Fruit scientific research in New China in the past 70 years:Chinese jujube

Abstract: Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is one of the five oldest cultivated fruit species in China with distinct advantages in the world. The researches on Chinese jujube have made a tremendous progress since the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, which has accelerated greatly the development of jujube industry. At present, jujube industry in China has entered the critical transforming and upgrading period and new era of high quality development, which has a higher demand for scientific and technological supports. The present paper briefly reviewed and analyzed the research evolution and production history of Chinese jujube in China during the past 70 years, and divided the 70 years into 3 stages, i.e., recovery stage(1949—1978), accelerated development period(1979—1999),and comprehensive development period(2000—2019). The landmark achievements and important progress of research in 10 aspects(genome and omics application, germplasm, breeding, propagation, cultivation, pest control, postharvest, processing, protected production and technical standards) were summarized. 12 key research tasks in the future were put forwarded on the basis of profound analysis of new situations, new challenges and important problems faced by Chinese jujube production and research.The present paper provided references for the related researchers and organizations.