Facing the ecological environment in Central China, the Institute has long been engaged in the research and promotion of deciduous fruit trees (apples, pears, grapes, peaches, kiwis, cherries, plums, apricots, strawberries, etc.). ) and watermelon, such as collection, preservation, evaluation, fine variety breeding, cultivation techniques, integrated pest control, fruit storage and processing. Focus on applied research, focus on basic research, participate in international exchanges and cooperation, and serve the society and fruit farmers. Won more than 70 scientific and technological achievements at all levels1,including 9 national science and technology awards and 6 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards/; More than 100 new varieties of fruit trees and melons were cultivated and approved (among them,16 1 new varieties of fruit trees and melons were approved in 2008). More than one new product 10 has been developed and popularized, and five national invention patents have been obtained, forming a number of technologies and products with independent intellectual property rights, which have been popularized in production and produced great economic and social benefits.
The Institute has set up eight professional research institutions. On this basis, five disciplines, namely germplasm resources of fruit trees and melons, genetic breeding of fruit trees and melons, physiological cultivation of fruit trees and melons, quality and safety control of fruits, and storage and processing of fruits, were formed, and research and technology promotion were carried out around the five disciplines. Three scientific and technological enterprises and three management institutions have been established. Zhengzhou Taoyuan, Vineyard, National Mid-term Watermelon Database, Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Fruit Tree Seedlings of Ministry of Agriculture (Zhengzhou), National Grape Peach Improvement Center, National Deciduous Fruit Tree Breeding Base and Fruit Tree Virus-free Seedlings Transformation Base of Ministry of Agriculture are all built in our hospital. Hosted four sci-tech periodicals: Fruit Tree Science, China Melon and Vegetable, Friends of Fruit Farmers and Selected Techniques of Fruit Tree Cultivation at Home and Abroad. Watermelon Professional Committee of China Horticultural Society, Peach Branch of China Horticultural Society and National Watermelon Association are affiliated to the Institute. In the process of continuous research and development, the institute has strong research strength and technological innovation ability. In the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" evaluation of comprehensive scientific research ability of national agricultural scientific research institutions organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, it ranked 90th among 1077 participating agricultural scientific research institutions.
According to the guiding ideology of "scientific research institute, industrial development institute and stable management institute", the research will optimize the allocation of scientific and technological resources, maintain sustainable scientific and technological innovation ability, establish a variety of industrial development systems and maintain a stable source of economic income. The Institute will be built into a leading scientific and technological innovation base for fruit trees and melons, a first-class achievement transformation base for fruit trees and melons, and a well-known information exchange talent training base for fruit trees and melons in China. In order to improve the independent innovation ability of fruit trees in China, make greater contributions to increasing farmers' income and building a new socialist countryside.