Zhi Wang

　　 　　

Zhi Wang, Ph D, Assistant Professor

E-mail: wangzhi712@nwafu.edu.cn

Education:

2003/09-2007/07  Dalian Nationalities University, Bioengineering, BS.

2008/03-2010/02  Chungnam National University, Horticulture, MS.

2010/09-2015/02  Chungnam National University, Horticulture, Ph.D.

Work Experience:

2010/03-2010/08 Researcher, Molecular Genetics and Genomics Lab, Department of Horticulture, Chungnam National University,

2015/03- Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University

Research Interests:

Research interests: grassland ecology; forage physiology and molecular biology under abiotic stress; forage breeding.  

Grants:

Project director:

(1) Responses of leaf carotenoids in alfalfa under drought-rehydration condition and its regulatory mechanism (3170020402), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018/01-2020/12

(2) Physiological and ecological basis of drought tolerance its molecular mechanism in Bothriochloa ischaemum, Key cultivation project of Chinese Academy of Sciences “The promotion and management of ecosystem functions of restored vegetation on the Loess Plateau”, 2016.1-2020.12

(3) Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Sedimentation on the grassland community and its mechanism in the Loess Hilly Region, the introduction of doctoral funding in shaanxi province, 2018.01-2020.12

Project participants:

(1) Key techniques and demonstration of vegetation function improvement and mountain orchard management in Loess Hilly and Gully Region (2016YFC0501703), National Key R&D Program, 2016/07-2020/12 

Publications:

Refereed journal articles:

[1]       Zhi Wang, Weizhou Xu, Jiyue Kang, Min Li, Jin Huanga, Qingbo Ke, Ho Soo Kim，Bingcheng Xua, Sang-Soo Kwak*.Overexpression of alfalfa Orange gene in tobacco enhances carotenoid accumulation and tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018, 130: 613-622.

[2]       Zhi Wang, Weizhou Xu, Zhifei Chen, Zhao Jia, Jin Huang, Zhongming Wen, Yinglong Chen, Bingcheng Xu*. Soil moisture availability at early growth stages strongly affected root growth of Bothriochloa ischaemum when mixed with Lespedeza davurica. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9:1050. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01050

[3]       Zhi Wang, Jinbiao Liu, Ji Chen, Min Li, Guoxia Su, Bingcheng Xu, Jin Huang*. Diurnal and seasonal variations in photosynthesis, leaf water potential and soil water content of six alfalfa cultivars on the semiarid Loess Plateau. Pakistan journal of botany, 2017, 49(5): 1717-1724.

[4]       Zhi Wang, Guoxia Su, Min Li, Qingbo Ke, Soo Young Kim, Hongbing Li, Jin Huang, Bingcheng Xu, Xi-Ping Deng, Sang-Soo Kwak^*. Overexpressing Arabidopsis ABF3 increases tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses and reduces leaf size in alfalfa. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016, 109: 199-208.

[5]       Qingbo Ke^#, Zhi Wang^#, Chang Yoon Ji, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Hongbing Li, Bing-Cheng Xu, Xiping Deng, Sang-Soo Kwak*. Transgenic poplar expressing codA exhibits enhanced growth and abiotic stress tolerance. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016, 100:75-84. (^#: Co-first author)

[6]       Zhi Wang, Qingbo Ke, Kim MD, Kim SH, Chang Yoon Ji, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Woo Sung Park, Mi-Jeong Ahn, Hongbing Li, Bing-Cheng Xu, Xiping Deng, Sang-Hoon Lee, Yong Pyo Lim, Sang-Soo Kwak^*. Transgenic alfalfa plants expressing the sweetpotato Orange gene exhibit enhanced abiotic stress tolerance. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(5): e0126050.

[7]       Qingbo Ke^#, Zhi Wang^#, Chang Yoon Ji, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Hongbing Li, Bing-Cheng Xu, Xiping Deng, Sang-Soo Kwak^*. Transgenic poplar expressing Arabidopsis YUCCA6 exhibits auxin overproduction phenotypes and enhances tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015, 94: 19-27. (^#: Co-first author)

[8]       Zhi Wang, Hongbing Li, Qingbo Ke, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Xiping Deng, Yong Pyo Lim, Sang-Soo Kwak^*. Transgenic alfalfa plants expressing AtNDPK2 exhibit increased growth and tolerance to abiotic stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014, 84: 67-77.

[9]       Hongbing Li^#, Zhi Wang^#, Qingbo Ke, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Bing-Cheng Xu, Xiping Deng, Yong Pyo Lim, Sang-Soo Kwak^*. Overexpression of codA gene confers enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses in alfalfa. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014, 85: 31-40. (^#: Co-first author)

[10]  Furong Niu, Ji Chen, Peifeng Xiong, Zhi Wang, He Zhang, Bingcheng Xu. Responses of soil respiration to rainfall pulses in a natural grassland community on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China. Catena, 2019, 178: 199-208.

[11]  Zhifei Chen, Zhi Wang, Yungui Yang*, Min Li, Bingcheng Xu*. Abscisic acid and brassinolide combined application synergistically enhances drought tolerance and photosynthesis of tall fescue under water stress. Scientia Horticulturae, 2018, 228:1-9.

[12]  Peifeng Xiong, Zhifei Chen, Zhao Jia, Zhi Wang, Jairo A. Palta, Bingcheng Xu*. Variability in leaf wettability and surface water retention of main species in semiarid Loess Plateau of China. Ecohydrology, 2018 | DOI: 10.1002/eco.2021.

[13]  Bingcheng Xu, Weizhou Xu, Zhi Wang, Zhifei Chen, Jairo A. Palta, Yinglong Chen. Accumulation of N and P in the Legume Lespedeza davurica in Controlled Mixtures with the Grass Bothriochloa ischaemum under Varying Water and Fertilization Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9 :165.

[14]    Qingbo Ke, Ho Soo Kim, Zhi Wang, Chang Yoon Ji, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Young-Im Choi, Bingcheng Xu, Xiping Deng, Dae-Jin Yun, Sang-Soo Kwak. Down-regulation of GIGANTEA-like genes increases plant growth and salt stress tolerance in poplar. Plant Biotechnol J., 2017, 15(3): 331-343.

[15]    Zhijuan Gao, Jinbiao Liu, Qinqin An, Zhi Wang, Shaolin, Chen, Bingcheng Xu. Photosynthetic performance of switchgrass and its relation to field productivity: A three-year experimental appraisal in semiarid Loess Plateau. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017, 16 (6): 1227-1235. (SCI)

[16]    Furong Niu, Dongping Duan, Ji Chen, Peifeng Xiong, He Zhang, Zhi Wang, Bingcheng Xu (2016) Eco-Physiological Responses of Dominant Species to Watering in a Natural Grassland Community on the Semi-Arid Loess Plateau of China. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 663.

[17]    Seyeon Park, Ho Soo Kim, Young Jun Jung, Sun Ha Kim, Chang Yoon Ji, Zhi Wang, Jae Cheol Jeong, Haeng-Soon Lee, Sang Yeol Lee, Sang-Soo Kwak*. Orange protein has a role in phytoene synthase stabilization in sweetpotato. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 33563.