Areas of Focus
- Maize genetic breeding and seed biology
Work Experience
- 2014-present: Professor, College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University
- 2009-2014: Associate Professor, College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University
- 2012-2013: Visiting Scholar, Iowa State University, USA
- 2004-2009: Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2004: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Agricultural University
- 1998-2001: Master's in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Agricultural University
- 1993-1997: Bachelor's in Biotechnology, Northeast Agricultural University
Publications
- The Transcription Factor ZmNAC89 Gene Is Involved in Salt Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.), Hong Di et al., 2023
- Identification of miRNAs Mediating Seed Storability of Maize during Germination Stage by High-Throughput Sequencing, Transcriptome and Degradome Sequencing, Hong Di et al., 2022
Awards
- 2020: First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Heilongjiang Province, for the cultivation and promotion of the early maturing, high-yielding, high-quality, and density-tolerant maize variety Dongnong 254
