Hu Peisong

Hu Peisong
Hu Peisong
Born	May 1964 (age 59–60); Tonglu County, Zhejiang, China
Alma mater	Zhejiang Agricultural University; Nanjing Agricultural University
	Scientific career
Fields	Rice
Institutions	China National Rice Research Institute
Chinese name
Chinese	胡培松
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Péisōng

Hu Peisong (Chinese: 胡培松; born May 1964) is a Chinese agronomist who is a researcher and the current president of China National Rice Research Institute [zh].^[1]

Biography

Hu was born in Tonglu County, Zhejiang, in May 1964. He attended Zhejiang Agricultural University (now Zhejiang University) where he received his bachelor's degree in 1986. After completing his master's degree at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, he attended Nanjing Agricultural University where he obtained his doctor's degree in 2002. Since 1991, he has been engaged in genetic improvement of rice quality.^[2]

^ Huang Huixian (黄慧仙); Lin Dan (林丹); Chen Ning (陈宁) (9 January 2020). 胡培松：稻花香里说丰年. hangzhou.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ Huang Huixian (黄慧仙); Lin Dan (林丹); Chen Ning (陈宁) (8 January 2020). 视中人·2020约会院士胡培松：二十余载只为优质稻米. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.