Selected Publications

  1. Wang L, Ming L, Liao K, Xia C, Sun S, Chang Y, Wang H, Fu D, Xu C, Wang Z, Li X, Xie W, Ouyang Y, Zhang Q, Li X, Zhang Q, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2021) Bract suppression regulated by the miR156/529-SPLs-NL1-PLA1 module is required for the transition from vegetative to reproductive branching in rice. Mol Plant 14:1168-1184.
  2. Yang W, Wu K, Wang B, Liu H, Guo S, Luo W, Sun S, Ouyang Y, Fu X, Chong K, Zhang Q*, Xu Y* (2021) The RING E3 ligase CLG1 targets GS3 for degradation via the endosome pathway to determine grain size in rice. Mol Plant 14:1699-1713.
  3. Zhang Q* (2021) Purple tomatoes, black rice and food security. Nat Rev Genet 22:414.
  4. 张启发*. 保障粮食安全，促进营养健康：黑米主食化未来可期. 华中农业大学学报, 2021, 40:1-2.
  5. Ke Y, Yuan M, Liu H, Hui S, Qin X, Chen J, Zhang Q, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q*, Wang S* (2020) The versatile functions of OsALDH2B1 provide a genic basis for growth-defense tradeoffs in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA117(7):3867-3873.
  6. Liu F†, Li X†, Zhao M†, Guo M, Han K, Dong X, Zhao J, Cai W, Zhang Q*, Hua H* (2020) Ultrabithorax is a key regulator for the dimorphism of wings, a main cause for the outbreak of planthoppers in rice. Natl Sci Rev 7(7):1181-1189.
  7. Shao L†, Xing F†, Xu C, Zhang Q, Che J, Wang X, Song J, Li X, Xiao J, Chen L, Ouyang Y, Zhang Q* (2019) Patterns of genome-wide allele-specific expression in hybrid rice and the implications on thegenetic basis of heterosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 116:5653-5658. 
  8. Yu S†, Ali J†, Zhang C, Li Z*, Zhang Q* (2020) Genomic Breeding of Green Super Rice Varieties and Their Deployment in Asia and Africa. Theor Appl Genet 133:1427-1442
  9. Zhang Q*, Xu M, Xia X, Komatsuda T, Varshney R, Shi K (2020) Crop genetics research in Asia: improving food security and nutrition. Theor Appl Genet 133:1339-1344
  10. Yao W†, Li G†, Cui Y, Yu Y, Zhang Q*, Xu S* (2019) Mapping quantitative trait loci using binned genotypes. J Genet Genomics 46:343-352
  11. Li Y, Xiao J, Chen L, Huang X, Cheng Z, Han B, Zhang Q*, Wu C* (2018) Rice functional genomics research: past decade and future. Mol Plant 11:359-380.
  12. Fan Y, Zhang Q* (2018) Genetic and molecular characterization of photoperiod and thermo-sensitive male sterility in rice. Plant Reprod 31:3-14.
  13. Wing RA*, Purugganan MD, Zhang Q* (2018) The rice genome revolution: from an ancient grain to Green Super Rice. Nat Rev Genet 19:505-517.
  14. Sun S, Wang L, Mao H, Shao L, Li X, Xiao J, Ouyang Y*, Zhang Q* (2018) G-protein pathway determines grain size in rice. Nat Commun 9:851.
  15. Zhu Y, Yu Y, Cheng K, Ouyang Y, Wang J, Gong L, Zhang Q, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q*(2017) Processes underlying a reproductive barrier in indica-japonica rice hybrids revealed by transcriptome analysis. Plant Physiol 174:1683-1696.
  16. Wang L, Zhang Q* (2017) Boosting rice yield by fine-tuning SPL gene expression. Trends Plant Sci 22:643-646.
  17. Zhu D, Zhou G, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2016) Genetic components of heterosis for seedling traits in an elite rice hybrid analyzed using an immortalized F2 population. J Genet Genomics 43:87-97.
  18. Zhang J†, Chen L†, Xing F†, Kudrna A, Yao W, Copetti D, Mu T , Li W, Song JM, Xie W , Lee S, Talag J, Shao L, An Y, Zhang C, Ouyang Y, Sun S, Jiao W, Lv F, Du B, Luo M, Maldonado C, Goicoechea J, Xiong L, Wu C, Xing Y, Zhou D, Yu S, Zhao Y, Wang G, Yu Y, Luo Y, Zhou Z, Hurtado BEP, Danowitz A, Wing R*, Zhang Q* (2016) Extensive sequence divergence between the reference genomes of two elite indica rice varieties Zhenshan 97 and Minghui 63. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA113:E5163-E5171.
  19. Zhang J†, Chen L†, Xing F, Kudrna A, Yao W, Copetti D, Mu T , Li W, Song JM, Xie W , Lee S, Talag J, Shao L, An Y, Zhang CL, Ouyang Y, Sun S, Jiao WB, Lv F, Du B, Luo M, Maldonado CE, Goicoechea JL, Xiong L, Wu C, Xing Y, Zhou DX, Yu S, Zhao Y, Wang G, Yu Y, Luo Y, Zhou ZW, Hurtado BEP, Danowitz A, Wing R*, Zhang Q* (2016) Data Descriptor: Building two indica rice reference genomes with PacBio long-read and Illumina paired-end sequencing data. Sci Data 3:160076.
  20. Xu S*, Xu Y, Gong L, Zhang Q* (2016) Metabolomic prediction of yield in hybrid rice. Plant J 88:87-97.
  21. Zhao Y†, Huang J†, Wang Z†, Jing S, Wang Y, Ouyang Y, Cai B, Xin XF, Liu X, Zhang C, Pan Y, Ma R, Li Q, Jiang W, Zeng Y, Shangguan X, Wang H, Du B, Zhu L, Xu X, Feng YQ, He SY, Chen R, Zhang Q*, He G* (2016) Allelic diversity in an NLR gene BPH9 enables rice to combat planthopper variation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113:12850-12855.
  22. Fan Y, Yang J, Mathioni SM, Yu J, Shen J, Yang X, Wang L, Zhang Q, Cai Z, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Meyers B, Zhang Q* (2016) PMS1T, producing phased small-interfering RNAs, regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA113:15144-15149.
  23. Xu S*, Xu Y, Gong L, Zhang Q* (2016) Metabolomic prediction of yield in hybrid rice. Plant J 88:219-227.
  24. 范优荣，曹晓风，张启发*（2016）光温敏雄性不育水稻的研究进展.杂交水稻50年专辑，科学通报 61:3822-3832.
  25. 余四斌*，熊银，肖景华，罗利军，张启发*（2016）杂交稻与绿色超级稻. 杂交水稻50年专辑，科学通报 61:3797-3803.
  26. Wang J†, Yao W†, Zhu D, Xie W, Zhang Q* (2015) Genetic basis of sRNA quantitative variation analyzed using an experimental population derived from an elite rice hybrid. eLife 4:e03913.
  27. Xu C, Liu Y, Li Y, Xu X, Xu C , Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2015) Differential expression of GS5 regulates grain size in rice. J Exp Bot 66:2611-2623.
  28. Xie W†, Wang G†, Yuan M, Yao W, Lyu K, Zhao H, Yang M, Li P, Zhang X, Yuan J, Wang Q, Liu F, Dong H, Zhang L, Li X, Meng X, Zhang W, Xiong L, He Y, Wang S, Yu S, Xu C, Luo J, Li X, Xiao J, Lian X*, Zhang Q* (2015) Breeding signatures of rice improvement revealed by a genomic variation map from a large germplasm collection. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 112: E5411-E5419.
  29. Wang L, Sun S, Jin J, Fu D, Yang X, Weng X, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2015) Coordinated regulation of vegetative and reproductive branching in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 112:15504-15509.
  30. 肖景华*, 吴昌银, 袁猛, 王妮丽, 范优荣, 杨猛, 欧阳亦聃, 阮一骏, 张启发 (2015) 中国水稻功能基因组研究进展与展望. 科学通报 60:1711-1722.
  31. Yu H†, Xie W†, Li J, Zhou F*, Zhang Q* (2014) A whole genome SNP array (RICE6K) for genomic breeding in rice. Plant Biotechnol J 12:28-37.
  32. Chen H†, Xie W†, He H†, Yu H†, Chen W, Li J, Yu R, Yao Y, Zhang W, He Y, Tang X, Zhou F*, Deng X*, Zhang Q*(2014) A High-density SNP genotyping array for rice biology and molecular breeding. Mol Plant 7:541-553.
  33. Weng X, Wang L, Wang J, Hu Y, Du H, Xu C, Xing Y, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2014) Grain number, plant height, and heading date7 is a central regulator of growth, development, and stress response. Plant Physiol 164: 735-747.
  34. Wang J, Yu H, Weng X, Xie W, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2014) An expression quantitative trait loci-guided co-expression analysis for constructing regulatory network using a rice recombinant inbred line population. J Exp Bot 65:1069-1079.
  35. Xu S, Zhu D, Zhang Q* (2014) Predicting hybrid performance in rice using genomic best linear unbiased prediction. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 111:12456-12461.
  36. Zhang Q* (2014) Demands for green technologies in future plant breeding. J Huazhong Agric Univ 33:11-16
  37. 侯晓晔，朱丹，喻辉辉，龚亮，徐才国，张启发*（2014）利用重组自交系群体在长日照和短日照条件下进行水稻抽穗期QTL分析.华中农业大学学报 33:1-7.
  38. Goff SA, Zhang Q* (2013) Heterosis in elite hybrid rice: speculation on the genetic and biochemical mechanisms. Curr Opin Plant Biol 16:221-227.
  39. Ouyang Y, Zhang Q* (2013) Understanding reproductive isolation based on the rice model. Annu Rev Plant Biol 64:111-135.
  40. Chen Q†, Chen X†, Wang Q, Zhang F, Lou Z*, Zhang Q*, Zhou D* (2013) Structural basis of a histone H3 lysine 4 demethylase required for stem elongation in rice. PLoS Genet 9(1): e1003239. 
  41. Huang J, Zhao X, Cheng K, Jiang Y, Ouyang Y, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2013) OsAP65, a rice aspartic protease, is essential for male fertility and plays a role in pollen germination and pollen tube growth. J Exp Bot 64:3351-3360.
  42. Gong L†, Chen W†, Gao Y†, Liu X, Zhang H, Xu C, Yu S, Zhang Q*, Luo J* (2013) Genetic analysis of the metabolome exemplified using a rice population. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110:20320-20325.
  43. Jiang Y, Cai Z, Xie W, Long T, Yu H, Zhang Q* (2012) Rice functional genomics research: Progress and implications for crop genetic improvement. Biotechnol Adv 30:1059-1070.
  44. Ding J, Lu Q, Ouyang Y, Mao H, Zhang P, Yao J, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2012) A long noncoding RNA regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, an essential component of hybrid rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109:2654-2659.
  45. Jiang Y, Bao L, Jeong S, Kim S, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2012) XIAO is involved in the control of organ size by contributing to the regulation of signaling and homeostasis of brassinosteroids and cell cycling in rice. Plant J 70:398-408.
  46. Zhang C, Yuan W, Zhang Q* (2012) RPL1, a gene involved in epigenetic processes regulates phenotypic plasticity in rice. Mol Plant 5:482-493.
  47. Hu Y†, Liu D†, Zhong X, Zhang C, Zhang Q*, Zhou D* (2012) CHD3 protein recognizes and regulates methylated histone H3 lysines 4 and 27 over a subset of targets in the rice genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109:5773-5778.
  48. Yang J†, Zhao X†, Cheng K†, Du H, Ouyang Y, Chen J, Qiu S, Huang J, Jiang Y, Jiang L, Ding J, Wang J, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2012) A killer-protector system regulates both hybrid sterility and segregation distortion in rice. Science 337:1336-1340.
  49. Zhou G, Chen Y, Yao W, Zhang C, Xie W, Hua J, Xing Y, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2012) Genetic composition of yield heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 15847-15852.
  50. Ding J, Shen J, Mao H, Xu C, Xie W, Zhang Q* (2012) RNA-directed DNA methylation is involved in controlling photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice. Mol Plant 5:1210-1216.
  51. Zhang C, Wang J, Xie W, Zhou Gang, Long M*, Zhang Q* (2011) Dynamic programming procedure for searching optimal models to estimate substitution rates based on the maximum-likelihood method. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108:7860-7865.  
  52. Du H†, Ouyang Y†, Zhang C, Zhang Q* (2011) Complex evolution of S5, a major reproductive barrier regulator, in the cultivated rice Oryza sativa and its wild relatives. New Phytol 191:275-287.
  53. Yu H, Xie W, Wang J, Xing Y, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2011) Gains in QTL detection using an ultra-high density SNP map based on population sequencing relative to traditional RFLP/SSR markers. PLoS One 6(3):e17595. 
  54. Ma Q, Hedden P, Zhang Q* (2011) Heterosis in rice seedlings: its relationship to gibberellin content and expression of gibberellin metabolism and signaling genes. Plant Physiol 156:1905-1920.
  55. Li Y, Fan C, Xing Y, Jiang Y, Luo L, Sun L, Shao D, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, He Y*, Zhang Q* (2011) Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice. Nat Genet 43:1266-1269.
  56. Dai X, You C, Chen G, Li X, Zhang Q, Wu C* (2011) OsBC1L4 encodes a COBRA-like protein that affects the cellulose synthesis in rice. Plant Mol Biol 75: 333-345  
  57. Wang L†, Xie W†, Chen Y, Tang W, Yang J, Ye R, Liu L, Lin Y, Xu C, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2010) A dynamic gene expression atlas covering the entire life cycle of rice. Plant J 61:752-766.
  58. Ouyang Y, Liu Y, Zhang Q* (2010) Hybrid sterility in plant: stories from rice. Curr Opin Plant Biol 13:186-192. 
  59. Xie W, Feng Q, Yu H, Huang X, Zhao Q, Xing Y, Yu S, Han B, Zhang Q* (2010) Parent-independent genotyping for constructing an ultrahigh-density linkage map based on population sequencing. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107:10578-10583.
  60. Wang J†, Yu H†, Xie W, Xing Y, Yu S, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q* (2010) A global analysis of QTLs for expression variations in rice shoot at early seedling stage. Plant J 63:1063-1074.
  61. 张平博，丁寄花，张启发*（2010）光敏核不育水稻对日照长度处理反应的叶片及部位.分子植物育种 8:641-646.
  62. Xie W, Chen Y, Zhou G, Wang L, Zhang C, Zhang J, Xiao J, Zhu T, Zhang Q* (2009) Single feature polymorphisms between two rice cultivars detected using a median polish method. Theor Appl Genet 119:151-164.
  63. Ouyang Y, Chen J, Ding J, Zhang Q* (2009) Advances in the understanding of inter-subspecific hybrid sterility and wide-compatibility in rice. Chinese Sci Bull 54:2332-2341.
  64. Chen J†, Ouyang Y†, Wang L, Xie W, Zhang Q* (2009) Aspartic proteases gene family in rice: Gene structure and expression, predicted protein features and phylogenetic relation. Gene 442:108-118.
  65. Chen H, Lin Y, Zhang Q* (2009) Review and prospect of transgenic rice research. Chinese Sci Bull 54: 4049-4068.
  66. 肖景华, 吴昌银, 韩斌, 薛勇彪, 邓兴旺, 张启发* (2009) 中国水稻功能基因组研究进展. 中国科学C辑39:909-924
  67. Xue W†, Xing Y†, Weng X, Zhao Y, Tang W, Wang L, Zhou H, Yu S, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2008) Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice. Nat Genet 40:761-767
  68. Chen J†, Ding J†, Ouyang Y†, Du H, Yang J, Cheng K, Zhao J, Qiu S, Zhang X, Yao J, Liu K, Wang L, Xu C, Li X, Xue Y, Xia M, Ji Q, Lu J, Xu M, Zhang Q* (2008) A triallelic system of S5 is a major regulator of the reproductive barrier and compatibility of indica–japonica hybrids in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105:11436-11441.
  69. Zhang Q*, Li J, Xue Y, Han B, Deng X (2008) Rice 2020: A call for an international coordinated effort in rice functional genomics. Mol Plant 1:715-719
  70. Wu C†*, You C†, Li C,  Long T,  Chen G,  Byrne M,  Zhang Q* (2008) RID1, encoding a Cys2/His2-type zinc finger transcription factor, acts as a master switch from vegetative to floral development in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105:12915-12920
  71. Hua H, Lu Q, Cai M, Xu C, Zhou D, Li X, Zhang Q* (2007) Analysis of rice genes induced by striped stemborer (Chilo suppressalis) attack identified a promoter fragment highly specifically responsive to insect feeding. Plant Mol Biol 65:519-530. 
  72. Wang L, Liu W, Xu Y, He Y*, Luo L, Xing Y, Xu C, Zhang Q (2007) Genetic basis of 17 traits and viscosity parameters characterizing the eating and cooking quality of the rice grain. Theor Appl Genet 115:463-476.
  73. Yu J, Fan Y, Liu N, Shan Y, Li X, Zhang Q* (2007) Rapid genome evolution in the Pms1 region of rice revealed by comparative sequence analysis. Chin Sci Bull 52:912-921.
  74. Zhang Q* (2007) Strategies for developing Green Super Rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104:16402-16409.
  75. 於金生，范优荣，刘南，山燕，张启发*（2007）序列比较分析揭示水稻Pms1区段基因组的快速进化.科学通报52:540-547.
  76. Huang Y, Li L, Chen Y, Li X, Xu C, Wang S, Zhang Q* (2006) Comparative analysis of gene expression at early seedling stage between a rice hybrid and its parents using a cDNA microarray of 9198 uni-sequences. Science in China Series C 49:519-529.
  77. Huang Y, Zhang L, Zhang J, Yuan D, Xu C, Li X, Zhou D, Wang S, Zhang Q* (2006) Heterosis and polymorphisms of gene expression in an elite rice hybrid as revealed by a microarray analysis of 9198 unique ESTs. Plant Mol Biol 62:579-591.
  78. Wang GW, He YQ, Xu CG, Zhang Q* (2006) Fine mapping of f5-Du, a gene conferring wide-compatibility for pollen fertility in inter-subspecific hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theor Appl Genet 112:382-387.
  79. Yan X, Wu P, Ling H, Xu G, Xu F, Zhang Q* (2006) Plant nutriomics in China : An overview. Ann Bot 98:473-482. (invited review)
  80. Yue B, Xue W, Xiong L, Yu X, Luo L, Cui K, Jin D, Xing Y, Zhang Q* (2006) Genetic basis of drought resistance at reproductive stage in rice: separation of drought tolerance from drought avoidance. Genetics 172:1213-1228.
  81. Lian X, Xing Y, Yan H, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2005) QTLs for low nitrogen tolerance at seedling stage identified using a recombinant inbred line population derived from an elite rice hybrid. Theor Appl Genet 112:85-96.
  82. Lin Y, Zhang Q* (2005) Optimizing the tissue culture conditions for high efficiency transformation of indica rice. Plant Cell Rep 23:540-547.
  83. Lu Q, Li X, Guo D, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2005) Localization of pms3, a gene for photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterility, to a 28.4-kb DNA fragment. Mol Gene Genomics 273:507-511.
  84. Song X, Qiu S, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2005) Genetic dissection of embryo-sac fertility, pollen fertility and their contributions to spikelet fertility of inter-subspecific hybrids in rice. Theor Appl Genet 110:205-211.
  85. Wang G, He Y, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2005) Identification and confirmation of three neutral alleles conferring wide-compatibility in inter-subspecific hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using near isogenic lines. Theor Appl Genet 111:702-710.
  86. Xu Y, McCouch S, Zhang Q* (2005) How can we use genomics to improve cereals with rice as a reference genome? Plant Mol Biol 59:7-26.
  87. Jiang G, He Y, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (2004) The genetic basis of stay-green in rice analyzed in a population of doubled haploid lines derived from an indica by japonica cross. Theor Appl Genet 108:688-698.
  88. Li X, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2004) Ribosomal DNA spacer-length polymorphisms in three samples of wild and cultivated barley. Plant Breeding 123:30-34.
  89. Chen H†, Wang S†, Xing Y, Xu C, Hayes P, Zhang Q* (2003) Comparative analyses of genomic locations and race specificities of loci for quantitative resistance to Pyricularia grisea in rice and barley. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100:2544-2549.
  90. Cui K, Peng S, Xing Y, Xu C, Yu S, Zhang Q* (2003) Molecular dissection of the genetic relationships of sour ce, sink and transport tissue with yield traits in rice. Theor Appl Genet 106:649-658.
  91. Hua J, Xing Y, Wu W, Xu C, Sun X, Yu S, Zhang Q* (2003) Single-locus heterotic effects and dominance by dominance interactions can adequately explain the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100:2574-2579.
  92. Wu C, Li X, Yuan W, Chen G, Kilian A, Li J, Xu C, Li X, Zhou D, Wang S, Zhang Q* (2003) Development of enhancer trap lines for functional analysis of the rice genome. Plant J 35:418-427.
  93. Zhou P, Tan Y, He Y, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2003) Simultaneous improvement for four quality traits of Zhenshan 97, an elite parent of hybrid rice, by molecular marker-assisted selection. Theor Appl Genet 106:326-331.
  94. Cui K, Peng S, Xing Y, Xu C, Yu S, Zhang Q* (2002) Molecular dissection of seedling vigor and associated physiological traits in rice. Theor Appl Genet 105:745-753.
  95. Hua J, Xing Y, Xu C, Sun X, Yu S, Zhang Q* (2002) Genetic dissection of an elite rice hybrid revealed that heterozygotes are not always advantageous for performance. Genetics 162:1885-1895.
  96. Xing Y, Tan Y, Hua J, Sun X, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2002) Characterization of the main effects, epistatic effects and their environmental interactions of QTLs in the genetic basis of yield traits in rice. Theor Appl Genet 105:248-257.
  97. Yu S, Li J, Xu C, Tan Y, Li X, Zhang Q* (2002) Identification of quantitative trait loci and epistatic interactions for plant height and heading date in rice. Theor Appl Genet 104:619-625.
  98. Chen H, Chen B, Zhang D, Xie Y, Zhang Q* (2001) Pathotypes of Pyricularia grisea in rice fields of central and southern China. Plant Disease 85:843-850.
  99. Chen S, Xu C, Lin X, Zhang Q* (2001) Improving bacterial blight resistance of ‘6078’, an elite restorer line of hybrid rice, by molecular marker-assisted selection. Plant Breeding 120:133-137.
  100. Huang Z, He G, Shu L, Li X, Zhang Q* (2001) Identification and mapping of two brown planthopper resistance genes in rice. Theor Appl Genet 102:929-934.
  101. Li X, Lu Q, Wang F, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2001) Separation of the two-locus inheritance of photoperiod sensitive genic male sterility in rice and precise mapping the pms3 locus. Euphytica 119:343-348
  102. Liu N, Shan Y, Wang F, Xu C, Peng K, Li X, Zhang Q* (2001) Identification of an 85 kb DNA fragment containing pms1, a locus for photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterility in rice. Mol Genet Genomics 266:271-275.
  103. Tan Y, Zhang Q (2001) Correlation of SSR variants in the leader sequence of the Waxy gene with amylose content of the grain in rice. Acta Bot Sin 43:146-150.
  104. Chen S, Lin X, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2000) Improvement of bacterial blight resistance of ‘Minghui 63’, an elite restorer line of hybrid rice, by molecular marker-assisted selection. Crop Sci 239-244.
  105. Chen S, Zhang Q* (2000) Improvement of bacterial blight resistance of hybrid rice by molecular marker-assisted selection. J Huazhong Agric Univ 19:183-189.
  106. Chen S, Zhang Q* (2000) Molecular marker-assisted selection for improving bacterial blight resistance of hybrid rice. Scientific Agriculture (Taiwan) 48:111-119.
  107. Li J, Yu S, Xu C, Tan Y, Gao Y, Li X, Zhang Q* (2000) Analyzing quantitative trait loci for yield using a vegetatively replicated F2 population from a cross between the parents of an elite rice hybrid. Theor Appl Genet 101:248-254.
  108. Tan Y, Xing Y, Li J, Yu S, Xu C, Zhang Q* (2000) Genetic bases of appearance quality of rice grains in Shanyou 63, an elite rice hybrid. Theor Appl Genet 101:823-829.
  109. Wang S, Liu K, Zhang Q* (2000) Segmental duplications are common in the rice (Oryza sativa L.) genome. Acta Bot Sin 42:1150-1155.
  110. Wang S, Wang J, Jiang J, Zhang Q* (2000) Mapping of centromeric regions on the molecular linkage map of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using centromere-associated sequences. Mol Gen Genet 263:165-172. 
  111. He Y, Yang J, Xu C, Zhang Z, Zhang Q* (1999) Genetic bases of instability of male sterility and fertility reversibility in photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile rice. Theor Appl Genet 99:683-693.
  112. Mei M, Chen L, Zhang Z, Li Z, Xu C, Zhang Q* (1999) pms3 is the locus causing the original photoperiod-sensitive male sterility mutation of ‘Nongken 58S’. Science in China series C 42:316-322. 
  113. Mei M, Dai X, Xu C, Zhang Q* (1999) Mapping and genetic analysis of the genes for photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice using the original mutant Nongken 58S. Crop Sci 19:1711-1715.
  114. Peng K, Zhang Q* (1999) A cosmid library constructed to the elite rice cultivar “Minghui 63”. Acta Bot Sin 41:337-339.
  115. Tan Y, Li J, Yu S, Xing Y, Xu C, Zhang Q* (1999) The three important traits for cooking and eating quality of rice grains are controlled by a single locus in an elite rice hybrid, Shanyou 63. Theor Appl Genet 99:642-648.
  116. Wang S, Liu N, Peng K, Zhang Q* (1999) The distribution and copy number of copia-like retrotransposons in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and their implications in the organization and evolution of the rice genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96:6824-6828.
  117. Xiong L, Liu K, Dai X, Xu C, Zhang Q* (1999) Identification of genetic factors controlling domestication-related traits of rice using an F2 population of a cross between Oryza sativa and O. rufipogon. Theor Appl Genet 98:243-251.
  118. Xiong L, Xu C, Saghai Maroof M, Zhang Q* (1999) Patterns of cytosine methylation in an elite rice hybrid and its parental lines detected by a methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism technique. Mol Gen Genet 261: 439-446.
  119. Zhao M, Li X, Yang J, Xu C, Hu R, Liu D, Zhang Q* (1999) Relationship between molecular marker heterozygosity and hybrid performance in intra- and inter-subspecific crosses of rice. Plant Breeding 118:139-144.
  120. Peng K, Zhang H, Zhang Q* (1998) A BAC library constructed to the rice cultivar “Minghui 63” for cloning genes of agronomic importance. Acta Bot Sin 40:1108-1114.
  121. Wang J, Liu K, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q* (1998) The high level of wide-compatibility of ‘Dular’ has a complex genetic basis. Theor Appl Genet 97:407-412.
  122. Wang S, Liu K, Wang J, Zhang Q* (1998) Identifying candidate disease resistance genes in rice by sequence homology and chromosomal locations. Acta Bot Sin 40:42-50.
  123. Wang S, Zhang Q* (1998) Retrotransposons in the genomes of higher plants. Acta Bot Sin 40:291-297.
  124. Xiong L, Wang S, Liu K, Dai X, Saghai Maroof M, Hu J, Zhang Q (1998) Distribution of simple sequence repeat and AFLP markers in molecular linkage map of rice. Acta Bot Sin 40:605-614.
  125. Li H, Wang J, Liu A, Liu K, Zhang Q*, Zou J (1997) Genetic basis of low-temperature-sensitive sterility in indica-japonica hybrids of rice as determined by RFLP analysis. Theor Appl Genet 95:1092-1097.
  126. Liu K, Wang J, Li H, Xu C, Liu A, Li X, Zhang Q* (1997) A genome-wide analysis of wide compatibility in rice and the precise location of the S5 locus in the molecular map. Theor Appl Genet 95:809-814.
  127. Wang F, Mei M, Xu C, Zhang Q* (1997) pms1 genomic region does not cause fertility difference between the photoperiod-sensitive male sterile rice Nongken 58S and normal Nongken 58. Acta Bot Sin 39:922-925.
  128. Wang S, Zhang Q*, Maughan P, Saghai Maroof M (1997) Copia-like retrotransposons in rice: heterogeneity, diversity and chromosomal locations. Plant Molr Biol 33:1051-1058.
  129. Xiong L, Liu K, Dai X, Wang S, Zhang D, Saghai Maroof M, Sasaki T, Zhang Q* (1997) A high density RFLP map based on the F2 population of a cross between Oryza sativa and O. rufipogon using Cornell and RGP markers. Rice Genetic Newsletter 14:110-116.
  130. Yao F, Xu C, Yu S, Li J, Gao Y, Li X, Zhang Q* (1997) Mapping and genetic analysis of two fertility restorer loci in the wild-abortive cytoplasmic male sterility system of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Euphytica 98:183-187.
  131. Yu S, Li J, Xu C, Tan Y, Gao Y, Li X, Zhang Q*, Saghai Maroof M (1997) Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94:9226-9231.
  132. Zhang Q, Liu K, Yang G, Saghai Maroof M, Xu C, Zhou Z (1997) Molecular marker diversity and hybrid sterility in indica-japonica rice crosses. Theor Appl Genet 95:112-118.
  133. Li C, Zhou C, Yang H, Li X, Zhang Q* (1996) Development and molecular identification of pollen-somatic hybrid plants in Brassica spp. Chinese Science Bulletin 41:1564-1567.
  134. Li C, Zhou C, Yang H, Li X, Zhang Q* (1996) Studies on pollen-somatic protoplast fusion between Brassica chinensis and B. juncea. J. Wuhan Botanical Research 14:289-293.
  135. Li H, Zhang Q*, Liu A, Zou J, Chen Z (1996) A genetic analysis of low-temperature-sensitive sterility in indica-japonica rice hybrids. Plant Breeding 115:305-309.
  136. Lin X, Zhang D, Xie Y, Gao H, Zhang Q (1996) Identifying and mapping a new gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice based on RFLP markers. Phytopathology 86:1156-1169.
  137. Liu K, Yang G, Zhu S, Zhang Q*, Wang X, M Saghai Maroof (1996) Extraordinarily polymorphic ribosomal DNA in wild and cultivated rice. Genome 39:1109-1116.
  138. Saghai Maroof M*, Yang G, Biyashev R, Maughan P, Zhang Q (1996) Analysis of barley and rice genomes by comparative RFLP linkage mapping. Theor Appl Genet 92:541-551.
  139. Zhang Q*, Zhou Z, Yang G, Xu C, Liu K, Saghai Maroof M (1996) Molecular marker heterozygosity and hybrid performance in indica and japonica rice. Theor Appl Genet 93: 1218-1224.
  140. Zhang Q*, Gao Y, Saghai Maroof M, Yang S, Li J (1995) Molecular divergence and hybrid performance in rice. Mol Breeding 1:133-142.
  141. Zhang Q*, Gao Y, Yang S, Ragab R, Saghai Maroof M, Li Z (1994) A diallel analysis of heterosis in elite hybrid rice based on RFLPs and microsatellites. Theor Appl Genet 89:185-192.
  142. Zhang Q*, Shen B, Dai X, Mei M, Saghai Maroof M, Li Z (1994) Using bulked extremes and recessive class to map genes for photoperiod sensitive genic male sterility in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91:8675-8679.
  143. Zhang Q*, Yang G, Dai X, Sun J (1994) A comparative analysis of genetic polymorphism in wild and cultivated barley from Tibet using isozyme and ribosomal DNA markers. Genome 37:631-638.
  144. Zhang Q*, Jana S, Saghai Maroof M (1993) A diagnostic analysis of genetic differentiation among subpopulations of a barley composite cross using isozyme markers. Hereditas 118:63-70.
  145. Zhang Q*, Saghai Maroof M, Kleinhofs A (1993) Comparative diversity analysis of RFLPs and isozymes within and among populations of Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum. Genetics 134:909-916.
  146. Zhang Q*, Shen B, Dai X, Mei M, Saghai Maroof M, Li Z (1993) An RFLP-based genetic analysis of photoperiod sensitive male sterility in rice. Rice Genetics Newsletter 10:94-97.
  147. Saghai Maroof M, Zhang Q (1992) Interrelationships of allozymes and ribosomal DNA alleles in wild barley. Euphytica 61:113-122.
  148. Zhang Q*, Dai X, Saghai Maroof M (1992) Comparative assessment of isozyme diversity in barley from Ethiopia and Tibet. Acta Genetica Sinica 19:236-243. 
  149. Zhang Q*, Duan G, Yang G (1992) Restriction fragment length polymorphism of chloroplast DNA and rDNA intergenic spacer region in barley from China. Acta Genetica Sinica 19:131-139.
  150. Zhang Q*, Saghai Maroof M, Lu T, Shen B (1992) Genetic diversity and differentiation of indica and japonica rice detected by RFLP analysis. Theor Appl Genet 83:495-499.
  151. Zhang Q, Saghai Maroof M*, Yang G (1992) Ribosomal DNA spacer-length polymorphisms and the Oriental-Occidental differentiation in cultivated barley. Theor Appl Genet 84:682-687.
  152. Zhang Q, Webster RK, Crandall BA, Jackson LF, Saghai Maroof MA (1992) Race composition and pathogenicity associations of Rhynchosporium secalis in California. Phytopathology 82:798-803.
  153. 曹孟良，郑用琏，张启发* (1992) 光敏核不育水稻农垦58S与农垦58蛋白质双向电泳对比分析. 华中农业大学学报 11:305-311. 
  154. Zhang Q, Saghai Maroof MA, Webster RK (1991) Spatial and temporal patterns of associations between quantitative characters and resistance to scald in barley. Hereditas 115:1-8.
  155. Saghai Maroof, M, Allard R, Zhang Q (1990) Genetic diversity and ecogeographical differentiation among ribosomal DNA (rDNA) alleles in wild and cultivated barley. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:8486-8490.
  156. Yang G, Zhang Q* (1990) Construction of a cDNA library from germinated barley seed and isolation of an a-amylase gene. Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University 9:315-318. 
  157. Yang G, Zhang Q* (1990) Polymorphism of a-amylase activity in landraces and cultivars of barley from China. Euphytica 48:245-251.
  158. Zhang Q, Saghai Maroof MA, Allard RW (1990) Effects on adaptedness of variations in ribosomal DNA copy number in populations of wild barley Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:8741-8745.
  159. Zhang Q, Saghai Maroof M*, Allard R (1990) Worldwide pattern of multilocus structure in barley determined by discrete log-linear multivariate analyses. Theor Appl Genet 80:121-128.
  160. Dai X, Zhang Q* (1989) Genetic diversity of six isozyme loci in cultivated barley of Tibet. Theor Appl Genet 78:281-286.
  161. Zhang Q, Tibayrenc M, Ayala F (1988) Linkage disequilibrium in natural populations of Trypanosoma cruzi (Flagellate), the agent of Chagas’ disease. J Protozool 35:81-85.
  162. Geng S, Zhang Q, Bassett D (1987) Stability of yield and fiber quality of California cotton. Crop Sci 27:1004-1010.
  163. Zhang Q, Webster R, Allard R (1987) Geographical distribution and associations of resistance to four races of Rhynchosporium secalis. Phytopathology 77:352-357.
  164. Zhang Q, Allard R (1986) Sampling variance of the genetic diversity index. J Heredity 77:54-55.
  165. Zhang Q, Geng S (1986) A method of estimating varietal stability for data of long-term trials. Theor Appl Genet 71:810-814.
  166. Yu Y, Zhang Q* (1978) A preliminary study on the combining ability of six parents with diallel crosses in wheat. Acta Genetica Sinica 5:281-292.