Research Projects
Ministry of Agriculture Public Welfare Industry (Agriculture) Research Special Project: “Research and Application of Physiological Foundations and New Cultivation Technologies for High Yield and Efficiency in Major Crops”;
Ministry of Science and Technology National High-Tech Research and Development Program (863 Program): “High-Yield Cultivation and Field Management Technologies for Green Super Rice”;
Ministry of Education Higher Education Discipline Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Program (111 Program): “Intelligence Introduction Base for Crop Healthy Production Theory and Technological Innovation”.
Awards and Scholarships
1996: Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR);
2003: Honorary Scientist Award, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea;
2004: Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA);
2004: Paper “Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming” published in PNAS selected by Discover magazine as one of the “Top 100 Scientific Stories of 2004,” ranked 68th;
2005: Elected Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA);
2005: Awarded the “Outstanding Paper Award” by CGIAR.
Journal Articles
1. Peng, S., J. Huang, J.E. Sheehy, R.C. Laza, R.M. Visperas, X. Zhong, G.S. Centeno, G.S. Khush, and K.G. Cassman. 2004. Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 101(27):9971-9975.
2. Peng, S., R.J. Buresh, J. Huang, J. Yang, Y. Zou, X. Zhong, G. Wang, and F. Zhang. 2006. Strategies for overcoming low agronomic nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated rice systems in China. Field Crops Research 96:37-47.
3. Peng, S., B.A.M. Bouman, R.M. Visperas, A.R. Castañeda, L. Nie, and H.-K. Park. 2006. Comparison between aerobic and flooded rice in the tropics: agronomic performance in an eight-season experiment. Field Crops Research 96:252-259.
4. Peng, S., G.S. Khush, P. Virk, Q. Tang, and Y. Zou. 2008. Progress in ideotype breeding to increase rice yield potential. Field Crops Research 108:32-38.
5. Peng, S., Q. Tang, and Y. Zou. 2009. Current status and challenges of rice production in China. Plant Production Science 12(1):3-8.
6. Peng, S., R.J. Buresh, J. Huang, X. Zhong, Y. Zou, J. Yang, G. Wang, Y. Liu, R. Hu, Q. Tang, K. Cui, F. Zhang, and A. Dobermann. 2010. Improving nitrogen fertilization in rice by site-specific N management. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 30:649-656.
7. Peng, S., J. Huang, K.G. Cassman, R.C. Laza, R.M. Visperas, and G.S. Khush. 2010. The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8. Field Crops Research 119:342-347.
8. Yuan, S., Y. Li, and S. Peng. 2015. Leaf lateral asymmetry in morphological and physiological traits of rice plant. PLoS One 10 (6): e0129832. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0129832.
