Jaw-Fen Wang
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Jaw-Fen Wang
Nationality
Taiwan, Republic of China
Address
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
P.O. Box 42, Shanhua, Tainan 74199, Taiwan
Tel. 886-6-5837801 Ext. 450 (Office)
E-mail: jaw-fen.wang@worldveg.org
Skype: jfwoffice1
Education
1988 - 1992
1984 - 1986
1980 – 1984
PhD Plant Pathology University of Florida, USA
MSc Plant Pathology National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
BSC Plant Pathology National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Employment
1992 – present
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
2008 – present
Global Theme Leader “Safer and Sustainable Vegetable Production
System”
Responsibilities include priority and strategy setting and opportunity
identification by interacting with stakeholders. Facilitate multi-discipline
grant proposal preparation and review theme related proposals. Mentor
theme-based scientists and promote team work and scientific excellence.
Monitor and evaluate theme-based projects. Organize annual theme
meeting to review and plan R&D activities. Review and compile theme
related reports and documentations.
1992 – present
Plant Pathologist
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The main tasks are to study vegetable diseases caused by plant pathogenic
bacteria and fungi (since Oct. 2009) with global importance in
collaborations with scientists in developing countries and advanced
laboratories. Research topics include pathogen characterization,
development of disease screening protocol, resistance source
characterization, development of integrated disease management strategies
and to promote regional and global collaborative network.
Other Professional Experience
April to May 2005
Jan. to April 2005
May to June 1993
Visiting scientist at Land and Water System, Univ. of Adelaide, Australia with
Dr. Petra Marschner on soil microbe community profiling
Visiting scientist at CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia with Dr. John
Kirkegaard on effect of Indian mustard on survival of Ralstonia
solanacearum
Visiting scientist at Department of Genetics and Developmental
Biology, Monash University, Australia with Dr. B. W. Holloway on
molecular detection of Ralstonia solanacearum
Special Assignment
1. International Scientific Committee of 4th International Symposium on Tomato Diseases, 24 –
27 June 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA.
2. Invited speaker in Technical Session and Vegetable Special Interest Group of Asian Seed
Congress 2010, Nov. 2010, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3. Members of international advisory committee of 3rd International Symposium on
Biofumigation, 21-25 July 2008, Canberra, Australia
4. Course organizer and instructor of Training Course on Screening for Resistance of Vegetable
Diseases for Asia and Pacific Seed Association members, 4 to 15 June 2007, AVRDC,
Taiwan.
5. Members of scientific organizing committee of 3rd International Bacterial Wilt Symposium,
4 – 8 Feb. 2002, White River, South Africa
6. Members of scientific organizing committee of 2nd International Bacterial Wilt Symposium,
22-27 June 1997, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
7. Course coordinator and instructor of Master Class on Bacterial Molecular Genetics - its
importance on bacterial wilt, May 1996, AVRDC, Taiwan
8. Course coordinator and instructor of Bacterial Wilt Training Course for second phase of
Collaborative Vegetable Research Program in Southeast Asia (AVNET II), April 1993,
AVRDC, Taiwan
9. Course coordinator and instructor of Bacterial Wilt Training Course for South Asian
Vegetable Research Network (SAVERNET), Oct.1992, AVRDC, Taiwan.
10. Chairperson of local arrangement committee for International Symposium of Bacterial Wilt
organized by AVRDC, 1992, Taiwan
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Training course attended
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11 – 14 Dec. 2012. “Monitoring and Evaluation Course“ organized by AVRDC and
provided by Impact Training & Development Institute
July 2011. “Women’s Leadership and Management Course”, organized by CGIAR
Gender & Diversity Program and facilitated by Training Resources Group Inc.
Oct. 2008. “Management and Leadership Training”, organized by AVRDC
Publications
Journal papers (* as corresponding author)
1. Wang, J.-F.*, Ho, F.-I., Truong, H.T.H., Huang, S.-M., Balatero, C. H., Dittapongpitch V. and
Hidayati N. 2013. Identification of major QTLs associated with stable resistance of tomato
cultivar ‘Hawaii 7996’ to Ralstonia solanacearum. Ephytica 190:241-252.
2. Hsieh, C.-Y., Wang, J.-F., Huang, P.-C., Lu, D.-K., Lin, Y.-M., Yang, W.-C., and Cheng, C.-P.
2012. Ralstonia solanacearum nlpD (RSc1206) contributes to host adaptation. European Journal
of Plant Pathology 133:645-656.
3. Huang, Q., Yan, X. and Wang, J.-F. 2012. Improved biovar test for Ralstonia solanacearum.
Journal of Microbiological Methods 88:271-274.
4. Lebeau, A., Daunay, M.-C., Frary, A., Palloix, A., Wang, J.-F., Dintinger, J., Chiroleu, F.,
Wicker, E., and Prior, P. 2011. Bacterial Wilt Resistance in Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant:
Genetic Resources Respond to Diverse Strains in the Ralstonia solanacearum species Complex.
Phytopathology 101: 154-165.
5. Geethanjali, S., Kadirvel, P., de la Peña, R., Rao, E.S. and Wang, J.-F.* 2011. Development of
tomato SSR markers from anchored BAC clones of chromosome 12 and their application for
genetic diversity analysis and linkage mapping. Euphytica 178:283-295.
6. Truong, H.T.H., Graham, E., Esch, E., Wang, J.-F.*, and Hanson, P. 2010. Distribution of DarT
markers in a genetic linkage map of tomato. Kor. J. Hort. Sci. Technol. 28(4): 664-671.
7. Geethanjali, S., Chen, K.-Y., Pastrana, D.V. and Wang, J.-F.* 2010. Development and
characterization of tomato SSR markers from genomic sequences of anchored BAC clones on
chromosome 6. Euphytica 173:85-91.
8. Ho, F.-I., Chen, Y.-Y., Lin, Y.-M., Chao, T.-H., Cheng, C.-P., and Wang, J.-F.* 2009. A
tobacco rattle virus-induced gene silencing system for a soil-borne vascular pathogen Ralstonia
solanacearum. Botanical Studies 50:413-414.
9. Chen, Y.-Y., Lin, Y.-M., Chao, T.-H., Wang, J.-F., Liu, A.-C., Ho, F.-I., Cheng, C.-P. 2009.
Virus-induced gene silencing revealed the involvement of ethylene, salicylic acid and mitogenactivated protein kinase related defense pathways in tomato resistance to bacterial wilt.
Physiologia Plantarum 136:324-335.
10. Lin, C.-H., Hsu, S.-T., Tzeng, K.-C., and Wang, J.-F.* 2009. Detection of race 1 strains of
Ralstonia solanacearum in field samples in Taiwan using a BIO-PCR method. European Journal
of Plant Pathology 124:75-85.
11. Lin, Y.-M., Chou, I-C., Wang, J.-F., Ho, F.-I., Chu, Y.-J., Huang, P.-C., Lu, D.-K., Shen, H.-L.,
Elbaz, M., Huang, S.-M., and Cheng, C.-P. 2008. Transposon mutagenesis reveals differential
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pathogenesis of Ralstonia solanacarum on tomato and Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant-Microbe
Interactions 21:1261-1270.
12. Hai, T.T.H., Esch, E. And Wang, J.-F.* 2008. Resistance to Taiwanese race 1 strains of
Ralstonia solanacearum in wild tomato. European Journal of Plant Pathology 122:471-479.
13. Lin, C.-H., Hsu, S.-T., Tzeng, K.-C., and Wang, J.-F.* 2008. Application of a preliminary
screen to select locally adapted resistant rootstock and soil amendment for integrated
management of tomato bacterial wilt in Taiwan. Plant Disease 92:909-916.
14. Basim, H., Minsavage, G.V., Stall, R.E., Wang, J.-F., Shanker, S. and Jones, J.B. 2005.
Characterization of a unique chromosomal copper resistance gene cluster from Xanthomonas
campestris pv. vesicatoria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71:8284-8291.
15. Obradovic, A. Mavridis, A., Rudolph, K., Janse, J.D., Arsenijevic, M., Jones, J.B., Minsavage,
G.V. and Wang, J.-F. 2004. Characterization and PCR-based typing of Xanthomonas
campestris pv. vesicatoria from peppers and tomatoes in Serbia. European Journal of Plant
Pathology 110:285-292.
16. Lin, W.-C., Liu, C.-F., Wu, J.-W., Cheng, M.-L., Lin, Y.-M., Yang, N.-S., Black, L., Green, S.K.,
Wang, J.-F.*, and Cheng, C.-P.* 2004. Transgenic Tomato Plants Expressing the Arabidopsis
NPR1 Gene Confer Enhanced Resistance to A Spectrum of Fungal and Bacterial Diseases.
Transgenic Research 13:567-581.
17. Ko, S.-S., Chang, W.-N., Wang, J.-F., Cherng, S.-J. and Shanmugasundaram, S. 2002. Storage
variability among short-day onion cultivars under high temperature and high relative humidity,
and its relationship with disease incidence and bulb characteristics. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 127
(5):848-854.
18. Ko, S.-S., Huang, J.-W., Wang, J.-F., Shanmugasundaram, S., and Chang, W.-N. 2002.
Evaluation of onion cultivars for resistance to Aspergillus niger, the causal agent of black mold.
J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 127 (4):697-702.
19. Wang, J.-F., Oliver, J., Thoquet, P., Mangin, B., Sauviac, L. and Grimsley, N.H. 2000.
Resistance of tomato line Hawaii7996 to Ralstonia solanacearum Pss4 in Taiwan is controlled
mainly by a major strain-specific locus. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 13(1): 6-13.
20. Jaunet, T. and Wang, J.-F.* 1999. Genetic and aggressiveness diversity of Ralstonia
solanacearum race 1 isolated from tomato in Taiwan. Phytopathology. 89:320-327.
21. Hanson, P. M., O. Licardo, Hanudin, J.-F. Wang and J.-t. Chen. 1998. Diallel analysis of
bacterial wilt resistance in tomato. Plant Disease 82: 74-78.
22. Opina, N., Tavner, F., Hollway, G., Wang, J. F., Li, T.-H., Maghirang, R., Fegan, M., Hayward,
A. C., Krishnapillai, V., Hong, W.F., Holloway, B. W., and Timmis, J. N. 1997. A novel method
for development of species and strain-specific DNA probes and PCR primers for identifying
Burkholderia solanacearum (Formerly Pseudomonas solanacearum). Asia Pacific Journal of
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 5: 19-30.
23. Michel, V. V., Wang, J. -F., Midmore, D. J. and Hartman, G. L. 1997. Effects of intercropping
and soil amendment with urea and calcium oxide on the incidence of bacterial wilt of tomato and
survival of soil-borne Pseudomonas solanacearum in Taiwan. Plant Pathology 46:600-610.
24. Hanson, P. M., Wang, J.-F. et al. 1996. Variable reaction of tomato lines to bacterial wilt
evaluated at several locations in Southeast Asia. HortScience 31:143-146.
25. Yu, Z.H., Wang, J.-F., Stall, R.E. and Vallejos, C.E. 1995. Genomic localization of tomato
genes that control a hypersensitive reaction to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge)
Dye. Genetics 141: 675-682.
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26. Wang, J.-F., Stall, R.E., and Vallejos, C.E. 1994. Genetic analysis of a complex hypersensitive
reaction to bacterial spot in tomato. Phytopathology 84:126-132.
27. Wang, J.-F., Jones, J.B., Scott, J.W., and Stall, R.E. 1994. Several genes in Lycopersicon
esculentum control hypersensitivity to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria . Phytopathology
84:702-706.
28. Whalen, M.C., Wang, J.-F., Carland, F.M. et.al. 1993. Avirulence gene avrRxv from
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria specifies resistance on tomato line Hawaii 7998.
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 6:616-627.
Books article
1. Wang, J.-F. 2010. Integrated disease management in vegetable production. Pages 77-89. In
“IPM in Vegetables: Enhancing its Implementation in Rice-based Cropping Systems”, M. C.
Casimero and P. A. C. Ooi Eds. Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural
Research Manila.
2. Labate, J.A., Grandillo, S., Fulton, T., Munos, S., Caicedo, A.L., Peralta, I., Ji, Y., Chetelat,
R.T., Scott, J.W., Gonzalo, M.J., Francis, D., Yang, W., van der Knapp, E., Baldo, A.M.,
Smith-White, B., Mueller, L.A., Prince, J.P., Blanchard, N.E., Storey, D.B., Stevens, M.R.,
Robbins, M.D., Wang, J.-F., Liedl, B.E., O’Connell, M.A., Stommel, J.R., Aoki, K., Iijima,
Y., Slade, A.J., Hurst, S.R., Loeffler, D., Steine, M.N., Vafeados, D., McGuire, C., Freeman,
C., Amen, A., Goodstal, J., Facciotti, D., van Eck, J., and Causse, M. 2007. Tomato; p. 1-126.
In: Volume 5. Vegetable, a series on Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, C.
Kole Eds. Springler Heidelberg (contributed Section 1.10 of the chapter on bacterial
resistance).
3. Scott, J.W., Wang, J.-F. and Hanson, P. M. 2005. Breeding tomatoes for resistance to
bacterial wilt, a Global view. Pages 161-172. In: ”Proceeding of 1st International Symposium
on Tomato Diseases” T. Momol, P. Ji, and J.B. Jones Eds. Acta Hort.695 ISHS2005.
4. Wang, J.-F. and Lin, C.-H. 2005. Colonization capacity of Ralstonia solanacearum tomato
strains differing in aggressiveness on tomatoes and weeds. Pages 73-79. In: "Bacterial Wilt
Disease and the Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex", C. Allen, P. Prior, and A.C.
Hayward. Eds. APS Press, St Paul.
5. Wang, J.-F., Chen, N.-C. and Li, H.-M. 1998. Resistance sources to bacterial wilt in
eggplant (Solanum melongena). Pages 284-289. In: Baceterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and
Ecological Aspects. Prior, P., Allen, C. and Elphinstone, J. eds. Springer-Verlog, Berlin.
6. Wang, J.-F., Hanson, P.M. and Barnes, J.A. 1998. Worldwide evaluation of an international
set of resistance sources to bacterial wilt in tomato. Pages 269-275. In: Bacterial Wilt Disease:
Molecular and Ecological Aspects. Prior, P., Allen, C. and Elphinstone, J. eds. SpringerVerlog, Berlin.
7. Wang, J.-F., Thoquet, P., Olivier, J. and Grimsley, N. 1998. Genetic analysis of quantitative
resistance loci (QRL) of tomato variety Hawaii 7996 in Taiwan. Pages 245-249. In: Bacterial
Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. Prior, P., Allen, C. and Elphinstone, J. eds.
Springer-Verlog, Berlin
8. Jaunet, T. and Wang, J.-F. 1998. Population structure of Ralstonia solanacearum in a
disease nursery and tomato production field in Taiwan. Pages 82-88. In: Bacterial Wilt
Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. Prior, P., Allen, C. and Elphinstone, J. eds.
Springer-Verlog, Berlin.
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Proceedings
1. Genova, C., Kriesemer, S. K., Wang, J.-F., Neave, S., Weinberger, K. 2011. Market
potential for new vegetable varieties in Solomon Islands, paper presented at the 7th Asian
Society of Agricultural Economists International Conference, Center for Women
Development, Hanoi, Vietnam, 13-15 October 2011.
2. Wang, J.-F., Luther, K., Lin, C.-H. and Kirkegaard, J. 2008. Evaluation of Brassica
accessions as potential biocidal green manure to control tomato bacterial wilt. 3rd
International Symposium on Biofumigation (Abstract)
(http://www.pi.csiro.au/biofumigation2008/links/3rdBiofumigationSym_Aust2008_Abstracts.
pdf)
3. Wang, J.-F. and Lin, C.-H. 2007. Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum from soil and water
samples by the enrichment PCR method. P204-205. In: Congress Proceeding- XVI
International Plant Protection Congress 2007.15-18 Oct. 2007, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
4. Wang, J.-F., Graham, E.B., Kilian, A. Balatero, C.H., Hautea, D.M., Cameille, A., Besse, P.,
Hidayati, N., Jaunet, T.X., Dittapongpitch, V., Huang, S.-M., Truong, T.H.H., Hanson, P.M.,
and de la Peña, R.C. 2006. Mapping quantitative resistance loci to bacterial wilt in tomato
line Hawaii 7996. p.18. In:Program and Abstract Book-The 4th International Bacterial Wilt
Symposium. 17-20 July 2006, York, UK
Newsletters
1. Hanson, P., Tan,C.-W., Ho, F.-I, Lu, S.-F., Ledesma D., and Wang, J.-F. 2013. Evaluation of
near isogenic tomato lines with and without the bacterial wilt resistance allele, Bwr-12.
Tomato Genetic Cooperative Report 63: 15 – 21.
2. Ho, F.-I., Chung, C.-Y., and Wang, J.-F. 2013. Distribution of major QTLs associated with
resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype I strain in a global set of resistant tomato
accessions. Tomato Genetic Cooperative Report 63: 22 – 30.
3. Daunay, M.-C., Laterrot, H., Hanson, P., and Wang, J.-F. 2010. Tomato resistance to
bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum E. F. Smith: ancestry and particularities.
Tomato Genetic Cooperative Report 60: 6 – 40.
4. Lin, C.-H. and Wang, J.-F. 2011. Phosphorous acid salt: a promising chemical to control
tomato bacterial wilt. Technical Innovation Brief No. 13.
(http://www.spipm.cgiar.org/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=17830&folderId=18484&name=DLFE3821.pdf)
5. Weinberger, K., Kumar, A., Wang, J. F., Hanson, P. 2008. Impact of adoption of tomato
varieties resistant to Bacterial Wilt and Tomato Leaf Curl Virus on crop management
practices and farm livelihoods, Asian Seed and Planting Material, Vol. 15, No 5: 25-27.
6. Hanson, P., Weinberger, K. Kalb, T. and Wang, J.-F.. 2003. AVRDC and the private seed
industry: a growing partnership in tomato and pepper breeding. Asian Seed and Planting
Material 10: 4-8.
7. Chen, N. C., Li, H. M. Wang, J. -F. 1997. Bacterial wilt resistance sources in eggplant,
Solanum melongena. ACIAR Bacterial Wilt Newsletter No.14: 4-5.
8. Wang, J. -F., and Berke, T. 1997. Sources of resistance to bacterial wilt in Capsicum
annuum. Capsicum & Eggplant Newsletter No.16:91-93.
9. Wang, J. -F., Hanson, P. M., and Barnes, J.A. 1996. Preliminary results of worldwide
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evaluation of international set of resistance sources to bacterial wilt in tomatoes. ACIAR
Bacterial Wilt Newsletter No. 13:8-10.
10. Michel, V. V., Tzeng, C. -C. and Wang, J. -F. 1996. Relationship between Pseudomonas
solanacearum population in soil and bacterial wilt progress of tomato. ACIAR Bacterial Wilt
Newsletter No. 13: 6-7.
Extension
1. Weinberger K, Arun Kumar, Wang J.-F., and Hanson P. 2008. Indian farmers deal with
bacterial wilt and tomato leaf curl virus - Impact on adopting disease resistant tomato
varieties on crop management practices and farmer livelihoods. Asian Seed and Planting
Material 15 (4):25-27.
2. Lin, C.-H., and Wang, J.-F. 2007, Tomato bacterial wilt and its integrated management.
Agriculture World 289:26-31 (in Chinese)
3. Lin, C.-H., and Wang, J.-F. 2007, Tomato bacterial spot and its integrated management.
Agriculture World 289:20-24 (in Chinese)
4. Wang, J.-F. and Lin, C.-H. 2005. Integrated management of tomato bacterial wilt. AVRDC
publication 05-615.
5. Black, L.L., Wu, D.-L., Wang, J.-F., Kalb, T., Abbass, D., and Chen, J.-H. 2003. Grafting
tomato for production in the hot-wet season. International Cooperators’ Guide. AVRDC
publication 03-551.
6. Wu, D.-L., and Wang, J.-F. 2000, Technology and production of grafted tomato seedlings.
Agriculture World 199:42-45 (in Chinese)
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