Curriculum vitae

Yuesheng Hou


492 Taylor Ave. #2
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-5572
e-mail: hou9535@uidaho.edu

Occupation

  • Associated Professor of Shanxi Agricultural Science Academy.

    Education

  • 1984 -1988: MS degree in wheat physiology and ecology, Shanxi Agricultural University. Thesis: "A Study of the Combined and Interrelated Effects of Temperature and Light on the Development of Different Ecotypes of Wheat Varieties."
  • 1978-1982: BS degree in Agronomy. Shanxi Agricultural University.

    Experience

  • 1994.1-present Technician I in Non-irrigated Agriculture Weed Science, USDA-ARS, at WSU. Responsibilities included establishing and maintaining field and greenhouse weed experiments, processing data, operating farm equipment.
  • 1993.2-1993.8 Technician I in Water Conservation Lab, USDA-ARS. Phoenix. Responsibilities included collecting wheat shoot and root samples in the field, analyzing soil nutrients and processing data.
  • 1990 -1993 Associated Professor in Shanxi Agricultural Science Academy. Responsibilities include assisting vice president to organize a project which involved 60 scientists, and preparing interim and final report.
  • 1988-1990 Assistant Professor in Crop Management and Farmland Ecology Lab of Shanxi Agricultural University.Research on the mechanisms of drought- and cold-resistance in wheat and simulation of cop growth and development in the Loess Plateau of China. Responsibilities included data collection, procession research paper: "The Simulation and Analysis of Development for different Types of Wheats under Different Temperature and Daylength."
  • 1986-1988 Assistant Professor in Shanxi Agricultural University. Research on the development of wheat under the different temperature and Daylength. Responsibilities included research paper:" A Study of the Combined and Interrelated Effects of Temperature and Light on the Development of Different Ecotypes of Wheat Varieties."
  • 1984-1986 Assistant Researcher in Shanxi Agricultural University. Research on roots and soil system of wheat in Loess Plateau. Responsibilities included preparing draft research paper: " A Study on the Development of Root System in Winter Wheat under Non-irrigated Condition in Semi-arid Loess Plateau."
  • 1982-1986 Assistant Researcher in Shanxi Agricultural University. Research on wheat breeding with neutron radiating.
  • 1982-1984 Assistant Researcher in Shanxi Agricultural University. Research on management of wheat cropping system. Responsibilities included data collection and procession.

    Publications

    1. Guiyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou. A Study on the Combined Effects of Temperature and Light on the Development of Wheat Cultivars: II. Regression Analysis of the Effectiveness of Temperature and Light on the Seedling- Heading Periods. Acta Agronomic Sinica 2 (20) 1994, 136-143.
    2. Guiyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou. A Study on the Combined Effects of Temperature and Light on the Development of Wheat Cultivars: I. Analysis of Maximum and Minimum Seedling-Heading Stages and Sensitivity to Temperature and Light. Acta Agronomic Sinica 6 (19) 1993, 489-496.
    3. Yuesheng Hou. A Study of the Combined and Interrelated Effects of Temperature and Light on the Development of Different Ecotypes of Wheat Varieties. Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University. 3 (12) 1992, 198-204.
    4. Guoyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou. Relationship between Effects of Vernalization and Photoperiod on Leaf Number of Main Stem in Wheat. Acta Agronomic Sinica, 5 (18) 1992, 321-330.
    5. Guoyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou. A Study on the Development of Root System in Winter Wheat under Non-irrigated Condition in Semi-arid Loess Plateau. Acta Agronomic Sinica,2 (15) 1989, 104-115.
    6. Guoyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou, Yunting Zhang. The Simulation and Analysis of Development for Different Types of Wheats under Different Temperature and Daylength, Monograph of Wheat Ecology, 218-226, The Press of Zhejiang Science and Technology.
    7. Guoyuan Miao, Yuesheng Hou. The Distribution of Wheat Based on Different Temperatures and Daylengths in Shanxi Province, Monograph of Wheat Ecology, 427-438, The Press of Zhejiang Science and Technology.
    8. Guoyuan Miao, Jun Yin, Yuesheng Hou. A Study of Water-Soil Ecosystem and Root- Soil Ecosystem of Dryland Wheat in the Loess Plateau of China. International Symposium on Dryland Farming. China, Sep.18-22,1987.