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Jun Chen
Veterinary Medicine
China Agricultural University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Wild Sorghum
Alleles
Utilization
Domestication
Molecular Mechanisms
Genetic Regulation
Agronomic Traits
Sorghum
Molecular Breeding
Genetic Networks
Areas of Focus
- Exploration and utilization of beneficial alleles in wild sorghum
- Molecular mechanisms of sorghum domestication
- Genetic regulatory networks of important agronomic traits in sorghum
- Molecular breeding of sorghum
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-2018: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
- 2008-2012: Bachelor of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Seed Science and Engineering
Publications
- Wall-associated kinase-like gene RL1 contributes to red leaves in sorghum, Ya Lv, Jun Chen, Mengjiao Zhu, Yishan Liu, Xiaoyuan Wu, Xin Xiao, Nana Yuyama, Fengxia Liu, Haichun Jing, Hongwei Cai, 2022
- Phenotypical and gene co-expression network analyses of seed shattering in divergent sorghum (Sorghum spp.), Xin Xiao, Mengjiao Zhu, Yishan Liu, Jingru Zheng, Yiping Cui, Candong Xiong, Jiangjiang Liu, Jun Chen, Hongwei Cai, 2022
- BIOMASS YIELD 1 regulates sorghum biomass and grain yield via the shikimate pathway, Jun Chen, Mengjiao Zhu, Ruixiang Liu, Meijing Zhang, Ya Lv, Yishan Liu, Xin Xiao, Jianhua Yuan, Hongwei Cai, 2020
- Non-dormant Axillary Bud 1 regulates axillary bud outgrowth in sorghum, Chen, Jun, Limin Zhang, Mengjiao Zhu, Lijie Han, Ya Lv, Yishan Liu, Pan Li, Haichun Jing, Hongwei Cai, 2018
- Fine mapping of qGW1, a major QTL for grain weight in sorghum, Lijie Han, Jun Chen, Emma S. Mace, Yishan Liu, Mengjiao Zhu, Nana Yuyama, David R. Jordan, Hongwei Cai, 2015
- Brittle Culm 1 Encodes a COBRA-Like Protein Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Cellulose Biosynthesis in Sorghum, Pan Li, Yanrong Liu, Wenqing Tan, Jun Chen, Mengjiao Zhu, Ya Lv, Yishan Liu, Yu Shuancang, Wanjun Zhang, Hongwei Cai, 2019
- Genetic diversity and population structure of broomcorn sorghum investigated with simple sequence repeat markers, Mengjiao Zhu, Jun Chen, Nana Yuyama, Le Luo, Xin Xiao, Ya Lv, Yishan Liu, Hongwei Cai, 2020
