Current status and prospect of forage germplasm resources in Yunnan province

Yunnan province has abundance of forage germplasm resources because of its complicated natural geography and climate. The natural geography and the abundance ratio, distributing and research status of forage germplasm resources in Yunnan province were introduced in this paper. According to the problems in germplasm resources, suggestions such as extensive collection, effective conservation, intensive research, active innovation and sustainable utilization were put forward. The future research strategies for forage germplasm resources were proposed.