Yafang Wang

　　 　　

Yafang Wang, Ph D, Associate Professor

Department of Grassland Science, College of Grassland Agriculture

E-mail: yafang.wang@nwafu.edu.cn

Education:

2008/09-2012/06 Northwest A&F University, Grassland Science, BS.

2012/09-2018/06 Northwest A&F University, Grassland Science, Ph.D.

2015/09-2017/09 South Dakota State University, Biology, visiting scholar

Work Experience:

2017/12-2018/06 South Dakota State University, Biology, visiting scholar

2018/07-2020/08 South Dakota State University, Biology, Postdoc

2020/12-       College of Grassland Agriculture, Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Forage physiology and molecular biology under abiotic stress; Forage breeding

Grants:

Northwest A&F University Setup Funding, 2021-2024

Publications:

[1] Wang Yafang, Afeworki Yohannes, Geng Sisi, Kanchupati Praveena, Gu Muyu, Martins Chidi, Rude Brady, Tefera Haileselassie, Kim Yongjun, Ge Xijin, Auger Donald, Chen Sixue, Yang Peizhi, Hu Tianming*, Wu Yajun*. Hydrotropism in the primary roots of maize. The New Phytologist. 2020, DOI:10.1111/nph.16472（IF₂₀₁₉="8.512," 中科院1区）

[2] Yafang Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Pan Zhang, Yuman Cao, Tianming Hu*, Peizhi Yang*. Rhizobium symbiosis contribution to short-term salt stress tolerance in alfalfa ( Medicago sativa  L.). Plant and Soil. 2016, 402: 247-261 ( IF₂₀₁₉="3.299," 中科院1区)

[3] Yafang Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Houmei Liu, Yunru An, Bo Han, Yajun Wu, Leqin Chang, Tianming Hu*, Peizhi Yang*. Overexpression of an alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) gene,  MsDUF , negatively impacted seed germination and response to osmotic stress in transgenic tobacco. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 2018, 132: 525-534 ( IF₂₀₁₉="2.196," 中科院4区)

[4] Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Yafang, Chang Leqin, Zhang Tong, An Jie, LiuYushi, Cao Yuman, Zhao Xia, Sha Xuyang, Hu Tianming*, Yang Peizhi*.  MsZEP , a novel zeaxanthin epoxidase gene from alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ), confers drought and salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Plant Cell Reports. 2016, 35(2): 439-453 (IF₂₀₁₉="3.825,中科院3区)

[5] Kanchupati Praveena, Wang Yafang, Anower Rokebul, Boe Arvid, Hu Tianming, Wu Yajun*. The  CBF -Like Gene Family in Alfalfa: Expression Analyses and Identification of Potential Functional Homologs of Arabidopsis  CBF3 . Crop Science. 2017, 57. 10.2135/cropsci2016.09.0777 (IF₂₀₁₉="1.878，中科院3区)

[6] Yuman Cao, Zhiqiang Zhang, Tong Zhang, Zhang You, Jincai Geng, Yafang Wang, Tianming Hu*, Peizhi Yang*. Overexpression of zeaxanthin epoxidase gene from  Medicago sativa  enhances the tolerance to low light in transgenic tobacco. Acta Biochimica Polnica. 2018, 65(3):431-435

[7] Jie An, Peizhi Yang*, Yuman Cao, Jincai Geng, Penghui Ren, Zhang You, Yafang Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jieyu Yang. Cloning and expression analysis of a novel Glutathione S-transferase gene, MsGST, from alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ). Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 2017, 77(3): 394-399

[8] Zhiqiang Zhang, Linhui Shao, Leqin Chang, Yuman Cao, Tong Zhang, Yafang Wang, Yushi Liu, Pan Zhang, Xiaoqin Sun, Yajun Wu, Tianming Hu*, Peizhi Yang*. Effect of rhizobia symbiosis on lignin levels and forage quality in alfalfa ( Medicago sativa  L.). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 2016, 233: 55-59

[9] Pan Zhang, Peizhi Yang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Bo Han, Weidong Wang, Yafang Wang, Yuman Cao, Tianming Hu*. Isolation and characterization of a buffalograss ( Buchloe dactyloides ) dehydration responsive element binding transcription factor,  BdDREB2 . Gene. 2014, 536(1): 123-128

[10] Wang Q, Gu M, Ma X, Zhang H, Wang Y, Cui J, Gao W, Gui J (2015) Model optimization of cadmium and accumulation in switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum  L.): potential use for ecological phytoremediation in Cd-contaminated soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:16758-16771

[11] 张攀, 杨培志, 王卫栋, 张志强, 韩博, 王亚芳, 曹玉曼, 呼天明 (2013) 干旱胁迫下根瘤菌共生紫花苜蓿抗旱生理变化研究. 草地学报 21:938-944

[12] 李莎莎, 张志强, 王亚芳, 张攀, 曹玉曼, 杨培志, 呼天明 (2016) 根瘤菌共生对低温胁迫下紫花苜蓿抗寒生理变化的影响. 草地学报 24:377-383

[13] 顾沐宇, 王亚芳, 马晓敏, 张红娟, 归静, 高伟, 王佺珍 (2015) 镉和 pH 对柳枝稷种子萌发及幼苗的耦合作用研究. 家畜生态学报 36:57-64