Zeng-Fu (Frank) Xu

徐增富

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-5865

ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-3124-2009

课题组网站https://www.x-mol.com/groups/Xu_Zeng-Fu  

研究方向:林木分子遗传育种和分子生理生态

目前以桉树(Eucalyptus)和木本油料植物为主要研究材料,木本油料植物包括生物燃油原料植物小桐子 (Jatropha curcas)、富含alpha-亚麻酸 (一种人体必需Omega-3脂肪酸)的木本食用油料植物星油藤 (又称为美藤果,Plukenetia volubilis)和澳洲坚果(又称为夏威夷果,Macadamia)。主要阐明分枝形成、成花转变、花性别分化、油脂合成与积累以及逆境抗性调控的分子机理,并采用基因编辑等分子生物学方法进行林木遗传改良与优良品种培育。

E-mail: zfxu@gxu.edu.cn; frankzfxu@foxmail.com 

Research

Education

Work Experience

Publications

Research interests

The goal of my research group is to breed improved varieties of biodiesel feedstock plants by transgenic approaches. In particular, my research group is focused on increasing the yield potential of two woody oil plants Jatropha curcas and Plukenetia volubilis through manipulating floral development and sex expression.

Education

May, 1997 – April, 2001      The University of Hong Kong

Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology (Supervisors: Prof. Mee-Len Chye and Dr. Whei-Lan Teng)

Thesis Topic: Proteinase inhibitor II from Solanum americanum: molecular characterization and potential use in generating insect-resistant transgenic vegetables

Sep., 1987 – July, 1990:     Nanjing Agricultural University

M. Sc. in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Supervisor: Prof. Rong-Xian Zhang)

Thesis Topic: Differences between wheat genotypes in ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase and leaf conductance and the relationships to photosynthesis

Sep., 1983 – July, 1987:     Nanjing Agricultural University

B. Sc. in Genetics and Breeding

Work Experience

Nov., 2007 – present            Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Menglun, Yunnan 666303, China

Professor, principal investigator, Research and teaching in molecular breeding of energy plants

 

Apr., 2004 – Nov., 2007:      Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Professor, Research and teaching in plant molecular biology and genetic engineering

 

May, 2001 – Mar., 2004:    Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Associate Professor, Research and teaching in plant molecular biology and genetic engineering

 

Oct., 1992 – Apr., 1997:     Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Lecturer, Research and teaching in plant molecular biology and genetic engineering

 

July, 1990 – Sep., 1992:    Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Teaching assistant, Research and teaching in plant molecular biology and genetic engineering

Publications (* indicates the corresponding author)

2026

  1. Hu, H., Su, G., Zhang, W., Feng, W., Ni, J.*, Xu, Z.-F.* (2026). Bark storage protein overexpression promotes plant growth and inhibits lignin biosynthesis in poplar. Plant Science 364: 112888. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112888
  2. 刘孔梅,韦利达,梁康明,胡浩,林凯,倪军,李超琼*,徐增富*. 2026. 小桐子转录因子JcTCP2在叶片形态建成中的调控作用。桉树科技,43(1): 56-68. https://journals.caf.ac.cn/askj/article/doi/10.13987/j.cnki.askj.2026.01.008.  LIU Kongmei, WEI Lida, LIANG Kangming, HU Hao, LIN Kai, NI Jun, LI Chaoqiong*, XU Zengfu*. 2026. Regulatory roles of Jatropha curcas transcription factor JcTCP2 in leaf morphogenesis. EUCALYPT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 43(1): 56-68.

2025

  1. Pan, B.-Z.*, Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). Comprehensive transcriptomics reveals putative cytokinin-triggered non-coding RNA networks modulating female flower formation in cassava. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11909-y
  2. Li, M., Cao, Y., Wu, W., Mo, Y., Wang, J., Geng, X., Xu, J., Fei, Y., Su, G., Hu, H., Li, K., Ni, J., Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). EucaMOD: a comprehensive multi-omics database for functional genomics research and molecular breeding of fast-growing eucalyptus trees. The Plant Journal 124 (5): e70603. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70603
  3. Mo, J., Liu, Y., Tan, X., Lu, Y., Wang, W., Xiong, T., Liang, K., Liao, C., Huang, B., Lu, Y., Xu, Z.-F.*, and Wang, Y.* (2025). Identification and Functional Analysis of WOX Genes in Macadamia spp. Reveal WOX1 and WOX4 Homologs Involved in Shoot Regeneration. Physiologia Plantarum 177 (4): e70458. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70458
  4. Li, M., Wu, W., Mo, Y., Geng, X.-C., Fei, Y., Xu, J., Lei, D., Cen, Y., Ni, J., Li, K., Cao, Y.*, and Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). Genome annotation, comparative genomics and transcriptomic analysis of Eucalyptus cloeziana reveal insights into genome evolution and wood formation in Eucalyptus. Industrial Crops and Products 235: 121680. Free full text:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121680
  5. 冯维,林凯,王建忠,马忠才,吴雯霏, 李霞,徐增富*. 2025. 尾巨桉转基因毛状根的诱导及其用于获得转基因再生植株初探基因组学与应用生物学, 44(5): 429-442. https://link.cnki.net/doi/10.13417/j.gab.044.000429 (境内). FENG Wei, LIN Kai, WANG Jianzhong, MA Zhongcai, WU Wenfei, LI Xia, XU Zengfu*. 2025, Induction of transgenic hairy roots in Eucalyptus urophylla×E. grandis and their preliminary use for obtaining transgenic regenerated plants. Genomics and Applied Biology, 44(5): 429-442. https://link.oversea.cnki.net/doi/10.13417/j.gab.044.000429 (overseas)
  6. Fei, Y.-C., Mo, Y., Lin, K., Tao, L., He, X., Ye, F., Xu, J., Li, M., Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals a possible mechanism of starvation stress-induced fruit abscission in macadamia. BMC Plant Biology 25 (1): 739.  doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06761-x
  7. Fei, Y.-C., Mo, Y., Xu, J., Lin, K., Tao, L., He, X., Li, M., Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). Genome-Wide Analysis of the Polygalacturonase Gene Family in Macadamia and Identification of Members Involved in Fruit Abscission. Plants 14 (11): 1610. DOI: doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14111610
  8. 汤毕杰,徐增富*,杨章旗*,唐生森,陆相佑,陆康,苏朝宝. 2025. 修枝强度对不同林龄马尾松生长的影响广西林业科学 54 (02): 167-172
  9. 莫金辉,刘媛,黄炳瑜,卢源东,谭熙灵,徐增富*,王翊*. 2025. 澳洲坚果WOX13 基因克隆及表达分析广西林业科学 54 (02): 121-130. https://doi.org/10.19692/j.issn.1006-1126.20250201
  10. 李翠萍张子健文娅婷徐增富李魁鹏*. (2025). 杉木ClMYB5基因cDNA的克隆、表达特性与互作蛋白研究基因组学与应用生物学 44 (04): 345-354. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.044.000345
  11. Lu, H., Liang, X., Wang, J., Xiong, T., Xu, Z.-F., Bai, T., Jiang, W*. (2025). Genetic diversity, core collection construction and genotype–environment associations of Eucalyptus cloeziana germplasm based on EST-SSR markers. European Journal of Forest Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01792-3  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10342-025-01792-3
  12. Jing‑jing Yu, Shiling Deng, Jinhui Mo, Han Huang, Zeng‑Fu Xu*, Yi Wang*. 2025. Functional analysis of the woody oil crop Plukenetia volubilis L. LEC2 homolog PvoB3‑69 in promoting regeneration. Plant Cell Reports 44 (5): 112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-025-03493-y  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00299-025-03493-y.  Free full-text link: https://rdcu.be/ekAw5
  13. 黄涵、喇燕菲、岑东灿、徐增富、王翊* 2025. 发根农杆菌介导的金花茶毛状根活体遗传转化体系的建立基因组学与应用生物学, 44(3): 229-240. https://link.cnki.net/doi/10.13417/j.gab.044.000229. HUANG Han, LA Yanfei, CEN Dongcan, XU Zengfu, WANG Yi*, 2025. Establishment of Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated in planta hairy roots genetic transformation system for Camellia petelotii, Genomics and Applied Biology, 44(3): 229-240. https://link.oversea.cnki.net/doi/10.13417/j.gab.044.000229  DOI: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.044.000229
  14. Lin, K., Lu, L.-X., Pan, B.-Z., Chai, X., Fu, Q.-T., Geng, X.-C., Mo, Y., Fei, Y.-C., Xu, J.-J., Li, M., Ni, J.*, Xu, Z.-F.* (2025). Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Hairy Root Genetic Transformation Using Agrobacterium Gel Inoculation and RUBY Reporter Enables Efficient Gene Function Analysis in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26 (6): 2496. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26062496
  15. Lanjuan Duan, Zhiyu Zeng, Yaodan Tang, Yuwu Liao, Kai Lin, Hao Hu, Zeng-Fu Xu, Jun Ni*. 2025. New Insights into the Role of Cytokinin in Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Leaf Expansion: An Integrated Transcriptomic, Metabolomic, and Physiological Analysis of Hypericum monogynum. Forests, 16(3), 465; doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/f16030465
  16. Yuwu Liao, Zhiyu Zeng, Kai Lin, Weixin Jiang, Jianzhong Wang, Lanjuan Duan, Xiuqing Liang, Yunkai Huang, Zeiwei Han, Hao Hu, Zeng-Fu Xu, Jun Ni. 2025. Gibberellin promotes xylem expansion and cell lignification by regulating sugar accumulation and the expression of JcMYB43 and JcMYB63 in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 294: 139434. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.139434  Free full-text access link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1kRsSWFfgxHWo;  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813024102450?dgcid=author#f0055
  17. Feng, C., Zhu, Y., Su, Q., Zhou, X., Chen, W., Tao, Y.-B., Chen, M., He, H., Pan, B.-Z., Xu, Z.-F.*, Fu, Q.* (2025). Reproductive biology of Plukenetia corniculata Sm. (Euphorbiaceae), a traditional wild vegetable in Southeast Asia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 72 (1): 107-119. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-01967-8  Full-text access to a view-only version (SharedIt link): https://rdcu.be/dEh4O 

2024

1.      Zhiyu Zeng, Yuwu Liao, Jianzhong Wang, Xiuqing Liang, Lanjuan Duan, Yunkai Huang, Zewei Han, Kai Lin, Hao Hu, Kaiqin Ye, Zeng-Fu Xu*, Jun Ni*. 2024, Combined transcriptomic, metabolomic and physiological analysis reveals the key role of nitrogen, but not phosphate and potassium in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis induced by nutrient deficiency in Eucalyptus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 283 (1): 137564.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137564  Free full-text access link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1k6jpWFfgxCyS

2.      苏国芬,李大华,王 潘,周 料,胡 浩,邓海群,陈 鑫,冯名开,耿显宸,王 *,徐增富*. 2024. 巨桉EgrDHN基因家族鉴定及表达模式分析. 中南林业科技大学学报, 44(12): 166-177. https://link.cnki.net/doi/10.14067/j.cnki.1673-923x.2024.12.016 ; SU Guofen, LI Dahua, WANG Pan, ZHOU Liao, HU Hao, DENG Haiqun, CHEN Xin, FENG Mingkai, GENG Xianchen, WANG Yi*, XU Zengfu*. 2024, Identification and expression pattern analysis of EgrDHN gene family in Eucalyptus grandis. Journal of Central South University of Forestry & Technology, 44(12):166-177. https://link.oversea.cnki.net/doi/10.14067/j.cnki.1673-923x.2024.12.016 ; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14067/j.cnki.1673-923x.2024.12.016

3.      陈涛,白雪,张甜甜,唐明勇*,徐增富*. 2024. 在拟南芥和小桐子中超量表达rJcSPL9导致花丝缩短分子植物育种 22 (23): 7791-7802.  https://link.cnki.net/doi/10.13271/j.mpb.022.007791. Chen T., Bai X., Zhang T.T., Tang M.Y.*, and Xu Z.F. *, 2024, Overexpression of rJcSPL9 in Arabidopsis thaliana and Jatropha curcas causes shorter filaments, Fenzi Zhiwu Yuzhong (Molecular Plant Breeding), 22(23): 7791-7802.  https://link.oversea.cnki.net/doi/10.13271/j.mpb.022.007791  

4.      韦利达,刘正兴,梁康明,吴永富,林凯,蒋兴成,吴雯霏,黎明慧,胥佳静,徐增富*. 2024. 尾巨桉良种无性系DH32-28高效植株再生体系的建立。基因组学与应用生物学,43(8): 1353-1363. WEI Lida, LIU Zhengxing, LIANG Kangming, WU Yongfu, LIN Kai, JIANG Xingcheng, WU Wenfei, LI Minghui, XU Jiajing, XU Zengfu*, 2024. Establishment of an efficient plant regeneration system for the elite clone DH32-28 of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis. Genomics and Applied Biology, 43(8): 1353-1363.  https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.043.001353 

5.      张吴滔、白卫国、苏国芬、费晓云、胡浩、付朝阳、韦利达、李蔷薇、李魁鹏*、徐增富*. 2024. 尾巨桉DH32-28组培再生过程中激素浓度筛选与转基因愈伤组织获得桉树科技, 2024, 41(2): 1-10.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.13987/j.cnki.askj.2024.02.001

6.      Xue Bai, Mingyong Tang*, Xiaodi Hu, Ping Huang, Yuan Wu, Tao Chen, Huiying He, and Zeng-Fu Xu*. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Cyperus esculentus and C. rotundus with contrasting oil contents in tubers defines genes and regulatory networks involved in oil accumulation.  Plant Science, 348, 112230 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112230   Free full text:  https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1jeqecQUW42mH

7.      Zhu, L., Liao, Y., Zhang, T., Zeng, Z., Wang, J., Duan, L., Chen, X., Lin, K., Liang, X., Han, Z., Huang, Y., Wu, W., Hu, H., Xu, Z.-F.*, Ni, J.* (2024). Reactive oxygen species act as the key signaling molecules mediating light-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in Eucalyptus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 212: 108715. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108715; Free full-text access link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1j6Dc3VH9XDkZ~  

8.      Ping Huang, Jie Yang, Jiapeng Ke, Li Cai, Yingxiong Hu, Jun Ni, Chaoqiong Li, Zeng-Fu Xu* and Mingyong Tang*, 2024. Inhibition of flowering by gibberellins in the woody plant Jatropha curcas is restored by overexpression of JcFT. Plant Science, 344: 112100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112100   

9.      Cheng Feng, Yue Zhu, Qimei Su, Xiang Zhou, Weiyue Chen, Yan-Bin Tao, Maosheng Chen, Huiying He, Bang-Zhen Pan, Zeng-Fu Xu*, Qiantang Fu*. 2024. Reproductive biology of Plukenetia corniculata Sm. (Euphorbiaceae), a traditional wild  vegetable in Southeast AsiaGenetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Published: 09 April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-01967-8Full-text access to a view-only version (SharedIt link): https://rdcu.be/dEh4O

10.   陈鑫,秦冬美,胥佳静,朱林慧,廖育焐,段兰娟,曾芷玉,黄赟凯,梁秀清,韩泽薇,李改萍,徐增富*,倪军*. 2024. 小桐子JcGIGANTEA基因增强拟南芥盐敏感性的功能分析基因组学与应用生物学43 (5): 803-816. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.043.000803

11.   徐增富,2024桉树的生物技术育种,《桉美中国: 2023年全国桉树产业发展暨学术研讨会资料集锦》/陈少雄主编北京中国林业出版社,第056-0592023年全国桉树产业发展暨学术研讨会, 2023.9.6-9, 广西、南宁. doi: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25855510

12.   Linhui Zhu, Yuwu Liao, Kai Lin, Wenfei Wu, Lanjuan Duan, Pan Wang, Xian Xiao, Tingting Zhang, Xin Chen, Jianzhong Wang, Kaiqin Ye, Hao Hu, Zeng-Fu Xu*, Jun Ni*. 2024. Cytokinin promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis via regulating sugar accumulation and MYB113 expression in Eucalyptus. Tree Physiology, 44(1): tpad154.  https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpad154

13.   Yu, J.-j., Cui, J., Huang, H., Cen, D.-c., Liu, F., Xu, Z.-F. *, and Wang, Y. * (2024). Identification of flowering genes in Camellia perpetua by comparative transcriptome analysis. Functional & Integrative Genomics 24 (1): 2.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-023-01267-x

14.   Liu, J.#, Li, Y.#, Li, J., Chen, W., Pan, B., Liu, A., Xu, Z.-F., Xu, W.*, Liu, C.* (2024). EupDB: An integrative and comprehensive functional genomics data hub for Euphorbiaceae plants. Plant Communications 5(1): 100683. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100683

2023

1.      Wang, J., Bai, X., Su, Y., Deng, H., Cai, L., Ming, X., Tao, Y.-B., He, H., Xu, Z.-F.*, Tang, M.* (2023). JcSEUSS1 negatively regulates reproductive organ development in perennial woody Jatropha curcas. Planta 258 (5): 88. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-023-04244-7

2.      Wenfei Wu, Linhui Zhu, Pan Wang, Yuwu Liao, Lanjuan Duan, Kai Lin, Xin Chen, Lijie Li, Jiajing Xu, Hao Hu, Zeng-Fu Xu*, Jun Ni*. Transcriptome-based construction of the gibberellin metabolism and signaling pathways in Eucalyptus grandis×E. urophylla, and functional characterization of GA20ox and GA2ox in regulating plant development and abiotic stress adaptations. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(8), 7051; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087051 

3.      Jing-Jing Yu, Shi-Ling Deng, Han Huang, Jin-Hui Mo, Zeng-Fu Xu*, Yi Wang*. 2023, Exploring the potential applications of the noninvasive reporter gene RUBY in plant genetic transformation. Forests, 14(3), 637; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030637

4.      黄健婷莫怿陶亮贺熙勇何伟叶发权王文林费裕翀屈俊辰王翊李魁鹏*, 徐增富* (2023). 基于EST-SSR分子标记的澳洲坚果分子指纹图谱构建. 基因组学与应用生物学 42(11): 1172-1188. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.042.001172 

5.      林凯,张育华,柴霞,付乾堂,耿显宸,倪军*,徐增富*. 2023. 发根农杆菌介导的星油藤毛状根遗传转化体系建立。植物生理学报, 59 (2): 373-382. https://doi.org/10.13592/j.cnki.ppj.100398  LIN Kai, ZHANG Yuhua, CHAI Xia, FU Qiantang, GENG Xianchen, NI Jun*, XU Zengfu*. 2023. Establishment of an Agrobacterium rhizogenes–mediated genetic transformation system of hairy roots in sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). Plant Physiology Journal 2023, 59 (2): 373-382. https://doi.org/10.13592/j.cnki.ppj.100398 

6.      李丽杰胥佳静吴雯霏陈鑫朱林慧徐增富*倪军*. (2023). 拟南芥葡萄糖磷酸变位酶(PGM)基因调控植株耐盐性的功能研究基因组学与应用生物学 42 (05): 471-480. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.042.000471. Li Lijie, Xu Jiajing, Wu Wenfei, Chen Xin, Zhu Linhui, Xu Zeng-fu*, Ni Jun*. 2023. Functional Study on the Regulation of Salt Tolerance by Glucose-phosphate Mutase (PGM) Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genomics and Applied Biology, 42 (05): 471-480. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.042.000471

7.      胥佳静,李丽杰,吴雯霏,陈鑫,朱林慧,徐增富*,倪军*. 2023. 小桐子JcBELL1的基因克隆及其调控叶片衰老功能的初步鉴定. 基因组学与应用生物学, 42 (04): 348-358. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.042.000348. Xu Jiajing, Li Lijie, Wu Wenfei, Chen Xin, Zhu Linhui, Xu Zengfu*, Ni Jun*. 2023. Cloning of JcBELL1 Gene from Jatropha curcas and Its Function in Regulating Leaf Senescence. Genomics and Applied Biology, 42 (04): 348-358. doi: https://doi.org/10.13417/j.gab.042.000348 

8.      Zhu, L., Wang, J., Wu, W., Qiu, B., Hu, H., Xu, J., Li, L., Chen, X., Xu, Z.*, Ni, J.*  2023. First Report of Powdery Mildew in Eucalyptus Caused by Erysiphe neolycopersici in China. Plant Disease, 107(2):574. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-06-22-1281-pdn

2022

1.   俞璟菁邓诗玲,黄涵,马世涛,徐增富*,王翊*. 2022. 木本油料植物星油藤形态发生基因BABY BOOM的克隆及其功能研究基因组学与应用生物学,41(11-12), 2195-2207. Yu J.J., Deng S.L., Huang H., Ma S.T., Xu Z.F., and Wang Y., 2022, Cloning and functional analysis of morphogenetic gene BABY BOOM in woody oil plant Plukenetia rolubilis L., Genomics and Applied Biology, 41(11-12): 2195-2207.  https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/45.1369.Q.20221010.1350.004.html  

2.   Pan Wang, Yi Mo, Yi Wang, Yucong Fei, Jianting Huang, Jun Ni*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2022. Macadamia germplasm and genomic database (MacadamiaGGD): A comprehensive platform for germplasm innovation and functional genomics in Macadamia. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:1007266. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1007266/full 

3.   Xianchen Geng, Chun Zhang, Lida Wei, Kai Lin, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2022. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Cytokinin Response Regulator (RR) Genes in the Woody Plant Jatropha curcas and Functional Analysis of JcRR12 in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(19):11388. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911388 

4.   胡颖雄,王新,耿显宸,陶彦彬,徐增富.2022. 小桐子 NAC 转录因子家族成员的克隆与功能初步分析. 分子植物育种, https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/46.1068.S.20220523.1534.012.html 

5.   Mei-Li Zhao#, Zhi-Fang Zhou#, Mao-Sheng Chen*, Chuan-Jia Xu, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2022 An ortholog of the MADS-box gene SEPALLATA3 regulates stamen development in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. Planta 255:111. [Full text

6.   Mingyong Tang#, *, Xue Bai#, Jingxian Wang, Tao Chen, Xin Meng, Hongjun Deng, Chaoqiong Li, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2022. Efficiency of graft-transmitted JcFT for floral induction in woody perennial species of the Jatropha genus depends on transport distance. Tree Physiology 42(1), 189–201. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab116  [Cover image]

7.   Zhang M-J, Fu Q, Chen M-S, He H, Tang M, Ni J, Tao Y-B*, Xu Z-F*. 2022. Characterization of the bark storage protein gene (JcBSP) family in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas and the function of JcBSP1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. PeerJ 10:e12938. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12938

8.   崔佳  俞璟菁  张伊伊  邓诗玲  徐增富王翊*. 2022. 三种金花茶成花转变基因FTCEN1及其启动子克隆与表达分析. 分子植物育种, 网络首发。Cui Jia, Yu Jingjing, Zhang Yiyi, Deng Shiling, Xu Zengfu*, Wang Yi *. Cloning and Expression Analysis of Floral Transition Genes FT and CEN1 and Their Promoters in Three Species of Sect. Chrysanthae. Molecular Plant Breeding, Online first, https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/46.1068.S.20220129.1409.006.html  

9.   C.-H. Hao†, X. Chai†, F.-C. Wu*, Z.-F. Xu*. 2022. First Report of Collar Rot in Purple Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) Caused by Neocosmospora solani in Yunnan province, China. Plant Disease. 105 (11) , 3750. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0126-PDN     

2021

1.     Shah Faheem#Ni Jun#; Yuanyuan Yao; Hao Hu; Ruyue Wei and Wu Lifang; Overexpression of Karrikins receptor gene Sapium sebifereum KAI2 promotes the cold stress tolerance via regulating the redox homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, 12:657960.

  1. Zhang, X., Li, J., Pan, B.-Z., Chen, W., Chen, M., Tang, M., Xu, Z.-F.*, Liu, C.* (2021). Extended mining of the oil biosynthesis pathway in biofuel plant Jatropha curcas by combined analysis of transcriptome and gene interactome data. BMC Bioinformatics 22 (6): 409. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-04319-w   
  2. 胡颖雄、明新、陶彦彬*徐增富*. 2021. 异位表达小桐子赤霉素降解酶基因JcGA2ox6促进小桐子成花转变。分子植物育种网络首发。Hu Yingxiong, Ming Xin, Tao Yanbin* Xu Zengfu*. 2021. Ectopic Expression of Gibberellin-degrading Enzyme Gene JcGA2ox6 Promoted the Reproductive Growth in Perennial Woody Plant Jatropha curcas. Molecular Plant Breeding, Online first, https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/46.1068.S.20210610.1045.004.html
  3. 王新、陶彦彬、明新、胡颖雄*、徐增富*. 2021. 小桐子赤霉素合成酶JcGA3ox基因家族成员的克隆与功能分析分子植物育种网络首发。Wang Xin, Tao Yanbin, Ming Xin, Hu Yingxiong*, Xu Zengfu*. 2021. Cloning and Functional Analysis of the Members of Gibberellin Biosynthesis Enzyme JcGA3ox Gene Family in the Woody Oil Plant Jatropha curcas. Molecular Plant Breeding, Online first, https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/46.1068.S.20210610.1326.008.html
  4. Tian-tian Zhang, Huiying He, Chuan-jia Xu, Qiantang Fu, Yan-bin Tao*, Ronghua Xu*, and Zeng-fu Xu*. 2021. Overexpression of Type 1 and 2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Genes (JcDGAT1 and JcDGAT2) Enhances Oil Production in the Woody Perennial Biofuel Plant Jatropha curcas. Plants 10 (4), 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040699
  5. Xue Bai, Tao Chen, Yuan Wu, Mingyong Tang*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2021. Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for qRT-PCR Analysis in the Oil-Rich Tuber Crop Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus) Based on Transcriptome Data. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(5), 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052569
  6. 徐传佳,陈茂盛,徐增富*2021. 茉莉酸处理对木本油料植物小桐子早期花序芽基因表达的影响科学技术与工程,21(14): 5742-5751. Xu Chuanjia, Chen Maosheng, Xu Zengfu*. 2021. Effects of exogenous jasmonic acid on gene transcription in early inflorescence buds of the woody oil plant Jatropha curcas. Science Technology and Engineering, 21 (14) : 5742-5751. http://www.stae.com.cn/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=2009035&flag=1
  7. 冯程朱阅,张甜甜,白雪,何惠英潘帮珍付乾堂*, 徐增富*. 2021木本油料植物星油藤嫩茎叶营养成分分析经济林研究  39(2):97-103. FENG Cheng, ZHU Yue, ZHANG Tiantian, BAI Xue, HE Huiying, PAN Bangzhen, FU Qiantang*, XU Zengfu*. 2021. Analysis of nutritional components in tender stems and leaves of the woody oil crop Plukenetia volubilis. Nonwood Forest Research, 39(2): 97-103. https://doi.org/10.14067/j.cnki.1003-8981.2021.02.012
  8. 王静娴,明新,陶彦彬,唐明勇*,徐增富*. 2021. 超量表达JcSEUSS1基因促进小桐子(Jatropha curcas)叶中花青素的合成分子植物育种, 19(23): 7851-7860. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13271/j.mpb.019.007851.  Wang J.X., Ming X., Tao Y.B., Tang M.Y. *, and Xu Z.F. *, 2021, Over-expression of JcSEUSS1 from Jatropha curcas induces the accumulation of anthocyanin in leaves, Fenzi Zhiwu Yuzhong (Molecular Plant Breeding), 19(23): 7851-7860. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13271/j.mpb.019.007851  
  9. 朱阅郭亚静冯程潘帮珍何惠英徐增富杜光辉*付乾堂*. (2021). 星油藤转录组SSR序列特征分析及其分子标记开发分子植物育种,19 (9): 2985-2992. Zhu Yue, Guo Yajing, Feng Cheng, Pan Bangzhen, He Huiying, Xu Zengfu, Du Guanghui*, Fu Qiantang*. 2021. Characteristic Analysis of SSR Sequences and Development of Molecular Markers Based on Plukenetia volubilis Transcriptome. Molecular Plant Breeding, 19 (9): 2985-2992. http://dx.doi.org/10.13271/j.mpb.019.002985

2020

  1. Chuan-Jia Xu, Mei-Li Zhao, Mao-Sheng Chen*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. Silencing of the woody perennial Jatropha curcas ortholog of DEFFECTIVE IN ANTHER DEHISCENCE 1 alters flower and fruit development. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21(23), 8923 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21238923

2.        Faheem Afzal Shah; Xiao Wei; Qiaojian Wang; Wenbo Liu; Dongdong Wang; Yuanyuan Yao; Hao Hu; Xue Chen; Shengwei Huang; Jinyan Hou; Ruiju Lu; Chenghong Liu; Jun Ni*; Lifang Wu*Karrikin Improves Osmotic and Salt Stress Tolerance via the Regulation of the Redox Homeostasis in the Oil Plant Sapium sebiferumFrontiers in Plant Science, 2020, 11: 216.

  1. Mei-Li Zhao, Mao-Sheng Chen*, Jun Ni, Chuan-Jia Xu, Qing Yang, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. Comparative transcriptome analysis of gynoecious and monoecious inflorescences reveals regulators involved in male flower development in the woody perennial plant Jatropha curcas. Plant Reproduction 33, 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-020-00396-8.
  2. Jing-Xian Wang, Xin Ming, Yan-Bin Tao*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. Jatropha curcas ortholog of tomato MADS-box gene 6 (JcTM6) promoter exhibits floral-specific activity in Arabidopsis thaliana. PeerJ 8:e9827 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9827
  3. Mao-Sheng Chen#, Longjian Niu#, Mei-Li Zhao, Chuanjia Xu, Bang-Zhen Pan, Qiantang Fu, Yan-Bin Tao, Huiying He, Chunhui Hou*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. De novo genome assembly and Hi-C analysis reveal the association between chromatin architecture alterations and sex differentiation in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. GigaScience 9 (2): giaa009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giaa009.
  4. Yan Luo, Bang-Zhen Pan, Lu Li, Chen-Xuan Yang, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. Developmental basis for flower sex determination and effects of cytokinin on sex determination in Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae). Plant Reproduction 33(1):  21-34 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-019-00382-9
  5. Xin Ming, Yan-Bin Tao*, Qiantang Fu, Mingyong Tang, Huiying He, Mao-Sheng Chen, Bang-Zhen Pan, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2020. Flower-specific overproduction of cytokinins altered flower development and sex expression in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas L. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(2), 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21020640
  6. 郭亚静,付乾堂,胡晓笛,陈茂盛,潘帮珍,陶彦彬,何惠英,徐增富*. 2020. 星油藤WOX 基因家族成员的鉴定及其表达谱分析分子植物育种, 18 (12): 3907-3915. Guo Yajing, Fu Qiantang, Hu Xiaodi, Chen Maosheng, Pan Bangzhen, Tao Yanbin, He Huiying, Xu Zengfu*. 2020. Identification and Expression Analysis of WOX Family Genes in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis). Molecular Plant Breeding, 18 (12): 3907-3915. http://dx.doi.org/10.13271/j.mpb.018.003907
  7. 任树林付乾堂潘帮珍*徐增富*. 2020. 快中子辐射星油藤突变体库的构建及其突变体筛选。分子植物育种, 18 (11): 3604-3613. Ren Shulin, Fu Qiantang, Pan Bangzhen*, Xu Zengfu*. 2020. Construction of A Mutant Library and Screening of Mutants Induced by Fast-Neutron Irradiation in Plukenetia volubilis L. Molecular Plant Breeding, 18 (11): 3604-3613.   http://dx.doi.org/10.13271/j.mpb.018.003604

2019

  1. Xuan Zhang#, Bang-Zhen Pan#, Maosheng Chen, Wen Chen, Jing Li, Zeng-Fu Xu* and Changning Liu*. 2019. JCDB: a comprehensive knowledge base for Jatropha curcas, an emerging model for woody energy plants. BMC Genomics 20, 958. doi:10.1186/s12864-019-6356-z

1.        Wang Qiaojian#Ni Jun#*; Shah Faheem; Liu Wenbo; Wang Dongdong; Yao Yuanyuan; Hu Hao; Huang Shengwei; Hou Jinyan; Fu Songling*; Wu Lifang*Overexpression of the Stress-Inducible SsMAX2 Promotes Drought and Salt Resistance via the Regulation of Redox Homeostasis in Arabidopsis.International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, 20(4).

2.        Liu, Wenbo#Ni, Jun#*; Shah, Faheem Afzal; Ye, Kaiqin; Hu, Hao; Wang, Qiaojian; Wang, Dongdong; Yao, Yuanyuan; Huang, Shengwei; Hou, Jinyan; Liu, Chenghong; Wu, Lifang*Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression pattern analysis of APYRASE family members in response to abiotic and biotic stresses in wheatPeerJ, 2019, 7: e7622.

  1. Mei-Li Zhao, Mao-Sheng Chen, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2019. First Report of Powdery Mildew in Jatropha curcas Caused by Erysiphe quercicola in Yunnan province, China. Plant Disease, 103 (11): 2958. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-19-1079-PDN
  2. Mao-Sheng Chen; Mei-Li Zhao; Gui-Juan Wang; Hui-Ying He; Xue Bai; Bang-Zhen Pan; Qiantang Fu; Yan-Bin Tao; Mingyong Tang; Jorge Martínez-Herrera; Zeng-Fu Xu *. 2019. Transcriptome analysis of two inflorescence branching mutants reveals cytokinin is an important regulator in controlling inflorescence architecture in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. BMC Plant Biology 19, Article number: 468. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-2069-3.
  3. Mei-Li Zhao, Jun Ni, Mao-Sheng Chen *, Zeng-Fu Xu *. 2019. Ectopic expression of Jatropha curcas TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE J causes late-flowering and heterostylous phenotypes in Arabidopsis but not in Jatropha. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2019, 20(9), 2165; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20092165 
  4. Fu Q, Tao Y-B, Xu Z-F*. 2019. Genetic transformation and transgenics of Jatropha curcas, a biofuel plant. In: Mulpuri Sujatha, Nicolas Carels, Bahadur B, editors. Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop. Volume 3: A Sustainable Multipurpose Crop, pages 79-93, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3104-6_5
  5. Tao Y-B, Hu X-D, Xu Z-F*. 2019 Fatty acid biosynthesis and triacylglycerol accumulation in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas. In: Mulpuri Sujatha, Nicolas Carels, Bahadur B, editors. Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop. Volume 3: A Sustainable Multipurpose Crop, 163-179, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3104-6_10
  6. Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Huang, J., Luo, N., Wei, S., and Jin, J. (2019). Analysing the rice young panicle transcriptome reveals the gene regulatory network controlled by TRIANGULAR HULL1. Rice (N Y) 12, 6

2018

  1. Mingyong Tang, Xue Bai, Long-Jian Niu, Xia Chai, Mao-Sheng Chen,and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. miR172 regulates both vegetative and reproductive development in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas. Plant and Cell Physiology 59 (12): 2549-2563. [Cover story]

2.        Ni Jun; Faheem Shah; Liu Wenbo; Zhao Weiwei; Lu Weili; Huang Shengwei; Wang Qiaojian; Wang Dongdong; Fu Songling; Wu Lifang; Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the regulatory networks of cytokinin in promoting the floral feminization in the oil plant Sapium sebiferum, BMC Plant Biology, 2018, 18: 96.

3.        Shah Faheem#Ni Jun#; Wang Qiaojian; Chen Jing; Liu Wenbo; Chen Xue; Tang Caiguo; Fu Songling; Wu Lifang; Proanthocyanidins in seed coat tegmen and endospermic cap inhibit seed germination in Sapium sebiferumPeerJ, 2018, 6: e4690.

4.        Xu Zheng#Ni Jun#; Shah Faheem; Wang Qiaojian; Wang Zhaocheng; Fu Songling; Wu Lifang; Transcriptome analysis of pecan seeds at different developing stages and identification of key genes involved in lipid metabolismPLos One, 2018, 13(4): e0195913.

5.        Ni Jun; Wang Qiaojian; Shah Faheem; Liu Wenbo; Huang Shengwei; Wang Dongdong; Fu Songling; Wu Lifang; Exogenous melatonin confers cadmium tolerance by counterbalancing the hydrogen peroxide homeostasis in wheat seedlingsMolecules, 2018, 23(4): 799.

  1. Jialong Li #, Bang-Zhen Pan #, Longjian Niu, Mao-Sheng Chen, Mingyong Tang, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. Gibberellin inhibits floral initiation in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 37(3):999–1006. DOI: http://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s00344-018-9797-8.  [Full text]  [Cover image]
  2. Mei-Li Zhao, Yu Song*, Jun Ni, Xin Yao, Yun-hong Tan, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. Comparative chloroplast genomics and phylogenetics of nine Lindera species (Lauraceae). Scientific Reports 8, Article number: 8844. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-018-27090-0.[Full text]
  3. Xiao-Di Hu#; Bang-Zhen Pan#; Qiantang Fu; Longjian Niu; Mao-Sheng Chen; Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. De novo transcriptome assembly of the eight major organs of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) and the identification of genes involved in α-linolenic acid metabolism. BMC Genomics 19: 380.  DOI: http://sci-hub.tw/10.1186/s12864-018-4774-y [Full text]
  4. Li Cai, Lu Zhang, Qiantang Fu*, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. Identification and expression analysis of cytokinin metabolic genes IPTsCYP735A and CKXs in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas. PeerJ. 6: e4812.   https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4812. [Full text]
  5. Xiao-Di Hu, Bang-Zhen Pan, Qiantang Fu, Mao-Sheng Chen, and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the biofuel plant Sacha Inchi, Plukenetia volubilis. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 3 (1): 328-329. DOI: http://sci-hub.tw/10.1080/23802359.2018.1437816.  [Full text]
  6. 赵美丽倪军陈茂盛徐增富*, 2018, 超量表达小桐子JcTPS1 促进拟南芥开花并增加叶片花青素含量分子植物育种, 16 (1): 255-261. DOI: http://sci-hub.tw/10.13271/j.mpb.016.000255. Zhao Meili, Ni Jun, Chen Maosheng, Xu Zengfu, 2018, Over-expression of     JcTPS1 from Jatropha curcas Induces Early Flowering of Arabidopsis and Improves Anthocyanin Accumulation in Leaves. Molecular Plant Breeding, 16(1): 255-261. DOI: http://sci-hub.tw/10.13271/j.mpb.016.000255.   [Full text]
  7. Qiantang Fu, Longjian Niu, Mao-Sheng Chen, Yan-Bin Tao, Xiulan Wang, Huiying He, Bang-Zhen Pan, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. De novo Transcriptome Assembly and Comparative Analysis between Male and Benzyladenine-Induced Female Inflorescence Buds of Plukenetia volubilis. Journal of Plant Physiology,  221:107–118. [Full text]
  8. X. Chai, Z. Yang, Q. Fu, B.-Z. Pan, M. Tang, C. Li, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2018. First Report of Root and Basal Stem Rot in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum in ChinaPlant Disease, 102 (1): 242.  [Full text]

15.   Ying-Xiong Hu, Yan-Bin Tao* and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2017. Overexpression of Jatropha Gibberellin 2-oxidase 6 (JcGA2ox6) Induces Dwarfism and Smaller Leaves, Flowers and Fruits in Arabidopsis and Jatropha. Front. Plant Sci. 8:2103. [Full text]

16.   Jun Ni, Mei-Li Zhao, Mao-Sheng Chen, Bang-Zhen Pan, Yan-Bin Tao, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2017. Comparative transcriptome analysis of axillary buds in response to the shoot branching regulators gibberellin A3 and 6-benzyladenine in Jatropha curcas. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 11417. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11588-0 [Full text]  

17.   Chaoqiong Li, Qiantang Fu, Longjian Niu, Li Luo, Jianghua Chen, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2017. Three TFL1 homologues regulate floral initiation in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 43090. doi:10.1038/srep43090. [Full text]

18.   Yan-Wei Sun, Chun-Ming Wang, Ning Wang, Xi-Yuan Jiang, Hui-Zhu Mao, Chang-Xiang Zhu, Fu-Jiang Wen, Xiang-Hua Wang, Zhi-Jun Lu,Gen-Hua Yue, Zeng-Fu Xu, Jian Ye*. 2017. Manipulation of Auxin Response Factor 19 affects seed size in the woody perennial Jatropha curcas. Scientific Reports 7: 40844. doi:10.1038/srep40844. [Full text]

19.   Chen M, Pan B, Fu Q, Tao Y, Martinez_herrera J, Niu L, Ni J, Dong Y, Zhao M and Xu Z* (2017) Comparative transcriptome analysis between gynoecious and monoecious plants identifies regulatory networks controlling sex determination in Jatropha curcas. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1953. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01953 [Full text]

20.   Mingyong Tang, Yan-Bin Tao, Qiantang Fu, Yaling Song, Longjian Niu, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2016. An ortholog of LEAFY in Jatropha curcas regulates flowering time and floral organ development. Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 37306. doi:10.1038/srep37306 [Full text]

21.   Yan-Bin Tao, Liang-Liang He, Longjian Niu and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2016. Isolation and characterization of the Jatropha curcas APETALA1 (JcAP1) promoter conferring preferential expression in inflorescence buds. Planta, 244(2):467-478. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2519-1  [Full text]

22.   Mingyong Tang, Yan-Bin Tao and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2016. Ectopic expression of Jatropha curcas APETALA1 (JcAP1) caused early flowering in Arabidopsis, but not in Jatropha. PeerJ 4:e1969. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1969  [Full text]

23.   Longjian Niu, Yan-Bin Tao, Mao-Sheng Chen, Qiantang Fu, Yuling Dong, Huiying He, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2016. Identification and characterization of tetraploid and octoploid Jatropha curcas induced by colchicine. Caryologia 69(1): 58–66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087114.2015.1110308. [Full text]

24.   Bang-Zhen Pan, Yan Luo, Liang Song, Mao-Sheng Chen, Jia-Long Li, Zeng-Fu Xu 2016. Thidiazuron increases fruit number in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas by promoting pistil development. Industrial Crops and Products 81: 202–210. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.11.054. [Full text]

25.   Dong Yuling, Chen Maosheng, Wang Xiulan, Niu Longjian, Fu Qiantang, Xu Zengfu*, 2016. Establishment of in vitro regeneration system of woody oil crop Plukenetia volubilis. Molecular Plant Breeding 14(2): 462-470. [Full Text]

26.   Qiantang Fu, Chaoqiong Li, Mingyong Tang, Yan-Bin Tao, Bang-Zhen Pan, Lu Zhang, Longjian Niu, Huiying He, Xiulan Wang, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015. An efficient protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas by optimizing kanamycin concentration and duration of delayed selection. Plant Biotechnology Reports 9(6): 405-416. Download PDF (1514KB)

27.   Jun Ni, Congcong Gao, Mao-Sheng Chen, Bang-Zhen Pan, Kaiqin Ye, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015 Gibberellin promotes shoot branching in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas. Plant and Cell Physiology 56 (8): 1655-1666. [Full text]  [cover story]

28.   Longjian Niu, Yan-Bin Tao, Mao-Sheng Chen, Qiantang Fu, Chaoqiong Li, Yuling Dong, Xiulan Wang, Huiying He, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015 Selection of reliable reference genes for gene expression studies of a promising oilseed crop, Plukenetia volubilis, by real-time quantitative PCR. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16, 12513-12530; doi:10.3390/ijms160612513. [full text]

29.   Yan-Bin Tao, Liang-Liang He, Long-Jian Niu and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015. Isolation and characterization of an ubiquitin extension protein gene (JcUEP) promoter from Jatropha curcas. Planta. 241 (4): 823-836. [full text]  

30.   Cong-Cong Gao, Jun Ni, Mao-Sheng Chen, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015, Characterization of genes involved in gibberellin metabolism and signaling pathway in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas. Plant Diversity and Resources 37(2): 157-167. DOI: 10.7677/ynzwyj201514076. [full text]

31.   Chaoqiong Li, Li Luo, Qiantang Fu, Longjian Niu, Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2015. Identification and characterization of the FT/TFL1 gene family in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 33(2): 326-333. DOI: 10.1007/s11105-014-0747-8. [full text]

32.   Mao-Sheng Chen, Bang-Zhen Pan, Gui-Juan Wang, Jun Ni, Longjian Niu and Zeng-Fu Xu*. 2014. Analysis of the transcriptional responses in inflorescence buds of Jatropha curcas exposed to cytokinin treatment. BMC Plant Biology 14: 318. [full text]

33.   Bang-Zhen Pan, Mao-Sheng Chen, Jun Ni and Zeng-Fu Xu*.2014. Transcriptome of the inflorescence meristems of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas treated with cytokinin. BMC Genomics.15: 974. DOI:10.1186/1471-2164-15-974. [PDF Full-Text]

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