Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) investigated the accumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) in leafy vegetable leaves and its ecological consequences. They also explored the impact of PS-NPs on plant leaf cuticles and trichomes, and analyzed the potential ecological effects.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) examined the impacts of rainforest conversion to rubber plantations on soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC), one of the most mobile organic matter (OM) in the terrestrial ecosystem that causes the transformation and migration of C, and the ratio of carbon and nitrogen (C:N). They also explored how such conversion mediated these impacts by altering soil biogeochemical properties.

In a study published in BMC Plant Biology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) compared competitive outcomes between invasive C.odorata and two native plants (Eupatorium lindleyanum and Xanthium sibiricum) under different phosphorus (the second most important macronutrient in limiting plant growth) and irradiance ( an important resource regulating plant survival, growth, and distribution) levels to provide valuable information for understanding the invasion mechanism of C. odorata.

In a study published in Journal of Cleaner Production, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) addressed conservation of biodiversity in the trans-Himalayan region, specifically on understanding spatial distribution and threats to threatened plant species.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) examined the diversity and distribution patterns of soil arthropods in four forests with different latitudinal distributions in Yunnan Province, southwestern China.

researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) dealt with the isolation of compounds from the branches of Mitragyna diversifolia and investigated their potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities. 16 compounds were isolated, including 12 triterpenoids (1–12), one phenolic compound (13), and three flavonoids (14–16). Compounds 1–7, and 10–16 were isolated from M. diversifolia for the first time.

During their herbarium specimens survey of Fagaceae in 2021, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and Yunnan University found some oak materials with characteristics not seen in any known species of Quercus. After consulting relevant literature and herbarium specimens from major herbaria in China and key international herbaria, they determined that the specimens differ from all published species of Quercus, and represent a new species.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) investigated the diversity and characteristics of strangler figs and their host trees in a large tropical botanical garden as a proxy for understanding the associations of strangler figs in urban green spaces. They conducted a survey of over 9,000 trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of more than 3 centimeters (cm) across 10 transects in the garden.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) investigated the water flux recovery of the forest in the Ailao Mountain National Nature Reserve, a mountainous water catchment area for the Lancang River basin and a subtropical ecological conservation area in SW China, after an extreme snow disaster. They focused on how the water fluxes of subtropical forests responded to extreme weather disturbances and the recovery process over several years after a disaster.