Cheng Shihua-China National Center for Rice Improvement

China National Center for Rice Improvement

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Dr. Cheng Shihua

Professor, Director General

China National Center for Rice Improvement

China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)

Address: No. 359, Tiyuchang Rd., Hangzhou 310006, P.R. China

Phone: +86-571-63370188

Fax: +86-571-63371532

E-mail: [email protected]

Education Background

Cheng Shihua, a famous super rice breeding specialist in China, received his BSc degree (1982) in Crop Genetics and Breeding from Zhejiang Agricultural University, China, his MSc degree (1986) in Crop Genetics and Breeding from South China Agricultural University, China and his PhD degree in Crop Genetics and Breeding (2000) from Nanjing Agricultural University, China.

Research Area

He is the Director General of CNRRI, Director of the Chinese National Center for Rice Improvement and the leader of Super Rice Breeding Innovation Research Team of CNRRI. He has been working on rice genetics and breeding for over 30 years, focusing on theoretical study of rice heterosis and super rice breeding. He has been awarded five National Prizes for Technology Innovation, Scientific and Technological Progress and Natural Science and 10 Provincial/Ministerial Prizes for Science and Technology Progress. He has developed 18 hybrid rice varieties, got 12 rice variety rights and 5 patents authorized in China, and published more than100 scientific papers.

He is Chinese Permanent Representative of International Rice Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Council for Partnership in Rice Research in Asia (CORRA), He is the Chief Editor of Rice Science, and Chinese Journal of Rice Science. He served as the coordinator & Chief Scientist of a number of major national rice research projects including “Breeding and Demonstration of Super Rice” (2001-Now), “Research on Breeding Materials and Breeding Methodology in Hybrid Rice”(1996-2000), etc.

1. Publications
- Book
  
  1. China Super Rice Breeding. Science Press, 2010. (In Chinese)
  
  2. Hybrid Rice Seed Production Techniques. Jindun Press, 2009. (In Chinese)
  
  3. Modern Chinese Rice. Jindun Press, 2007. (In Chinese)
  
  Research Paper
  
  1. R. R Zhai, Y. Feng, H. M. Wang, X. D. Zhan, X. H. Shen, W. M. Wu, Y. X. Zhang, D. B. Chen, G. X. Dai, Z. L. Yang, L. Y. Cao^*, S. H. Cheng^*. Transcriptome analysis of rice root heterosis by RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics, 2013, 14(19):1-14.
  
  2. R. R. Zhai, Y. Feng, X. D. Zhan, X. H. Shen, W. M. Wu, P. Yu, Y. X. Zhang, D. B. Chen, H. M. Wang, Z. C. Lin, L. Y. Cao^*, S. H. Cheng^*. Identification of transcriptome SNPs for assessing Allele-Specific gene expression in a super-hybrid rice Xieyou9308. Plos ONE, 2013, 8(4):1-6.
  
  3. Y. S. Liang, X. D. Zhan, X. H. Shen, L. Y. Cao^*, S. H. Cheng^*. Locating QTLs controlling several adult root traits in an elite Chinese hybrid rice. Gene, 2013, 526(2):331-335.
  
  4. Z. H. Zhang, K. Wang, L. Guo, Y. J. Zhu, Y. Y Fan, S. H. Cheng^*, J. Y. Zhuang^*. Pleiotropism of the photoperiod-insensitive allele of Hd1 on heading date, Plant Height and Yield Traits in Rice. Plos ONE, 2012, 7(12):1-6.
  
  5. Y. S. Liang, X. D. Zhan, Z. Q. Gao, Z. C. Lin, Z. L. Yang, Y. X. Zhang, X. H. Shen, L. Y. Cao^*, S. H. Cheng^*. Mapping of QTLs associated with important agronomic traits using three populations derived from a super hybrid rice Xieyou9308. Euphytica, 2012, 184(1):1-13.
  
  6. Y. Feng, L. Y. Cao, W. M. Wu, X. H. Shen, X. D. Zhan, R. R. Zhai, R. C. Wang, D. B. Chen, and S. H. Cheng, Mapping QTLs for nitrogen-deficiency tolerance at seedling stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.), Plant Breeding, 2010, 129(6):652-656.
  
  7. S. H. Cheng^*, J. Y. Zhuang, Y. Y. Fan, J. H. DU, L. Y. Cao. Progress in Research and Development on Hybrid Rice: A super-domesticate in China. Annals of Botany, 2007, 100(5):959-966.
  
  8. S. H. Cheng^*, L. Y. Cao, J. Y. Zhuang, S. G. Chen, X. D. Zhan, Y. Y. Fan, D. F. Zhu, S. K. Min. Super hybrid rice breeding in China: achievements and prospects. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2007, 49(6):805-810.