| Grants | Grants in last five years as a Principal Investigator:
2014. Grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): NSFC-CGIAR Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project: “Synergistic interaction between water and nitrogen on crop and soil and the mechanism underlying high use efficiency of resources in high-yielding rice” (2015-2019).
2014. Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China, “Mechanism in the formation of green super rice and regulation techniques” (2014-2018)
2013. Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China, “ Water-saving irrigation for reducing greenhouse gas emission from paddy field under wheat-residue incorporation into soil” (2013-2017)
2012. Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China, “Crop management for direct-seeding rice” (2012-2016)
2012. Grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Mechanism underlying poor grain filling of inferior spikelets in rice and its regulation” (2013-2016)
2012. Grant from TheMinistry of Agriculture, China, “Studies and demonstrations of the technology for high use efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer in rice and wheat in Yangtze River Area” (2012-2016)
2011. Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China, “Super high-yielding techniques of rice and wheat in Yangtze River Area” (2012-2016)
2011. Grant from TheMinistry of Agriculture, China, “Optimum nutrient management in rice in Jiangsu Province”, 2012-2016. |
| Selected publications |
1. Chen TT, Xu GW, Wang ZQ, Zhang H, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Expression of proteins in superior and inferior spikelets of rice during grain filling under different irrigation regimes. Proteomics, 2016, 16(1): 102-121. (*corresponding author)
2. Wang ZQ, Xu YJ, Chen TT, Zhang H, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Abscisic acid and the key enzymes and genes in sucrose-to-starch conversion in rice spikelets in response to soil drying during grain filling. Planta, 2015, 241:1091-1107.
3. Chu G, Chen TT, Wang ZQ, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Morphological and physiological traits of roots and their relationships with water productivity in water-saving and drought-resistant rice. Field Crops Research, 2014, 162:108-119.
4. Chen TT, Xu YJ, Wang JC, Wang ZQ, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Polyamines and ethylene interact in rice grains in response to soil drying during grain filling. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2013, 64, 2523-2538.
5. Zhang H, Li HW, Yuan LM, Wang ZQ, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Post-anthesis alternate wetting and moderate soil drying enhances activities of key enzymes in sucrose-to-starch conversion in inferior spikelets of rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012, 63: 215-227.
6. Fu J, Huang ZH, Wang ZQ, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Pre-anthesis non-structural carbohydrate reserve in the stem enhances the sink strength of inferior spikelets during grain filling of rice. Field Crops Research, 2011, 123: 170-182.
7. Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Crop management techniques to enhance harvest index in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010, 61: 3177-3189.
8. Zhang H, Xue YG, Wang ZQ, Yang JC*, Zhang JH. Morphological and physiological traits of roots and their relationships with shoot growth in “super” rice.Field Crops Research, 2009, 113(1) :31-40.
9. Yang JC, Cao YY, Zhang H, Liu LJ, Zhang JH. Involvement of polyamines in the post-anthesis development of inferior and superior spikelets in rice. Planta, 2008, 228: 137-149.
10. Yang JC, Zhang JH. Grain filling of cereals under soil drying. New Phytologist, 2006, 169: 223-236. |