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Name

Yirong Zhang

Contact Information

zhangyr@cau.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	China Agricultural University
Faculty	Veterinary Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	1998.01.01-2001.07.01 Master of Agriculture: China Agricultural University, Crop Genetics and Breeding 1990.01.01-1994.01.01 Bachelor of Agriculture: Shandong Agricultural University, Agriculture
Awards	2013: Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award - Technological Invention

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

China Agricultural University

Faculty

Veterinary Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

1998.01.01-2001.07.01 Master of Agriculture: China Agricultural University, Crop Genetics and Breeding
1990.01.01-1994.01.01 Bachelor of Agriculture: Shandong Agricultural University, Agriculture

Awards

2013: Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award - Technological Invention

Areas of Focus	Genetic basis of maize plant architecture traits Maize molecular breeding
Publications	Positional cloning and characterization reveal the role of a miRNA precursor gene ZmLRT in the regulation of lateral root number and drought tolerance in maize, Ming Zhang, 2023 A kelch-repeat superfamily gene, ZmNL4, controls leaf width in maize (Zea mays L.), Lulu Gao, 2021 A C-terminal encoded peptide, ZmCEP1, is essential for kernel development in maize, Ruibin Xu, 2021 Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a QTL associated with leaf rolling index on chromosome 4 of maize (Zea mays L.), Lulu Gao, 2019 Identification of Heterosis-Associated Stable QTLs for Ear-Weight-Related Traits in an Elite Maize, Hongjian Li, 2017 Quantitative trait locus analysis of heterosis for plant height and ear height in an elite maize hybrid zhengdan 958 by design III, Hongjian Li, 2017

Areas of Focus

Genetic basis of maize plant architecture traits
Maize molecular breeding

Publications

Positional cloning and characterization reveal the role of a miRNA precursor gene ZmLRT in the regulation of lateral root number and drought tolerance in maize, Ming Zhang, 2023
A kelch-repeat superfamily gene, ZmNL4, controls leaf width in maize (Zea mays L.), Lulu Gao, 2021
A C-terminal encoded peptide, ZmCEP1, is essential for kernel development in maize, Ruibin Xu, 2021
Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a QTL associated with leaf rolling index on chromosome 4 of maize (Zea mays L.), Lulu Gao, 2019
Identification of Heterosis-Associated Stable QTLs for Ear-Weight-Related Traits in an Elite Maize, Hongjian Li, 2017
Quantitative trait locus analysis of heterosis for plant height and ear height in an elite maize hybrid zhengdan 958 by design III, Hongjian Li, 2017

Genetics Maize Plant Architecture Molecular Breeding Gene Expression Trait Analysis Genomic Data Breeding Techniques Crop Improvement Biotechnology

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Yang Liu - Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Kexuan Tang - Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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