Kang Ming----Chinese Academy of Sciences ,South China Botanical Garden

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Name	Kang Ming	Post	N/A
Highest Education	PhD	Office	South China Botannical Garden,No.723 Xingkelu，Tianhe，Guangzhou，China
Phone	N/A	Zip Code	510650
Fax	N/A	Email	mingkang@scbg.ac.cn

Education and Appointments：

Dr. Kang received his B.S. from Huazhong Agricultural University in 1997 and Ph.D from Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He had worked at WBG first as an assistant professor and then as an associate professor for five years (from 2002 to 2007). In the end of 2007, he moved to Guangzhou and joined South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) as a professor. After the finish of Ph.D work, he spent a 1-year postdoctoral research at the University of Queensland and the University of Adelaide. In 2010, he worked as a visiting scholar at Duke University.

Research Interest：

Limestone karsts are typically natural terrestrial islands in exhibiting spatial isolation on restricted land masses. Karst habitat islands in Southeast Asia harbor a highly diverse and unique biota, and have long been regarded as “natural laboratories” for ecological and evolutionary research. The tower karsts and karst caves of southern China represent a classical example of karst terrestrial islands. Organisms within these landforms appear to exhibit particularly strong spatial and ecological isolation. These tower karsts and karst caves possess many unique, endemic species and were, therefore, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In particular, the karst landscape of southern China is a center of plant diversity and speciation, and represents an important natural environment in which to study terrestrial plant evolution and speciation.

My core research seeks to understand the biodiversity and diversification mechanisms of karst-habitat specialized plants. My recent work focuses on the adaptive evolution and speciation of the Primulina, a genus of the African violet family Gesneriaceae. My research involves field work, molecular biology, and common garden experiments. I use approaches of phylogeny, population genetics, quantitative genetics and genomics to understand the evolutionary processes that were involved in generating the species richness and endemism of Primulina species.

Primulina is simultaneously valued for a variety of horticultural and medicinal features. Many species have been introduced for domestication and breeding as ornamental plants. I also have a particular interest in genetic resource collection, conservation and plant breeding of Primulina.

Current research projects on Primulina include: 1) geographical pattern of biodiversity and ex situ conservation; 2) biogeography and phylogeny; 3) genome size evolution; 4) adaptive evolution and speciation; and 5) genome sequencing and gene discovery.

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Selected Publication：

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2022

Kong HH, Condamine FL, Yang LH, Harris AJ, Feng C. Wen F, Kang M*. 2022. Phylogenomic and macroevolutionary evidence for an explosive radiation of a plant genus in the Miocene. Systematic Biology, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syab068.

Ke FS, Vasseur L, Yi HQ, Yang LH, Wei X, Wang BS, Kang M*. 2022. Gene flow, linked selection, and divergent sorting of ancient polymorphism shape genomic divergence landscape in a group of edaphic specialists. Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.16226.

Hu YX, Feng C, Yang LH, Edger P, Kang M*. 2022. Genomic population structure and local adaptation of the wild strawberry Fragaria nilgerrensis. Horticulture Research, doi: 10.1093/hr/uhab059

2021

Feng C^#, Wang J^#, Harris AJ, Folta KM, Zhao M*, Kang M*. 2021. Tracing the diploid ancestry of the cultivated octoploid strawberry. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38, 478–485.

Feng C, Feng C, Lin XG, Liu SH, Li YZ*, Kang M*. 2021. A chromosome-level genome assembly provides insights into ascorbic acid accumulation and fruit softening in guava (Psidium guajava). Plant Biotechnology Journal, 19, 717-730.

Xu MZ, Yang LH, Kong HH, Wen F, Kang M*. 2021. Congruent spatial patterns of species richness and phylogenetic diversity in karst flora: case study of Primulina (Gesnariaceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59, 251-261.

2020

Feng C Wang J, Wu LQ, Kong HH, Yang LH, Feng C, Wang K*, Rausher M*, Kang M*. 2020. The genome of a cave plant Primulina huaijiensis provides insights into adaptation to limestone karst habitats. New Phytologist, 227, 1249-1263.

Feng C, Yi HQ, Yang LH, Kang M*. 2020. The genetic basis of hybrid male sterility in sympatric Primulina species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 49.

Wang J, Dong S, Yang LH, Harris AJ, Schneider H*, Kang M*. Allopolyploid speciation accompanied by gene flow in a tree fern. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020, 37, 2487–2502.

Yang LH, Wen F, Kong HH, Sun ZX, Su LY, Kang M*. 2020. Two new combinations in Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) based on morphological molecular and cytological evidence. Phytokeys, 157 43-58.

2019

Dong SY, Xiao Y, Kong HH, Feng C, Harris AJ, Yan YH, Kang M*. 2019. Nuclear loci developed from multiple transcriptomes yield high resolution in phylogeny of scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) from China and Vietnam. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 139, 106567.

Feng C, Feng C, Yang LH, Kang M*, Rausher MD. 2019. Genetic architecture of quantitative flower and leaf traits in a pair of sympatric sister species of Primulina. Heredity, 122, 864-876.

Yang LH^#, Kong HH^#, Huang JP, Kang M*. 2019. Different species or genetically divergent populations? Integrative species delimitation of the Primulina hochiensis complex from isolated karst habitats. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 132, 219-231.

2018

Yang LH, Zhou LX, Kang M*. 2018. Oreocharis ovata (Gesneriaceae) a new species from Guangdong China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 36, e01764.

Yang LH, Chen JL, Wen F, Kang M*. 2018. Primulina malipoensis (Gesneriaceae) a new species from Sino-Vietnamese border area. Phytokeys, 2018, 94, 107-116.

2017

Feng C, Xu MZ, Feng C, von Wettberg EJB, Kang M*. 2017. The complete chloroplast genome of Primulina and two novel strategies for development of high polymorphic loci for population genetic and phylogenetic studies. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 224.

Kong HH, Condamine FL, Harris AJ, Chen JL, Pan B, Moller M, Hoang VS, Kang M*. 2017. Both temperature fluctuations and East Asian monsoons have driven plant diversification in the karst ecosystems from southern China. Molecular Ecology, 26, 6414-6429.

Wang J, Ai B, Kong HH, Kang M*. 2017. Speciation history of a species complex of Primulina eburnea (Gesneriaceae) from limestone karsts of southern China a biodiversity hot spot. Evolutionary Applications, 10, 919-934.

Wang J, Feng C, Jiao TL, Von Wettberg EB, Kang M*. 2017. Genomic signature of adaptive divergence despite strong nonadaptive forces on edaphic islands: a case study of Primulina juliae. Genome Biology and Evolution, 9, 3495-3508.

Yang LH, Huang JZ, Deng FD, Kang M*. 2017. Oreocharis uniflora a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangdong China. Phytotaxa, 295, 292-296.

Yang LH, Ning ZL, Kang M*. 2017. Primulina rubella sp nov (Gesneriaceae) from a limestone area in Guangdong China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 35, 506-512.

Yang LH, Pan B, Kang M*. 2017. Primulina curvituba sp nov (Gesneriaceae) from a limestone area in Guangxi China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 35, 578-581.

2016

Tao JJ, Feng C, Ai B, Kang M*. 2016. Adaptive molecular evolution of the two-pore channel 1 gene TPC1 in the karst-adapted genus Primulina (Gesneriaceae). Annals of Botany, 118, 1257-1268.

Kang M, Wang J, Huang HW*. 2016. Nitrogen limitation as a driver of genome size evolution in a group of karst plants. Scientific Reports, 5, 11636.

2015

Ai B, Gao Y, Zhang XL, Tao JJ, Kang M*, Huang HW. 2015. Comparative transcriptome resources of eleven Primulina species a group of 'stone plants' from a biodiversity hot spot. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15, 619-632.

Ai B, Kang M*. 2015. How Many Genes are needed to resolve phylogenetic incongruence? Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 11, 185-188.

Gao Y, Ai B, Kong HH, Kang M*, Huang HW. 2015. Geographical pattern of isolation and diversification in karst habitat islands: a case study in the Primulina eburnea complex. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 2131-2144.

Hao Z, Kuang YW, Kang M*. 2015. Untangling the influence of phylogeny, soil and climate on leaf element concentrations in a biodiversity hotspot. Functional Ecology, 29, 165-176.

Kang M, Wang J, Huang H*. 2015. Nitrogen limitation as a driver of genome size evolution in a group of karst plants. Scientific Reports, 5, 11636.

Ning ZL, Li DM, Pan B, Kang M*. 2015. Primulina rubribracteata a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Hunan China. Phytotaxa, 239, 55-64.

Ning ZL, Pang B, Kang M*. 2015. Primulina fengkaiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Western Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa, 197, 291-295.

Tao J, Qi Q, Kang M*, Huang H*. 2015. Adaptive molecular evolution of PHYE in Primulina, a karst cave Plant. PLoS ONE, 10, e0127821.

Wang J, Liu J, Kang M*. 2015. Quantitative testing of the methodology for genome size estimation in plants using flow cytometry: a case study of the Primulina genus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 354.

Yang LH, Zhou JG, Xu P, Chen ZT, Lu YH, Kang M*. 2015. Oreocharis pilosopetiolata a new species of Gesneriaceae from southeastern Guangdong China. Phytotaxa, 239, 287-292.

2014 and before

Kang M, Tao J, Wang J, Ren C, Qi Q, Xiang Q, Huang H*. 2014. Adaptive and nonadaptive genome size evolution in Karst endemic flora of China. New Phytologist, 202, 1371-1381.

Ai B, Kang M, Huang HW*. 2014. Assessment of genetic diversity in seed plants based on a uniform π criterion. Molecules, 19, 20113-20127.

Ning ZL, Wang J, Tao JJ, Kang M*. 2014. Primulina lepingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China. Annales Botanici Fennici, 51, 322-325.

Wang J*, Kang M, Huang H. 2014. Long-distance pollen dispersal ensures genetic connectivity of the low-density tree species, Eurycorymbus cavaleriei, in a fragmented karst forest landscape. Conservation Genetics, 15, 1163-1172.

Ning ZL, Li GF, Wang J*, Smith JF, Rasolonjatovo H, Kang M. 2013. Primulina huaijiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China. Annales Botanici Fennici, 50, 119-122.

Ning ZL, Wang J, Smith JF, Kang M*. 2013. Primulina qingyuanensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa, 137, 48-52.

Liu W, Kang M, Tian H, Huang H*. 2013. A range wide geographic pattern of genetic diversity and population structure of Castanea mollissima populations inferred from nuclear and chloroplast microsatellites. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 9, 975-987.

Wang J, Kang M, Gao P, Huang H*. 2010. Contemporary pollen flow and mating patterns of a subtropical canopy tree Eurycorymbus cavaleriei in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 260, 2180-2188.

Wang J, Gao P, Kang M*, Huang H*. 2009. Refugia within refugia: the case study of a canopy tree Eurycorymbus cavaleriei in subtropical China. Journal of Biogeography, 36(11), 2156-2164.

Kang M*, Huang H, Jiang M, Lowe A. 2008. Understanding population structure and historical demography in a conservation context: population genetics of an endangered fern. Diversity and Distributions, 14 (5), 799-807.

Kang M, Wang J, Huang H*. 2008. Demographic bottlenecks and low gene flow in remnant populations of the critically endangered Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae) inferred from microsatellite markers. Conservation Genetics, 9. 191-199.

Kang M*, Buckley Y, Lowe A. 2007. Testing the role of genetic factors across multiple independent invasions of the shrub Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). Molecular Ecology, 16 (22), 4662-4673.

Kang M*, Lowe A, Buckley Y. 2007. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the invasive plant Cytisus scoparius. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 100-102.

Kang M, Lowe A, Xu F, Huang H. 2007. Protecting evolutionary significant units for the remnant populations of Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae). Conservation Genetics, 8, 465-473.

Kang M, Pan L, Yao X, Huang H. 2006. Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in endangered fern Adiantum reniforme var. sinense. Conservation Genetics, 7, 807-810.

Kang M, Zhang J, Wang J, Huang H. 2006. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered tree Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata and cross-species amplification in closely related taxa. Conservation Genetics, 7, 789-793.

Kang M, Ye Q, Huang H. 2005. Genetic consequence of restricted habitat and population decline in endangered Isoetes sinensis Palmer (Isoetaceae). Annals of Botany, 96(7), 1265-1274.

Kang M, Jiang M, Huang H. 2005. Genetic diversity in fragmented populations of Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae). Annals of Botany, 95(7), 1145-1151.

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