The year of 2016 witnessed the advance of innovation capability of world agricultural science and technology and the efficiency of major scientific researches. A number of original and high level researches produced outstanding achievements in many fields. To track the development of agricultural sciences and technology in 2016, this paper reviews some important advances in crop sciences, horticulture science, plant protection, agricultural resources and agricultural regionalization, environment and sustainable development of agriculture, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, agricultural mechanization, and agricultural quality standards and testing.

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