Prof.Ziming Wu

Dean of Agricultural College

Jiangxi Agricultural University

No.1101Zhimin Avenue, District of Economic andTechnological, Nanchang

Tel:86-791-83828047

Fax: 86-791-83828047

email:wuzm@jxau.edu.cn

Personal

Date of Birth: Jan15, 1974,Nanchang,China

Education

Ph.D.Plant genetics and breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing (2003-2007)

M.S.CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University, Nanchang (2000-2003)

B.S.CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University, Nanchang (1993-1997)

Appointments

2012- Prof.Plant genetics and breeding,CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University.

2013-2014visiting scholar, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

2008-2009 Postdoc, Ben-Gurion University, Israel.

2007-2012 Plant genetics and breeding, CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University,

2002-2007Lecturer inCrop Cultivation, CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University,

2001.07-2001.11 Researcher in Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands.

1997-2002 Assistant inCrop Cultivation, CollegeofAgronomy, Jiangxi Agriculture University,

Research Interests

The underlying hypothesis for the projects in the lab is that rate-limiting pathways for agricultural yield are common among crop plants. Identification of genes affecting yield and quality inrice and sesame could lead to the discovery of yieldand qualitylimiting pathways in other crop plants.The regulation of molecular biology of rice and sesame, including cold resistance, heat resistance, drought resistance, waterlogging resistance and efficient utilization of nitrogen will be investigated.

Recent Publications

[1] Wang M, YP Wang, XH Wang, GW Wei, HY Yang, X Yang, TH Shen, HJ Qu, S Fang,ZM Wu* (2024) Integrated physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomics analyses reveal the underlying mechanisms of high nitrogen use efficiency of black sesame. Plant Physiol Biochem 206:108205.

[2] TianXF,S Fang,YH Wu,HZ Chen,HJ Qu,MT Aslam, A Rasheed,YP Wan, ZM Wu* (2024) Physiological, biochemical and transcriptomic studies reveal the mechanisms promoting tiller bud growth under high temperature conditions in japonica rice. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 52:13496-13496.

[3] Wang YP, FQ Wu, QB Lin, PK Sheng,ZM Wu, X Jin,WW Chen, S Li, S Luo, EC Duan, JC Wang, WW Ma, YL Ren, ZJ Cheng, X Zhang, CL Lei, XP Guo, HY Wang, SS Zhu, JMWan (2023) A regulatory loop establishes the link between the circadian clock and abscisic acid signaling in rice. Plant Physiology 191:1857-1870.

[4] Wang XH, M Wang, G Yan, HY Yang, GW Wei, TH Shen, ZH Wan, W Zheng, S Fang,ZM Wu* (2023)Comparative analysis of drought stress-induced physiological and transcriptional changes of two black sesame cultivars during anthesis. Front Plant Sci 14: 1117507.

[5] Fang S, HY Yang, GW Wei, TH Shen, ZH Wan, M Wang, XH Wang,ZM Wu* (2022)Potassium application enhances drought tolerance in sesame by mitigating oxidative damage and regulating osmotic adjustment. Front Plant Sci 13: 1096606.

[6] Han RC, C Li, A Rasheed, XH Pan, QH Shi,ZM Wu* (2022) Reducing phosphorylation of nitrate reductase improves nitrate assimilation in rice. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 21: 15-25.

[7] Han RC, Z Xu, C Li, A Rasheed, XH Pan, QH Shi,ZM Wu* (2022) The removal of nitrate reductase phosphorylation enhances tolerance to ammonium nitrogen deficiency in rice. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 21: 631-643.

[8] Su RQ, SSK Dossou, K Dossa, R Zhou, AL Liu, YP Zhong, S Fang, XR Zhang,ZM Wu, J You(2022)Genome-wide characterization and identification of candidate ERF genes involved in various abiotic stress responses in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). BMC Plant Biology 22: 1-13.

[9] Han RC, XH He, XH Pan, QH Shi, ZM Wu* (2020) Enhancing xanthine dehydrogenase activity is an effective way to delay leaf senescence and increase rice yield. Rice 13:1-14.

[10] Su RQ, R Zhou, MA Mmadi, DH Li, L Qin, AL Liu, JQ Wang, Y Gao, MY Wei, LS Shi,ZM Wu, J You, XR Zhang, K Dossa (2019)Root diversity in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): insights into the morphological, anatomical and gene expression profiles. Planta 250: 1461-1474.

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