Hu Peisong-China National Center for Rice Improvement

China National Center for Rice Improvement

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Dr. Hu Peisong
Professor, Deputy Director General
Rice Product Quality Inspection and Supervision Testing Center
China National Center for Rice Improvement
China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)
Address: No. 359, Tiyuchang Rd., Hangzhou 310006, P.R. China
Phone: +86-571-63370221
Fax: +86-571-63371532
E-mail: [email protected]

Education Background

Hu Peisong, a famous rice breeding specialist, received his BSc degree (1986) in Agronomy from Zhejiang Agricultural University, China, his MSc degree (1991) in Crop Genetics and Breeding from Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China and his PhD degree in Crop Genetics and Breeding (2002) from Nanjing Agricultural University, China.

Research Area

He is the Deputy Director General of CNRRI, Director of Rice Production Quality Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Head of China-IRRI Joint Research Center on Rice Quality and Nutrition, the leader of Rice Quality Genetic Improvement Innovation Team of CNRRI. He has been working on rice quality genetics and breeding since 1991, focusing on the mapping and cloning of quantitative trait loci for rice quality traits, method of quality measurement and quality rice breeding. He has been awarded three national prizes for Technology Innovation, Scientific and Technological Progress and 9 Provincial/Ministerial Prizes for Science and Technology Progress. He has developed 22 inbred/ hybrid rice varieties (2 super inbred rice) and 2 patents authorized in China, and published 84 scientific papers.

He is the Editorial Board Member of Rice Science, Chinese Journal of Rice Science, China Rice, and the advisory member of International Hybrid Rice Research and Development Consortium. He has served as a Technical Co-operation Expert for the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency, conducting training and providing technical support for a number of projects in Asian countries.

1. Publications
- Research Paper
  1. G. N. Shao, S. Q. Tang, M.L. Chen, X. J. Wei, J. W. He, J.Luo, G. A. Jiao, Y. C Hu, L. H. Xie, P. S. Hu^*. Haplotype variation at Badh2, the gene determining fragrance in rice. Genomics, 2013, 101(2):157-162.
  2. X. J. Wei, X. W. Zhang, G. N. Shao, J. W. He, G. A. Jiao, L. H. Xie, Z. H. Sheng, S. Q. Tang, P. S. Hu^*. Fine mapping of BH1, a gene controlling lemma and palea development in rice. Plant Cell Reports, 2013, 32(9):1455-1463.
  3. S. Q. Tang, G. N. Shao ,X. J. Wei, Z. H. Sheng, J. Luo, G. A. Jiao, L. H. Xie, P. S. Hu^*. QTL mapping of grain weight in rice and the validation of the QTL qTGW3.2. Gene, 2013, 527(1):201-206.
  4. Z. H. Sheng, X. J. Wei, G. N. Shao, M. L. Chen, J. Song, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, Y. C. Hu, P. S. Hu^*, L. Y. Chen^*. Genetic analysis and fine mapping of tms9, a novel thermosensitive genic male-sterile gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Breeding, 2013, 132(2):159-164.
  5. G. N. Shao, X. J. Wei, M. L. Chen, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, G. A. Jiao, L. H. Xie, P. S. Hu^*. Allelic variation for a candidate gene for GS7, responsible for grain shape in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2012, 125(6):1303-1312.
  6. M. L. Chen, J. Luo, G. N. Shao, X. J. Wei, S. Q. Tang, Z. H. Sheng, J. Song, P. S. Hu^*. Fine mapping of a major QTL for flag leaf width in rice, qFLW4, which might be caused by alternative splicing of NAL1. Plant Cell Reports, 2012, 31(5):863-872.
  7. M. L. Chen, X. J. Wei, G. N. Shao, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, P. S. Hu^*. Fragrance of the rice grain achieved via artificial microRNA-induced down-regulation of OsBADH2. Plant Breeding, 2012, 131(5):584-590.
  8. G. N. Shao, A. Tang, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, G. A. Jiao, J. L. Wu, P. S. Hu^*. A new deletion mutation of fragrant gene and the development of three molecular markers for fragrance in rice. Plant Breeding, 2011, 130(2):172-176.
  9. L. H. Xie, N. Chen, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, G. A. Jiao, P. S. Hu^*. Use of Mixolab in Predicting Rice Quality. Cereal Chemistry, 2011, 88(4):333-337.
  10. G. N. Shao, S. Q. Tang, J. Luo, G. A. Jiao, X. J. Wei , A. Tang, J. L. Wu, J. Y. Zhuang, P. S. Hu^*. Mapping of qGL7-2,a grain length QTL on chromosome 7 of rice. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2010, 37(8):523-531.