Associate Professor of Fruit Breeding

Contact Information

College of Horticulture,

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,

No.15 Shangxiadian Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Email: yyu@fafu.edu.cn, ymmzyz@hotmail.com

Education

2010-2014, Ph.D., University of Florida, US

2004-2006, M.S., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

2000-2004, B.S., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Professional Experience

2018-Present, Associate Professor, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China

2015-2017, Postdoc Fellow , University of Florida, US

Research Interests

In the long term, to understand characteristics of GOOD fruit and to find quality markers for use in genomic selection (GS) and marker assisted selection (MAS) using genomics, metabolomics and consumer panel. The current projects include:

1 Reveal metabolic genes and pathways that determine tea aroma quality via multi-omic analysis of tea leaves;

2 Study the genetics of mandarin and strawberry aroma volatiles and build MAS and GS systems for flavor;

3 Breed pummelo fruits with pink and blood color and better flavor and understand the genetics of critical traits.

Publications

Yu XM ^#, Xiao JJ ^#, Chen S ^#, Yu Y, MA JQ, Lin YZ, Li RZ, Lin J, Fu ZJ, Zhou QQ, Chao QL, Chen L ^*, Yang ZB ^*, Liu RY ^*. Metabolite signatures of diverse Camellia sinensis tea populations. Nature Communications, 2020, 11: 5586.

Yu QB ^#, Huang M ^#, Jia HG, Yu Y, Plotto A, Baldwin EA, Bai JH, Wang N, Gmitter FG ^*. Deficiency of valencene in mandarin hybrids is associated with a deletion in the promoter region of the valencene synthase gene. BMC Plant Biology, 2019, 19: 101.

Yu Y, Chen CX, Huang M, Yu QB, Du DL, Mattia MR, Gmitter FG ^*. Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of citrus germplasm with single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2018, 143(6): 1-10.

Yu Y, Bai JH, Chen CX, Plotto A, Baldwin EA, Gmitter FG ^*. Comparative analysis of juice volatiles in selected mandarins, mandarin relatives and other citrus genotypes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018, 98: 1124-1131.

Huang M, Roose ML, Yu QB, Du DL, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Deng ZA, Stover E, Gmitter FG ^*. Construction of high-density genetic maps and detection of QTLs associated with Huanglongbing tolerance in citrus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9: 1694.

Du DL ^#, Du XY ^#, Mattia MR, Wang YB, Yu QB, Huang M, Yu Y, Grosser JW, Gmitter FG ^*. LTR retrotransposons from the Citrus × clementina genome: characterization and application. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2018, 14: 43.

Yu Y, Bai JH, Chen CX, Plotto A, Yu QB, Baldwin EA, Gmitter FG ^*. Identification of QTLs controlling aroma volatiles using a ‘Fortune’ x ‘Murcott’ (Citrus reticulata) population. BMC Genomics, 2017, 18: 646.

Yu Y, Chen CX, Gmitter FG ^*. QTL mapping of mandarin (Citrus reticulata) fruit characters using high-throughput SNP markers. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2016, 12: 77.

Gmitter FG ^*, Chen CX, Wei X, Yu Y, Yu QB. New genetic tools to improve citrus fruit quality and drive consumer demand. Acta Horticulturae, 2016, 1127: 199-202.

Yu QB, Plotto A, Baldwin EA, Bai JH, Huang M, Yu Y, Dhaliwal HS, Gmitter FG ^*. Proteomic and metabolomic analyses provide insight into production of volatile and non-volatile flavor components in mandarin hybrid fruit. BMC Plant Biology, 2015, 15: 76.

Wei X, Chen CX, Yu QB, Gady A, Yu Y, Liang GL, Gmitter FG ^*. Comparison of carotenoid accumulation and biosynthetic gene expression between Valencia and Rohde Red Valencia sweet oranges. Plant Science, 2014, 227: 28-36.

Wei X, Chen CX, Yu QB, Gady A, Yu Y, Liang GL, Gmitter FG ^*. Novel expression patterns of carotenoid pathway-related genes in citrus leaves and maturing fruits. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2014, 10(3): 439-448.