China Vitae

Biography

Zhang Guangxue, male, Hui nationality, is a native of Dingtao, Shandong Province. He graduated from Central University in 1946.

Zhang Guangxue increased Chinese aphid records from 148 series to more than 1000 series, published 9 new genera and 224 new series. He used the systematic evolvement theory and branch classification method to achieve breakthroughs in 11 family classification systems and establish 13 family systems. He researched the evolution among world speckle aphids and established 4 subordinate families classification systems.

Zhang was the first to prove that the family level and genus level of Chinese plant circles evolved in parallel with the genus level series level of aphids. He proposed the idea of weed aphids evolving into crop pests and was the first to proposed the idea of using the non-cultivating index, ecological natural control mechanism and bio-diversity as the primary conditions to select bases for original potatoes without viruses and introduced a comprehensive method to prevent and control aphids sending viruses, which confirmed the pathogens of rough diseases of Chinese angelic and the relevant prevention and control methods.

Zhang is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.