Areas of Focus
- Crop Genetics and Breeding
- Maize Genetic Improvement
Work Experience
- 2009-2017: Director of the Department of Seed Science and Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University
- 2004-2009: Secretary of the Biotechnology Department Party Branch, Northeast Agricultural University
- 2004-2006: Postdoctoral Research in Forest Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University
- 2004-present: Professor, Northeast Agricultural University
- 2000-2002: Secretary of the Agricultural Experiment Station Branch
- 1999-2004: Associate Professor, Northeast Agricultural University
- 1994-1999: Lecturer, Northeast Agricultural University
- 1992-1994: Teaching Assistant, Northeast Agricultural College
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2002: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Agricultural University
- 1989-1992: Master's in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Agricultural College
- 1985-1989: Bachelor's in Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural College
Publications
- Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Tassel Symptom Formation in Maize Infected with Sporisorium reilianum, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2024
- The G protein-coupled receptor COLD1 promotes chilling tolerance in maize during germination, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2023
- The Transcription Factor ZmNAC89 Gene Is Involved in Salt Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.), Zhenhua Wang et al., 2023
- A transcription factor ZmGLK36 confers broad resistance to maize rough dwarf disease in cereal crops, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2023
- Global landscape of alternative splicing in maize response to low temperature, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2022
- Analysis of QTLs and Candidate Genes for Tassel Symptoms in Maize Infected with Sporisorium reilianum, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2022
- Using a high density bin map to analyse QTLs of germination ability of maize at low temperatures, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2022
- Combined QTL mapping and RNA-Seq profiling reveal candidate genes related to low-temperature tolerance in maize, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2022
- Genome-Wide Profiling of Alternative Splicing and Gene Fusion during Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.), Zhenhua Wang et al., 2022
- Large-Scale Analysis of Combining Ability and Heterosis for Development of Hybrid Maize Breeding Strategies Using Diverse Germplasm Resources, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2020
- Identification of candidate tolerance genes to low-temperature during maize germination by GWAS and RNA-seq approaches, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2020
- Marker-assisted selection of qMrdd8 to improve maize resistance to rough dwarf disease, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2020
- Analysis of cytology and expression of resistance genes in maize infected with Sporisorium reilianum, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2019
- Natural variation in the THICK TASSEL DWARF1 (TD1) gene in the regulation of maize (Zea mays L.) ear-related traits, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2019
- Molecular characteristics of segment 5, a unique fragment encoding two partially overlapping ORFs in the genome of rice blackstreaked dwarf virus, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2019
- Effects of temperature, water content, pH and soil sterilization on the degradation of CP4-EPSPS protein released from herbicide-tolerant corn leaves in the soil, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2018
- Differences in molecular characteristics of segment 8 in Rice black-streaked dwarf virus and Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2018
- Complementary DNA (cDNA) cloning and functional verification of resistance to head smut disease (Sphacelotheca reiliana) of an NBS–LRR gene ZmNL in maize (Zea mays), Zhenhua Wang et al., 2017
- Heterosis and combining ability of seven maize germplasm populations, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2017
- Analysis of the genetic architecture of maize ear and grain morphological traits by combined linkage and association mapping, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2017
- Rice black-streaked dwarf virus genome in China: diversification, phylogeny and selection, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2017
- Dual transcriptome analysis reveals insights into the response to Rice black-streaked dwarf virus in maize, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2016
- Effect on Soil Properties of BcWRKY1 Transgenic Maize with Enhanced Salinity Tolerance, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2016
- Genetic Diversity of Seven Representative Germplasm Populations in Chinese Maize Breeding Programs, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2016
- Over-expression of ZmARG encoding an arginase improves grain production in maize, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2016
- Enhanced salinity tolerance in transgenic maize plants expressing a BADH gene from Atriplex micrantha, Zhenhua Wang et al., 2015
Awards
- 2020: First Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for the breeding and promotion of early maturing, high-yielding, high-quality, and density-tolerant maize variety Dongnong 254
- 2013: Second Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for the breeding and promotion of maize variety Dongnong 251
- 2011: Second Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for the breeding and promotion of maize variety Dongnong 252
- 2011: Second Prize, National Science and Technology Progress Award for research and promotion of high-yield and efficient production technology of northern spring maize
- 2011: Second Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for research and promotion of high-yield and efficient production technology of northern spring maize
- 2008: Second Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for the breeding and promotion of high-yielding, high-quality, disease-resistant, and silage maize variety Dongqing 1
- 1998: Second Prize, Heilongjiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award for the innovative cultivation of cold-region spring maize
