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Category: 2021 – present

A natural gene on-off system confers field thermotolerance for grain quality and yield in rice

Posted on May 1, 2025

Li W,  Yang K ,  Hu C,  Abbas W,  Zhang J,  Xu P,  Cheng B,  Zhang J,  Yin W,  Shalmani A,  Qu L,  Lv Q,  Li B,  He Y,  Lai X,  Xiong L,  Zhang Q,  Li Y* (2025) A natural gene on-off system confers field thermotolerance for grain quality and yield in rice. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.011.

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Whole grain black rice: a paradigm shift from mainly calories to a nutritious food that benefits human health

Posted on May 1, 2025

Yang Z, Li D, Wei R, Zhao X, Lian X, Ren C, Xiao J, Li Y, Chen X, Wing R, Zhang Q*, Chen H* (2025) Whole grain black rice: a paradigm shift from mainly calories to a nutritious food that benefits human health. Sci China Life Sci doi: 10.1007/s11427-024-2845-y. 

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A cooking and eating quality evaluating system for whole grain black rice

Posted on May 1, 2025

Tian H, Li Y, Lu Y, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Li S, Zhou Y, Zhang Q, Xiao J* (2025) A cooking and eating quality evaluating system for whole grain black rice. Mol Breeding 45:7

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用现代生命科学治理健康—“治未病”理念新内涵初探

Posted on May 1, 2025

张启发, 黄恺, 石秀娟, 金红林, 侯东彬, 董志强, 陈振夏, 龚静, 白涛, 许智勇,金安江*. 用现代生命科学治理健康—“治未病”理念新内涵初探. 中国科学:生命科学, 2024,

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Huamoxiang 3, a variety bred for steaming and cooking type of whole grain black rice

Posted on May 1, 2025

Zhang Q*, Zhang Q, Xiao J, Chen H, Li Y, Yu S, He Y (2024) Huamoxiang 3, a variety bred for steaming and cooking type of whole grain black rice. Mol Breeding 44:31

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Spontaneous movement of a retrotransposon generated genic dominant male sterility providing a useful tool for rice breeding

Posted on July 10, 2023

Xu C, Xu Y, Wang Z,  Zhang X, Wu Y,  Lu X,  Sun H,  Wang L,  Zhang Q,  Zhang Q,  Li X,  Xiao J,  Li X,  Zhao M,  Ouyang Y*,  Huang X*,  Zhang Q*(2023) Spontaneous movement of a retrotransposon generated genic dominant male sterility providing a useful tool for rice breeding. Natl Sci Rev 10(9): nwad210.

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A minimal genome design to maximally guarantee fertile inter-subspecific hybrid rice

Posted on April 3, 2023

Zhou P, Wang Z, Zhu X, Tang Y, Ye L, Yu H, Li Y, Zhang N, Liu T, Wang T, Wu Y, Cao D, Chen Y, Li X, Zhang Q, Xiao J, Yu S, Zhang Q, Mi J*, and Ouyang Y* (2023) A minimal genome design to maximally guarantee fertile inter-subspecific hybrid rice. Mol Plant…

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A Gγ protein regulates alkaline sensitivity in crops

Posted on March 10, 2023

Zhang H, Yu F*, Xie P, Sun S, Qiao X, Tang S, Chen C, Yang S, Mei C, Yang D, Wu Y, Xia R, Li X, Lu J, Liu Y, Xie X, Ma D, Xu X, Liang Z, Feng Z, Huang X, Yu H, Liu G, Wang Y, Li J, Zhang Q, Chen C, Ouyang…

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Fujian cytoplasmic male sterility and the fertility restorer gene OsRf19 provide a promising breeding system for hybrid rice

Posted on December 6, 2022

Jang H, Lu Q, Qiu S, Yu H, Wang Z, Yu Z, Lu Y, Wang L, Xia F, Wu Y, Li F, Zhang Q, Liu G, Song D, Ma C, Ding Q, Zhang X, Zhang L, Zhang X, Li X, Zhang J, Xiao J, Li X, Wang N, Ouyang Y*, Zhou F*, Zhang Q* (2022)…

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A Ghd7-centered regulatory network provides a mechanistic approximation to optimal heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

Posted on December 6, 2022

Wang X, Zhou T, Li G, Yao W, Hu W, Wei X, Che J, Yang H, Shao L, Hua J, Li X, Xiao J, Xing Y, Ouyang Y*, Zhang Q*(2022) A Ghd7-centered regulatory network provides a mechanistic approximation to optimal heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Plant J 112:68-83

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Publications

Selected Publications
  • 1990 and before (16)
  • 1991 – 1995 (26)
  • 1996 – 2000 (45)
  • 2001 – 2005 (43)
  • 2006 – 2010 (53)
  • 2011 – 2015 (34)
  • 2016 – 2020 (26)
  • 2021 – present (19)
  • Publications (262)
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