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Prof. Xilin Hou is a professor at Nanjing Agricultural University. He graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University in 1998 with a Ph.D. in Vegetable Science. From 1986 to 1987, he went to Nagoya University and Aichi Prefecture Agricultural Comprehensive Experiment Station in Japan for cooperative research. He mainly engaged in genetic breeding and molecular biology research of non-heading cabbage. From 1982 to 1998, he served as an intern teaching assistant, teaching assistant, lecturer, and associate professor in the Department of Horticulture of Nanjing Agricultural College/Nanjing Agricultural University. In 1999, he began to work at Nanjing Agricultural University and served as a professor, deputy department head, deputy dean, and dean of the Department of Horticulture/College of Horticulture. He is also the deputy director of the Preparatory Committee of the China Organic Agriculture Consulting Association, a member of the Sixth Discipline Evaluation Group of the State Council Academic Degree Committee, and a member of the National Agricultural Professional Degree Graduate Education Steering Committee. In addition, he is currently the deputy editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Horticulture" and "Yangtze River Vegetables", and an editorial board member of "Chinese Agricultural Science" and "Front. Agric. China" and other magazines