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Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture (JIA), former- Letter discusses materials published in JIA previously or ly Agricultural Sciences in (ASC), founded in 2002, issues of general interest. It should be no more than 400 is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences words. (CAAS), co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultur- al Science Societies (CAASS). JIA is a peer-reviewed and Core Subjects multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English. JIA Editorial Board consists of 260 well-respected — Crop • Breeding • Germplasm Resources scholars of agricultural scientific fields. Prof. Li Jiayang is — Physiology • Biochemistry the Chairman of the Board, and Prof. WAN Jian-min is the — Cultivation • Tillage Editor-in-Chief. JIA has been published by Elsevier B.V. since — Plant Protection 2006 and is one of the leading academic journals in agricul- — Animal Science tural sciences in China. 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