He has successively participated in the National Natural Science Foundation project "Regulation Mechanism of protein and Starch Metabolism in Wheat Grain and Efficient Technology for Quality Assurance" (3047 1026) and the research and demonstration project of eco-agricultural technology system of the Ministry of Science and Technology "Demonstration of Key Technologies of Pollution-free and High-quality Wheat Production and Industrialization" (2002BA5 16 12). Major Technical Research Project of Agricultural Structure Adjustment of Ministry of Agriculture (06-03-04B), Physiological Mechanism and Regulation of Water-saving and High-yield Cultivation of Wheat in North China of National Natural Science Foundation (3087 1478), and Molecular Mechanism Research of Efficient Metabolism of Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Increase Crop Yield of National "973" Project (2005CB 120904). Published academic papers 1 1.

Project under research: Research on high-yield and high-quality cultivation techniques of wheat in Jianghan Plain, supported by Dr. Fund of Yangtze University, supported by Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture, and a sub-project of Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture, participating in "Research and demonstration of agricultural ecological restoration technology in water source areas along Danjiangkou of South-to-North Water Transfer Project" (2007BAD87B09).

Representative papers published:

1, Yu. Study on main quality traits and related enzyme activities of different wheat varieties. China Agricultural Sciences, 2005, 1980- 1988.

2, Yu. Differences of Photosynthetic Characteristics between Large-spike and Middle-spike Wheat Varieties and Their Relationship with Grain Weight and Yield, Acta Botanica Sinica, 2005, 1976- 1982.

3, Yu. Nitrogen absorption and transport characteristics of different winter wheat varieties and their relationship with grain protein content. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, 2006, 12 (3): 30 1-306.

4, Yu. Effects of irrigation amount on nitrogen absorption, transport and distribution of wheat under different nitrogen application rates. China Agricultural Sciences, April, 20061(10): 3015-3024.

5 Wang Xudong, Yu,,. Effects of phosphorus on activities of enzymes related to nitrogen metabolism in flag leaves and protein content in grains of wheat. Acta Crops, 2006,32 (3): 339-344.

6 Chu Pengfei, Yu, Effects of irrigation amount on starch content, related enzyme activities and water use efficiency of wheat grains. Acta Crops, 2009,35 (2): 324-333.