研究兴趣集中于种子分子生态学，着重于通过分子生物学、生物化学、以及现代分析化学等多学科手段理解植物在种子阶段对环境的适应行为。目前正在开展的研究项目主要包括：

• 火后植物种群更新对烟信号的响应；

• 种子异型性的生态学意义及其调控机理；

• 种子休眠和萌发过程中的表观调控。

热烈欢迎各位有志于理解植物在种子阶段环境适应对策的同学报考本研究组研究生！

本研究组也有博士后、助研、副研等各种岗位空缺，欢迎志同道合者加盟！

071010-生物化学与分子生物学
071300-生态学
071001-植物学

种子生态学
化学生态学

2009-09--2012-06   中国科学院植物研究所   博士

2012年毕业于中科院植物研究所，获得博士学位。

2021年6月至今，中国科学院昆明植物研究所，种子分子生态学研究组组长

2018年7月至2021年5月，深圳大学，副研究员

2015年7月至2018年6月，德国马普化学生态研究所，博士后

2012年7月至2015年6月，北京林业大学，博士后

2021-06~现在, 中国科学院昆明植物研究所, 种子分子生态学研究组组长
2018-06~2021-05,深圳大学, 副研究员
2015-06~2018-05,德国Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 博士后
2012-07~2021-05,北京林业大学, 博士后

2020年，深圳市“孔雀计划”海外高层次人才

2015年，中国植物学会傅家瑞青年优秀论文奖

（1） 深圳市“孔雀计划”海外高层次人才, 市地级, 2020

1.        Cao Dechang, Schöttner Matthias, Halitschke Rayko, Li Dapeng, Baldwin Gundega, Rocha Catarina, Baldwin Ian T. ^* (2021) Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata. Seed Science Research, 31: 292-299.

2.        Cao Dechang^*, Baskin Carol C., Baskin Jerry M. (2020) Dormancy class: Another fire seasonality effect on plants. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35: 1055-1057.

3.        Cao Dechang, Xu Huimin, Zhao Yuanyuan, Deng Xin, Liu Yongxiu, Soppe Wim, Lin Jinxing^* (2016) Transcriptome and degradome sequencing reveals dormancy mechanisms of Cunninghamia lanceolata seeds. Plant Physiology, 172: 2347-2362.

4.        Cao Dechang, Baskin Carol C., Baskin Jerry M., Yang Fan, Huang Zhenying^* (2014) Dormancy cycling and persistence of seeds in soil of a cold desert halophyte shrub. Annals of Botany, 113: 171-179.

5.        Cao Dechang, Li Jingwen, Huang Zhenying^*, Baskin Carol C., Baskin Jerry M., Hao Peng, Zhou Weilei, Li Junqing (2012) Reproductive characteristics of a Populus euphratica population and prospects for its restoration in China. PLoS ONE, 7: e39121.

6.        Cao Dechang, Baskin Carol C., Baskin Jerry M., Yang Fan, Huang Zhenying^* (2012) Comparison of germination and seed bank dynamics of dimorphic seeds of the cold desert halophyte Suaeda corniculata subsp. mongolica. Annals of Botany, 110: 1545-1558.

7.        Cao Dechang, Li Jingwen^*, Chen Weiqiang, Peng Cheng, Li Junqing (2009) Development and growth of root suckers of Populus euphratica in different forest gaps in Ejina Oasis. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 29: 1954-1961.

8.        Cao Dechang, Li Jingwen^*, Chen Weiqiang, Li Junqing (2009) Temporal heterogeneity of Populus euphratica seed rain in Ejina Oasis, China. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research, 12: 1-8.

9.         曹德昌, 李景文^*, 陈维强, 彭程, 李俊清 (2009) 额济纳绿洲不同林隙胡杨根蘖的发生特征. 生态学报, 29: 1954-1961.

[1] Cao Dechang, Schöttner, Matthias, Halitschke, Rayko, Li, Dapeng, Baldwin, Gundega, Rocha, Catarina, Baldwin, Ian T.. Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata. Seed Science Research[J]. 2021, 31(4): 292-299, [2] Cao, Dechang, Baskin, Carol C, Baskin, Jerry M. Dormancy Class: Another Fire Seasonality Effect on Plants. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONnull. 2020, 35(12): 1055-1057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.08.004.
[3] Yang, Fan, Baskin, Jerry M, Baskin, Carol C, Yang, Xuejun, Cao, Dechang, Huang, Zhenying. Divergence in Life History Traits between Two Populations of a Seed-Dimorphic Halophyte in Response to Soil Salinity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE[J]. 2017, 8: https://doaj.org/article/6f7af4d3b0ac4dfaba5a500cff5d64e2.
[4] Xu, Huimin, Cao, Dechang, Chen, Yanmei, Wei, Dongmei, Wang, Yanwei, Stevenson, Rebecca Ann, Zhu, Yingfang, Lin, Jinxing. Gene expression and proteomic analysis of shoot apical meristem transition from dormancy to activation in Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS[J]. 2016, 6: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000369132900001.
[5] Xu, Huimin, Cao, Dechang, Feng, Jinling, Wu, Hongyang, Lin, Jinxing, Wang, Yanwei. Transcriptional regulation of vascular cambium activity during the transition from juvenile to mature stages in Cunninghamia lanceolata. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY[J]. 2016, 200: 7-17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2016.06.003.
[6] Cao, Dechang, Xu, Huimin, Zhao, Yuanyuan, Deng, Xin, Liu, Yongxiu, Soppe, Wim J J, Lin, Jinxing. Transcriptome and Degradome Sequencing Reveals Dormancy Mechanisms of Cunninghamia lanceolata Seeds. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY[J]. 2016, 172(4): 2347-2362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.00384.
[7] Liu, Xiangyu, Cao, Dechang, Ji, Xiangyu, Zhang, Zhixiang, Wang, Yanwei, Wang, Ruohan. miRNAs play essential roles in the floral thermogenesis of Magnolia denudata (Magnoliaceae). TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION[J]. 2015, 29(1): 35-42, https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000348451800004.
[8] Zhao, Yuanyuan, Lin, Sen, Qiu, Zongbo, Cao, Dechang, Wen, Jialong, Deng, Xin, Wang, Xiaohua, Lin, Jinxing, Li, Xiaojuan. MicroRNA857 Is Involved in the Regulation of Secondary Growth of Vascular Tissues in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY[J]. 2015, 169(4): 2539-2552, http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/15258.
[9] Yang, Fan, Yang, Xuejun, Baskin, Jerry M, Baskin, Carol C, Cao, Dechang, Huang, Zhenying. Transgenerational plasticity provides ecological diversity for a seed heteromorphic species in response to environmental heterogeneity. PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS[J]. 2015, 17(3): 201-208, http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/15758.
[10] 许会敏, 王莉, 曹德昌, 薛娴, 贺新强, 林金星. 维管形成层活动周期调控研究进展. 科学通报[J]. 2015, 60(7): 619-629, [11] Qiu, Zongbo, Li, Xiaojuan, Zhao, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Manman, Wan, Yinglang, Cao, Dechang, Lu, Shanfa, Lin, Jinxing. Genome-wide analysis reveals dynamic changes in expression of microRNAs during vascular cambium development in Chinese fir, Cunninghamia lanceolata. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY[J]. 2015, 66(11): 3041-3054, http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/14606.
[12] Yang, Fan, Baskin, Jerry M, Baskin, Carol C, Yang, Xuejun, Cao, Dechang, Huang, Zhenying. Effects of germination time on seed morph ratio in a seed-dimorphic species and possible ecological significance. ANNALS OF BOTANY[J]. 2015, 115(1): 137-145, https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000347416100012.
[13] Cao, Dechang, Baskin, Carol C, Baskin, Jerry M, Yang, Fan, Huang, Zhenying. Dormancy cycling and persistence of seeds in soil of a cold desert halophyte shrub. ANNALS OF BOTANY[J]. 2014, 113(1): 171-179, http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/12301.
[14] 黄晶晶, 井家林, 曹德昌, 张楠, 李景文, 夏延国, 吕爽. 不同林龄胡杨克隆繁殖根系分布特征及其构型. 生态学报[J]. 2013, 33(14): 4331-4342, [15] 张楠, 杨雪芹, 曹德昌, 李景文, 井家林, 吕爽, 夏延国. 土壤水肥因子对胡杨幼苗生长权衡和木质化的影响. 西北植物学报[J]. 2013, 33(4): 771-779, [16] Cao, Dechang, Li, Jingwen, Huang, Zhenying, Baskin, Carol C, Baskin, Jerry M, Hao, Peng, Zhou, Weilei, Li, Junqing. Reproductive Characteristics of a Populus euphratica Population and Prospects for Its Restoration in China. PLOS ONE[J]. 2012, 7(7): http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/12280.
[17] Cao, Dechang, Baskin, Carol C, Baskin, Jerry M, Yang, Fan, Huang, Zhenying. Comparison of germination and seed bank dynamics of dimorphic seeds of the cold desert halophyte Suaeda corniculata subsp mongolica. ANNALS OF BOTANY[J]. 2012, 110(8): 1545-1558, http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/15463.
[18] 曹德昌. 温带半干旱区两种盐生植物土壤种子休眠/萌发循环的季节性变化. 2012, [19] 陈维强, 周伟磊, 刘倩雯, 李景文, 曹德昌, 郝鹏. 人为干扰对额济纳胡杨林群落组成及更新的影响. 林业资源管理. 2010, 46-52, http://lib.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=33466823.
[20] 曹德昌, 李景文. 胡杨种群生殖生态学研究进展. 科学技术与工程. 2009, 1202-1209, http://lib.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=29565972.
[21] 曹德昌, 李景文, 陈维强, 彭程, 李俊清. 额济纳绿洲不同林隙胡杨根蘖的发生特征. 生态学报[J]. 2009, 29(4): 1954-1961, http://lib.cqvip.com/Qikan/Article/Detail?id=30186279.

国家自然基金青年项目：拟南芥种子mRNA修饰的鉴定以及NAD-mRNA在种子萌发中的功能研究, 主持, 国家级, 2020.01 - 2022.12。

云南省青年人才托举工程项目：林火对云南松林更新的影响及其作用机制研究,主持，省部级，2022.01 - 2024.12 

（ 1 ） 拟南芥种子mRNA修饰的鉴定以及NAD-mRNA在种子萌发中的功能研究, 主持, 国家级, 2020-01--2022-12

中国科学院昆明植物所：李德铢研究员、伊廷双研究员

中国科学院北京植物所：黄振英研究员、宋松泉研究员

深圳大学：莫蓓莘教授、程永现教授

美国University of Kuntucky：Carol C. Baskin和Jerry M. Baskin教授

美国University of California, Riverside：陈雪梅教授

德国Max-Planck Institute for Chmical Ecology：Ian T. Baldwin教授