Research Topics: 1. Organic farming and Good Agricultural Practices(GAP) model of Chinese medicinal herbs 2. Integrated management for weed control in organic farming 3. Plant extracts for weed control in organic cultivation 4. Establishment of regulations of organic agriculture in Taiwan Recent Research Projects: 2009 Integrated Study on Organic Agriculture Technology Supported by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 2005 ~ 2009 Natural Ecology E-learning Website’s Plan (Organic Campus Education) Supported by Ministry of Education 2009 Applying Extraction of Plants to Weed Control of Organic Farming Supported by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 2009 Certification and Management on Organic Livestock Products Supported by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 2008 Integrated Management on Weed Control of Organic Farms Supported by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 2008 ~ 2009 The Guidance on Accreditation and Certification of Organic Farming Supported by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 2007 ~ 2008 Evaluate the Possibility of Transplanting Annual Herbal Plants to Taiwan Supported by Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Health, Executive Yuan 2007 Collect Data of International Accreditation and Certification of Organic Livestock Products Supported by Taiwan Premium Agricultural Products Development Institute 2007 ~ 2008 Study on Isatis Tinctoria Organic Cultivation and it’s Curative Effect Supported by National Science Council 2006 ~ 2009 Studies on the Exploitation and Application of Medicinal Wild Grapes (Vitis Genus) in Taiwan Supported by China Medical University, Taiwan and National Chung Hsing University Paper & Publication: S. S. Chen. 2006. From Organic to Ecological Campus: Taiwan Experiences. Forum of International Organic Agriculture. NCHU. Taiwan. p10 ~ p29. Huang, J.W., S. S. Chen, and W. C. Chung. 1992. Neocosmopora foot rot of peanut in Taiwan, Plant Pathology Bulletin, 1:203-205. Chiu, C.C., F. S. Hsiu, S. S. Chen, and C.H. Chou. 1995. Reduced toxicity of Cu and Zn to mangrove seedlings (Kandelia candel L. Druce.) in saline environments. Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 36:19-24. Liau B. C., T. T. Jong, M. R. Lee and S. S. Chen. 2007. Determination of Tryptanthrin, Indigo, and Indirubin in Traditional Chinese Medicine “Banlangen” by LC – APCI - MS. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical. Analysis, 43: 346-351.30. Shih-Shiung Chen. 1993. Physical properties of paddy soils as affected by application of organic matter. In UCF (ed.) Proceeding of the Food Systems and the Environment Conference in Fresno, California. USA. Shih-Shiung Chen. 1995. Rice quality as affected by soil characteristics and managements. In ACSC(ed.) Proceeding of the 2nd Asian Crop Science Conference in Fukui, Japan. Shih-Shiung Chen. 1998. The effects of soil moisture regime and potassium fertilizer management on rice eating quality. In ACSC (ed.) proceeding of the third Asian Crop Science Conference in Taichung, Taiwan R. O. C. Shih-Shiung Chen. 2001. Rice quality and processing in Taiwan. In WFT(ed.) 11th World Food Scientific and Technology Conference, Seoul, Korea. Shih-Shiung Chen. 2007. Organic Public Space: Organic University Campus inTaiwan. National Organics Conference, New Zealand. Bing-Chung Liau , Ting-Ting Jong , Maw-Rong Lee , Shih-Shiung Chen. 2007 LC-APCI-MS method for detection and analysis of tryptanthrin,indigo, and indirubin in Daqingye and Banlangen, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis: 346-351. Po-Yuan Chiang, Yi-Ling Lian, Shih Shiung Chen, I-Hsin Lin. 2007. Effect of ultrasonic extraction on the total polyphenolic compounds and sensory of Florist Chrysathemum (liquid). Taiwanese J. Agric. Chem. Food Sci. 45(2):101-107. Shih-Shiung Chen, 2008.Principles and Practices of Management for Organic Leaf Vegetables, 2008 Asia Pacific Agriculture Forum, Korea. Hsuan, S.L., Chang, S.C. Wang, S.Y., Jong, T.T. Chung, Y.C. Liao, T.L. Chien, M.S. Lee, W.C. Chen, S.S., and Liao, J.W.* 2008. The cytotoxic to leukemia cells and antiviral activity of Isatis indigotica extracts on pseudorabies virus. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (revised). [subject category: Pharmacology and Pharmacy, 105/205 (51.2%); Impact factor: 2.186] (SCI)