Title/Position:Deputy Director and Research Fellow, National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Educational Background: Graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Agronomy, Fujian Agricultural University in 1990; Obtained a master's degree from Fujian Agricultural University in 1999, and a Ph.D. from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in 2010.
Research Interests: Sugarcane Genetics and Breeding, Molecular Biology, Germplasm Resources, Cytogenetics
Overseas Experience: Senior Visiting Scholar at BSES, Australia in 2009
Representative paper:
1. Fan Yu, Zehuai Yu, Jin Chai, Xikai Yu, Chen Fu, Xinwang Zhao, Hailong Chang, Jiawei Lei, Baoshan Chen, Wei Yao, Muqing Zhang*, Jiayun Wu*, Qinnan Wang*, Zuhu Deng*. Intergeneric chromosome-specific painting reveals differential chromosomal transmission from Tripidium arundinaceum in sugarcane progeny, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2024, 23, 11: 3751-3762.
2.Fan Yu; Xinwang Zhao; Jin Chai; Xueer Ding; Xueting Li; Yongji Huang; Xianhong Wang;
Jiayun Wu; Muqing Zhang; Qinghui Yang; Zuhu Deng*; Jiming Jiang ; Chromosome-specific painting unveils chromosomal fusions and distinct allopolyploid species in the Saccharum complex. New Phytologist.2022. https//doi.org/10.1111/nph.17905
3.Shan Yang,Petr Cápal,Jaroslav Doležel,Xueting Li,Wang Qian,Zhiqiang Wang,Kai Zeng,Peiting Li,Hongkai Zhou,Rui Xia,Muqing Zhang,Zuhu Deng*. Sequence analysis of Erianthus arundinaceus chromosome 1 isolated by flow sorting after genomic in situ hybridization in suspension 2022.03.04 The Crop Journal.
4.Xueting Li, Fei Huang, JinChai, Qiusong Wang, Fan Yu, Yongji Huang, Jiayun Wu, Qinnan Wang, Liangnian Xu, Muqing Zhang and Zuhu Deng*，Chromosome behavior during meiosis in pollen mother cells from Saccharum officinarum × Erianthus arundinaceus F1 hybrids BMC Plant Biology (2021) 21: 139 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02911-z
5.Jiayun Wu, Yongji Huang, Yanquan Lin, Cheng Fu, Shaomou Liu, Zuhu Deng*, Qiwei Li,Zhongxing Huang, Rukai Chen, Muqing Zhang. Unexpected Inheritance Pattern of Erianthus arundinaceus Chromosomes in the Intergeneric Progeny between Saccharum spp. and Erianthus arundinaceus, Plos One,2014.9(10): e110390. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110390
Research Projects:
1.Exploration of Disease Resistance Resources and Genetic Basis in Sugarcane and Its Proximate Materials, National Key R&D Program Project, 2024-2027, 1 million yuan. Host
2.Research on Innovation of Excellent Sugarcane Germplasm, Sub-project of National Key R&D Program Project, 2023-2028, 500,000 yuan. Host
3.Chromosome Sorting and Sequencing of Polyploid Plants in Sugarcane Proximate Genus Erianthus arundinaceus, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018-2021, 768,000 yuan. Host
4.Study on the Genetic Mechanism of Special Chromosomes in Hybrid Progeny of Sugarcane and Erianthus arundinaceus, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2019, 768,000 yuan. Host
5.Breeding of New Sugarcane Varieties for Both Sugar and Energy Use, 14th Five-Year Plan, Special Project of National Modern Agricultural Industry System Post Expert, 2021-2025, 3.1 million yuan. Host
6.Breeding of New Sugarcane Varieties for Both Sugar and Energy Use, 13th Five-Year Plan, Special Project of National Modern Agricultural Industry System Post Expert, 2016-2020, 3.5 million yuan. Host
7.Breeding of New Sugarcane Varieties for Both Sugar and Energy Use, 12th Five-Year Plan, Special Project of National Modern Agricultural Industry System Post Expert, 2011-2015, 3.5 million yuan. Host
8.Molecular Basis of Sugarcane and Erianthus arundinaceus Distant Hybridization, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2009-2011, 270,000 yuan. Host
Email: dengzuhu@163.com