Dr. Guodong “David” Liu

Office:	1229 Fifield Hall
Phone:	352-273-4814
E-mail:	guodong@ufl.edu
For more information, visit Dr. Liu's website.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Research

• Nutrient eco-management
• Nutrient management in fruit and vegetable crops

Educational Background

• Ph.D. – Plant Nutritional Physiology and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
• M.S.  – Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
• B.S. – Crop Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China

Teaching Responsibilities

• HOS 6412 - Advanced Nutrition of Horticultural Crops, graduate students, team coordinator and instructor
• HOS3430C - Nutrition of Horticultural Crops, undergraduate students, team instructor

Extension Programs

• Educational programs on vegetable and fruit crop nutrition
• Provide support to county and regional extension agents
• Interact with extension faculty and industry members via demonstration research, publications, presentations and training activities

Work and International Experiences

• Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2011 – present)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA (2010 – 2011)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florida, Homestead, FL (2010 – 2011)
• Visiting Scientist, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO (2002 – 2004)
• Visiting Scholar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (May 2001)
• Agriculture Consultant, The Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria Ltd (OPCV), Australia (June-August, 2001)
• Visiting Scholar, AgResearch Grasslands Research Center, Palmerston North, New Zealand (March-June, 1999; April – June, 2000)
• Agronomy Consultant, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations (November-December, 1999)
• Agronomy Consultant, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Program (WFP), the United Nations (November 1997 – March 1998)
• Agronomy Consultant, IFAD  and WFP, the United Nations (November 1996 – January 1997)
• Associate Professor and Professor, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China  (1995 – 2002)

Honors and Awards

• Science Leader in Agriculture for the 21^st Century, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, since 1999

Program Personnel

• Group
• Benjamin Hogue, Biologist          
• Derly José Henriques da Silva, Postdoctoral Research Associate
• Yiping Cui, Postdoctoral Research Associate
• Teresa Salame, Ph.D. Studen
• Wei Chieh Lee, M.S. Student
• Brett Wasik, Intern Student
• Yingxuan (Emily) Li, Intern Student
• Qifa Zhou, Former Visiting Scientist
• Scott Prospect, Former Biologist
• Shouliang Zhu, Former Intern Student
• Luis Fernando Polete, Form Horticultural Assistant

Selected Publications

• Liu, G.D., D. Marshall Porterfield, Y.C. Li,and Waldemar Klassen. 2012.Increased Oxygen Bioavailability Improved Vigor and Germination of Aged Vegetable Seeds. HortScience 47(12): 1714-1721.
• Liu, G.D., Y.C. Li,K. Migliaccio, T. Olczyk,A. K. Alva. 2012. Oxygen Fertilization improves Growth and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency of Flooded Italian Basil (Ocimum Basilicum L.). International Journal of Vegetable Science. 19 (3): 217-227
• Johannes M.S. Scholberg, Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, Monica Ozores-Hampton; G.D. Liu, Pablo Tittonell^. 2013. Enhancing Fertilizer Efficiency in High Input Cropping Systems in Florida. Sustainable Agriculture Review 12: 143 - 174.
• Liu, G.D.,Y.C. Li, A. K. Alva, D. M. Porterfield, andJ. Dunlop. 2012. Enhancing nitrogen efficiency of potato and cereal crops by optimizing temperature, moisture, balanced nutrients, and oxygen bioavailability. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 35:428–411, 2012 
• Liu, G.D.,Y.C. Li, andA. K. Alva. 2011. Identification of factors most important for ammonia emission from fertilized soils for potato production using principal component analysis. Journal of Sustainable Watershed Science and Management - ISSN 1949-1425. 1: 21-30 
• Liu, G. D.,Y. C. Li, R. Muñoz-Carpena, M. Hedgepeth, Y. S. Wan, And R. Roberts. 2011. Growth of Bald Cypress [Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich.] Seedlings in the Tidal Floodplain of The Loxahatchee River. Florida Scientist. 74: 84- 99. 
• Liu, G.D., B. Gu, S.L. Miao,  Y.C. Li, K.W. Miliaccio, and Y. Qian. 2010. Phosphorus release from ash and remaining tissues of two wetland species after a prescribed fire. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39:1585–1593
• Y. Ouyang, J. E. Zhang, D. Lin and G.D. Liu. 2010. A STELLA model for the estimation of atrazine runoff, leaching, adsorption, and degradation from an agricultural land.Journal of Soils and Sediments 10: 263-271

EDIS pubs:

• Liu,G.D., Edward Hanlon, and Yuncong Li. 2012. Understanding and Applying Chelated Fertilizers Effectively Based on Soil pH. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1208
• Liu,G.D. and Edward Hanlon. 2012. Soil pH Range for Optimum Commercial Vegetable Production. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1207
• Liu,G.D. and Gene McAvoy. 2012. How to Reduce Clogging Problems in Fertigation. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1202
• Liu,G.D., David Sui, and Gary K. England. 2012.How to Convert Liquid Fertilizer into Dry Fertilizer in Fertigation for Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Crop Production. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1200
• Liu,G.D., Jeffrey Williamson, Gary England, and Alicia Whidden. 2012. How to Calculate Fertigation Injection Rates for Commercial Blueberry production. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1197
• Asha M. Brunings, G.D. Liu, Eric H. Simonne, Shouan Zhang, Yuncong Li, and Lawrence E. Datnoff. 2012. Are Phosphorous and Phosphoric Acids Equal PhosphorusSources for Plant Growth?http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs254
• G. D. Liu,E. H. Simonne, and G.J. Hochmuth. 2012. Soil and Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cv101
• M.D. Dukes, L. Zotarelli, G.D. Liu, and E.H. Simonne. 2012. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cv107
• Liu,G.D.,Eric Simonne, and Yuncong Li.2011.Nickel Nutrition of Plants. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1191
• Liu,G.D., Eric H. Simonne, Yuncong Li, Chad M. Hutchinson, Mark Warren and Steven Lands. 2011. Controlled-Release Fertilizer Opportunities and Costs for Potato Production in Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs187