Zhu Tao, mayor of Qixia Municipal Government, and Cao Yongsheng, director of the Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, signed an agreement to jointly build the Qixia Apple Experimental Station

In order to fully implement the spirit of the on-site conference on fruit industry development in Shandong Province, implement the "Shandong Provincial Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Apple Industry", and promote Yantai (Qixia) apple industry to rebuild new advantages and climb new peaks, Qixia City seizes opportunities and constantly increases Great efforts in "double-stroke and double-introduction" work, especially in the introduction and construction of "national name" scientific research institutions, and strive for breakthroughs, "Qixia Apple Experimental Station of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fruit Tree Research Institute" came into being.

Through the test station, Qixia City introduced 22 high-level fruit experts, introduced 56 new and excellent apple varieties at home and abroad, customized the "top ten main push technology", carried out the "100 doctors into Qixia" activity, and carried out online technical training lectures. A series of measures to promote the high-quality development of the apple industry are underway.