Acta Agriculurae Boreali-Sinica(AABS) is jointly sponsored by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Henan and Inner Mongolia. The aim of the journal is “Strengthen scientific research association and cooperation, communicate intelligence information, promote academic exchanges, service for agricultural modernization”. AABS is the outstanding S&T journal of China, the core journal of China Science Citation Database (CSCD), the Chinese core journal, the key magazine of China technology, Chinese agricultural kernel periodical and RCCSE China core academic journal. AABS has won the national, provincial and ministerial periodical awards for many times.