Areas of Focus
- Wheat genetic breeding
- Crop drought resistance molecular mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2015 - Present - Northwest A&F University, Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor and Master from Hainan University
- PhD from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Selected for the 'High-level Talent Development Support Plan' as a Young Top Talent in 2021
- Selected for the Yangling Demonstration Zone Young Breeding Experts Training Program in 2022
Publications
- Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and a Regulatory Network of Different-Colored Wheat Grains Revealed by Multiomics Analysis, Chao Zhang*; Yajun Xi*, 2022
- Regulatory Network of Preharvest Sprouting Resistance Revealed by Integrative Analysis of mRNA, Noncoding RNA, and DNA Methylation in Wheat, Chao Zhang*; Yajun Xi*, 2021
- MicroRNA and regulation of auxin and cytokinin signalling during post-mowing regeneration of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Chao Zhang*; Yajun Xi*, 2020
- Transcriptional and physiological data reveal the dehydration memory behavior in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Chao Zhang*; Yajun Xi*, 2018
- Long non-coding RNAs of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in multiple dehydration stresses, Chao Zhang*; Yajun Xi*, 2018
Awards
- 2022: First Prize for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements in Shaanxi Higher Education (Second Author)
