Journal of Plant Pathology

Dr. Wen-Hsin Chung is a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences from Tsukuba University, Japan, following his M.S. and B.S. degrees from NCHU. Over the years, Dr. Chung has held several leadership positions, including Director of the Agricultural Extension Center and Chair of the Master Program for Plant Medicine and Good Agricultural Practice. His career includes extensive research and administrative experience, such as serving as Director of the Agricultural Products Approval and Certification Center and as a researcher at the Asia Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC).

• Biological control of plant diseases using microorganisms
• Seed-borne plant pathogens (particularly Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Alternaria spp.)
• Plant–microbe interactions and growth-promoting rhizobacteria
• Disease resistance in cucurbits and passion fruit
• Molecular epidemiology of fungal pathogens

• Director, Agricultural Extension Center, NCHU (2022–present)

• Chair, Master Program for Plant Medicine and Good Agricultural Practice (2022–present)

• Director, Agricultural Products Approval and Certification Center (2016–2019)

• Member, American Phytopathological Society (since 2015)

• Co-Chairman, “Rust Fungi” Section, Asia Mycological Congress 2017

• Recipient of Academic Awards from:

  • Chinese Sustainable Agriculture Association

  • Taiwan Plant Pathology Society

• Namisy, A., Chen, S. Y., Sritongkam, B., Unartngam, J., Thanarut, C., and Chung, W. H.* (2025). Evaluation of luffa rootstocks to improve resistance in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) against Fusarium wilt. Plants, 14, 1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14081168

• Lo, P. H., Huang, J. H., Chang, C. C., Namisy, A., Chen, C. Y., and Chung, W. H.* (2025). Diversity and characteristics of Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) isolates causing collar and fruit rot of passion fruit in Taiwan. Plant Disease, 109: 170–182.

• Namisy, A., Chen, S. Y., Huang, J. H., Unartngam, J., Thanarut, C., and Chung, W. H.* (2024). Histopathology and quantification of GFP-tagged Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. luffae in resistant and susceptible Luffa germplasm. Microbiology Spectrum, e03127-23.

• Lin, K. H., Lin, Y. P., Ho, M. W., Chen, Y. C., and Chung, W. H.* (2021). Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analyses of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Taiwan. Mycoses, 64: 324–335.

• Wang, C. J., Thanarut, C., Sun, P. L., and Chung, W. H.* (2020). Colonization of human opportunistic Fusarium oxysporum isolates in tomato and cucumber tissues assessed by a specific molecular marker. PLOS ONE, 15: e0234517.