Tropical Agricultural Sciences

Tropical Agricultural Sciences (TAS) is a comprehensive international journal dedicated to tropical agriculture with high academic aspirations. It is initiated led by the Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), in collaboration with the China Tropical Crop Society, the State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding and the Sanya Research Institute of CATAS.

TAS focuses on fundamental and applied research in tropical agriculture, including germplasm resources and genetic breeding, crop cultivation, plant physiology and biochemistry, plant protection and biosafety, agricultural product processing, nutrition and health, agroecology and environmental protection, animal science and veterinary medicine, frontier basic and emerging interdisciplinary research, agricultural economics and informatics. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality research findings and cutting-edge advances in tropical agriculture, with particular focus on how tropical agriculture contributes to tackling climate change impacts, environmental challenges, rural development, food security, industrial transformation, economic growth and poverty reduction, and promoting technological innovation in this field.