[2] TARI began to study watermelon in the 1950s and has developed numerous varieties.

[3] TARI has engaged in significant pineapple breeding since the Japanese colonial period with the Tainung No.

[5] In 2019 TARI released a heat tolerant green onion variety intended to allow farmers in the south of Taiwan to produce green onions in the summer.

[7] In 1991 the World Vegetable Center (WVC) chose to end its sweet potato research due to high costs and other institutions with a tighter focus coming into existence.

[8] The institute has developed a bruise resistant variety of strawberry called Tainung No.