Visited Scholar at USDA Southern Plains Experimental Station, USA (2013.6-2014.6)
Published over 110 papers
Authored/co-authored 6 textbooks
Approved 9 cotton varieties
2013.6-2014.6 - USDA Southern Plains Experimental Station - Visiting Scholar
Shandong Province Science and Technology Progress First Prize
Shandong Province Teaching Achievement First Prize (First Place)
Shandong Province Teaching Achievement Second Prize (Second and Fourth Place)
University-level Teaching Achievement Award (6 times)
Research
Molecular markers and assisted breeding in cotton Gene mining and molecular mechanisms of stress resistance (salt and disease) in cotton Genes and regulatory mechanisms of cotton fiber quality
Determination of Protein and Fatty Acid Composition of Shell-Intact Upland Cottonseed Using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, Tao Zhuang, Ming Xin, Qingkang Wang, Yiming Wang, Muhammad Saeed, Huixian Xing, Haijun Zhang, Yanan Zhang, Yongyan Deng, Guihua Zhang, Daowu Hu, Liming Wei, Mingshuo Cui, Yongqi Shang, Qifang Guo, Chuanban Li, Zhen Liu, Xianliang Song*, Xuezhen Sun and Xiongming Du, 2023
Cotton stubble return and subsoiling alter soil microbial community, carbon and nitrogen in coastal saline cotton fields, Le Zhang, Xunya Su, Hao Meng, Yaqi Men, Chengmin Liu, Xiaoyu Yan, Xianliang Song, Xuezhen Sun*, Lili Mao, 2023
Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the HVA22 gene family in cotton and functional analysis of GhHVA22E1D in drought and salt tolerance, Zhang H, Yuan Y, Xing H, Xin M, Saeed M, Wu Q, Wu J, Zhuang T, Zhang X, Mao L, Sun X, Song X and Wang Z, 2023
Evaluating the effects of defoliant spraying time on fibre yield and quality of different cotton cultivars, Wang Liyuan, Deng Yongsheng, Kong Fanjin, Duan Bing, Muhammad Saeed, Xin Ming, Wang Xiaoge, Gao Liying, Shen Guifang, Wang Jinghui, Han Zongfu, Wang Zongwen* and Song Xianliang*, 2023
Long-term cotton stubble return and subsoiling increases cotton yield through improving root growth and properties of coastal saline soil, Le Zhang, Lili Mao, Xiaoyu Yan, Chenmin Liu, Xianliang Song*, Xuezhen Sun*, 2022
Dynamic QTL Mapping for Plant Height in Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Upland cotton, Jing Wu, Lili Mao, Jincai Tao, Xiuxiu Wang, Haijun Zhang, Ming Xin, Yongqi Shang, Yanan Zhang, Guihua Zhang, Zhongting Zhao, Yiming Wang, Mingshuo Cui, Liming Wei, Xianliang Song* and Xuezhen Sun*, 2022
Overexpression of GhABF3 increases cotton（Gossypium hirsutum L.） tolerance to salt and drought, Haijun Zhang, Lili Mao, Ming Xin, Huixian Xing, Yanan Zhang, Jing Wu, Dongli Xu, Yiming Wang, Yongqi Shang, Liming Wei, Mingshuo Cui, Tao Zhuang, Xuezhen Sun, Xianliang Song*, 2022
Genome-wide identification and analysis of Oleosin gene family in four cotton species and its involvement in oil accumulation and germination, Yuan yanchao, Cao Xinzhe, Zhang Haijun, Liu Chunying, Zhang Yuxi, Song Xianliang*, Gai Shupeng*, 2021
Effects of plant density and nitrogen rate on cotton yield and nitrogen use in cotton stubble retaining fields, WANG Shi-hong, MAO Li-li, SHI Jia-liang, NIE Jun-jun, SONG Xian-liang*, SUN Xue-zhen*, 2021
Leaf photosynthetic and anatomical insights into mechanisms of acclimation in rice in response to long‐term fluctuating light, Ze Wei, Fengying Duan, Xuezhen Sun, Xianliang Song*, Wenbin Zhou*, 2020
Genotypic variance in 13C-photosynthate partitioning and within-plant boll distribution in cotton, Junjun Ni, Lili Mao, Dulin Qin, Yanhui Liu, Hezhong Dong, Xianliang Song*, Xuezhen Sun*, 2020
Population structure and linkage disequilibrium assessment among cotton varieties from two important cotton growing regions in Punjab, Pakistan, M.Saeed, S. Akram, M.Azeem, X.Song*, X.Sun, and M.Riaz, 2020
Estimation of Protein and Fatty Acid Composition in Shell-Intact Cottonseed by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, Qingkang Wang, Huixian Xing, Xiangliu Liu, Lili Mao, Ze Wei, Haijun Zhang, Liyuan Wang, Haoran Wang, Muhammad Saeed, Guihua Zhang, Xianliang Song*, Xue-Zhen Sun*, 2020
Spatial distribution of bolls affects yield formation in different genotypes of Bt cotton varieties, NIE Jun-jun, YUAN Yan-chao, QIN Du-lin, LIU Yan-hui, WANG Shuang-lei, LI Jin-pu1, ZHANG Mei-ling, ZHAO Na, GUO Wen-jun, QI Jie, MAO Li-li, SONG Xian-liang*, SUN Xue-zhen*, 2019
Identification and characterization analysis of sulfotransferases (SOTs) gene family in cotton (Gossypium) and its involvement in fiber development, Liyuan Wang, Xiyan Liu, Xiaoyang Wang, Zhaoe Pan, Xiaoli Geng, Baojun Chen, Baoshen Liu, Xiongming Du, Xianliang Song*, 2019
Multi-environments and multi-models association mapping identified candidate genes of lint percentage and seed index in Gossypium hirsutum L., Huixian Xing, Yanchao Yuan, Haijun Zhang, Liyuan Wang, LiliMao, JincaiTao, Xianlin Wang, Jialing Xu, Haoran Wang, Qingkang Wang, WeiFeng, Guihua Zhang, Xian-Liang Song*, Xue-Zhen Sun*, 2019
Genome-wide association and differential expression analysis of salt tolerance in Gossypium hirsutum L at the germination stage, Yanchao Yuan, Haijun Zhang, Liyuan Wang, Huixian Xing, Lili Mao, Jincai Tao, Xianlin Wang, Wei Feng, Qingkang Wang, Haoran Wang, Ze Wei, Guihua Zhang, Xian-Liang Song*, Xue-Zhen Sun*, 2019
Candidate quantitative trait loci and genes for fiber quality in Gossypium hirsutum L. detected using single- and multi-locus association mapping, Yanchao Yuan, Huixian Xing, Wenguan Zeng, Jialing Xu, LiliMao, WeiFeng, Liyuan Wang, JincaiTao, Haoran Wang, Haijun Zhang, Qingkang Wang, Guihua Zhang, Xian-Liang Song*, Xue-Zhen Sun*, 2019
Cotton stubble effects on yield and nutrient assimilation in coastal saline soil, Lili Mao, Wenjun Guo, Yanchao Yuan, Dulin Qin, Shuanglei Wang, Junjun Ni, Na Zhao, Xianliang Song*, Xuezhen S*, 2019
Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes Related to Seed Oil Composition and Protein Content in Gossypium hirsutum L., Yanchao Yuan, Xianlin Wang, Liyuan Wang, Huixian Xing, Qingkang Wang, Muhammad Saeed, Jincai Tao, Wei Feng, Guihua Zhang, Xian-Liang Song* and Xue-Zhen Sun*, 2018
Genome-wide analysis of codon usage bias in four sequenced cotton species, Liyuan Wang, Huixian Xing, Yanchao Yuan, Xianlin Wang, Muhammad Saeed, Jincai Tao, Wei Feng, Guihua Zhang, Xianliang Song*, Xuezhen Sun, 2018
Leaf cuticular wax content is involved in cotton leaf curl virus disease resistance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), Muhammad Saeed, Song Xianliang*, Sun Xuezhen and Muhammad Riaz, 2018
