Areas of Focus
- Genetic mapping and functional analysis of important agronomic traits in maize
- Breeding of new maize varieties (conventional and biotechnological breeding)
Work Experience
- 2012-08 to 2014-08 - Iowa State University, Research Exchange
Academic Background & Achievements
- Ph.D. in Agronomy
- Study and research exchange at Iowa State University, USA (2012-08 to 2014-08)
Publications
- A helitron-induced RabGDIα variant causes quantitative recessive resistance to maize rough dwarf disease, Qingcai Liu, Suining Deng, Baoshen Liu, Yongfu Tao, Haiyue Ai, Jianju Liu, Yongzhong Zhang, Yan Zhao, Mingliang Xu, 2020
- Mapping and Functional Analysis of a Maize Silkless Mutant sk-A7110, Yan Zhao, Yongzhong Zhang, Lijing Wang, Xueran Wang, Wei Xu, Xianyu Gao, Baoshen Liu, 2018
- Genetic and agronomic assessment of cob traits in corn under low and normal nitrogen management conditions, Constantin Jansen, Yongzhong Zhang, Hongjun Liu, Pedro J. Gonzalez-Portilla, Nick Lauter, Bharath Kumar, Ignacio Trucillo-Silva, Juan Pablo San Martin, Michael Lee1, Kevin Simcox, Jeff Schussler, Kanwarpal Dhugga, Thomas Lübberstedt, 2015
- The development dynamics of the maize root transcriptome responsive to heavy metal Pb pollution, Jian Gao, Yongzhong Zhang, Chaolong Lu, Hua Peng, Mao Luo, Haiping Ding, Zhiming Zhang, Guangtang Pan, Haijian Lin, 2015
- Genome expression profile analysis reveals important transcripts in maize roots responding to the stress of heavy metal Pb, Yaou Shen, Yongzhong Zhang, Jie Chen, Haijian Lin, Maojun Zhao, Huanwei Peng, Li Liu, Guangsheng Yuan, Zhiming Zhang, Suzhi Zhang, Guangtang Pan, 2013
- qMrdd2, a novel quantitative resistance locus for maize rough dwarf disease, Weixiao Zhang, Suining Deng, Yan Zhao, Wei Xu, Qingcai Liu, Yongzhong Zhang, Chunmei Ren, Zhaobang Cheng, Mingliang Xu, Baoshen Liu, 2021
- 玉米黄叶基因ZmNPPR5的克隆, 刘胜坤，孙世磊，董鲁朋，李平华，刘保申，张永中, 2023
Awards
- 2019: High-level Talent of Tai'an City
- 2021: Tai Mountain Industry Talent
