Rao Guodong

Prof.  Rao Guodong

Organization: Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry

Research category: Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding

Research field: Tree genetics and breeding

E-mail: rgd@caf.ac.cn

Main work

Prof. Rao Guodong, Principle investigator, PhD supervisor, Director of the National Innovation Alliance of Forest Tree Genomics and Genetic Engineering; Study in the important traits formation and regulation in characteristic economic trees. In particular, with the guidance of improving the quality and efficiency of olive oil and accelerating the molecular breeding process of olive oil as the overall goal, and taking the molecular mechanism of olive oil characteristic trait formation as the entry point, constructed a high-quality genome map of olive oil, revealed the regulatory network of characteristic metabolites and genes in olive oil; Proposed the optimal harvesting strategy model for olive oil. His research on olive oil has formed a virtuous cycle from big data to theory and technology, and then to production, providing strong scientific support for improving the quality and efficiency of economic trees. Published more than 30 academic papers, including 20 SCI journal papers as the first or corresponding author; Won one second prize of Sichuan Science and Technology Progress Award, two national invention patents, and two national certified superior breeds.

Key research projects

  • "A study on the regulatory function of the transcription factor OeERF17 in the waterlogging stress priming of olive", National Natural Science Foundation of China, 32371837, 2024-01-2027-12.

  • "Molecular basis of formation and regulation of characteristic metabolites of olive", Fundamental Research Funds of CAF, CAFYBB2021QC001, 2021.01-2025.12.

Published articles & books

  • Qingqing Liu, Chenhe Wang, Qizhen Cui, Yutong Fan, Jianguo Zhang, Guodong Rao*, 2023. Genome-wide analysis of the polyphenol oxidase gene family in Olea europaea provides insights into the mechanism of enzymatic browning in olive Fruit. Antioxidants. 12(9):1661.

  • Chenhe Wang, Li Xue, Qizhen Cui, Qingqing Liu, Jianguo Zhang, Guodong Rao*. 2022. Genome-wide identification of the cytochrome P450 superfamily in Olea europaea helps elucidate the synthesis pathway of oleuropein to improve the quality of olive oil. Scientia Horticulturae. 304: 111291.

  • Guodong Rao*, Jianguo Zhang*, Xiaoxia Liu, Chunfu Lin, Huaigen Xin, Li Xue, Chenhe Wang. 2021. De novo assembly of a new Olea europaea genome accession using nanopore sequencing. Horticulture Research. 8(1): 1-12.