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Zeng-Fu Xu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Gene Function
Transgenic Breeding
Woody Oil Plants
Jatropha Curcas
Plukenetia Volubilis
Energy Plants
Model Materials
Germplasm Resources
Molecular Breeding
High-Yield Varieties
Areas of Focus
- Gene function and transgenic breeding of woody oil plants
- Development of Jatropha curcas and Plukenetia volubilis as model materials for energy plants and woody oil plants
Work Experience
- 2008-03 to Present: Part-time Professor at University of Science and Technology of China
- 2007-11 to Present: Researcher at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004-04 to 2007-10: Professor at Sun Yat-sen University
- 2001-04 to 2004-04: Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University
- 1992-10 to 1997-04: Assistant Researcher at Sun Yat-sen University
- 1990-07 to 1992-09: Research Intern at Sun Yat-sen University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-05 to 2001-03: Ph.D. from University of Hong Kong
- 1987-09 to 1990-06: Master's degree from Nanjing Agricultural University
- 1983-09 to 1987-06: Bachelor's degree from Nanjing Agricultural University
Publications
- De novo genome assembly and Hi-C analysis reveal the association between chromatin architecture alterations and sex differentiation in the woody plant Jatropha curcas, Mao-Sheng Chen, Longjian Niu, Mei-Li Zhao, Chuanjia Xu, Bang-Zhen Pan, Qiantang Fu, Yan-Bin Tao, Huiying He, Chunhui Hou, Zeng-Fu Xu, 2020
- Developmental basis for flower sex determination and effects of cytokinin on sex determination in Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae), Yan Luo, Bang-Zhen Pan, Lu Li, Chen-Xuan Yang, Zeng-Fu Xu, 2020
- Flower-specific overproduction of cytokinins altered flower development and sex expression in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas L., Xin Ming, Yan-Bin Tao, Qiantang Fu, Mingyong Tang, Huiying He, Mao-Sheng Chen, Bang-Zhen Pan, Zeng-Fu Xu, 2020
Awards
- 2014: China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award
- 2013: First Prize for the Breeding and Regional Trial Research of New Varieties of Multi-flowered Jatropha
