Areas of Focus
- Genetics and breeding of crops
- Agronomy
Work Experience
- 1959.09: Lecturer, South China Agricultural College, Guangzhou, China
- 1978.11: Associate Professor, South China Agricultural College, Guangzhou, China
- 1980.11-1982.05: Visiting Scholar, University of California, Davis
- 1979.03-1983.10: Deputy Director, Department of Agronomy, South China Agricultural College, Guangzhou, China
- 1983.05.31: Professor, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- 1986.09.06: Approved as Ph.D. supervisor
- 1983.11-1995.05: Headmaster, South China Agricultural University
- 1986-2002: Member and convener of the disciplinary evaluation committee of the State Council Degree Committee
- 1988.02-1991.02: Director of the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research
- 1992-1995: Member of the Advisory Committee of China - EC Agricultural Technology Center
- 1992-1998: Member of the academic degree committee of the State Council (2nd, 3rd session)
- 1996.12-2001.12: Vice chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Association for science and technology
- 1993.11-Now: Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Biology Department)
- 1996-2002: Deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of biology of the CAS
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1953.08: Graduated from South China Agricultural College, Guangzhou, China
- 1955.08-1957.07: Studied National Crop Genetics and breeding advanced courses
- 1978.08-1979.02: Sponsored to Philippines International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for further studies
Publications
- Anther and pollen characteristics of induced genetic male sterile mutants in rice (Oryza sativa L.), Lu, Y. G. & J. N. Rutger, 1984
- Studies on a mutant associated with egg number in rice, Lu, Y.G., Liu, X.D., 1998
- Effect of 2,4-D on microtubule reorientation in rice root tips, Liu, X. D. and Lu, Y. G., 2000
- Cytological mechanism of pollen abortion in photoperiod-temperature sensitive genetic male sterile Peiai 64 S in rice (Oryza sativa L.), Feng, J.F., Lu, Y. G. and Liu, X.D., 2000
- Further studies on microtubule organizational changes during megagametogenesis in rice embryo sac, Xu, S. X. (S.Y. Zee), Liu, X.D., Zhu, H.L.& Lu, Y. G., 2001
Awards
- Nanyue Outstanding Teacher Grand Prize (1997)
- Awarded by Ministry of Personnel and Education 'National model worker in education system and national model teacher' (1998)
- First prize of Guangdong provincial science and Technology Award (2003)
