From February 12th to 14th,  the 2nd Annual Board Meeting of China-Australia Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management Joint Research Center, jointly established by Northwest A&F University and Murdoch University, was held in Murdoch University.

Joint Research Center board meeting specifiesthatsubstantive collaborative research will be carried out by both sides centering on wheat, apple basis and applied basic biology; collaborative research projects by flexible exchange graduate students programs will be implemented; academic exchange meeting will be held annually and board meeting will be held every two years; cooperative research projects between China and Australia will be jointly applied, which serve as acarrier to tackle key problems; achievements including published cooperative research papers belong to both sides with copyright signed by NWAFU and Murdoch University.

Translated by: Ruan Shuling
Proofread by: Zhang Xiaorong