Classification and assessment, domestication, propagation, breeding and commercialization of ornamental plants; genetic mechanisms in plant morphology and development. Interests are mainly focused on Nelumbo, Begonia and other taxa with important ornamental values.
Ph.D. in Horticulture, Auburn University, USA, 2008
M.S. in Botany, Kunming Institute of Botany and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1999
B.S. in Biology Education, Hunan Normal University, China, 1993
2011- Professor, Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China
2009 - 2011 Professor, South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
2001 - 2003 Researcher and Project Manager, Shanghai Four Seasons Horticultural & Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
2000 - 2001 Research Assistant, Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming China
1999 - 2000 Visiting Scholar, Toyama Botanical Garden, Japan
1993 - 1996 Assistant Engineer, Hunan Normal University, Hunan Institute of Biology, Changsha, China
Mi Qin E-mail:1242294284@qq.com
Li Liu E-mail:15773206017@163.com
Jie Min E-mail:1936328606@qq.com
Qing Chen E-mail:872836210@qq.com
Selected Publications
Zhao B, Fu N F, Xiang Y C, Tian D K*. Screening of high-quality substrate for soilless culture of Begonia cucullata Willd. Agricultural Science & Technology. 2017.18(7):1295-1300.
Liu AM, Tian DK*, Xiang YC*, Mo HB. Biochar improved growth of an important medicinal plant (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) and inhibited its cadmium uptake. Journal of Plant Biology & Soil Health. 2016. 3(2): 6-11.
Feng CY, Li SS, Yin DD, Zhang HJ, Tian DK, Wu Q, Wang LJ, Su S, Wang LS*. Rapid determination of flavonoids in plumules of sacred lotus cultivars and assessment of their antioxidant activities. Industrial Crops and Products.2016. 87:96–104.
Liu AM, Tian DK*, Xiang YC*, Mo HB. Effects of Biochar on growth of Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) and cadmium uptake in artificially cadmium-polluted water. Scientia Horticulturae. 2016. 198:311-317.
Li C, Yang LH, Tian DK*, Chen Y, Wu RJ, Fu NF. Begonia leipingensis (Begoniaceae), a new compound-leaved species with unique petiolule pattern from Guangxi of China. Phytotaxa. 2016. 244 (1): 045-056.
Li C, Tian DK*, Li XP, Fu NF. Morphological and molecular identification of natural hybridization between Begonia hemsleyana and B. macrotoma. Scientia Horticulturae.2015. 192: 357-360.
Li C, Mo HB, Tian DK*, Xu YX, Meng J, Tilt K. Genetic diversity and structure of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea Willd.) in North America revealed from microsatellite markers. Scientia Horticulturae. 2015.189:17–21.
Tian DK*, Li C, Li CH, Li XJ. Begonia pulchrifolia (sect. Platycentrum), a new species of Begoniaceae from Sichuan of China. Phytotaxa. 2015. 207(3): 242–252.
Xiao Y, Li C, Hsieh TY, Tian DK*, Zhou JJ, Zhang DG, Chen GX*. Eutrema bulbiferum (Brassicaceae), a new species with bulbils from Hunan, China. Phytotaxa. 2015. 219 (03): 233-242.
Zhang WW, Tian DK*, Huang X, Xu YX, Mo HB, Liu YB, Meng J, Zhang DS. Characterization of flower-bud transcriptome and development of genic SSR markers in Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.).PLoS One. 2014. 9(11): e112223. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112223.
Tian DK*, Li C, Yan YH, Li XP, Meng J. Begonia intermedia, a new species of Begoniaceae from Hainan China. Phytotaxa. 2014.166 (2): 114–122.
Tian DK*, Mo HB, Zhang WW, Huang X, Li C, Xu YX. Progress on international lotus registration and construction of International Nelumbo Database. Acta Horticulturae. 2014.1035:79-85.
Tian DK*, Huang X, Meng J, Mo HB, Li XP, Wang HZ, Shen CY, Pang B. Investigation on phenology and phenotypic diversity of Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. provenances from China and other Asian countries. Acta Horticulturae. 2013. 977:287-297
Published in Chinese
Chen Y, Zhang WW, Mo HB, Fu NF, Tian DK*.Construction of a genetic linkage map of lotus (Nelumbo Adans.) using EST-SSR markers. Molecular Plant Breeding. 2017. (Accepted)
Zhao B, Fu NF, Xiang YC*, Tian DK*. Effects of light intensity and planting substrates on the growth of Begonia ningmingensis ‘Ningming Silver’, a new begonia cultivar. Guihaia. 2017. (Online)
Wu X, Zhang DS, Tian DK*, Zhang WW, Liu QQ, Liu FL, Chen Q, Zhao XS, Wu SH*. Construction and identification of flower buds cDNA Library of Asian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). Subtropical Plant Science.2016. 45(1): 48-52.
Zhao B, Fu NF, Xiang YC*, Tian DK*. Effects of light intensity on the growth of Begonia cucullata and B. wallichiana. Acta Agriculturae Shanghai. 2016，32（6）：25-30.
Xiao Y, Tian DK*, Zhang DG, Chen GX*, Li C. A newly recorded genus in Hu’ nan Province: Rhabdothamnopsis Hemsley ( Gesneriaceae). Plant Diversity and Resources. 2015. 24(1): 113-115.
Xu YX, Zhang WW, Mo HB, Li C, Cao JG, Tian DK*. Genetic diversity analysis of Nelumbo accession based on EST-SSR markers. Plant Diversity Resources. 2015. 37 (5):595-604.
Chen Y, Zhang WW, Tian DK*, Wang JG*. Cloning, subcellular localization and expression analysis of NnFUL genes from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.). Acta Agriculturae Shanghai. 31(4):11-18.
Li XJ, Tian DK*, Li C, Liu KM*, Li XP, Masashi NAKATA. The history, culture, utilization, germplasm diversity and research advances of Begonia grandis Dry. Botanical Research. 2014. 3, 117-139.
Huang X, Tian DK*, Zhang WW, Zeng SJ, Mo HB. Comparison of floral organ morphological development between single and double flowers in Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Plant Diversity Resources. 2014. 36 (3): 303-309.
Liu AM, Xiang YC*, Tian DK*. A Review on heavy metals pollution in vegetables and application potential of biochar to mitigate pollution. Journal of Changjiang Vegetables 2014. (02): 5-16.
Patents Applied:
Tian DK, Zhang DS, Chen Q, Zhao XS, Fu NF, Liu QQ, Chen MJ, Wu SH. An in vitro regeneration method for Begonia wallichiana. 2016. NO. 201610824265.2.
Tian DK, Zhang DS, Chen Q, Liu QQ, Liu FL, Zhao XS, Wu X, Chen MJ, Wu SH. A method for transient gene expression in lotus (Nelumbo Adans). 2016. NO. 201610824255.9.
Tian DK, Li XP, Li XJ. A cutting propagation technique for Begonia coptidifolia, an endangered and rare species. 2013. NO. 201310582499.7.
New Cultivars Registered Internationally:
12/2015, Nelumbo nucifera‘Hong Sijuan’ and Nelumbo ‘Zhongmei Jiao’.
10/2014, Saxifraga stolonifera‘Hei Kui’.