During November 25-27, a jury led by CAS vice president Chen Zhu came to XTBG to make evaluations on its development in the second-phase of the Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP) over the past five years and strategic planning and implementation measures for the third phase in the next five years.
The panel listened to the report made by Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, held talks with principal scientific personnel, investigators, and graduate students. The panel also made a site survey to the Herbarium, Seed Bank, Laboratories, digital botanical garden, Nursery, and the Tropical Rainforest Ethnic Culture Museum.
At the appraisal meeting, Vice President Chen Zhu affirmed XTBG’s achievements and was confident with its future development.
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