Areas of Focus
- Wheat epidermal wax synthesis, transport, and drought resistance mechanisms
- Wheat root suberin synthesis and regulatory mechanisms
- Stomatal regulation mechanisms in wheat under drought stress
- Gene cloning and functional analysis of important agronomic traits in wheat (plant height, grain color, spike length, etc.)
Work Experience
- 2011-2017 Lecturer at Northwest A&F University
- 2018-Present Associate Professor at Northwest A&F University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-2006 Bachelor in Agriculture: Nanjing Agricultural University
- 2006-2011 Master and PhD in Genetics: Nanjing Agricultural University
Publications
- ECERIFERUM1-6A is required for the synthesis of cuticular wax alkanes and promotes drought tolerance in wheat, Jiajia He, Chongzhao Li, Ning Hu, Yuyao Zhu, Zhaofeng He, Yulin Sun, Zhonghua Wang, Yong Wang*, 2022
- BdFAR4, a root-specific fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductase, is involved in fatty alcohol synthesis of root suberin polyester in Brachypodium distachyon, Yong Wang*, Jiajing Xu, Zhaofeng He, Ning Hu, Wenqiao Luo, Xiaoyu Liu, Xue Shi, Tianxiang Liu, Qinqin Jiang, Peipei An, Le Liu, Yulin Sun, Reinhard Jetter, Chunlian Li, Zhonghua Wang*, 2021
- Three fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductases, BdFAR1, BdFAR2, and BdFAR3, are involved in primary alcohols biosynthesis of cuticular wax in Brachypodium distachyon, Yong Wang*, Yulin Sun, Qiuye You, Wenqiao Luo, Cong Wang, Shuai Zhao, Guaiqiang Chai, Tingting Li, Xue Shi, Chunlian Li, Reinhard Jetter, Zhonghua Wang*, 2018
