Title:Professor
Educational Background:
1)Sep.2011-Aug.2012: Visiting Scholar, Zhejiang University, China.
2)May.2009–Apr.2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
3)Sep.2002-Dec.2005: Ph.D. in Pomology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China.
Research Interests: Horticultural Plant Breeding, Fruit Quality and Development,Biotechnology Applications in Horticulture
International Academic Experience: Mar.2015-Mar. 2016: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Jena,Germany.
Representative Work:
1)Li H,Chen Z,Chen F*, et al. The MaNAP1-MaMADS1 transcription factor module mediates ethylene-regulated peel softening and ripening in banana[J]. Plant Cell. 2024.
2)Ali M M, Hu X, Chen F*,et al. Exogenously applied zinc improves sugar-acid profile of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) by regulating enzymatic activities and expression of their metabolism-related genes[J]. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2023: 107829.
3)Rizwan H M, Li X, Chen F*, et al. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of KCS Gene Family in Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) Under Fusarium kyushuense and Drought Stress Conditions[J]. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2022, 13.
4)Yousef A F, Ali M M, Chen F*, et al. Light quality and quantity affect graft union formation of tomato plants[J]. Scientific Reports. 2021, 11(1).
5)Yan C, Muhammad Rizwan H,Chen F*, et al. The effect of the root-colonizing Piriformospora indica on passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) development: Initial defense shifts to fitness benefits and higher fruit quality[J]. Food Chemistry. 2021, 359: 129671.
E-mail: fxchen@fafu.edu.cn