First name:  Zunlian

　　Family name: Zhao

　　Gender: Male

　　Date and place of birth: April, 1960. Qianxian, Shaanxi, China

　　Title: Professor

　　Education and working experiences:

　　1982.07, BSc. in Olericulture, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China;

　　1993.07, M.S. in Olericulture, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China;

　　2010.06, Ph.D. in Olericulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China;

　　1997.05～1997.09, visiting scholar in Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, BC Canada;

　　1999.04～1999.07, research project in Volcani Agricultural Research Center, Israel.

　　1997～2000, director, Shaanxi Vegetable and Flower Research Institute, scientist of chili pepper breeding and cultivation;

　　2000～2010, deputy dean of Horticultural College, Northwest A&F University, scientist of chili pepper breeding and cultivation; 1996～now, secretary-general, Shaanxi Society for Horticultural Sciences.

　　2.Main interests in research

　　Chili pepper breeding; Cultivation techniques; Methods of breeding and seed production; Heterosis; virus disease in chili pepper; Continuous cropping obstacle in chili pepper, etc.

　　3.Main Awards

　　（1）1999, Scientific and Technological Achievement Prize of Shaanxi Province: The first prize.

　　（2）2009, Scientific and Technological Achievement Prize of Shaanxi Province: The second prize.

　　（3）2012, Agricultural Science and Technology Achievement Promotion Award of Shaanxi Province: The first prize.

　　（4）Registered new pepper: 8819（chili pepper）

　　（5）Registered new pepper variety: Shanjiao 2001（chili pepper）；

　　（6）Registered new pepper variety: Shancaijiao No.1 （sweet pepper）；

　　（7）Registered new pepper variety: Shancaijiao No.2 （sweet pepper）；

　　（8）Registered new pepper variety: Shanjiao 2006 （chili pepper）

　　（9）Registered new pepper variety: Shanjiao 2012 （chili pepper）

　　4.Main publications

　　Since 1992, 51 academic papers and 4 books were published. The main publications are as follows.

　　（1）Zhao Z L, Wang M. Studies on fruit storage mechanism of watermelon germplasm. Acia Horticulturae Sinica, 1994，21（1）： 99-100

　　（2）Zhao Z L, Wang M, Wen S C. Studies on disease resistance of African watermelon [Citrullus lanatus （Thunb） Manf.] germplasm. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 1994, 3（2）： 87-91

　　（3）Wang Ming, Zhao Zunlian. Certain Biochemical Mechanism of Fruit Storage of Watermelon Germplasm. XXIVth International Horticultural Congress, 1994

　　（4）Zhao Z L, Wang M, Yang A P, Xue W, Du J. Study on the chemical components and sibship of African watermelon germplasm. Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica, 1996, 16（4）： 436-441

　　（5）Zhao Z L. Israeli water-saving and protected agriculture of Israel and its use for reference to west part development of China. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2000, 14（2）： 6-10

　　（6）Cheng Yongan, Zhang Bingkui, Zhang Enhui, Zhao Zunlian. Chemical control of sex expression in summer squash （Cucurbita pepo L.）。 Cucurbit Genetic Cooperative Report, 2002, 25: 51-53

　　（7）Zhao Z L, Yan X L. Water- saving and protected agriculture in the Mediterranean area and its reference to arid and semi-arid agr iculture of China. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2003, 19（2）： 12-17

　　（8）Zhao Z L （chief editor）。 Practical Techniques of Breeding High Productive Peppers. Northwest A&F University Press, 2003

　　（9）Zhao Z L （chief editor）。 The Progress of Horticulture （the sixth volume ）。 Shaanxi Science and Technology Press, 2004

　　（10）Zhao Z L, Shi L L, Tan G T, Yan X L. Study on Pepper （Capsicum annuum L.） Virus Disease and Its Distribution in the Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi Province. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2004, 37（11）： 1738-1742

　　（11）Zhao Z L, Wu Y F, Shi L L, Yan Y R, Yan X L. Preliminary Report on Transmission of Viruses through line pepper （Capsicum annuum L.） seed in Shaanxi province. Journal of Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry, 2005, 33（10）： 1-6

　　（12）Zhao Z, Shi L,Yan Y, Gong Z, Wu Q, Guo J. Effects of fertilization on continuous cropping obstacle in pepper. Agricultural research in the Arid Areas, 2006, 24（5）： 77-80

　　（13）Xi Q, Zhao Z L, Gong Z H, Wu Y F. Effect of virus on the fruit quality and physiological indexes of chili pepper. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2007, 16（3）： 132-135

　　（14）Zhao H Y, Zhao Z L, Gong Z H, Yang G J, Guo J W. Changes in nutritional quality and anti-oxidant enzyme activity in line pepper fruit. Journal of China Agricultural University, 2008, 13（4）： 35-40

　　（15）Yang G J, Zhao Z L, Gong Z H, Zhao H Y, Liang L P. Allelopathy functions of the root exudates of line pepper to pepper and other crops. Journal of A&F University, 2008, 36（10）： 146-152

　　（16）Liang L P, Zhao Z L, Tang A J, Yang G J. Study on the content of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in pepper fruit. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2008,17（6）： 140-143

　　（17）Niu Z H, Zhao Z L, Gong Z H, Du L. Effects of TMV infection on line pepper biochemical characteristics and growth status under different iron nutrition levels. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2009, 18（6）： 226-230

　　（18）Du L, Zhao Z L, Gong Z H, Guo J W, Niu Z H, Guo Y Q. Effects of water stress on osmosis-adjusting substances in leaves of line pepper. Agricultural Research in the Arid areas, 2010, 28（3）： 188-190

　　（19）Chen Z X, Zhao Z L, Zhou Q, Xu M, Guo J W, Zhang F. Effects of different storage conditions on quality of dried pepper. Transactions of the CSAE, 2011, 27（9）： 381-386 （EI, IF: 1.126）。

　　（20）Xie Z H, Zhao Z L, Wu G P, Ye X H, Shi L L, Guo J W. Component analysis of the root exudates at different growth stages in chili pepper. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2012, 21（8）： 175-181, 206

　　（21）Zhao Z L，Lu M H，Wu Q Q，and Guo J W. A new linear hot pepper cultivar‘Shanjiao 2012’。 Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2013, 40（10）： 2089-2090

　　（22）Jiang S, Zhao Z L, Zang S S, Xie Z H, Shi L L, Guo J W. Influence of several allelochemicals from root exudates on own seed germination and seedling growth in chilli pepper. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2013, 22 （12）： 137-143

　　（23）Zang S S, Jiang S, Zhao Z L, Guo C M, Hu J C, Nie W Y, Guo J W. Study on morphological and physiological evolution of floral bud differentiation in chilli pepper. Journal of Northwest A&F University, 2014, 42（04）： 171-178, 186

　　（24）Nie W Y, Zhao Z L, Xia Y F, Fang Q P, Hu J C, Guo C M, Shi L L, Xu N L, Guo J W. Effect of water stress on root growth and yield of line pepper. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2014, 32（4）： 30-36

　　（25）Ye X H, Zhao Z L, Zhou Q, Zhao H B, Guo C M, Shi L L, Guo J W. Malabsorption of mineral nutrients and effects of foliar fertilization on continuously cropped Capsicum annuum L. VAR. annuum. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2014, 46（5）： 1781-1788 （SCI, IF: 1.207）

　　5.Contact

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