Associate Professor Zeng-yu Wang
Ph.D., Agronomy, 1990, Beijing Agricultural University, China
Research emphasis: genetic transformation
The research focus of the Genetic Transformation lab has been on the generation of novel germplasm by direct introduction of agronomical genes into important forage crops. Main research areas include developing tissue culture and transformation techniques, cloning agronomic genes and promoters, and production of transgenic forage plants with improved agronomic traits. For details, see the tissue culture and transformation research report.
Hisano, H., Nandakumar, R., & Wang, Z - Y. (2009). Genetic modification of lignin biosynthesis for improved biofuel production. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology, 45, 306–313, DOI:10.1007/s11627-009-9219-5.
Jiang, Q., Zhang, J., Guo, X., Monteros, M. J., & Wang, Z - Y. (2009). Physiological characterization of transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants for improved drought tolerance. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 170 (8), 969-978 doi: 10.1086/600138.
Wang, Z - Y., Ge, Y. X., & Hopkins, A. A. (2009). Registration of NFLT12, a tissue culture–responsive Lolium temulentum (Darnel ryegrass) line. Journal of Plant Registrations, 3 (2), 206-207.
Mian, M. A. , Zhang, Y., Wang, Z - Y., Zhang, J - Y., Cheng, X., Chen, L., Chekhovskiy, K., Dai, X., Mao, C-H., Cheung, F., Zhao, X., He, J., Scott, A. D., Town, C. D., & May, G. D. (2008). Analysis of tall fescue ESTs representing different abiotic stresses, tissue types and developmental stages. Plant Biology, 8 (27), DOI:10.1186/1471-2229-8-27.
Xia, Y., Fu, C-X., Ge, Y. X., Xiao, X., & Wang, Z - Y. (2008). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of switchgrass. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology, 44 (Suppl. S), s29.
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