Master Program for Plant Medicine, National Taiwan University

Assistant Professor Yuan-Min Shen

 

Tel (Office):(02)3366-9114; (02)3366-4095

E-mail：shenym@ntu.edu.tw

 

Research Interests:

• Plant Medicine
• Mycology
• Plant Pathology
• Teaching Practice Research

Professional Experience:

• 2022–Present: Assistant Professor, Master’s Program in Plant Medicine, National Taiwan University
• 2008–2022: Assistant Researcher, Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
• 2006–2008: Research Assistant, Forest Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Education:

• 2013–2018: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University

Awards:

• 2024: Excellent Teacher Award, National Taiwan University, 112th Academic Year
• 2022: Outstanding Agricultural Staff Award, Chinese Society of Sustainable Agriculture
• 2018: Outstanding Agricultural Staff Award, Chinese Society of Plant Protection
• 2007: Hsieh Huan-Ru Memorial Scholarship

Courses Taught:

• Integrated Plant Health Management and Practicum
• Plant Disease Diagnosis
• Plant Medicine Practicum
• Seminar on Plant Medicine Master's Program
• Vegetable Diseases
• Taiwanese Rural Life Conversation
• Agricultural Policy and New Developments in Taiwan
• The Microscopic World of Life
• Soil-borne Plant Pathology
• Practical Communication in Agricultural Taiwanese
• Introduction to Agriculture in Taiwan
• Organic Agriculture
• Special Topics in Plant Medicine
• Master's Thesis

Research Projects:

• Study on Integrated Management Strategies for Citrus Leaf Diseases Using Biological Control Agents
• Identification and Control of Key Diseases in Healthy Potato Seed Potato Production Systems
• Structural Adjustment of the Fruit Industry: Promoting Export Fruit Supply Chain Program (Grafting Technology Service for Pear Production Improvement)

Conference Papers (Selected):

• Wu YH, Shen YM*, 2024. Implementing a newly designed biological control board game in a university-level general education Taiwanese language course. Program Book of the 12th International Conference of Clinical Plant Science 2024, p. 34. Chiayi: Local Organizing Committee of International Conference of Clinical Plant Science.
• Shen YM, Sulaiman M, Chen GL, Weng HC, Huang CM, Jamaludin NS, Kadir MFZA, 2024. University teaching practices with biodiverse edible school concepts in organic agriculture and general education courses. 21st Organic World Congress, Taiwan.
• Shen YM, 2024. Retrieving familiar languages from agriculture: Evaluating the effectiveness of gamified learning and group activities in improving the Taiwanese language general education course. 112th Annual Teaching Practice Research Conference Program (General Education and Physical Education), p. 49. Taipei: National Taipei University of Education.
• Chen GL, Shen YM, Hung TH, 2024. Preliminary investigation of garlic virus in Yunlin region. Chinese Society of Plant Pathology 2024 Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 31-32. Taipei: National Taiwan University.
• Shen YM, Hsiao HY, Ariyawansa HA, Hung TH, 2023. Significance of accurate identification in understanding plant pathogens and disease management: A focus on Gymnosporangium corniforme, Erysiphe neolycopersici, E. ipomoeae, and Cephaleuros spp. Program Book of the 11th International Conference of Clinical Plant Science 2023, p. 31. Jeju, Republic of Korea.
• Shen YM, Wong YY, Huang CC, 2023. Teaching and learning in an English-medium instruction course in university: A two-year experience of the Vegetable Diseases Course for general education. p. 9. Program Book of Tunghai International Conference on Second Language Teaching and Research 2023.
• Wu PH, Chang HX, Shen YM*, 2023. Response of cucumber phyllosphere microbiome to the application of synthetic and environmentally friendly fungicides in managing powdery mildew. 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology Book of Abstracts, p. 88-89. Lyon: The International Society for Plant Pathology & the French Phytopathological Society.
• Shen YM*, Hsiao HY, Wu PH, Chang HX, 2023. Use of environmentally friendly substances on powdery mildew management in Taiwan. The 6th Organic Asia Congress, Kauswagan, the Philippines.
• Hsiao HY, Lin YJ, Lin YH, Hsiao IT, Wong ZR, Hsu QJ, Shen YM, 2021. Application of plant water extract, peppermint essential oil, and sulfur solution to inhibit plant pathogens and use in integrated crop disease management. Special Issue on Integrated Management Techniques for Crop Harmful Organisms, p. 97-110. Taichung: National Chung Hsing University.
• Shen YM*, He ML, Wu SW, Hsu QJ, 2020. Using sulfur solution to control powdery mildew on crops. Emerging Pest Monitoring and Management Conference and Plant Protection Society 109th Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 64. Taichung: National Chung Hsing University.
• Lin YJ, Lin YH, Shen YM*, 2019. Inhibitory effect of plant water extract on Alternaria species. Plant Medicine, 61(2&3): 38. Taichung: National Chung Hsing University.
• Shen YM*, 2019. Study on Puccinia species (red rust fungi) in Taiwan and related historical data. Plant Medicine, 61(2&3): 32. Taichung: National Chung Hsing University.
• Shen YM, Chung WH, Huang TC, Hung TH, 2017. Discovery of alternate hosts of two rust fungi in mountainous areas in Taiwan. Program Book of the Asian Mycological Congress 2017, p. 90. Ho Chi Minh: Asian Mycological Association.
• Shen YM*, Hung HJ, 2015. Survey of diseases in orchids cultivated in Korea after storage. 2015 National Orchid Industry Symposium Proceedings, p. 144-146. Changhua: Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
• Shen YM*, Huang DC, Zhao JH, Liu XL, Wang FJ, Hung TH, Yang YJ, Fu YR, 2015. New disease records of fruit trees and ornamental plants in Taiwan: Pear dieback, bacterial leaf spot of plum, sclerotinia rot of pansy, and leaf spot of kalanchoe. Special Issue on Emerging Crop Diseases and Their Control in Taiwan, p. 51-60. Taichung: Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
• Shen YM, Yeh RY, Hsieh HJ, Hung TH, 2013. Identification of Usnea species with the assistance of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Abstract of 2013 International Symposium on Bryophyte and Lichen Diversity, p. 12-13. Taichung: Tunghai University.
• Shen YM, Zhang ST, Liu XL, 2010. First report of Phomopsis species causing fruit rot of bell pepper in Taiwan. Abstracts of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Plant Pathology, p. 17. Taipei: National Taiwan University.
• Shen YM, Hsieh HR, Hung TH, 2008. Taxonomy of Usnea species in Taiwan. Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of China, p. 7. Taichung: National Museum of Natural Science.

Books and Book Chapters (Selected):

• Shen YM, 2022. Canker of Terminalia mantaly (Small-leaved Terminalia Canker). p. 269-273. In: Huang ZW, Xie TF, Huang JX, Chen QY, Guo ZX (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Plant Fungi and Fungal-like Diseases in Taiwan. Wu-Nan Book Co., Taipei.
• Shen YM, Bai GF, Tian YS, Li HX, 2021. Integrating Local Ecological Green Networks in the Development of Central Taiwan's Agricultural Characteristics. Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station Special Issue No. 144. Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. Changhua. p. 221.
• Huang ZW, Hsu QJ, Shen YM, 2019. Research and Efficacy of Environmentally Friendly Plant Health Products in Taiwan. p. 3-19. In: Huang ZW, Xie TF, Xie FJ, Luo CZ (Eds.), Environmental-Friendly Plant Health Secrets. Wu-Nan Book Co., Taipei.
• Shen YM, Bai GF, Lin XS, 2018. Proceedings of the Organic and Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Symposium. Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station Special Issue No. 135. Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. Changhua. p. 173.
• Yeh SC, Shen YM, Yu YZ, 2015. Research Results from the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station Technology Projects. Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Station Special Issue No. 129. Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. Changhua. p. 224.
• Wang FJ, Shen YM, 2013. Pest and Disease Control in Pansy. Taichung District Agricultural Technology Bulletin No. 185. Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. Changhua. p. 36.
• Shen YM, Wang WZ, 2011. Occurrence and Management Strategies of Pear Tree Pests. Taichung District Agricultural Technology Bulletin No. 177. Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. Changhua. p. 48.