Southwest Forestry University | China
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fang Geng is an accomplished scholar in horticulture and landscape sciences with significant contributions to the study of ornamental plants, floriculture, and plant physiology. With an academic foundation that includes a Ph.D. in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Plants from the University of Maine, a Master’s in Horticulture, and a Bachelor’s in Forestry from Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Dr. Geng has built an impressive career in both teaching and research. Currently serving as an Associate Professor at Southwest Forestry University, he has led and participated in multiple prestigious research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and provincial initiatives, particularly focusing on the genetic and physiological mechanisms of flower color formation in Camellia species. His work has been published in respected journals such as Scientific Data, HortScience, Frontiers in Genetics, and Ornamental Plant Research. With 6 publications, 27 citations across 25 documents, and an h-index of 3, he demonstrates both productivity and growing research impact. In addition to journal articles, he has authored academic monographs, registered new Camellia cultivars, and contributed to patents in plant propagation and breeding. Dr. Geng’s ongoing work highlights strong future potential in advancing horticultural science and biodiversity conservation.
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Xiao, H.-X., Wu, X.-Q., Yan, F.-J., Zeng, Y.-J., Jia, K.-H., Zhang, G.-L., Ping, Y.-M., Cai, L., & Geng, F. (2025). High quality chromosure level genome assembly of Camellia fascicularis, an endangered plant in China. Scientific Data, 12, 1573.
Xiao, H., Rie, R., Zeng, Y., Chen, S., Yan, F., Wu, X., Wang, Z., & Geng, F. (2025). The physiological mechanism of the flower color formation of Camellia reticulata ‘Tongzimian’. Ornamental Plant Research, 5, e024.
Zhang, N., Wu, G., Wang, Z., Huo, X., Chen, L., & Geng, F. (2024). Phenotypic trait analysis for registered cultivars of Camellia sasanqua. HortScience, 59(7), 925–933.
Geng, F., Nie, R., Yang, N., Cai, L., Hu, Y., Chen, S., Cheng, X., Wang, Z., & Chen, L. (2022). Integrated transcriptome and metabolome profiling of Camellia reticulata reveal mechanisms of flower color differentiation. Frontiers in Genetics, 11(13), 1–15.
Geng, F., Moran, R., Day, M., Halteman, W., & Zhang, D. (2016). Increasing in vitro shoot elongation and proliferation of ‘G.30’ and ‘G.41’ apple by chilling explants and plant growth regulators. HortScience, 51(7), 899–904.
Geng, F., Moran, R., Day, M., Halteman, W., & Zhang, D. (2015). In vitro shoot proliferation of apple rootstocks ‘B.9’, ‘G.30’, and ‘G.41’ grown under red and blue light. HortScience, 50(3), 430–433.
Ma, Y., Wang, J., Zhong, Y., Geng, F., Cramer, G. R., & Cheng, Z.-M. (2015). Subfunctionalization of cation/proton antiporter 1 genes in grapevine in response to salt stress in different organisms. Horticulture Research, 2, 15031.