Because "the basic principles of breed improvement are transferable," in 1988, the second year after the Department of Horticulture had been established at Taiwan Sugar, Chen became the chairman of the department, continuing to be responsible for basic research.
基於「品種改良原理相通」，七十七年台糖園藝系成立後的第二年，陳文輝就接下了系主任的職務，仍然負責基礎研究扎根的工作。