Yuling Bai

Yuling Bai is a Professor in Plant Breeding at Wageningen University & Research. Their research focuses on plant-pathogen interactions, genetic resistance mechanisms, and crop improvement strategies. They lead projects addressing plant disease resistance (e.g., powdery mildew, nematodes, viruses) and abiotic stress tolerance. Bai has supervised 23 PhD students, including ongoing projects on rhizosphere microbiome applications, fruit quality metabolites, and sustainable disease resistance breeding.

Research interests include genomic approaches to plant defense, CRISPR/Cas9 applications, and phenotyping technologies. Key contributions include defining ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties and elucidating salt stress response pathways in tobacco. Collaborations span institutions globally, with active participation in conferences like the Eucarpia Tomato Working Group.