Education Background

Mao Yijian, a senior Agronomist, received his BSc degree in Agronomy (1993) from the Zhejiang Agricultural University, China and his MSc degree in Agricultural Technology Extension (2011) from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

Research Area

He has been engaged in breeding and seed production of hybrid rice for twenty years.He is currently the Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Guodao Hi-tech Seeds Co.,Ltd and responsible for hybrid rice breeding and seed production of the company. He is undertaking several projects of science and technology for rice research in Zhejiang province. He has published more than 10 scientific papers.