Guohua Liang-Agricultural College of Yangzhou University

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Family Name	Liang	Given name	Guohua
Title	Dr. and Professor
Telephone No.	86-514-87972138
Email	ricegb@yzu.edu.cn
Fax	86-0514-87972138
Organization and contact information	Agricultural College, Yangzhou University 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
Academic duties	1995-1998, Ph.D student , Huanan Agriculture University 1988-1991，Master student, Jiangsu Agriculture College
Research Interests	1. Map-based cloning of QTL for yield- related traits 2. Rice molecular design breeding
Education and professional experience	2004 - present, Professor, Yangzhou University 1998 - 2004, Association Professor, Yangzhou University 1994-1998, Assistant Professor
Selected publications	Zhou Y, Miao J, Gu HY, Peng XR, Leburu M, Yuan FH, Gu HW, Gao Y, Tao YJ, Zhu JY, Gong ZY, Yi CD, Gu MH, Yang ZF, Liang GH (2015) Natural Variations in SLG7 Regulate Grain Shape in Rice. Genetics 201: 1591-1599 Yang ZF, Zhou Y (co-first author), Huang JL, Hu YY, Zhang EY, Xie ZW, Ma SJ, Gao Y, Song S, Xu CW, Liang GH (2015) Ancient horizontal transfer of transaldolase-like protein gene and its role in plant vascular development. New Phytol 206: 807-816 Yuan Y, Miao J, Tao YJ, Ji CQ, Du PN, Wang J, Wang ZD, Chen D, Gong ZY, Yi CD, Zhu JY, Dong GC, Gu MH, Zhou Y, Liang GH (2015) Identification and fine mapping of qPH6, a novel major quantitative trait locus for plant height in rice. Mol Breeding 35 Zhu JY, Niu YC, Tao YJ, Wang J, Jian JB, Tai SS, Li J, Yang J, Zhong WG, Zhou Y, Liang GH (2015) Construction of high-throughput genotyped chromosome segment substitution lines in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and QTL mapping for heading date. Plant Breeding 134: 156-163 Zhou Y, Gong ZY, Yang ZF, Yuan Y, Zhu J, Wang M, Yuan FH, Wu SJ, Wang ZD, Yi CD, Xu T, Ryom M, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2013) Mutation of the light-induced yellow leaf 1 gene, which encodes a geranylgeranyl reductase, affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and light sensitivity in rice. PLoS One 8: e75299 Zhou Y, Yuan Y, Yuan FH, Wang M, Zhong H, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2012) RNAi-directed down-regulation of RSV results in increased resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Biotechnol Letters 34: 965-972 Sui JM, Guo BT, Wang JS, Qiao LX, Zhou Y, Zhang HG, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2012) A New GA-Insensitive Semidwarf Mutant of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) with a Missense Mutation in the SDG Gene. Plant Mol Biol Rep 30: 187-194 Zhu JY, Zhou Y, Liu YH, Wang ZD, Tang ZX, Yi CD, Tang SZ, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2011) Fine mapping of a major QTL controlling panicle number in rice. Mol Breeding 27: 171-180 Xu JJ, Wang BH, Wu Y, Du PN, Wang J, Wang M, Yi CD, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2011) Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of ptgms2-1, the photoperiod-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoretical and applied genetics. 122: 365-372 Zhou Y, Fang YX, Zhu JY, Li SQ, Gu F, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2010) Genetic analysis and gene fine mapping of a rolling leaf mutant (rl11(t)) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) Chinese Science Bulletin 55: 1763-1769 Xu J, Zhao Q, Du P, Xu C, Wang B, Feng Q, Liu Q, Tang S, Gu M, Han B, Liang GH* (2010) Developing high throughput genotyped chromosome segment substitution lines based on population whole-genome re-sequencing in rice (Oryza sativa L.). BMC Genomics 11: 656 Zhou Y, Zhu JY, Li ZY, Gu F, Zhang HG, Tang SZ, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2009) Fine mapping and cloning of MT1, a novel allele of D10. Prog Nat Sci 19: 1683-1689 Zhou Y, Zhu JY, Li ZY, Yi CD, Liu J, Zhang HG, Tang SZ, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2009) Deletion in a Quantitative Trait Gene qPE9-1 Associated With Panicle Erectness Improves Plant Architecture During Rice Domestication. Genetics 183: 315-324 Wu SJ, Zhong H, Zhou Y, Zuo H, Zhou LH, Zhu JY, Ji CQ, Gu SL, Gu MH, Liang GH* (2009) Identification of QTLs for the resistance to rice stripe virus in the indica rice variety Dular. Euphytica 165: 557-565