Kangfu Yu

Education:
B.Sc. Gansu Agricultural University, P.R. China
M.S.c, University of Guelph
Ph.D. University of Guelph

Contact:
Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre (GPCRC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
2585 County Road 20, Harrow, Ontario, N0R 1G0

Email: kangfu.yu@agr.gc.ca
Phone: 519-739-1207
Fax: 519-738-2929

Bean (Phaseolus, vulgaris L.) and Soybean (Glycine, max L.) Genomics, Plant-microbe Interactions

Research Interests:
Structural and functional genomics of bean and soybean
Development of molecular markers and Marker-assisted selection
Plant-microbe interactions

Current Research:
•    Genomics of resistance to Xanthamonas axanopodis pv. Phaseoli in Common Bean
•    Map-base cloning of the major gene and/or quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying resistance of bean to common bacterial blight (CBB) incited by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Xap).
•    Functional analysis of candidate genes for disease resistance and quality traits in both bean and soybean through quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)
•    Development of molecular markers for disease resistance and quality traits and application of molecular markers in marker-assisted breeding of bean and soybean
•    Validation of candidate genes for disease resistance and quality traits through virus induced gene silencing (VIGS)

Recent publications:
2011 Shi, C. Navabi, A. Yu, K. 2011. Association mapping of common bacterial blight resistance QTL in Ontario bean breeding populations. BMC Plant Biology (accepted)

2011 Shi, C., Chaudhary, S., Yu, K., Park, S.J., Navabi, A., and McClean, P. 2011. Identification of candidate genes associated with CBB resistance in common bean HR45 (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) using cDNA-AFLP. Molecular Biology Reports. 38:75–81.

2011 Yarmilla Reinprecht , Shun-Yan Luk-Labey , Kangfu Yu , Vaino W. Poysa , Istvan Rajcan , Gary R. Ablett , K. Peter Pauls Molecular basis of seed lipoxygenase null traits in soybean line OX948. Theor Appl Genet

2011 Yi Wang • Quan Xie • Kangyu Yu • Vaino Poysa • Lijuan Lin • Houyang Kang • Xing Fan • Lina Sha • Haiqin Zhang • Yonghong Zhou Development and characterization of wheat-Psathyrostachys huashanica partial amphiploids for resistance to stripe rust. Biotechnol Lett.

2010 Jegadeesan, S., Yu, K., Poysa, V., Gawalko, E.J., Morrison, M.J., Shi, C., Cober, E.R.  Mapping and validation of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers linked to a major gene controlling seed cadmium accumulation in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr]. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 121:283-294.

2010 Liu, S., Yu, K., Haffner, M., Park, S.J., Banik, M., Crosby, W.L., and Pauls, K.P. Construction of a BAC library and a physical map of a major QTL for CBB resistance of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Genetica. 138:709-716

2010 Li, X., Han, Y., Teng, W., Zhang, S., Yu, K., Poysa, V., Anderson, T.R., Ding, J., and Li, W.B. (2010). Pyramided QTL underlying tolerance to Phytophthora root rot in mega-environments from soybean cultivars ‘Conrad’ and ‘Hefeng 25’. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG). 121:283–294. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-010-1337-2 (Available online)

2010 He, C., Poysa, V., Yu, K., and Shi, C. Inheritance of resistance to powdery mildew (Oidium lycopersicum) and its linkage to an SSR marker in tomato hybrid DRW4409.  Canadian J.  of Plant Sci.. 90: 803-807.

2010 Poysa, V. Woodrow, L. and Yu, K. Mersea soybean. Canadian J. of Plant Sci. 90:873-875.

2010 Souframanien, J., Yu, K., and Poysa, V. (in press). "Development and application of  molecular markers for breeding resistance against viral diseases.", in Wang, A. (ed.) - Principles and practice of advanced methods in plant virology, Research Signpost, Kerala, India, Chapter 15.

2009 Reinprecht, Y.,  Luk-Labey  S.,  Larsen, J., Poysa, V.,  Yu, K.,  Rajcan, I.,   Ablett, G., and Pauls, P.  Molecular Basis of the low linolenic acid trait in soybean EMS mutant line RG10. Plant Breeding  128(3):253-258.

2009 Park, S.J., Rupert, T., Yu, K., and Navabi, A. Red rider common bean. Canadian Journal of Plant Sci. 89: 925-927.

2009 Liu, S., Yu, K., and Park, S.J. (in press). "Marker-assisted breeding for resistance to common bacterial blight in common bean.", in Columbus, F. (ed.) - Plant Breeding, Nova Science Publishers Inc.

2008 Liu S., Yu, K., & Park, SJ. Development of STS markers and QTL validation for common bacterial blight resistance in common bean. Plant Breeding :127: 62-68.

2008 Han, Y., Teng, W., Yu, K., Poysa, V., Anderson, T., Qiu, L., Lighfoot, D., & Li, W.  Mapping QTL tolerance to phytophthora root rot using microsatellite and RAPD/SCAR derived  markers. Euphytica 162: 231-239.

2008 Poysa, V., Woodrow, L., and Yu, K. Tourco Soybean. Can. J. Plant Sci. 88: 519-521.

2008 Yang D, Conner, RL., Yu, K., Balasubramanian, P.,  Penner WC., & Yager, LM. Phenotypic and genotypic identification of anthracnose resistance for kidney bean cultivars grown in western Canada. Can. J. Plant Sci. 88:771-781.

2008 Poysa, V., Woodrow, L., and Yu, K.  Nature Soybean. Can. J. Plant Sci. 88(5):929-931.

2008 Gepts, P., Francisco, JL., Aragão, F., Barros E de, Blair, MW., Brondani, R., Broughton, W., Galasso, I.,  Hernández, G., Kami,J., Lariguet, P., McClean, P., Melotto, M., Miklas P., Pauls P., Pedrosa-Harand, A., Porch T., Sánchez F., Sparvoli F., Yu K. Genomics of Phaseolus beans, a major source of dietary protein and micronutrient in the Tropics. In: Moore PH, Ming R (eds) Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants, Springer, Berlin: pp. 113-143.

2007 Weng,  C.,Yu, K., Anderson, T.,  and Poysa, V. A quantitative trait locus influencing tolerance to phytophthora root rot in the soybean cultivar Conrad. Euphytica 58:81-86.

2007 Park, S., Rupert, T.,  Kiehn, F., & Yu, K. 2007. Registration of “Kippen” Common Bean. J. of Plant Registration. 1: 107-108.

2007 Park S.J., Ruper, T., & Yu, K.  Galley Common Bean. Can. J. Plant Sci.87: 309-311.

2007 Park S.J., Ruper, T., & Yu, K.  Harohawk Common Bean. Can. J. Plant Sci.87: 313-315.

2007 Yang D,  Conner, RL.,  Balasubramanian, P., Yu, K., Park, SJ., Penner. WC., & Yager, LM. Phenotypic and genotypic identification of anthracnose resistance for kidney bean cultivars grown in western Canada. Can. J. Plant Sci. 87: 405-412.

2007 Banik, M. Liu, S. Yu, K., Poysa, V., Park, SJ.Molecular TILLING and EcoTILLING:EffectiveTools for Mutant Gene Detection in Plants. Genes,Genomes and Genomics 1(2)123-132.

2007 Liu, S. Banik, M. Yu, K., Park, SJ., Poysa, V. Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) in Major Cereal and Legume Crop Breeding: Current Progress and Future Directions. International Journal of Plant Breeding 1(2) 74-78.

Projects:

• Genomics of resistance to Xanthamonas axanopodis pv. Phaseoli in Common Bean
• Draft genome sequence for common bean P. vulgaris

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