Abstract:Training a large number of innovative talents is the most important historic mission for the higher education in modern China. “Teaching and research integration” is an essential way for training innovative talents at colleges. To deeply promote the reformation on the personnel training and quicken the step of nurturing innovative talents, College of Resources and Environment of Huazhong Agricultural University has carried out a series of exploration and practices, including reformation featured by research- oriented, inquiry- based and hierarchical teaching and evaluation system, implementation of research training and practice for undergraduates, first- class teaching supported by high- quality research, and construction of platform integrating teaching and research resources, which in turn sets up the integrative training mode of innovative talents featured by teaching as foundation, research as backbone, teaching through research activities, integration of teaching and research, mutual improvement and coordinated development of teaching and research.