Yun-Cong Yao (Professor, Ph. D):

Native place is in Shanxi; gained Ph.D degree at China agriculture University in 1998. Professor in College of plant science and technology, Beijing University of Agriculture; Master’s tutor; Ph.D supervisor in Southwest University. As a senior visiting scholar in the Ohio state university/Ohio agricultural research and development center.

Expert of the State Council government special allowance; Deputy Head of Beijing University of Agriculture.

Research Interests:

My research group mainly focuses on two areas: Ornamental crabapple germplasm resources innovation and metabolism of anthocyanins molecular biology research, Orchard ecosystem regulation and improvement. Specific as follows:

1) Ornamental crabapple germplasm resources construction and evaluation;

2) Breeding high anthocyanins variety;

3) Molecular biology metabolic mechanism of anthocyanins;

4) Aromatic plants germplasm resources construction and intercropping techniques in orchard

5) Regulation mechanism of intercropping aromatic plants on arthropod community

Effect of intercropping aromatic plants on soil microorganism and nutrient

6) Plant-derived nutrient solution and organic fertilizer research and development and application technology

Research Grants:

1)         MYB control mechanism in Ornamental crabapple leaves turn color process. Natural Science Foundation of China Project, 2010-2013。

2)         The ecological regulation mechanisms of mixed intercropping aromatic plants on pests in apple orchard. Natural Science Foundation of         China Project, 2012-2015.        

3)         Apple molecular breeding and germplasm innovation. Subsystem of the 863 project, 2012-2016.

4)         The key technology research and test demonstration of Modern persimmon industry. Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, 2012-2016.

5)         The main fruit tree root stock collection, evaluation and selection. Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, 2012-2016.

Teaching course: 

Biometrics; Horticulture; Senior fruit tree physiology.

Selected publications:

Contact Information:

Telephone: + 86-10-80799000; + 86-10-80799300

E-mail: yaoyc_20@126.com

Representative results

1)      Intercropping with aromatic plants decreases herbivore abundance, species richness, and shifts arthropod community trophic structure. Environ. Entomol. 2012, 41(4): 872-879.

2)      Repellent and attractive effects of herbs on insects in pear orchards intercropped with aromatic plants. Agroforest Syst, 2012. (Online)

3)      Isolation and expression of McF3H gene in the leaves of crabapple. Acta Physiol Plant, 2012, 34(4): 1353-1361.

4)      Characteristics of chalcone synthase promoters from different leaf-color malus crabapple cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae, 2011, 129: 449-458.

5)      Effect of intercropping with aromatic plants on diversity and structure of arthropod community in a pear orchard. BioControl. 2011, 55: 741-751.