Colleges & Faculties

I. Personal information

Yang Liu, Ph.D., Lecturer, Master’s Supervisor, Member of the Communist Party of China. Born in Hunyuan, Shanxi Province.Graduated from Shanxi Agricultural University (Horticulture) with a B.S. in Agriculture in 2015.Graduated from Beijing University of Agriculture (Pomology) with an M.S. in Agriculture in 2018.Graduated from Beijing Forestry University (Silviculture, majoring in Fruit Tree Cultivation and Utilization) with a Ph.D. in Agriculture in 2022.Joined Department of Horticulture, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture in 2023.

II. Research interests

Innovation and utilization of fruit tree germplasm resources.

III. Research Projects

Presided over 1 project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 Scientific Research Project of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, 1 Youth Faculty Research Innovation Promotion Project of Beijing University of Agriculture.Participated in 3 projects including National Key R&D Program and National Natural Science Foundation of China.

IV. Major Achievements

Focused on chestnut genomics, floral sex regulation, internal rot control and fruit tree breeding.Published more than 10 papers as first author, including 5 SCI papers.Authorized 1 national invention patent.Developed 6 new chestnut varieties including Beinong Bingli, Beinong Jianfeng and Beinong Zaofeng.Won the Second Prize of 2023 Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Progress Award (11th participant).

Representative papers

1. Liu Y†, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, et al. Beta-amylase and phosphatidic acid involved in recalcitrant seed germination of Chinese chestnut. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 828270.

2. Xing Y†,Liu Y†, Zhang Q†, et al. Hybridde novogenome assembly of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima). Gigascience, 2019, 8(9): giz112.

3. Liu Y†, Chen GS, Qin L, et al. Identification and characterization ofMADS-boxgenes involved in floral organ development in Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissimablume). Horticultural Science and Technology, 2021, 39(4): 482-496.

4. Zhang Y†, Zhang W†,Liu Y†, et al. GWAS identifies two important genes involved in Chinese chestnut weight and leaf length regulation. Plant Physiology,2024,194(4): 2387-2399.

5. Liu Y, Sun HT, Wang Z, et al. Control effects of aerial spraying at flowering stage and postharvest chitosan treatment on chestnut internal rot. Journal of Fruit Science, 2025, 42(05): 1067-1076.

V. Contact information

Postal address: College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7, Beinong Road, Huilongguan, Changping, Beijing, 102206

Contact number: 010-80797229

Email: bualiuyang@163.com