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Ai-Rong Li
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Root Hemiparasitic Plants
Conservation Biology
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Ecological Impact
Biological Characteristics
Plant Protection
Root Morphology
Symbiotic Relationships
Plant Ecology
Biodiversity
Areas of Focus
- Root Hemiparasitic Plants
- Conservation Biology
- Mycorrhizal Biology
Work Experience
- 2016-07~2018-07 - Pennsylvania State University - Visiting Scholar
- 2014-01~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Head of Conservation Biology Research Group
- 2013-01~2013-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher, Head of Conservation Biology Research Group
- 2010-02~2011-02 - University of Adelaide, School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Mycorrhizal Biology Research Group - Visiting Scholar
- 2010-01~2012-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2007-07~2009-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-09--2007-07 PhD in Science: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-09--2004-07 MSc in Agriculture: College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University
Publications
- Changes in tissue nutrient content during the decline of Malania oleifera seedlings, Ai-Rong Li, 2023
- The promoting effect of sucrose on haustorium formation in two root hemiparasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae, Ai-Rong Li, 2022
- A legume host benefits more from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi than a grass host in the presence of a root hemiparasitic plant, Ai-Rong Li, 2022
- The bright side of parasitic plants: what are they good for?, Ai-Rong Li, 2020
- Effect of temperature and moist conditions on seed dormancy cycling of two sympatric limestone species, Begonia guishanensis and Paraisometrum mileense, in southern China, Ai-Rong Li, 2020
- Effects of soil nitrogen heterogeneity and parasitism by Pedicularis species on growth and root spatial distribution of Polypogon monspeliensis, Ai-Rong Li, 2020
- Isolation and characterization of 18 microsatellites for the invasive native Pedicularis kansuensis (Orobanchaceae), Ai-Rong Li, 2019
- Root hemiparasitism in Malania oleifera (Olacaceae), a neglected aspect in research of the highly valued tree species, Ai-Rong Li, 2019
- A neglected alliance in battles against parasitic plants: AM and rhizobial symbioses alleviate damage to a legume host by root hemiparasitic Pedicularis species, Ai-Rong Li, 2019
- Fast and abundant in vitro spontaneous haustorium formation in root hemiparasitic plant Pedicularis kansuensis Maxim. (Orobanchaceae), Ai-Rong Li, 2018
- N-P fertilization did not reduce AMF abundance or diversity but alter AMF composition in an alpine grassland infested by a root hemiparasitic plant, Ai-Rong Li, 2018
- N-P Fertilization Inhibits Growth of Root Hemiparasite Pedicularis kansuensis in Natural Grassland, Ai-Rong Li, 2017
- Identity and distribution of weedy Pedicularis kansuensis Maxim. (Orobanchaceae) in Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang: morphological, anatomical and molecular evidence, Ai-Rong Li, 2016
- Long-Distance Dispersal after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) Led to the Disjunctive Distribution of Pedicularis kansuensis (Orobanchaceae) between the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Tianshan Region, Ai-Rong Li, 2016
- Host shoot clipping depresses the growth of weedy hemiparasitic Pedicularis kansuensis, Ai-Rong Li, 2015
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: potential biocontrol agents against the damaging root hemiparasite pedicularis kansuensis?, Ai-Rong Li, 2014
- Genetic diversity of rhododendron delavayi vardelavayi (cbclarke) ridley inferred from nuclear and chloroplast dna: implications for the conservation of fragmented populations, Ai-Rong Li, 2014
- Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Supply on Root Morphology of Two Pedicularis Species, Ai-Rong Li, 2014
- Direct and indirect influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on phosphorus uptake by two root hemiparasitic Pedicularis species: do the fungal partners matter at low colonisation levels, Ai-Rong Li, 2013
- Impacts of climatic changes as well as seed germination characteristics on the population expansion of Pedicularis verticillata, Ai-Rong Li, 2013
- Nutrient requirements differ in two Pedicularis species in the absence of a host plant: implication for driving forces in the evolution of host preference of root hemiparasitic plants, Ai-Rong Li, 2013
- Two sympatric root hemiparasitic Pedicularis species differ in host dependency and selectivity under phosphorus limitation, Ai-Rong Li, 2012
- Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi suppresses initiation of haustoria in the root hemiparasite Pedicularis tricolor, Ai-Rong Li, 2012
- Host dependence and preference of a root hemiparasite, Pedicularis cephalantha Franch. (Orabanchaceae), Ai-Rong Li, 2011
- Biological traits and their ecological significances of parasitic plants: A review, Ai-Rong Li, 2011
Awards
- Third Prize (2018): Biological characteristics and ecological impact of root hemiparasitic plants of the genus Pedicularis, Provincial Level
- Outstanding Member (2015): Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute Level
