1. PERSONAL PROFLE

YuZhongdong, male, born in Nov. 1969 in Weiyuan   County, SichuanProvince,China.  

2. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1990-1994, graduated from Beijing Forest University,   China, Bachelor degree in forest protection.

1998-2001,Master degree in plant pathology from   Northwestern Agriculture University, China.

2002-2006,PhD of plant pathology from Northwestern   Agriculture University, China.

2008,May-Nov. Traineeof “water resource in arid regions and   environmental evaluation” in Tottori University.

2012,Feb-2013,Jan.Visiting Scholar of Room Symbiosis   and Forest Pathology in University of Idaho, USA.

3. Work Experience

1994 till now, working as an assistant professor,   lecture, associate professor, and professor in NWAFU, respectively

4. LECTURE COURSES

Give lecture of Forest Pathology for undergraduates,   and Managements of Forest Pests for graduates.  

5.RESEARCH FIELD

●Rust fungi, e.g.Melampsora spp. Fungi

●Macrofungi, involving Morchella spp.

● Endophytes

6.PUBLICATIONSIN RECENT

Wei Zheng, George Newcombe, Die Hu, Zhimin Cao, Zhongdong Yu and   Zijia Peng The First Record of a North American Poplar Leaf Rust Fungus, Melampsora   medusae, in China. Forests, 2019，10, 182; doi:10.3390/f10020182.

Zhongdong Yu, Kuocheng Shen,   George Newcombe, Junfeng Fan and Qianwen Chen. Leaf Cuticle　Can Contribute   to Non-Host Resistance to Poplar Leaf Rust. Forests, 2019, 10,   870;doi:10.3390/f10100870.

PhonepaserdPhanpadith, Zhongdong Yu, Dan Yu,SitthixayPhongsavath,   Kuocheng Shen, Wei　Zheng,　BuangurnPhommakoun. Promotion of maize growth by a   yellow morel, Morchella crassipes.Symbiosis,2019,https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-019-00651-1.

PhonepaserdPhanpadith, Zhongdong Yu, Tao Li. High diversity of   Morchella and a novel lineage of　the Esculenta clade from the north Qinling Mountains   revealed by GCPSR-based study． Scientific　Reports , 2019, https:// doi.org   /10.1038/s41598-019-56321-1.

Zhongdong Yu, Yunjing Sui,   Shaobing Peng, Tao Li and PhonepaserdPhanpadith. Ochrobactrum　pituitosumcauses kernel rot and premature shedding of fresh   walnut Fruits. Intl. J. Agric. Biol., 2019,22: 497-502. DOI:   10.17957/IJAB/15.1091.

Yu Zhongdong, Yu Zhizhi,   JinShiyu,WangLong.Genetic diversity and toxin-producing characters of   Aspergillus flavus from China. Biological Diversity,2019, http://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.3247.Q.20190620.1625.006.html.(in Chinese)

PhongsavathSitthixay, Shen Kuocheng,YuZhongdong,ZhengWei,Yu   Dan, Cao Zhimin. Effects of Methyl   Methane Sulfonate Treatment on Rust Resistance of Populus purdomii. Journal   of Forest Research, 2019,32(6):80-89.(in Chinese)

Xian-Zhi Jiang, Zhong-Dong Yu, Yong-Ming Ruan, Long Wang. Three   new species of Talaromycessect. Talaromycesdiscovered from soil   in China. Scientific reports, 2018(8):4932 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018 -23370 -x.

Zhong-dong Yu, Wei Zheng, Dan Yu,   Shaobing Peng and Zhimin Cao. Half-reserve Mitosis of Sibling Nuclei in Gymnosporangiumasiaticum.   Int. J. Agric. Biol., 2017, 19: 1025-1030.

Zhongdong Yu,   PhonepaserdPhanpadith, Shuai Zhang, Dan Yu, Minglei Li, Yongxiang   Kang.Biochar-morel promotes wheat saline resistance by increasing root/shoot   ratio. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2017, 26(12):7667-7673.

7. CONTACT

Prof. Yu Zhongdong, College of Forestry, Northwest   A&F University

Address: Taicheng Road 3, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Postcode: 712100

E-mail: yuzhongdong001@nwsuaf.edu.cn