Education

Ph.D in Crop Genetics Breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 1997

Current position

Professor and dean, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, China

Publications (since 2010)

1. Ju, M., Zhou, Z., Mu, C., Zhang, X., Gao, J., & Liang, Y., et al. (2017). Dissecting the genetic architecture of fusarium verticillioides seed rot resistance in maize by combining qtl mapping and genome-wide association analysis. Scientific Reports, 7, 46446.
2. Xu, M., Liu, H., Gong, Y., Tao, Y., Jiang, L., & Zuo, W., et al. (2017). An atypical thioredoxin imparts early resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus in maize. Molecular Plant, 10(3), 483.
3. Chen, J., Shrestha, R., Ding, J., Zheng, H., Mu, C., & Wu, J., et al. (2016). Genome-wide association study and qtl mapping reveal genomic loci associated with fusarium ear rot resistance in tropical maize germplasm. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 6(12), 3803-3815.
4. Chen, J., Zhang, L., Liu, S., Li, Z., Huang, R., & Li, Y., et al. (2016). The genetic basis of natural variation in kernel size and related traits using a four-way cross population in maize. Plos One, 11(4), e0153428.
5. Li, X., Zhou, Z., Ding, J., Wu, Y., Zhou, B., & Wang, R., et al. (2016). Combined linkage and association mapping reveals qtl and candidate genes for plant and ear height in maize. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 833.
6. Li, Z., Chen, J., Han, L., Wen, J., Chen, G., & Li, H., et al. (2016). Association mapping resolving the major loci scmv2, conferring resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus in maize. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 145(2), 385-391.
7. Wang, Y., Zhou, Z., Gao, J., Wu, Y., Xia, Z., & Zhang, H., et al. (2016). The mechanisms of maize resistance to fusarium verticillioides by comprehensive analysis of rna-seq data. Front Plant Sci, 7(R106), 1654.
8. Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, H., Wang, W., Wu, J., & Hu, X. (2016). Quantitative proteomic analyses identify aba-related proteins and signal pathways in maize leaves under drought conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(1827).
9. Ding, J., Zhang, L., Chen, J., Li, X., Li, Y., & Cheng, H., et al. (2015). Genomic dissection of leaf angle in maize (zea mays l.) using a four-way cross mapping population. Plos One, 10(10), e0141619.
10. Xia, Z., Wu, K., Zhang, H., Wu, J., & Wang, M. (2015). Sulfite oxidase is essential for timely germination of maize seeds upon sulfite exposure. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 33(3), 448-457.
11. Liu, J., Xia, Z., Wang, M., Zhang, X., Yang, T., & Wu, J. (2013). Overexpression of a maize e3 ubiquitin ligase gene enhances drought tolerance through regulating stomatal aperture and antioxidant system in transgenic tobacco. Plant Physiology & Biochemistry Ppb, 73(6), 114-120.
12. Xia, Z., Wei, Y., Sun, K., Wu, J., Wang, Y., & Wu, K. (2013). The maize aaa-type protein skd1 confers enhanced salt and drought stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco by interacting with lyst-interacting protein 5. Plos One, 8(7), e69787.
13. Chen, J., Ding, J., Li, H., Li, Z., Sun, X., & Li, J., et al. (2012). Detection and verification of quantitative trait loci for resistance to fusarium ear rot in maize. Molecular Breeding, 30(4), 1649-1656.
14. Ding, J., Li, H., Wang, Y., Zhao, R., Zhang, X., & Chen, J., et al. (2012). Fine mapping of rscmv2, a major gene for resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus in maize. Molecular Breeding, 30(4), 1593-1600.
15. Li, W. H., Xu, X. D., Li, G., Guo, L. Q., Wu, S. W., & Jiang, Y., et al. (2012). Characterization and molecular mapping of rsrr, a resistant gene to maize head smut. Euphytica, 187(3), 303-311.
16. Xia, Z., Su X., Wu J., Wu K., Zhang H. (2012). Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a putative sulfite oxidase (so) ortholog from nicotiana benthamiana. Molecular Biology Reports, 39(3), 2429-2437.
17. Xia, Z., Sun, K., Wang, M., Wu, K., Zhang, H., & Wu, J. (2012). Overexpression of a maize sulfite oxidase gene in tobacco enhances tolerance to sulfite stress via sulfite oxidation and cat-mediated h2o2 scavenging. Plos One, 7(5), e37383.
18. Xia, Z., & Wu, J.. (2012). Zmrfp1, the putative ortholog of sdir1, encodes a ring-h2 e3 ubiquitin ligase and responds to drought stress in an aba-dependent manner in maize. Gene, 495(2), 146-153.
19. Ding, J., Ma, J., Zhang, C., Dong, H., Xi, Z., & Xia, Z., et al. (2011). Qtl mapping for test weight by using f, 2:3, population in maize. Journal of Genetics, 90(1), 75-80.
20. Pei, D., Ma, H., Zhang, Y., Ma, Y., Wang, W., & Geng, H., et al. (2011). Virus-induced gene silencing of a putative glutathione s -transferase gene compromised ol-1 -mediated resistance against powdery mildew in tomato. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 29(4), 972-978.