Yuanfeng Hao

Yuanfeng Hao

Head of Wheat Quality Research Group

Center for Crop Genetics and Breeding

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82108889

Fax:86-10-82108547

Email: haoyuanfeng@caas.cn

Educations

l  1998.9-2002.7 Shandong Agricultural University, Bachelor of Science in Agronomy

l  2003.9-2008.7 Shandong Agricultural University, PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding

Working Experience

l  2024.1-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2015.1-2023.12, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2015.12-2016.2, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Georgia, USA

l  2012.12-2015.12, Associate Scientist, CIMMYT, Mexico

l  2010.2-2012.12, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Georgia, USA

l  2008.7-2010.2, Postdoctoral Fellow, Shandong Agricultural University

Research Interests

l  Map-based cloning of durable disease resistance and zinc biofortification genes

l  Development of high throughput GBTS genotyping platform

l  Genome-wide association studies and application of genomic selection in breeding

l  Cultivar development for changing climate

Selected Publications (*equal contribution, #corresponding authors)

Hao Y, Rasheed A, Zhu Z, Wulff BBH, He Z^# (2020) Harnessing wheat Fhb1 for Fusarium resistance. Trends in Plant Science 25:1-3

Liu Y^*, Shen K^*, Yin C^*, Xu X^*, Yu X, Ye B, Sun Z, Dong J, Bi A, Zhao X, Xu D, He Z, Zhang X, Hao C, Wu J, Wang Z, Wu H, Liu D, Zhang L, Shen L, Hao Y^#, Lu F^#, Guo Z^# (2023) Genetic basis of geographical differentiation and breeding selection for wheat plant architecture traits. Genome Biology 24:114

Liu Y^*, Chen J^*, Yin C^*, Wang Z, Wu H, Shen K, Zhang Z, Kang L, Xu S, Bi A, Zhao X, Xu D, He Z, Zhang X, Hao C, Wu J, Gong Y, Yu X, Sun Z, Ye B, Liu D, Zhang L, Shen L, Hao Y^#, Ma Y^#, Lu F^#, Guo Z^# (2023) A high-resolution genotype–phenotype map identifies the TaSPL17 controlling grain number and size in wheat. Genome Biology 24:196

Sun M, Tong J, Dong Y, Pu Z, Zheng J, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Hao C, Xu X, Cao Q, Rasheed A, Ali MB, Cao S, Xia X, He Z, Ni Z^#, Hao Y^# (2024) Molecular characterization of QTL for grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat landrace Chinese Spring. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 137:148

Sun M^*, Luo Q^*, Zheng Q^#, Tong J, Wang Y, Song J, Zhang Y, Pu Z, Zheng J, Liu L, Zhou A, Rasheed A, Li M, Cao S, Xia X, He Z, Hao Y^# (2023) Molecular characterization of stable QTL and putative candidate genes for grain zinc and iron concentrations in two related wheat populations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 136:217

Zhu Z^*, Cao Q^*, Han D, Wu J, Wu L, Tong J, Xu X, Yan J, Zhang Y, Xu K, Wang F, Dong Y, Gao C, He Z, Xia X^#, Hao Y^# (2023) Molecular characterization and validation of adult-plant stripe rust resistance gene Yr86 in Chinese wheat cultivar Zhongmai 895. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 136:142

Xu X, Sun D^#, Ni Z, Zou X, Xu X, Sun M, Cao Q, Tong J, Ding F, Zhang Y, Wang F, Dong Y, Zhang L, Wang J, Xia X, He Z, Hao Y^# (2023) Molecular identification and validation of four stable QTL for slow-mildewing resistance in Chinese wheat cultivar Bainong 64. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 136:232

Liu Y^*, Yu R^*, Shen L^*, Sun M^*, Peng Y^*, Zeng Q, Shen K, Yu X, Wu H, Ye B, Wang Z, Sun Z, Liu D, Sun X, Zhang Z, Dong J, Dong J, Han D, He Z, Hao Y^#, Wu J^#, Guo Z^# (2024) Genomic insights into the modifications of spike morphology traits during wheat breeding. Plant, Cell & Environment 47:5470-5482

Cao Q, Zhu Z^#, Xu D, Wu J, Xu X, Dong Y, Bian Y, Ding F, Zhao D, Tu Y, Wu L, Han D, Lan C, Xia X, He Z^#, Hao Y^# (2024) Characterization of a 4.1 Mb inversion harboring the stripe rust resistance gene YR86 in wheat chromosome arm 2AL. The Crop Journal 12:1168-1175

Shen L^*, Zhang L^*, Yin C^*, Xu X^*, Liu Y, Shen K, Wu H, Sun Z, Wang K, He Z, Zhang X, Hao C, Hou J, Bi A, Zhao X, Xu D, Ye B, Yu X, Wang Z, Liu D, Hao Y^#, Lu F^#, Guo Z^# (2024) The wheat sucrose synthase gene TaSus1 is a determinant of grain number per spike. The Crop Journal 12:295-300

Ding F^*, Tong J^*, Xu R, Chen J, Xu X, Nadeem M, Wang S, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Wang F, Fang Z^#, Hao Y^# (2023) Identification of stable quantitative trait loci underlying waterlogging tolerance post-anthesis in common wheat (Triticum aestivum). The Crop Journal 11:1163–1170

Hao Y, Rasheed A, Jackson R, Xiao Y, Zhang Y, Xia X, He Z (2020) Advanced genomics and breeding tools to accelerate the development of climate resilient wheat. In: Kole C (ed) Genomic designing of climate-smart cereal crops. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 45-95

Cultivar Released

Zhongmai 29, strong gluten bread-making wheat

Zhongmai 30, steamed bread wheat with excellent dough extensibility and wide adaptability

Zhongmai 31, super high-yielding with good heat tolerance

Zhongmai 32, strong gluten bread-making wheat

Zhongmai 34, high-yielding and good stripe rust resistance

Zhongmai 37, high-yielding and lodging resistance

Zhongmai 38, wide adaptability and excellent disease resistance

Zhongmai 39, medium to strong gluten and lodging resistance

Zhongmai 50, high-yielding and disease resistance

Zhongmai 51, strong gluten bread-making wheat