Yunnan Ruili Coffee Germplasm Garden

Ruili Coffee Germplasm Garden

Ruili Coffee Germplasm Garden was approved by Yunnan General Administration of Land Reclamation in 1992 and established by Yunnan Dehong Institute of Tropical Agricultural Sciences. In 2009, it was named "Ruili Coffee Germplasm Garden" by the Ministry of Agriculture. The main tasks are: collection, introduction, preservation, identification, evaluation and innovative utilization of coffee germplasm resources at home and abroad, and provide germplasm utilization, resources and information sharing at home and abroad according to regulations, so as to serve the research, production and utilization of coffee breeding in the whole country.

The garden covers an area of 3 hectares and is located on the outskirts of Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. As of December 2009, a total of 275 coffee germplasm resources of 4 species were preserved, mainly collected from Hainan, Yunnan and foreign countries. It is the largest and largest coffee germplasm conservation research base in China. Agronomy, biology and other disciplines were used to identify and evaluate the agronomic and biological characteristics of the preserved coffee germplasm resources, which laid a foundation for identifying and screening a number of high-yield, high-quality and disease-resistant coffee varieties in the future.

The nursery collects excellent varieties with high yield, high quality and rust resistance, with a total extension area of 20, 000 hectares, and the approved variety DTARI028 is being popularized and applied. At present, there are 11 researchers in the resource garden, including 1 enjoying the special allowance of Yunnan provincial government, 3 senior agronomists, 2 master's degree and 1 master's degree.