Peng, senior scientist (PI) in SRDC (Saskatoon Research and Development Centre) in Agriculture and Agi-Food Canada. Four teachers from institute of vegetable science, Prof. Cao Jiashu, Prof. Lu Gang, Prof. Yu Xiaolin and Associate Prof. Huang Li paid an academic visit to the USA and Canada from Aug. 7 th to 17th, 2017.
During the visit in USA, they exchanged the research achievement each other by academic lecture and forum with the researchers of BTI. Subsequently, they visited molecular and bioinformatics labs, agronomy farm, greenhouses and genetic resource nursery, etc. Apart from these, they communicated and discussed with each other about study and utilization of germplasm in Brassica crops, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention. Meanwhile, they have also visited the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
During the visit in Canada, they visited the plant Genebank of Canada firstly. They exchanged the research achievement each other by academic lecture and forum with the researchers of Department of Horticulture and Soils, Labs of pathology and breeding in SRDC. Subsequently, they visited agronomy farm, greenhouses and pasture, etc. Apart from these, they communicated and discussed with each other about training of young staff, study and utilization of germplasm in Brassica crops, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention. Meanwhile, they have also visited the SaskatchewanUniversity and Canada Light Source.
Cornell is a privately endowed research university and a partner of the State University of New York. As the federal land-grant institution in New York State, they have a responsibility—unique within the Ivy League—to make contributions in all fields of knowledge in a manner that prioritizes public engagement to help improve the quality of life in the state, the nation, the world. In addition, SRDC, located in the heart of the Prairies in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, conducts research on prairie crops to support the agri-food industry in Western Canada. It is located on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan. This center emphasizes collaboration between several private and public research organizations which operate from the Agricultural Innovation Centre. The Center develops integrated crop management strategies for sustainable cropping systems on the Canadian Prairies. In response to an emerging priority, it also focuses on leading research to develop sustainable management of clubroot on canola. It is the home of the Plant Gene Resources of Canada, an important international repository of crops.
