Diaoguo An
Professor
Center for Agricultural Resources Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
Education 　　Ph.D., 2006, Major: Plant Nutrition Genetics, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 　　M.S., 1989, Major: Plant Pathology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China 　　B.A., 1986, Major: Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China Professional Experience 　　2006-Present. Principle investigator, Center for Agricultural Resources (CAR), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), CAS. 　　2002-2003. Visiting Scholar, Cooperative Research Center, Molecular Plant Breeding. Adelaide University and South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). 　　1997-2006. Associate Prof., Shijiazhuang Institute of Agricultural Modernization (SIAM) and CAR, IGDB, CAS. 　　1993-1997. Assistant Prof., SIAM, CAS. 　　1989-1993. Research Assistant, SIAM, CAS.
Research Interest
　Our research group is mainly interested in the development of new wheat germplasm resources by molecular chromosomes engineering; the exploration, fine mapping and cloning of important genes/QTLs for disease resistance and important agronomic traits; and molecular design breeding. 　　 　　The main objectives focus on: (i) the exploration of important genes/QTLs and their favorable alleles from wheat relatives, landraces, released cultivars and alien germplasm by molecular chromosome engineering, molecular breeding and conventional technology; (ii) the cloning and functional analysis of important genes using genomics and new sequencing methods for further understanding the molecular genetics basis of high yield, disease resistance and efficient uptake and utilization of water and nutrient, and development of molecular markers available for breeding; (iii) the selection of new germplasm resources and cultivars with high-yielding, multi-resistance, high nutrient and water use efficiency that are suitable for main wheat production areas in Chinaby genome-wide molecular marker selection and conventional breeding.
Publications
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Xu YF, Li SS, Li LH, Ma FF, Fu XY, Shi ZL, Xu HX, Ma PT, An DG*. QTL mapping for yield and photosynthetic related traits under different water regimes in wheat. Molecular Breeding, 2016, DOI: 10.1007/s11032-016-0583-7.
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Ma PT, Xu HX, Li LH, Zhang HX, Han GH, Xu YF, Fu XY, Zhang XT, An DG*. Characterization of a new Pm2 allele conferring powdery mildew resistance in the wheat germplasm line FG-1. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7:546.
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Ma PT, Xu HX, Li LH, Han GH, Luo QL, Sun Y, Xu YF, Zhang XT, An DG*. Characterization of a segregation distortion locus with powdery mildew resistance in a wheat-Thinopyrum intermedium introgression line. Plant Disease, 2016, 100:1541-1547.
