TARI opened the Floriculture Research Center in Gukeng, Yunlin County, in 2002, after which research began on breeding and germplasm preservation for Phalaenopsis, Oncidium and Anthurium varieties meant for export.
2002 年，農試所在雲林古坑成立花卉研究中心，積極投入蝴蝶蘭、文心蘭、火鶴等台灣外銷重點花卉的種原保存及新品種選育等研究。