Xueyong Zhang
Xueyong Zhang
Head of the Research Group of Wheat Gene Resources
Center for Crop Genomics & Molecular Design
Institute of Crop Sciences
No.12 Zhongguancun South Street
Beijing, 100081, China
Tel:86-10-82106695
Fax:86-10-
Email:zhangxueyong@caas.cn
Educations
- 1997-1998 Postdoc researcher, Department of Agrobiology and Agrochemistry, Tuscia University. Italy
- 1994-1996 Visiting professor and Postdoc, USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Research, Utah State University, USA & Eastern Cereal & Rapeseed Research Centure, Agricultural Canada, Ottawa.
- 1989-1992 Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ph.D
- 1984-1987 Northwest Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science,Master
- 1980-1984 Gansu Agriculture University,Bachelor
Working Experience
- 2001- now Full Prof.,Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS.
- 1992-2001 Assistant Prof, Associate Prof.,Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS.
Research Interests
- Wheat yield component dissection by Genetics & Genomics
- Genome evolution in Triticeae polyploid species
Academic Qualifications
- 2016: National Wheat Innovation Team Member (10/15)
- 2016- Chief Editor, Column of Crop Genetics and Breeding, JIA & SCIENTIA AGRICULTURA SINICA
- 2015- Committee Member of National Key Lab of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, CAS
- 2014: Zhuang Qiaosheng Wheat Research Award for excellent work in wheat genetic diversity and core collection.
- 2012- Editor of The Crop Journal,
- 2012- Committee Member, Key Lab of Crop Heterosis, Ministry of Education, CAU
- 2011- Chief Scientist for Discipline of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture
- 2002- Editor of ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA, Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)
Hou J, Li T, Wang YM, Hao CY, Liu HX, Zhang XY*. 2017, ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase genes, associated with kernel weight, underwent selections during wheat domestication and breeding. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15:1533–1543
Ma L, Tian Li, Hao CY, Wang YQ, Chen XH, Zhang XY*. 2016, TaGS5-3A, a grain size gene selected during wheat improvement for larger kernel and yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 5(14): 1269-1280
Jiang YM Jiang QY, Hao CY, Hou J, Zhang SN, Chen CH, Zhang XY*. 2015, A yield associated gene TaCWI, in wheat: its function, selection and evolution in global breeding revealed by haplotype analysis. Theor Appl. Genet, 128:131-43
Zheng J, Liu H, Wang YQ, Wang LF, Chang XP, Jing RL, Hao CY, Zhang XY* 2014, TaTEF-7A, a transcript elongation factor influences yield-related traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L). J Experimental Bot. 65:5351-5365.
Qin L, Hao CY, Hou J, Wang YQ, Li T, Wang LF, Ma ZQ, Zhang XY* 2014, Homoeologous haplotypes, expression, genetic effects and geographic distribution of the wheat yield gene TaGW2. BMC Plant Biology. 14: 107
Hou J,Jiang QY, Hao CY, Zhang HN, Zhang XY*. 2014 Global selection on sucrose synthase haplotypes during a century of wheat breeding. Plant Physiology, 164:1918-1929
Members of Research Group