Subject

.Soil Science
.Soil Science Laboratory
.Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
.Soil Quality
.Rhizosphere Microbiology
.Mineral Nutrition and Plant Disease

Education

.Ph.D. University of Florida (2009), Plant Pathology
.M.S. National Chung-Hsing University, Soil and Environmental Sciences
.B.Sc . National Chung-Hsing University, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Expertise

Mineral Nutrition and Plant Disease

Research Program

.Suppressive composts
.Biological nitrogen fixation
.Effects of mineral nutrients on plant diseases
.Endophytes

Professional Positions

.2013-present, Assistant Professor, National Chung-Hsing University
.2010-2013, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Florida
.2005-2009, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida
.2002-2005, Organic Farming Specialist, MOA International

Membership in Academic, Professional and Scholarly Societies and Related Activities

.The Chinese Society of Soil and Fertilizer Sciences
.Taiwan Phytopathological Society

Publications

Refereed Publications:

.S. -L. Chen, Tsai, M. -K., Huang, Y. -M., and Huang, C. -H. 2017. Diversity and characterization of Azotobacter isolates obtained from rice rhizosphere soils in Taiwan. Annals of Microbiology. (Accepted)
.C. -H. Huang, and Vallad, G. E. 2017. Soil applications of acibenzolar-S-methyl induce defense gene expression in tomato plants against bacterial spot. European Journal of Plant Pathology. (Accepted)
.Li, Y. -T., Hwang, S. -Y., Huang, Y.-M., and Huang, C. -H. 2017. Effects of Trichoderma asperellum on nutrient uptake and Fusarium wilt of tomato. Crop Protection. (Accepted)
.Zhang, S., Mersha, Z., Vallad, G. E., and Huang, C. -H. 2016. Management of powdery mildew in squash by plant and alga extract biopesticides. The Plant Pathology Journal. 32:528-536.
.Huang, C. -H., Tsai, R. -T., and Vallad, G. E. 2016. Development of a TaqMan real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici in soil. Journal of Phytopathology. 164:455-463.
.Xie, C., Huang, C. -H. and Vallad, G. E. 2014. Mycelial compatibility and pathogenic diversity among Sclerotium rolfsii isolates in the southern United States. Plant Disease. 98:1685-1694.
.Huang, C. -H, Vallad, G. E., Adkison, H., Summers, C., Margenthaler, E., Schneider, C., Hong, J., Jones, J. B, Ong, K., and Norman, D. J. 2013. A novel Xanthomonas sp. causes bacterial spot of rose (Rosa spp.). Plant Disease. 97:1301-1307.
.Huang, C., Roberts, P. D., Gale, L. R., Elmer, W. H., and Datnoff, L. E. 2013. Population structure of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in Florida inferred from vegetative compatibility groups and microsatellites. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 136:509-521.
.Huang, C. -H., Vallad, G. E., Zhang, S., Balogh, B., Wen, A., Figueiredo, J. F. L., Behlau, F., Jones, J. B., Momol, M. T., Olson, S. M. 2012. The effect of application frequency and reduced rates of acibenzolar-S-methyl on the field efficacy of induced resistance against bacterial spot on tomato. Plant Disease.96:221-227.
.Huang, C. -H., Roberts, P. D., and Datnoff, L. E. 2011. Silicon suppresses Fusarium crown and root rot of tomato. Journal of Phytopathology 159:546-554.
Zhang, S., Vallad, G. E., White, T. L., and Huang, C.-H. 2011. Evaluation of microbial products for management of powdery mildew on summer squash and cantaloupe in Florida. Plant Disease 95:461-468.
.Huang, C. -H., Datnoff, L. E., Gale, L. R., and Roberts, P. D. 2009. Development of microsatellite markers for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici. (Molecular Ecology Resources database accessions 38117–38143). http://tomato.biol.trinity.edu/. Cited as: Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium et al. 2009. Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009–31 July 2009. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1460-1466.

Book Chapters:

.Huang, C. -H., Roberts, P. D., and Datnoff, L. E. 2012. Pages 145-158. Fusarium diseases of tomato. in: Fusarium Wilts of Greenhouse Vegetable and Ornamental Crops. A. Garibaldi, J. Katan, and M. L. Gullino, eds. American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
Huang, C. -H., and Vallad, G. 2012. Crown and root diseases of pepper. Pages 203-215. in: Peppers: Botany, Production and Uses. V.M. Russo, ed. CABI, Oxfordshire, UK.