The Institute of Cotton is a provincial-level professional cotton research institution in Hebei Province. There are 57 employees in the institute, including 53 scientific and technological personnel, 44 with senior professional titles, 8 doctors, 3 experts enjoying special allowances from the State Council, 2 experts with outstanding contributions in provincial management. The Institute is mainly engaged in the research of cotton and oil sunflower germplasm resources innovation and utilization, genetic breeding, cultivation and cultivation, physiology and ecology, molecular biology, and comprehensive utilization. The institute has obtained 76 scientific research achievements, 20 national invention patents and 16 local standards. over 1,000 different types of germplasm resources have been innovated, 97 new cotton varieties and 8 oil sunflower varieties have been cultivated. The number of bred cotton varieties ranks 1 among the country, and the research of cotton disease resistance breeding is at the forefront.

Specialized Laboratory&Center:

Cotton Molecular Breeding Lab
Genetics and Breeding Lab
Lab of cultivation and physiological ecology
Efficient multi-planting lab
Variety Resources Research Lab
Biotechnology Lab
Functional Plant Research Lab

Director: ZHANG Jianhong
Address: No. 598 Heping West Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
Zip Code: 050051
Tel: 0086-0311-87652072