Zengyu Gan
Jiangxi Agricultural University,Nanchang 330045, PR China
09/12/1990,ganzy@jxau.edu.cn
1. PERSONAL STATEMENT
Engaged in research related to postharvest storage and preservation of fruits and vegetables, including ripening and senescence, quality control,andchilling injury of fruits and vegetables. A key member ofJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Postharvest Storage and Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables.
2. RESEARCH INTERESTS
Molecular mechanisms of postharvest fruitripening andsenescence.
3. WORK EXPERIENCE
2018.07-now: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
4.EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
PhD in Olericulture (Master and PhD) 2012.09-2018.06
College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University,Beijing, China
Mentor: Prof.Zhenhai Han
BA in Horticulture 2008.09-2012.06
South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou, China
5.REPRESENTATIVEPUBLICATIONS
[1]Gan, Z.Y.,Yuan, X., Shan, N., Wan, C.P., Chen, C.Y., Zhu, L.Q., Xu, Y.H., Kai, W.B., Zhai, X.W., Chen, J.Y*., 2021b. AcERF1B and AcERF073positivelyregulateindole-3-aceticaciddegradation byactivating AcGH3.1transcription duringpostharvestkiwifruitripening. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69, 13859-13870.
[2] Xu Y,Yang C, Zhang Y, Cao Q, Wan C, Chen C, Chen J*, Huang Z*,Gan Z*. Blue light treatment delays postharvest ripening of kiwifruit by suppressing ethylene biosynthesis, starch degradation, and cell wall metabolism. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2024, 199: 116105.
[3]Gan Z, Zhang Y, Jin Z, Wang Y, Li J, Yang C, Cao Q, Chen J, Rong Z, Lu X, Guo S. Gum arabic coating alleviates chilling injury of cold-stored peach by regulating reactive oxygen species, phenolic, and sugar metabolism. Food Chemistry, 2024, 455: 139899.
[4] Huang T, Duan B, Zuo X, Du H, Wang J, Cai Z, Shen Y, Zhang W, Chen J, Zhu L*,Gan Z*. Hydrogen sulfide enhances kiwifruit resistance to soft rot by regulating jasmonic acid signaling pathway. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024, 214: 108880.
[5]Gan, Z.Y., Yuan, X., Shan, N., Wan, C.P., Chen, C.Y., Xu, Y.H., Xu, Q., Chen, J.Y*., 2021. AcWRKY40 mediates ethylene biosynthesis during postharvest ripening in kiwifruit. Plant Science 309, 110948.
6. FUNDING AND AWARDS
[1]National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),32060704,Study on the mechanism of AcGH3.1 upstream regulator AcAREB1 regulating postharvest ripening of kiwifruit, 2021/01-2024/12, in progress, Chair.
[2]National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),32302627,Effect of AcZFP3-AcAO2 on postharharvest ascorbic acid degradation of kiwifruit in response to ethylene, 2024/01-2026/12, in progress, Chair.
[3] Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China,20232BAB205040, Regulation of postharvest ascorbic acid accumulation in kiwifruit by AcPHL7-AcGGP3 in response to blue light,2023/07-2026/06, in progress, Chair.
[4] Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China,20202BAB215005,Study on the mechanism of AcAREB1 regulating AcGH3.1 expression on postharvest ripening of kiwifruit,2020/01-2022/12, completed, Chair.
[5] China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2020M671966, Regulation of AcGH3.1 gene expression by AcERF14 during postharvest ripening of kiwifruit,2020/01-2021/12, completed, Chair.
[6] Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, 2021KY05, Study on the mechanism of AcBAM3.1 regulating starch degradation during postharvest ripening of kiwifruit,2022/01-2023/12,completed, Chair.
