Fruit scientific research in New China in the past 70 years:Citrus

Abstract: China citrus research has achieved great progress in its talent cultivation,hardware support,basic research and technology innovation covering the whole citrus industry chains since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The achievement has promoted the rapid,healthy and sustainable development of Chinese citrus industry. This review summarizes the development history and main achievements of citrus research in the past 70 years. The recent progress in citrus germplasm evaluation and genetic improvement,cultivation technology,prevention and control of diseases and insect pests,fruit storage and processing,mechanized production and industrial economics are also reviewed.The key directions for future citrus research are previewed.