Research Group of Molecular Ecology in Farmland

Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

#138Haping Road, Harbin 150081

Phone: +86-451-86602745

Fax: +86-451-86603736

E-mail: wanggh@neigaehrb.ac.cn; guanghuawang@hotmail.com

Education

2005 Ph.D in Engineering Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology

1991 M.Sc. in Plant Phytopathology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University

1988 B.Sc. in Agronomy,  Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University

Professional Experience

2010-present　Professor, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology

2007-2009　  Research Fellow, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan

2004-2006　　　 Professor, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology

2002-2004　　　 Associate Professor, Professor, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology

1999-2001　　　 Associate Professor, Heilongjiang Agricultural Modernization Institute, CAS

1994-1998　　　 Assistant Professor, Heilongjiang Agricultural Modernization Institute, CAS

1991-1993　　  Research Associate, Heilongjiang Agricultural Modernization Institute, CAS

Awards and Honors

2010　  The second level of Natural Sciences Prize awarded by Heilongjiang Government

2007　 Research Fellowship from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2001　 Excellent Young Researcher Prize awarded by Changchun Branch of CAS

1998　 The third level of Science and Technology Progress Prize awarded by Heilongjiang Government

Research Interests

The varied research interests of my lab are focused on using molecular genetic tools to investigate microbial communities, including bacteria, fungi and virus in soil environments, especially in black soils. We also interest in investigating the interaction between microbial community in crop rhizosphere and crop growth, in biocontrol of soil-born plant disease, and in the study of agronomic effects of crop biochar used in black soils.

Publications

Books

Liu X., Wang G., Jin J., Zhang Q. 2010. Crop rhizosphere and yielding physiology, Science Press, Beijing

Book Chapters

Kimura M., Wang G., Nakayama N. and Asakawa S. 2011. Ubiquitous bacteriophage host in rice paddy soil. Page 189-213. In Biocommunication in soil microorganisms, Witzany G (Ed.), Soil Biology 23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-14512-4_7, Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Papers

1.　　　  Liu J., Wang G*., Zheng C., Yuan X., Jin J. & Liu X. Specific assemblages of major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages isolated from upland black soils in Northeast China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.05.005

2.　　　  Liu J., Wang G*., Jin J. et al. Effects of different concentrations of phosphorus on microbial communities in soybean rhizosphere grown in two types of soils. Annals of Microbiology, 2011, DOI 10.1007/s13213-010-0168-3.

3.　　　  Watanabe T., Wang G., Lee C G., Murase J., Asakawa S., Kimura M. Assimilation of glucose-derived carbon into methanogenic archaea in soil under unflooded condition. Applied Soil Ecology, 2011, 48:201-209.

4.　　　  Wang G*., Asakawa S., Kimura M. Spacial and temporal changes of cyanophage communities in paddy field soils as revealed by capsid assembly protein gene g20. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2011, 76: 352-359.

5.　　　  Wang G*., Yu Z., Liu J., Jin J., Liu X., Kimura M. Molecular analysis of the major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages in an upland black soil in Northeast China. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2011, 47:273-282.

6.　　　  JinJ., LiuX., Wang G., Liu J., Mi L., Chen X., Herbert S. Leaf Nitrogen Status as a Main Contributor to Yield Improvement of Soybean Cultivars.Agronomy Journal, 2011, 103(2):441-448.

7.　　　  Wang G*., Murase J., Asakawa S & Kimura M. Unique viral capsid assembly protein gene (g20) of cyanophages in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2010, 46:93-102.

8.　　　  Wang G*., Watanabe T, Jin J., Liu X., Kimura M, Asakawa S. Methanogenic archaeal communities in paddy field soil in north-east China as evaluated by PCR-DGGE, sequencing and real-time PCR analyses. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2010, 56: 831-838.

9.　　　  Chen X., Wang G*., Xu M., Jin J., Liu X. Antifungal peptide produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa BRF-1 isolated from soybean rhizosphere. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2010, 4(24): 2692-2698.

10.　  Watanabe T., Wang G., Taki K., Ohashi Y., Kimura M., Asakawa S. Vertical changes in bacterial and archaeal communities with soil depth in Japanese paddy fields. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2010, 56: 705-715.

11.　  JinJ., Wang G., LiuX., Mi L., Li Y., Xu Y., Herbert S. Genetic improvement of yield shapes the temporal and spatial root morphology of soybean (Glycine max) grown in north-east China. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 2010, 38:177-188.

12.　  Jin J., Liu X., Wang G., Mi L., Shen Z., Chen X., Herbert S. J. Agronomic and physiological contributions to the yield improvement of soybean cultivars released from 1950 to 2006 in Northeast China. Field Crops Research, 2010, 115: 116-123.

13.　  Wang G*., Murase J., Asakawa S & Kimura M. Novel cyanophage photosynthetic gene psbA in the floodwater of a Japanese rice field. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2009, 70:79-86.

14.　  Xu Y., Wang G.*, Jin J., Liu J., Zhang Q. and Liu X. Bacterial communities in soybean rhizosphere in response to soil type, soybean genotype, and their growth stage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009, 41:919-925.

15.　  Wang G.*, Jin J., Asakawa S & Kimura M. Survey of major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages in rice fields in Northeast China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009, 41:423-427.

16.　  Wang G.*, Hayashi M, Saito M, Tsuchiya K, Asakawa S & Kimura M. Survey of major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages in Japanese paddy field soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009, 41:13-20.

17.　  Wang G.*, Murase J, Taki K, Ohashi Y, Yoshikawa N, Asakawa S, Kimura M. Changes in major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages with soil depth in two Japanese rice fields. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2009, 45:521-529.

18.　  Wang G.*, Xu Y., Jin J., Liu J., Zhang Q. and Liu X. Effect of soil type and soybean genotype on fungal community in soybean rhizosphere during reproductive growth stages. Plant and Soil, 2009, 317:135-144.

19.　  Wang G.*, Jin J., Liu J., Chen X., Liu J. and Liu X. Bacterial community structure in a Chinese Mollisol under long-term natural restoration, cropping and bare fallow history estimated by PCR-DGGE. Pedosphere, 2009, 19:156-165.

20.　  Jin J., Wang G., Liu X., Liu J., Chen X., Herbert S. J. Temporal and spatial dynamics of bacterial community in the rhizosphere of soybean genotypes grown in a black soil. Pedosphere, 2009,19: 808-816.

21.　  Liu X., Jin J., Wang G., Herbert S. J. Soybean yield physiology and development of high-yielding practices in Northeast China. Field Crop Research, 2008, 105:157-17.

22.　  Wang G.*, Jin J., Xu M., Pan X. and Tang C. Inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing fungi diversities the bacterial community in rhizospheres of maize and soybean, Pedosphere, 2007, 17: 191-199.

23.　   Wang G.*, Jin J., Chen X., Liu J. and Liu X. Biomass and catabolic diversity of microbial communities with long-term restoration, bare fallow and cropping history in Chinese Mollisols. Plant, Soil, and Environment, 2007, 53: 177-185.

24.　  Wang G., Han X., Nakayama N., Watanabe T., Watanabe A., Kimura M. Soil organic matter dynamics in lands continuously cultivated with maize and soybean in Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China: Estimation from natural 13C abundance. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2006, 52(2): 139-144.

25.　  Tang C., Zheng S.J., Qiao, Y, Wang G., Han X. Interaction between high pH and iron supply on nodulation and iron nutrition of Lupinus albus L. genotypes differing in sensitivity to iron deficiency. Plant and Soil, 2006, 279:153-162.

26.　  Jin J., Wang G., Tang C., Liu X., Pan X., Herbert S. J. Interaction between phosphorus nutrition and drought on grain yield, assimilation of phosphorus and nitrogen in two cultivars of Glycine max (L.) Merr. differing in protein concentration in grains, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2006, 29:1433-1449.

27.　  Jin J., Wang G.*, Liu X., Pan X., S.J. Herbert. Phosphorus application affects the soybean root response to water deficit at the initial flowering and full pod stages. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2005, 51: 953-960.

28.　  Wang G.*, Zhou D., Yang Q., Jin J., Liu X. Solubilization of rock phosphate in liquid culture by fungal isolates. Pedosphere, 2005, 15:532-538.

29.　  Liu X., Jin J., Herbert S. J., Zhang Q., Wang G. Yield components, dry matter, LAI and LAD of soybeans in Northeast China. Field Crops Research, 2005, 93: 85-93.

30.　  Liu X., Herbert S. J., Jin J., Zhang Q., Wang G. Responses of photosynthetic rates and yield/quality of main crops to irrigation and manure application in the black soil area of Northeast China. Plant and Soil, 2004, 261:55-60.

31.　  Wang G.*, Zhou K., Jin J., Pan X., Liu X. Effect of difference N source on the N nutrient and microbial distribution across soybean rhizosphere, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2003, 49:817-823.

32.　  Wang G., Nakajima Y., Shaku I. and Kimura M. Effect of fungicide Thiram on microbial communities of rice seeds surface estimated by culture-dependent and culture-independent (PCR-RFLP) methods, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2001, 47:303-314.