Lv Yanrong

Ph.D., Senior Lecturer.

College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

3 Taicheng Road,

Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China

Email: lvyanrong618@163.com

Education

2011.09-2016.03: Doctor’s degree in Horticulture, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

2008.09-2011.06: Master’s degree in Pomology, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

2004.09-2008.07: Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

Research Interests

Ongoing research projects are mainly engaged in the physiological and molecular mechanism of fruit ripening and quality control. The research contents including:

(1) Molecular mechanism of fruit ripening and senescence

(2) Physiological and molecular regulation mechanisms of secondary metabolites (mainly polyphenols and triterpenoids) biosynthesis in fruits.

Courses

Nutrition and Analysis of Fruits and Vegetables

Horticultural Commodity Theory

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China (2020-2022)

Special fund for introducing foreign doctors in Shaanxi Province

Starting Research Fund for doctors (2016-2019)

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017-2019)

Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2019-2020)

Scientific and Technological Achievements Promotion Project of Experimental Demonstration Station of Northwest A&F University (2018-2020)

Selected Publications

(1) Li X , Lu X, He Y, Deng M, Lv Y*. 2020. Identification the Pathogens Causing Rot Disease in Pomegranate ( Punica granatum  L.) in China and the Antifungal Activity of Aqueous Garlic Extract. Forests, 11:34; doi:10.3390/f11010034.

(2) Lv Y*, Tahir I I, Olsson M E. 2019. Effect of ozone application on bioactive compounds of apple fruit during short-term cold storage. Scientia Horticulturae, 253:49-60.

(3) Han S， Nan Y, Qu W, He Y, Ban Q, Lv Y*, Rao J*. 2018. Exogenous γ-Aminobutyric Acid Treatment That Contributes to Regulation of Malate Metabolism and Ethylene Synthesis in Apple Fruit during Storage. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66:13473-13482.

(4) Lv Y*, Tahir I I, Olsson M E. 2016. Factors affecting the content of the ursolic and oleanolic acid in apple peel: influence of cultivars, sun exposure, storage conditions, bruising and  penicillium expansum  infection. Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 96(6):2161-2169.

(5) Lv Y*, Tahir I I, Olsson M E. 2016. Ursolic and oleanolic acid in 'Aroma' apple peel as affected by rootstock, harvest maturity, and storage method. HortScience. 51(4):349-355.