Areas of Focus
- Horticultural plant physiology and ecology
- Facility horticulture technology
- Horticultural commodity science
Work Experience
- 1986 - Northeast Agricultural University - Lecturer
- 1997 - Promoted to Professor
- 2000 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1983 Graduated from Shanxi Agricultural University, Department of Horticulture
- 1986 Master's degree from Northeast Agricultural University
- 1992 PhD from Nanjing Agricultural University
- 1998 Postdoctoral research in Japan
- Edited textbooks on vegetable commodity science, cultivation, and technology
Publications
- Vegetable Commodity Science, Yansong Ao
- Advances in Horticulture, Yansong Ao
- Pesticide-Free Vegetable Production Techniques, Yansong Ao
- Vegetable Cultivation Techniques, Yansong Ao
Awards
- 1997: First Youth Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Society for Horticultural Science
- Several provincial and ministerial level awards in vegetable facility cultivation research
