Professor
Education Backgroud:
Henan Agriculture Univ. Henan Province, China, Agronomy, B.S. 1995
Henan Agriculture Univ. Henan Province, China, Agronomy Major in Plant Physiology, M.S. 1998
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fujian Province, Agronomy Major in Plant Biotechnology, Ph.D.2001
Research Interests:
(1)Mechanism of interaction between crops and microorganisms
(2)Root development and ratooning ability of sugarcane plants
(3)Gene engineering and transgenic detection technology
Overseas Experiences:
Joint Research Programs:
Visiting scientist, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma,Louisiana. 2005-2006.
Title of project: Sugarcane Breeding, Varietal Development and Disease Diagnosis (USDA ControlNo.11580).
Visiting research scholar, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point, Florida. 2006.
International Meetings:
Invited as a feature speaker at Molecular Biology Conference Hall of the XXVII ISSCT Congress held in Mexico (2010). The topic: A review of existing regulations for GM crops and progress made on GM sugarcane research in China.
Attended and presented papers at workshops of “Plant Genetics and Breeding Technologies” and ”Plant Diseases and Resistance Mechanisms” hosted by Vienna International Plant Conference Association, held in Vienna, Austria (2013).
Visited the Plant Genomics Research Unit, URGV/INRA, in Paris, France(2013).
Selection of Publications:
1.Genhua Zhou; Rubab Shabbir; Zihao Sun; Yating Chang; Xinli Liu; Pinghua Chen*.Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes in Response to Sorghum Mosaic Virus and Salicylic Acid in Sugarcane. Plants, 2024, 13,234.https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13020234
2.Rubab Shabbir, Lin Zhaoli, Xu Yueyu, Sun Zihao and Chen Pinghua*. Transcriptome Analysis of Sugarcane Response to Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus Infection Transmitted by the Vector Melanaphis sacchari. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.921674.
3.Rubab Shabbir, Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Udit Nandan Mishra,Jyoti Chauhan, Talha Javed, Sadam Hussain, Sachin Kumar, Hirdayesh Anuragi, Dalpat Lal, and Pinghua Chen*.Combined Abiotic Stresses: Challenges and Potential for Crop Improvement.Agronomy, 2022, 12(11), 2795. https://doi.org/10.3390/ Agronomy,12112795.
4.Yue JW, Lu QQ, Ni Y, Chen PH*, Liu C*. Comparative analysis of the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of Artemisia giraldii Pamp.. Sci Rep., 2022,12:13931. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18387 -2.
5.Yang Ni, Haimei Chen, Di Liu, Lihui Zeng, Pinghua Chen*, Chang Liu*. Discovery of genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis from the rind and pith of three sugarcane varieties using integrated metabolic profiling and RNA-seq analysis. BMC Plant Biology, 2021,21:214
Research Projects:
(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 31070330: Research on the bivalent RNAi genetic transformation technology system with cry1Ac transgenic sugarcane for dual antiviral effects);
(2) National 948 Plan (Introduction and Utilization of Key Technologies to Improve the Efficiency and Level of Sugarcane Breeding) (2010-S19);
(3) GMO Safety Technology Testing Project of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: 2020 Agricultural GMO Safety Technology Testing (KH200120A)
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