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Dr Kong’s paper, entitled “Response of growth, In the recent five years, he has published 21
yield, and quality of edible ­podded snow peas peer­reviewed scientific journal articles.
to supplemental LED lighting during winter
greenhouse production”, published in the Dr. Kong obtained his master’s and doctoral
Canadian Journal of Plant Science (CJPS), degrees in Agri­biological, Environment and
was the recipient of the CSHS 2020 Most Cited Energy Engineering from the China Agricultu­
Paper Award. ral University, focussing on greenhouse horti­
culture. He then pursued his research career
Dr. Yun Kong is a postdoctoral research asso­ internationally having worked in the United
ciate working in Dr. Youbin Zheng’s lab at the States and Israel before joining Dr. Zheng’s lab
University of Guelph. He has many years’ expe­ in 2014.
rience in horticulture, especially in greenhouse
production. His research interests include en­
vironmental physiolog y of greenhouse plants
and greenhouse environment adjustment
technologies. In the past decade, his research
The CSHS 2020 Most Cited Paper has been focused on the interaction between
Award – Dr. Yun Kong light environment and horticultural plants.

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