Jingfei Guo: Plant Direct First Author

Jingfei Guo, first author of “Asian corn borer damage is affected by rind penetration strength of corn stalks in a spatiotemporally dependent manner”

Current Position: Associate research fellow at Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP, CAAS), China.

Education: Ph.D in Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control from Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP, CAAS).

Non-scientific Interests: Reading

Brief bio: I am interested in the interaction between plant and phytophagous insect. I started my research in this area since I became a graduate student of Professor Wang Zhenying in 2011. During my Master’s course, I studied the relationship between maize stalk strength and Asian corn borer larval injury. Then I have been researching maize induced resistance to Asian corn borer during my PhD and postdoctoral study since 2014. Now I still worked in the Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as an associate professor. I look forward to gaining more knowledge on understanding how maize defend herbivorous pests, such as Asian corn borer, fall armyworm. I hope to continue this journey in the foreseeable future.