Ornamental Plant Resources, Germplasm Innovation and Utilization

> Research Interests

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.

> Major Ongoing Projects

1. “Diversity and Conservation of Wild Lotus Germplasms in China”, G182412, 2018 - 2020.

2. Introduction, Cultivar Breeding and Application of Lotus (Nelumbo), 2018 -2019.

3. QTL Mapping and Gene Mining for Petal Shape Traits in  Nelumbo Based on Genetic and Physical Maps, 31601791, 2017 – 2019.

4. The Regulation Mechanism of NeTP-1 (Nelumbo THOUSAND PETALS-1) in Nelumbo nucifera ‘Qianban’, 31572158, 2016 - 2019.

5. Taxonomical Revision and Germplasm Evaluation on Begonia in China (31570199, 2016 - 2019).

6. Comparison on Effects of Different Breeding Approaches and Analysis of Cross-compatibility and Inheritance, G162402, 2016 - 2019.

7. Establishment of Regeneration System in lotus (Nelumbo) and Preliminary Research on Genetic Transformation, G162417, 2016 - 2018

8. Investigation, Introduction and Cultivar Breeding of Lotus (Nelumbo), 2015 - 2018.

> Scientific Achievements

Selected Publications

1. ZhaoB, FuNF, Xiang YC, TianDK*. 2017.Screening of high-quality substrate for soilless culture of Begonia cucullata Willd. Agricultural Science & Technology. 18(7):1295-1300.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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
    
    

Patents Applied

1. 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.

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.

3. 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

1. 2017:Nelumbo nucifera‘Furong Qipa’, ‘Hong Haikui’, ‘Chenshan Baihe’ and ‘Qu’ao Furong’; Begonia grandis ‘Fan Xing’ and Begonia ningmingensis ‘Ningming Silver’.

2. 12/2015, Nelumbo nucifera‘Hong Sijuan’  and Nelumbo ‘Zhongmei Jiao’.

3. 10/2014, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Hei Kui’.

> Team Members

Principal Investigator (PI)  Daike TIAN, Ph.D., Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor Tel. & Fax: 86-21-57762652;  E-mail: dktian@sibs.ac.cn  Address: 3888 Chenhua Road, Songjiang Shanghai, 201602, China Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy  of Sciences (CAS) /ChenshanBotanical Garden, Shanghai  Webpage: http://www.csnbgsh.cn/sites/chenshan/en_resource_05.asp

Education
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

Work Experience 
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

> Research Staff

	Dasheng ZHANG  Ph D., Associate Professor Tel: 021-37792288*911 E-mail: zhdash001@163.com		Fengluan LIU  Ph.D., Research Associate Tel: 021-37792288*911 E-mail: 19liu19@163.com
	Qingqing LIU  M.S., Research Associate Tel: 021-37792288*911 E-mail: nicecocoliu@sina.com		Yan Xiao  M.S., Research Assistant Tel: 021-37792288*602 E-mail: xiaoyan881002@163.com
	Jiangping SHU M.S.,Research Assistant Tel: 021-37792288*602 E-mail: jiangpingshu@yeah.net

> Enrolled Postgraduates

2017
	Yanci LI E-mail: 1243802348@qq.com		Shuo LI E-mail: lishuo@sippe.ac.cn

2016
	Mi Qin  E-mail: 1242294284@qq.com		Li LIU  E-mail: 15773206017@163.com

2015		2014
	Jie MIN                                    E-mail: 1936328606@qq.com		Mengjie YANG E-mail: 575759817@qq.com

Post Doctor 
Haiyong QU, Ph.D., 2013,  E-mail: quhaiyong@126.com 
Visiting Scholar
Dongyou XIE (Taiwan of China), Ph.D., 2015.  
Graduated Master Students
2015： Qing CHEN

2014： Xishuang ZHAO 
2013：Yue CHEN, Xuan WU, Ruijuan WU, Bin ZHAO
2012：Yan XIAO, Yuxian XU
2011： Xingjuan LI, Amei LIU, Yanbo LIU
2010：Xiu HUANG