The Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was founded in 1956 and opened to the public in 1958. WBG carries out research on
biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization, aquatic botany and freshwater quality, and watershed
ecology and ecological security related to major hydraulic engineering projects. The three key laboratories are: CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, the CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, and the Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Wetland
Evolution and Ecological Restoration. WBG is the proud home of the Kiwifruit Section of the Chinese Society of Horticultural Science and the Botanical Society of Hubei Province.
Last Updated on: Nov 28, 2024