Areas of Focus
- Distant hybridization of wheat
- Creation of new germplasm
- Selection and breeding of new varieties
Work Experience
- 1988-08 - 1992-08 - Zhouzhi County Agricultural Science Research Institute
- 1992-08 - 1999-08 - Former Northwest Plant Research Institute, Genetics Department
- 1999-08 - Present - Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy, Department of Plant Science
- 2009-02 - 2010-01 - Visiting Scholar at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1988 - Bachelor's Degree from Northwest Agricultural University
- 1999 - Master's Degree
- 2003 - PhD from Northwest A&F University
- Selected for the Ministry of Education's New Century Talent Program
Publications
- Identification of genetic locus with resistance to take-all in the wheat-Psathyrostachys huashanica Keng introgression line H148, Xinhong Chen*, 2021
- Molecular cytogenetic and agronomic characterization of the similarities and differences between wheat-Leymus mollis and wheat-Psathyrostachys huashanica Keng 3Ns(3D) substitution lines, Xinhong Chen*, 2021
Awards
- First Prize for Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Progress Award for 'New Wheat Variety Xiaoyan 22' (Ranked third)
- Second Prize for National Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Harvest Award for 'Promotion of National Wheat New Variety Xiaoyan 22' (Ranked first)
- Third Prize for Shaanxi Province Agricultural Extension for 'Promotion of New Wheat Variety Xiaoyan 22' (Ranked fourth)
- Second Prize for Shaanxi Province Science and Technology for 'Selection and Promotion of New Wheat Varieties Xiaoyan 216 and Xiaoyan 166' (Ranked first)
