博士和博士后阶段一直从事作物耐盐碱种质创制研究，在芒草和水稻等作物遗传种质创制上取得一系列创新性成果。近年来以第一作者在Industrial Crops and Products，Global Change Biology Bioenergy, Food and Energy Security, Frontiers in Plant Science等国内外高水平期刊上发表论文10余篇；授权国家发明专利2项，制定行业标准2项。
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