At the invitation of Professor Li Chunjie and Professor Zhang Xingxu from College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology Lanzhou University and State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Dr. Daniel Alexander Bastías of the National Institute of Grassland Agriculture New Zealand paid a visit from October 4 to November 1, 2023.

Daniel Alexander Bastía delivered two academic reports titled “The role of hormones in plant-Epichlo? associations” and “Maximising plant performance in tripartite associations” at the Lecture Hall on the 4^th floor of Biye Building and B503 of Tianshan Hall Yuzhong Campus, and the seminar was chaired by Zhang Xingxu.

In the meantime, knowledge lectures regarding multi-omics conjoint analysis, diagram drawing and paper writing of plant-microbial dual RNA-seq, genome and metabolome were held for teachers and students of the Research Institute of Grassland Protection, while assisting graduate students of grass endophyte research group to revise the completed first draft and English drafts returned for correction. Discussions were held with young teachers and graduate students of grass endophyte research group of the Research Institute of Grassland Protection, and a consensus was reached on in-depth cooperation in scientific research, joint cultivation of graduate students, joint publication of articles, etc.

During the visit, Daniel Alexander Bastías visited and investigated the State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence Greenhouse of Yuzhong Campus College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Ganzhou Herbage Improvement Field Experimental Station and Linze Grassland Agricultural Experimental Station, Pratacultural College of Gansu Agricultural University, etc.