Areas of Focus
- Genetic improvement of wheat and bioenergy crops
- Transgenic technology in wheat and switchgrass
- Biological basis of development in wheat and switchgrass
Work Experience
- 1991-present Professor at Northwest A&F University
- Director of the Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Breeding of Wheat in Northwestern Region, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1987-1991 Bachelor of Agriculture, Northwest Agricultural University
- 1996-1999 Master of Agriculture in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northwest Agricultural University
- 1999-2002 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northwest A&F University
- Visiting Scholar at the Noble Foundation, USA (2006-2007)
Publications
- PvTB1, a Teosinte Branched1 Gene Homolog, Negatively Regulates Tillering in Switchgrass, Yajun Xi et al., 2016
- The PIN1 family gene PvPIN1 is involved in auxin-dependent root emergence and tillering in switchgrass, Yajun Xi et al., 2016
- Beneficial effects of melatonin in overcoming drought stress in wheat seedlings, Yajun Xi et al., 2017
- Long non-coding RNAs of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in multiple dehydration stresses, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Transcriptional and physiological data reveal the dehydration memory behavior in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Proteomic analysis of melatonin-mediated osmotic tolerance by improving energy metabolism and autophagy in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- The Wheat Bax Inhibitor-1 Protein Interacts with an Aquaporin TaPIP1 and Enhances Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- A wheat gene TaSAP17-D encoding an AN1AN1 zinc finger protein improves salt stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Genome-Wide Analysis of CDPK Family in Foxtail Millet and Determination of SiCDPK24 Functions in Drought Stress, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Proteomic Analysis of the Function of a Novel Cold-Regulated Multispanning Transmembrane Protein COR413-PM1 in Arabidopsis, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Using Transcriptome Analysis to Identify Genes Involved in Switchgrass Flower Reversion, Yajun Xi et al., 2018
- Proteomic analysis of the similarities and differences of soil drought and polyethylene glycol stress responses in wheat, Yajun Xi et al., 2019
- Comparative transcriptome analysis provides key insights into seedling development in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Yajun Xi et al., 2019
- Genome-wide identification of members of the TCP gene family in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and analysis of their expression, Yajun Xi et al., 2019
- MicroRNA and regulation of auxin and cytokinin signalling during post-mowing regeneration of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yajun Xi et al., 2020
- Regulatory Network of Preharvest Sprouting Resistance Revealed by Integrative Analysis of mRNA, Noncoding RNA, and DNA Methylation in Wheat, Yajun Xi et al., 2021
- RNA sequencing reveals dynamic carbohydrate metabolism and phytohormone signaling accompanying post-mowing regeneration of forage winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yajun Xi et al., 2021
