Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators investigated the effects of applying pristine biochar (BC) and magnesium-modified biochar (Mg-BC) at two rates (1% and 2.5% by weight) to degraded red and black soils. They found that both biochar types improved overall soil physicochemical properties and enhanced enzyme activities, with Mg-BC showing more pronounced benefits.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the effects of long-term fertilization management on soil quality and microbial community stability. Their results demonstrated that soil bulk density and pH are critical, direct factors regulating the temporal stability of soil bacteria and fungi in agricultural systems.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators reported a new Sequoia fossil record from the Late Palaeogene of southwestern China. The fossil discovery provided crucial evidence to decode the climatic and biogeographic history of this important genus.

In a study published in BMC Plant Biology, researchers have discovered pervasive degradation and repeated complete loss of a key set of plastid genes in the widespread genus Cymbidium.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators investigated how mycorrhizal types affect plant-soil feedbacks through a comprehensive global meta-analysis.

In a study published in Integrative Conservation​, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) investigated the Roots & Shoots Next Jane program in China, a pioneering initiative launched in 2021 to develop conservation leadership (i.e. the capacity to influence individuals to participate in the protection and management of ecosystems, thereby promoting environmental health) among youth.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences summarized recent findings on how compound leaves develop.Their work integrated decades of studies on model species such as tomato, Cardamine hirsuta, and key legumes including Medicago and pea, offering a clearer view of the genetic “toolkit” that shapes these elaborate leaves.

In a study published in Integrative Conservation​, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) provide the first chromosome-level genome of Phoebe zhennan, serving as an essential foundation for its genetic conservation and breeding programs.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the impact of extreme snow disasters on the growth recovery and driving mechanisms of tree species in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests.