國立臺灣大學農藝學系

本研究室聚焦於作物如何抵禦昆蟲取食壓力，以及如何將這些抗蟲機制應用於永續害蟲管理策略。我們整合分子、生理、生態與演化層級的研究方法，系統性解析作物抗蟲性機制，包括 antixenosis（非偏好性）與 antibiosis（抗生性）。研究以水稻褐飛蝨與玉米秋行軍蟲等重要農業害蟲系統為核心，致力於串聯植物防禦基礎科學與農業實務應用。

學歷

2006-2012     Ph.D., Agronomy program, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences,

                      The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1998-2002     B.S., Department of Agronomy,

                      National Taiwan Universirty, Taiwan

經歷

2024~           國立臺灣大學農藝系教授

                      國立臺灣大學植物醫學碩士學位學程合聘教授

                      國立臺灣大學生態學與演化生物學研究所合聘教授 (Effectice 2026) 

2020-2024    國立臺灣大學農藝系副教授

2014-2020    國立臺灣大學農藝系助理教授

2012-2014    美國堪薩斯州州立大學昆蟲學系博士後研究員

 Peer-Reviewed Articles:

1. Chuang, W.-P., S. Ray, F. E. Acevedo, M. Peiffer, G. W. Felton, and D. S. Luthe. 2014. Herbivore cues from the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) larvae trigger direct defenses in maize. Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions 27: 461–470.
2. Chuang, W.-P., M. Herde, S. Ray, L. Castano-Duque, G. A. Howe, and D. S. Luthe. 2014. Caterpillar attack triggers accumulation of the toxic maize protein RIP2. New Phytologist 201: 928–939.
3. Smith, C. M., and W.-P. Chuang. 2014. Plant resistance to aphid feeding: Behavioral, physiological, genetic and molecular cues regulate aphid host selection and feeding. Pest Management Science 70: 528–540.
4. Ray, S., I. Gaffor, F. E. Acevedo, A. Helms, W.-P. Chuang, J. Tooker, G. W. Felton, and D. S. Luthe. 2015. Maize plants recognize herbivore-associated cues from caterpillar frass. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 781–792.
5. Carver, B. F., C. M. Smith, W.-P. Chuang, R. M. Hunger, J. T. Edwards, L. Yan, G. Brown-Guedira, B. S. Gill, G. Bai, and R. L. Bowden. 2016. Registration of OK05312, a high-yielding hard winter wheat donor of Cmc4 for wheat curl mite resistance. Journal of Plant Registrations 10: 75–79.
6. Aguirre-Rojas, L. M., L. K. Khalaf, S. Garcés-Carrera, D. K. Sinha, W.-P. Chuang, and C. M. Smith. 2017. Resistance to wheat curl mite in arthropod-resistant rye–wheat translocation lines. Agronomy 7: 74.
7. Chuang, W.-P., L. M. Aguirre-Rojas, L. K. Khalaf, G. Zhang, A. K. Fritz, A. E. Whitfield, and C. M. Smith. 2017. Wheat genotypes with combined resistance to wheat curl mite, wheat streak mosaic virus, wheat mosaic virus, and Triticum mosaic virus. Journal of Economic Entomology 110: 711–718.
8. Lin, H.-H., and W.-P. Chuang. 2017. Push–pull farming system (Review). Weed Science Bulletin 38: 77–88. (in Chinese)
9. Li, C., A. Y. Wong, S. Wang, Q. Jia, W.-P. Chuang, W. G. Bendena, S. S. Tobe, S. H. Yang, G. Chung, and T. F. Chan. 2018. miRNA-mediated interactions in and between plants and insects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19: 3239.
10. Tu, K.-Y., S. F. Tsai, T. W. Guo, H.-H. Lin, Z.-W. Yang, C.-T. Liao, and W.-P. Chuang. 2018. The role of plant abiotic factors on the interactions between Cnaphalocrocis medinalis and its host plant. Environmental Entomology 47: 857–866.
11. Zhao, J., N. R. Abdelsalam, L. Khalaf, W.-P. Chuang, L. Zhao, C. M. Smith, B. Carver, and G. Bai. 2019. Development of SNP markers for the wheat curl mite resistance gene Cmc4. Crop Science 59: 1567–1575.
12. Khalaf, L., W.-P. Chuang, L. Aguirre-Rojas, P. Klein, and C. M. Smith. 2019. Differences in Aceria tosichella population responses to wheat resistance genes and virus transmission. Arthropod–Plant Interactions 13: 807–818.
13. Li, Y., Y.-F. Huang, S.-H. Huang, Y.-H. Kuang, C.-W. Tung, C.-T. Liao, and W.-P. Chuang. 2019. Genomic and phenotypic evaluation of rice susceptible check TN1 collected in Taiwan. Botanical Studies 60: 1–7.
14. Guo, T.-W., C.-T. Liao, and W.-P. Chuang. 2019. Defensive responses of rice cultivars resistant to Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. Arthropod–Plant Interactions 13: 611–620.
15. Lin, S.-C., Y.-H. Kuang, Y. Li, M.-Y. Chiang, C.-H. Hsieh, and W.-P. Chuang. 2019. Evaluating the growth of fall armyworm larvae feeding on four weed species. Weed Science Bulletin 40: 91–98. (in Chinese)
16. Khalaf, L., A. Timm, W.-P. Chuang, L. Enders, T. J. Hefley, and C. M. Smith. 2020. Modeling Aceria tosichella biotype distribution over geographic space and time. PLoS ONE 15: e0233507.
17. Cheah, B. H., H.-H. Lin, H.-J. Chien, C.-T. Liao, L.-Y. D. Liu, C.-C. Lai, Y.-F. Lin, and W.-P. Chuang. 2020. SWATH-MS-based quantitative proteomics reveals an intricate defense response in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis-resistant rice. Scientific Reports 10: 6597.
18. Lin, P.-A., C. M. Liu, J. A. Ou, C.-H. Sun, W.-P. Chuang, C.-K. Ho, N. Kinoshita, and G. W. Felton. 2021. Changes in arthropod community but not plant quality benefit a specialist herbivore under reduced water availability. Oecologia 195: 383–396.
19. Li, Y., B. H. Cheah, Y.-F. Fang, Y.-H. Kuang, S.-C. Lin, C.-T. Liao, S.-H. Huang, Y.-F. Lin, and W.-P. Chuang. 2021. Transcriptomics identifies key defense mechanisms in rice resistant to leaf- and phloem-feeding herbivores. BMC Plant Biology 21: 306.
20. Kuang, Y.-H., Y.-F. Fang, S.-C. Lin, S. F. Tsai, Z.-W. Yang, C.-P. Li, S.-H. Huang, S. L. Hechanova, K. K. Jena, and W.-P. Chuang. 2021. Climate change impacts resistance of rice near-isogenic lines to brown planthopper. Rice 14: 64.
21. Sotelo-Cardona, P., W.-P. Chuang, M.-Y. Lin, M.-Y. Chiang, and S. Ramasamy. 2021. Oviposition preference does not necessarily predict offspring performance in fall armyworm. Scientific Reports 11: 15885.
22. Cheah, B. H., W.-P. Chuang, J.-C. Lo, Y. Li, C.-Y. Cheng, Z.-W. Yang, C.-T. Liao, and Y.-F. Lin. 2022. Exogenous copper application induces elemental defense in rice against rice leaffolder. Plants 11: 1104.
23. Lin, S.-C., Y. Li, F.-Y. Hu, C.-L. Wang, Y.-H. Kuang, C.-L. Sung, S. F. Tsai, Z.-W. Yang, C.-P. Li, S.-H. Huang, C.-T. Liao, S. L. Hechanova, K. K. Jena, and W.-P. Chuang. 2022. Nitrogen fertilizer alters resistance of rice NILs with brown planthopper resistance genes. Botanical Studies 63: 16.
24. Sung, C.-L., F.-Y. Hu, Y. Li, S. F. Tsai, and W.-P. Chuang. 2023. Antiherbivore effects of Cuscuta campestris against Spodoptera frugiperda. Arthropod–Plant Interactions 17: 123–131.
25. Lin, P.-A., J. Kansman, W.-P. Chuang, C. Robert, M. Erb, and G. W. Felton. 2023. Water availability and plant–herbivore interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany 74: 2811–2828.
26. Chen, Y.-J., B. H. Cheah, C.-Y. Lin, Y.-T. Ku, C.-H. Kuo, Y.-Y. Zhang, B.-R. Chen, O. Nean, C.-H. Hsieh, P.-M. Yeh, F. K. S. Yeo, Y.-P. Lin, W.-P. Chuang, C.-R. Lee, and H.-M. Ting. 2023. Inducible chemical defenses in wild mungbean confer resistance to Spodoptera litura. Environmental and Experimental Botany 205: 105100.
27. Hsieh, C.-H., T. W. Guo, K.-Y. Tu, C.-T. Liao, and W.-P. Chuang. 2023. Genetic structure of the rice leaffolder in Taiwan. Taiwania 68(4): 451–457.
28. Wang, C.-L., P.-Q. Luo, F.-Y. Hu, Y. Li, C.-L. Sung, Y.-H. Kuang, S.-C. Lin, Z.-W. Yang, C.-P. Li, S.-H. Huang, S. L. Hechanova, K. K. Jena, C.-H. Hsieh, and W.-P. Chuang. 2024. Pyramiding brown planthopper resistance genes maintains resistance under climate change. Pest Management Science 80: 1740–1750.
29. Tsai, Y.-C., P.-Q. Luo, C.-L. Sung, Y. Li, F.-Y. Hu, C.-L. Wang, Y.-N. Chen, J.-H. Hsu, C.-E. Liao, S.-R. Chang, and W.-P. Chuang. 2024. Evaluating local plant species for fall armyworm management in Taiwan. Botanical Studies 65: 18.
30. Sun, S.-J., X.-Y. Lee, Y.-J. Wang, W.-P. Chuang, S.-Y. Hwang, and C.-K. Ho. 2025. Interactions among warming, elevated CO₂, and trophic dynamics shape crop performance and pest control. Scientific Reports 15: 39519.
31. Lee, S.-K., B.-R. Chen, C.-Y. Lin, C.-H. Kuo, Y.-J. Chen, Y.-P. Lin, Y.-Y. Zhang, R. H. Tisdale, C.-R. Lee, W.-P. Chuang, and H.-M. Ting. 2025. Induction of plant defenses and production of kaempferol-7-O-glucoside in resistant wild mungbean. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi:10.1111/pce.70248.

Other Publications:

Chuang, W.P. 2019. The Fantastic Journey of the Fall Armyworm - Taiwan, Are You Ready? Science Monthly 596 (in Chinese)

2025 Academic Award, Weed Science Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

2023 SHANG-FA YANG Outstanding Young Scientist Award

2023 Outstanding Young Scholar, Taiwan Society of Plant Biologists

2023 Outstanding Teaching Faculty Member, National Taiwan University, Taiwan