D. HSING-YEH LIU
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr.
Hsing-Yeh Liu
Research
Plant Pathologist
USDA-ARS,
1636
East Alisal Street, Salinas, California 93905, USA
Tel:
(831)-755-2826, Fax: (831)-755-2814
E-mail:
hliu@pw.ars.usda.gov
/ hyliuus@yahoo.com
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EDUCATION |
1981
University of California, Riverside, California, Plant Pathology, Ph.D.
1973
National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Plant Pathology, M.S.
1969
National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Plant Pathology, B.S.
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EXPERIENCE |
1974-1976
Plant Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Taiwan Tobacco Research
Institute.
1977-1981
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of
California,
Riverside.
1981-1984
Postdoctoral Associate, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, California.
1984-present
Plant Pathologist, USDA- Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, California.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
Discovered
and characterized a numerous new virus diseases affecting sugar beet and
vegetables
including aphid transmitted: Beet
chlorosis virus and
Subterranean
clover red leaf virus;
whiteflytransmitted:
Abutilon yellows virus, Beet pseudo-yellows virus, Lettuce chlorosis virus,
Lettuce
infectious yellows virus.
Squash
leaf curl virus, Tomato chlorosis virus, Tomato infectious chlorosis virus, and
Tomato
necrotic dwarf virus; and
soil-borne: Beet
necrotic yellow vein virus in
U.S., Beet
distortion mosaic virus,
Beet
oak-leaf virus, and
Lettuce
necrotic stunt virus.
First
to identify Calibrachoa
mottle virus affecting
Calibrachoa
plants.
Calibrachoa
is
becoming an
important new horticultural plant in Europe and U.S.. This disease has occurred
in the nursery industries for sometime, but the causal agent was unknown.
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MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES |
American
Phytopathological Society.
American
Society of Sugar Beet Technologists.
International
Society of Horticultural Science Vegetable Virus Working Group.
International
Working Group on Plant Viruses with Fungal Vectors.