Dr. Kedong Da

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Director, DRPPC
Scientist, ISRR

Shandong Agricultural University, China
Ph.D. (Horticulture) 1999

Shandong Agricultural University, China
M.S. (Horticulture) 1994

Gansu Agricultural University, China
B.S. (Horticulture) 1990

Research area:
Commercial plant tissue culture technology
Plant breeding
Plant molecular biology

Contact Information

Office: Room 123/IALR; Room 100/Hawkins

Telephone: 434-766-6621

Fax: 434-791-3279

Email: kedong.da@ialr.org

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Publications (2001-Present)

1. Ni, X., K. Da, D. Buntin, T. E. Cottrell, P. G. Tillman, D. M. Olson, R. Powell, Jr., R. D. Lee, J. P. Wilson, and B. T. Scully. 2010.  Impact of brown stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) feeding on corn grain yield components and quality. Journal of Economic Entomology. J. Econ. Entomol. 103(6): 2072-2079

2. Ni, X., K. Da, D. Buntin, S. Brown, 2008. Physiological basis of fall armyworm (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) resistance in seedlings of maize inbred lines with varying levels of silk maysin. Florida Entomologist. 91(4):537-545

3. Da, K., J. McCurdy, P. Ozias-Akins, L. May, P. Chee. 2006. Progress toward the development of transgenic cotton cultivars adapted to Georgia environments. http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/cotton/rerpubs/2005/p131.pdf

4. Ni, X., M. Krakowsky, K. Da. 2005. Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Resistance to Insects. http://www.griffin.uga.edu/swvt/2005/cn05/RR701-insect.pdf

5. Zang, Y., W. Zheng, K. Da. 2004 Effect of different plant growth regulators on apple roo ting in vitro. J. Shihezi Univ. 223):201203

6. Zang,Y., W. Zheng, K. Da. 2004 Progress on biochemical change during plant somatic embryogenesis. J Shandong Agri. Univ. 35(1):131-136.

7. Zang, Y., W. Zheng, K. Da. 2004 Progress on apple leaf culture and regeneration. Biotechnology. 2:1518.

8. Yunxiang Zang, Song Zhang, Kedong Da. 2004 Studies on leaf regeneration, micropropagation and pot plant production in trailing petunia (Petunia Hybrida). Acta Agriculturea Nuclestae Sinica. 181:1821

9. Da, K., S. Zhang, Y. Zang, L. Wu, H. Shu. 2004. Morphological study of direct somatic embryogenesis from in vitro leaves of apple. Acta Agriculturea Nuclestae Sinica. 182:118120

10. Da, K., S. Zhang, Y. Zang, H, Li, J. Jiao, L. Wu. 2003. Studies on mini-rose tissue culture and pot plant production. Plant tissue culture and virus free plant technology. Chinese Sci. and Tech. Press. Beijing, China. P75-78.

11. Da, K., S. Zhang. 2003 Leaf culture, propagation and pot plant production in Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum). J. Shandong Agric. Univ. 344:494498

12. Zhang, S., K. Da, C. Cao 2003 Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Rottle) Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 2003, 30(1): 39-42

13. Zhang, S., K. Da, C. Cao. 2003. Effects of antibiotics on plant regeneration on Chinese chive (Allium tuberosume Rottle). Acta Agriculturea Nucleatae Sinica. 2003, 17(2): 101-104

14. Zhang, S., K. Da, C. Cao l. 2002. Efficient plant regeneration via root tip culture on Chinese chive (Allium tuberosume Rottle). Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 29(2): 141-144

15. Zhang, S., K. Da, C. Cao. 2002. Rapid micropropagation system via in vitro culture on Amaryllis vittata and its embryogenesis.  Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 29(3): 285-287

16. Da, K., S. Zhang. 2002. Construction of CpTI gene super expression binary vector and transfer into apple. Proceeding of International Apple Symposium. J. Shandong Agric. Univ. (Suppl): 175-178

17. Da, K., S. Zhang. 2002. Study on adventitious shoot regeneretion and micro-propagation from in vitro leaves of Begonia×Elatior. J. Shandong Agric. Univ. 33(1): 93-95

18. Zhang, S., K. Da, Y. Wei, F. Wen. 2002. Shoot regeneration of various genotypes in vitro and optimization of hormone concentration and combination in Chinese cabbage. J. Shandong Agric. Univ. 33(1): 7-13

19. Da, K., S. Zhang. 2001. Soamtic embryogenesis from leaves of Begonia Elatior. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 28(2): 180-181

20. Da, K., D. Cui, S. Zhang. 2001. Transformation of apple using supper expression cowpea trypsin inhibitor (CpTI) gene. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 28 (1): 57-58

21. Da, K., S. Zhang, Y. Li. 2001. Wounding induced efficient direct somatic embryogenesis in apple leaves. Acta Agriculturea Nucleatae Sinica. 15(5): 290-293

Da, K., S. Zhang, H. shu. 2001. Progress in apple embroidgenesis. International Symposium on Biotechnology Application in Horticultural Crops. China Agri. Sci. Press, Beijing, China. P43-47
Patents

Patents and Patent Filings

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Research Interests:

Over the past 20 years, my primary research focus has been plant tissue culture commercialization, molecular plant breeding and molecular plant biology. The crop species I am interested in include high value horticulture crops (hellebores, azalea, daylily, lily, orchid, rose, lisianthus, sinningia, amaryllis and fruit trees including grape, apple, pear, and peach ) and biofuel crops (miscanthus, pennycress and canola). The breeding method we currently utilize involves DNA markers and mutation breeding. I am also interested in plant DNA methylation analysis through the use of methylation sensitive amplification polymorphism( MSAP).

My current research interests at ISRR are related to the following areas:

Commercial tissue culture technology. The objective is to develop high throughput, cost effective tissue culture protocols to propagate high value horticulture and biofuel crops. We use both solid culture and liquid culture system in our research; however somatic embryogenesis and bioreactors are my preference.

Plant molecular breeding. We use in vitro mutation breeding systems (induced mutation breeding and ploidy breeding) to create new plant species. DNA markers (RAPD, AFLP) were used in early mutant selection and confirmation.
Molecular Biology. DNA methylation is believed to play an important role in plant stress biology; I am interested in DNA methylation changes in plant-beneficial endophyte interactions. This study is closely connected with organic agriculture by reduction of fertilizer application.

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