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Qi Zhao
Summary
1. Studied taxonomy, phylogenetics, evolution, and biogeography of Sparassis, Morchella, Helvella and Russula.
2. Two papers about morels research have been published in Fungal Genetics and Biology (FGB) and Mycologia; a paper about the genus Sparassis in Mycological Progress, several papers about Russula and Helvella in Phytotaxa and Environmental Microbiology Reports (EMR).
3. Researched the physiological and ecological features of Morchella importuna, such as sclerotia development and fruiting body formation, and submit relevant professional proposals on the cultivation of this morel species. The result shows that optimal medium can produce a large number of sclerotia of morels, and such sclerotia can be transferred into the suitable environments of woodland or agroforest systems. In this way, mycelium biomass of morels growing underground can extend significantly, which favours and increases production of morel fruiting bodies. Five patents have been filed.
4. My research work allowed me to obtain two General Research Funds (GRF): a General Program, the National Natural and Science Foundation of China (31360015), and a General Program, the Natural and Science Foundation of Yunnan, China (2008CD185).