Yuman Cao

　　 　　

Yuman Cao, Ph D, Associate Professor

Department of Grassland Science, College of Grassland Agriculture

E-mail: yumancao@nwafu.edu.cn

Education:

2010/09-2014/06 Northwest A&F University, Grassland Science, BS.

2014/09-2019/06 Northwest A&F University, Grassland Science, Ph.D.

Work Experience:

2019/09-2020/12 Postdoc, Biology & Microbiology Department, South Dakota State University, Crop Science

2021/05-       Associate Professor, Department of Grassland Science, College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University

Research Interests:

Forage physiology and molecular biology under abiotic stress; Forage breeding

Grants:

Northwest A&F University Setup Funding, 2021/05-2024/5

Publications:

Y Cao, J Liu, Y Li, J Zhang, S Li, Y An, T Hu, P Yang. 2021. Functional analysis of the phosphate transporter gene MtPT6 from Medicago truncatula. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 620377

Y Cao, Z Zhang, T Zhang, J An, L Chang, Y Wang, H Wu, T Hu, P Yang. 2019. Overexpression of the alfalfa zeaxanthin epoxidase gene (MsZEP) delays seed germination in transgenic tobacco. Biologia Plantarum, 63: 627-632

Y Cao, Z Zhang, T Zhang, Z You, J Geng, Y Wang, T Hu, P Yang. 2018. Overexpression of a zeaxanthin epoxidase gene from Medicago sativa enhances the tolerance to low light in transgenic tobacco. Acta biochimica Polonica, 65(3): 431-435

J An, P Yang, Y Cao, J Geng, P Ren, Z You, Y Wang, Z Zhang, J Yang. 2017. Cloning and expression analysis of a novel Glutathione S-transferase gene, MsGST, from alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Indian journal of genetics and plant breeding, 77(3): 394-399

Y Wang, Z Zhang, P Zhang, Y Cao, T Hu, P Yang. 2016. Rhizobium symbiosis contribution to short-term salt stress tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Plant and soil, 402: 247-261

Z Zhang, L Shao, L Chang, Y Cao, T Zhang, Y Wang, Y Liu, P Zhang, X Sun, Y Wu, T Hu, P Yang. 2016. Effect of rhizobia symbiosis on lignin levels and forage quality in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agriculture ecosystems & environment, 233: 55-59

Z Zhang, Y Wang, L Chang, T Zhang, J An, Y Liu, Y Cao, X Sha, T Hu, P Yang. 2016. MsZEP, a novel zeaxanthin epoxidase gene from alfalfa (Medicago sativa), confers drought and salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Plant cell reports, 35: 439-453

曾引伟, 曹玉曼, 沙煦旸, 李淑霞, 杨培志, 呼天明, 刘金隆. 2018. 一种简单有效的非损伤观测根瘤和根系形态的方法. 植物学报, 53(05): 661-670

安杰, 尤章, 曹玉曼, 任鹏辉, 刘金隆, 杨培志. 2017. 紫花苜蓿保卫细胞原生质体的制备. 草业科学, 34(10): 2063-2069