Xiaoyu Zhang
Position
- Graduate Assistant-Research
I am Xiaoyu Zhang, a PhD candidate in Dr. Gleason’s lab. My hometown is Zhengzhou, Henan province of China. Before I came to Iowa State University (ISU), I spent seven years in Northwest A&F University of China, which is my second hometown. Both my Bioengineering B.S. degree and Plant Pathology M.S. degree were got from Northwest A&F University.
In the fall of 2010, I started my PhD study in ISU. My research project is focusing on studying of ecology, biology and management of Anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) of strawberry.
My fieldwork is on validating a disease warning system of AFR on day-neutral strawberry according to the weather condition of Iowa. The warning system I am working on was already applied in Florida, which can predict AFR breakout based on leaf wetness duration (LWD) and temperature.
My lab work is on developing a convenient, affordable way to detect AFR pathogen Colletotrichum acutatum during the symptomless phase of the disease cycle. Because of the complex nature of C. acutatum, I am also studying its genetic diversity.
Besides my research, I also love cooking, reading, sewing, drawing and walking in the woods hunting mushrooms. My hope is travelling around the world and collects interesting fungi.
Major: Plant Pathology
In the fall of 2010, I started my PhD study in ISU. My research project is focusing on studying of ecology, biology and management of Anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) of strawberry.
My fieldwork is on validating a disease warning system of AFR on day-neutral strawberry according to the weather condition of Iowa. The warning system I am working on was already applied in Florida, which can predict AFR breakout based on leaf wetness duration (LWD) and temperature.
My lab work is on developing a convenient, affordable way to detect AFR pathogen Colletotrichum acutatum during the symptomless phase of the disease cycle. Because of the complex nature of C. acutatum, I am also studying its genetic diversity.
Besides my research, I also love cooking, reading, sewing, drawing and walking in the woods hunting mushrooms. My hope is travelling around the world and collects interesting fungi.
Major: Plant Pathology
Contact
Email
xiaoyuz@iastate.edu
Phone
+1 515 509 0568
Contact Info
328 Bessey
2200 Osborn Dr
Ames
,
IA
50011-4009
Education
- 2010 M.S. Molecular Plant Pathology Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
- 2007 B.S. Bioengineering Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China