Xinhua Headlines: Chinese germplasm bank conserves biodiversity in warm temperate zone

Xinhua Headlines: Chinese germplasm bank conserves biodiversity in warm temperate zone

(220515) -- JINAN, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows Sorbus taishanensis, a tree species unique to Taishan Mountain, in east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Bollwiller Pear Sorbopyrus x auricularis ｴTatarovaｴ , Czech Republic on 23rd August 2018 (CTK Photo Kiesenbauer Zdenek)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Bollwiller Pear Sorbopyrus x auricularis ｴTatarovaｴ , Czech Republic on 23rd August 2018 (CTK Photo Kiesenbauer Zdenek)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Hybrids of European Pear (Pyrus communis) and the Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)

Bollwiller Pear Sorbopyrus x auricularis ｴTatarovaｴ , Czech Republic on 23rd August 2018 (CTK Photo Kiesenbauer Zdenek)

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, by a road from Keply to Kochanov, Sumava, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)