Stressed plant eco-physiology, genetics and breeding

B.Sc. 1982-1986. Nanjing Agricultural University,China. Agronomy.

M.Sc. 1998-2000. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,Israel. Plant physiology.

PH.D. 2000-2005. University of Haifa,Israel. Molecular genetics.

Apr. 2008-present: Professor, Key Laboratory of Stress Physiology and Ecology in Cold and Arid Regions, Gansu. Northwest Insitute of Eco-Environment and Resources，Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Oct. 2005-Mar. 2008:  Postdoctor, Genome Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan.

Mar.-Sep. 1998: Visiting scholar，the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 

Jul. 1986-Sep. 1998: Association Professor, Institute for Desert Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Apr. 2008-present: Professor,  Northwest Insitute of Eco-Environment and Resources，Chinese Academy of Sciences.

1.        Zhang J, Zhao J, Zhou Q, Hu J, Ma,Y, Zhao X, Zhao P, Turuspekov Y, Xie Z,  Chen G*. 2018. The agronomic performance of sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum), a potential semi-arid crop species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 65, 2293-2301. (* Corresponding author)

2.        Zhang J, Zhao P, Zhao J, Chen G*. 2018. Synteny-based mapping of causal point mutations relevant to sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) trichomeless1 mutant by RNA-sequencing. Journal of Plant Physiology 231, 86-95. (* Corresponding author)

3.        Zhang J, Chen G, Zhao P, Zhou Q, Zhao X. 2017. Metabolic signatures and biomarker selection of Caragana korshinskii Kom. organs reveal pathways leading to drought tolerance. Acta physiologiae plantarum. 39:116.

4.        Zhou Q, Li C, Mishina K, Zhao J, Zhang J, Duan R, Ma X, Wang A, Meng Q, Komatsuda T, Chen G*, 2017. Characterization and genetic mapping of the β-diketone deficient eceriferum-b barley mutant. Theor Appl Genet. DOI 10.1007/s00122-017-2877-5(* Corresponding author)

5.        Qian C, Yin H, Shi Y, Zhao J, Yin C, Luo W, Dong Z, Chen G, Yan X, Wang X, Ma X. 2016. Population dynamics of Agriophyllum squarrosum, a pioneer annual plant endemic to mobile sand dunes, in response to global climate change. Scientific Reports 6:26613

6.        Zhao P, Zhang J, Zhao X, Chen G, Ma X. 2016. Different sets of post-embryonic development genes are conserved or lost in two Caryophyllales species (Reaumuria soongorica and Agriophyllum squarrosum). PLoS ONE 11(1):e0148034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148034

7.        Yin H, Yan X, Shi Y, Qian C, Li Z, Zhang W, Wang L, Li Y, Li X, Chen G, Li X, Nevo E, Ma X. 2015. The role of East Asian monsoon system in shaping population divergence and dynamics of a constructive desert shrub Reaumuria soongarica. Sci Rep 5:15823

8.        Wang J, Bao J, Su J, Li X, Chen G, Ma X. 2015. Impact of inorganic nitrogen additions on microbes in biological soil crusts. Soil Biol Biochem 88. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio..06.004

9.        Li C, Liu C, Ma X, Wang A, Duan R, Nawrath C, Komatsuda T, Chen G*. 2015. Characterization and genetic mapping of eceriferum-ym (cer-ym), A cutin deficient barley mutant with impaired leaf water retention capacity. Breeding Science 65(4):327-32. (* Corresponding author)

10.    Liu Y, Li X, Chen G, Li M, Liu M, Liu D. 2015. Epidermal micromorphology and mesophyll structure of Populus euphratica heteromorphic leaves at different development stages. PLoS One 10(9): e0137701

11.    Pourkheirandish M, Hensel G, Kilian B, Senthil N, Chen G, Sameri M, [...],Komatsuda T. 2015. Evolution of the Grain Dispersal System in Barley. Cell 162(3):527-539.

12.    Xia Y， Xu X， Feng X， Chen G*. 2015. Leaf-surface wax of desert plants as a potential lubricant additive. Friction 3:208-213. (* Corresponding author)

13.    Duan R, Xiong H, Wang A, Chen G*. 2015 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Hull-Caryopsis Adhesion/Separation Revealed by Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Covered/Naked Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Int J Mol Sci 16: 14181-14193. (* Corresponding author)

14.    Zhao P, Capella-Gutierrez S, Shi Y, Zhao X, Chen G, Gabaldon T, Ma X. 2014. Transcriptomic analysis of a psammophyte food crop, sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) and identification of candidate genes essential for sand dune adaptation. BMC Genomics 15: 872doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-872.

15.    Xiaochun Xu · Yanqiu Xia · Hao Wu · Guoxiong Chen. 2014. The tribological properties of plant leaf extracts as lubricant additives for an aluminum-on-steel contact. Chinese Science Bulletin 59(36):3621.

16.    Guoxiong Chen, Jiecai Zhao, Xin Zhao, Pengshan Zhao, Ruijun Duan, Eviatar Nevo, Xiaofei Ma. 2014. A psammophyte Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.: a potential food crop. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 61(3):669-676. (* Corresponding author)

17.    Shi Y, Yong Shi, Xia Yan., Pengshan Zhao, Hengxia Yin, Xin Zhao, Honglang Xiao, Xinrong Li, Guoxiong Chen, Xiao-Fei Ma. Transcriptomic Analysis of a Tertiary Relict Plant, Extreme Xerophyte Reaumuria soongorica to Identify Genes Related to Drought Adaptation. 2013. PLOS ONE 8(5): e63993. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063993.

18.    Yang Z, Zhang T, Lang T, Li G, Chen G, Nevo E. 2013. Transcriptome Comparative Profiling of Barley eibi1 Mutant Reveals Pleiotropic Effects of HvABCG31 Gene on Cuticle Biogenesis and Stress Responsive Pathways. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(10):20478-20491.

19.    Chao Li, Aidong Wang, Xiaoying Ma, Mohammad Pourkheirandish, Shun Sakuma, Ning Wang, Shunzong Ning, Eviatar Nevo, Christiane Nawrath, Takao Komatsuda, Guoxiong Chen*. 2013. An eceriferum locus, cer-zv, is associated with a defect in cutin responsible for water retention in barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves. Theoretical Applied Genetics 126(3): 637-646.. (* Corresponding author)

20.    Chao Li, Xiaoying Ma, Aidong Wang, Guoxiong Chen*, Eviatar Nevo. 2013. Genetic mapping of cuticle-associated genes in barley. Cereal Research Communications 41(1):23-34. (* Corresponding author)

21.    Xiaoying Ma, Hanan Sela, Genlin Jiao, Chao Li, Aidong Wang, Mohammad Pourkheirandish, Dmitry Weiner, Shun Sakuma, Tamar Krugman, Eviatar Nevo, Takao Komatsuda, Abraham Korol and Guoxiong Chen*. 2012. Population-genetic analysis of HvABCG31 promoter sequence in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum). BMC Evolutionary Biology 12(1):188. (* Corresponding author)

22.    Xiaoying Ma, Chao Li, Aidong Wang, Ruijun Duan, Genlin Jiao, Eviatar Nevo and Guoxiong Chen*. 2012. Genetic diversity of Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum and its utilization for barley improvement. Sciences in cold and arid regions 4(6):0453-0461. (* Corresponding author)

23.    Dai F, Nevo E, Wu D, Comadran J, Zhou M, Qiu L, Chen Z, Beiles A, Chen G,  Zhang G. 2012. Tibet is one of the centers of domestication of cultivated barley. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  109 (42): 16969–16973.

24.    Chen G*, Komatsuda T, Ma J, Nawrath C, Pourkheirandish M, Tagiri A, Hu Y, Sameri M, Li X, Zhao X, Liu Y, Li C, Ma X, Wang A, Nair S, Wang N, Miyao A, Sakuma S, Yamaji N, Zheng X, Nevo E. 2011. An ATP-binding cassette subfamily G full transporter is essential for the retention of leaf water in both wild barley and rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108（30）:12354-12359. (* Corresponding author)

25.    Chen G*, Komatsuda T, Ma J, Li C, Yamaji N, Nevo E. 2011. A functional cutin matrix is required for plant protection against water loss. Plant Signaling & Behavior 6（9）:1297-1299. (* Corresponding author)

26.    Wang X, Xiao H, Chen G, Zhao X, Huang C, Chen C, Wang F. 2011. Isolation of High-Quality RNA from Reaumuria soongorica, a Desert Plant Rich in Secondary Metabolites. Molecular Biotechnology 48:2165-172.

27.    Wang H, Zhang T, Wen Z, Xiao H, Yang Z, Chen G, Zhao X. 2011. The chromosome number, karyotype and genome size of the desert plant diploid Reaumuria soongorica (Pall.) Maxim. Plant Cell Reports 30:955-964.

28.     Yan J, Wang F, Qin H, Chen G, Nevo E, Tzion F, Cheng J. 2011. Natural Variation in Grain Selenium Concentration of Wild Barley, Hordeum spontaneum, Populations from Israel. Biological Trace Element Research 142: 773–786. 

29.    Li C, Wang A, Ma X, Nevo E, and Chen G*. 2010. Consensus maps of cloned plant cuticle genes. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions 2:0465-0476. (* Corresponding author)

30.    Nevo E and Chen G. 2010. Drought and salt tolerances in wild relatives for wheat and barley improvement. Plant, Cell, and Environment 33:670-685.

31.    Nair SK, Wang N, Turuspekov Y, Pourkheirandish M, Sinsuwongwat S, Chen G, Sameri M, Tagiri A, Honda I, Watanabe Y, Kanamori H, Wicker T, Stein N, Nagamura Y, Matsumoto T, and Komatsuda T. 2010. Cleistogamous flowering in barley arises from the suppression of microRNA-guided HvAP2 mRNA cleavage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107:490-495.

32.    Chen G*, Krugman T, Fahima T, Chen K, Hu Y, Röder M, Nevo E, and Korol A. 2010. Chromosomal regions controlling seedling drought resistance in Israeli wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 57:85-99. (* Corresponding author)

33.    Chen G, Komatsuda T, Pourkheirandish M, Sameri M, Sato K, Krugman T, Fahima T, Korol AB, and Nevo E. 2009.Genetic targeting of candidate genes for drought sensitive gene eibi1 of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum). Breeding Science 59:637-644.

34.    Chen G, Komatsuda T, Pourkheirandish M, Sameri M, Sato K, Krugman T, Fahima T, Korol AB, and Nevo E. 2009. Mapping of the eibi1 gene responsible for the drought hypersensitive cuticle in wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum). Breeding Science 59:21–26.

35.    Chen G*, Li C, Shi Y, and Nevo E, 2008. Wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, a genetic resource for crop improvement in cold and arid regions. Science in Cold and Arid Regions 1:0115-0124. (* Corresponding author)

36.    Yan J, Chen G, Cheng JP, Nevo E, and Gutterman Y, 2008. Phenotypic variation in caryopsis dormancy and seedling salt tolerance in wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, from different habitats in Israel. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 55:995-1005.

37.    Chen G, Sagi M, Weining S, Krugman T, Fahima T,. Korol AB, and Nevo E. 2004. Wild barley eibi1 mutation identifies a gene essential for leaf water conservation. Planta 219:684-693.

38.    Chen G, Krugman T, Fahima T, Zhang F, Korol AB, and Nevo E. 2004. Differential patterns of germination and desiccation tolerance of mesic and xeric wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) in Israel. Journal of Arid Environments. 56:95-105.

39.    Chen G, Suprunova T, Krugman T, Fahima T, and Nevo E. 2004. Ecological and genetic determinants of seed weight and color of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, populations in Israel. Seed Science Research 14:137-146.

40.    Zhang F, Chen G ,Huang Q, Orion O, Krugman T, Fahima T, Korol AB, Nevo E, Gutterman Y. 2005 Genetic basis of barley caryopsis dormancy and seedling desiccation tolerance at the germination stage. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110:445-453.

41.    Suprunova T, Krugman T, Fahima T, Chen G, Shams I, Korol AB, and Nevo E. 2004. Differential expression of dehydrin genes in wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, associated with resistance to water deficit. Plant, Cell and Environment 27:1297-1308.

42.    Chen G*, Lips H, and Sagi M. 2002. Biomass production, transpiration rate and endogenous abscisic acid levels in grafts of flacca and wild-type tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Functional Plant Biology 29:1329-1335. (* Corresponding author)

43.    Chen G, Shi Q, Lips H, and Sagi M. 2003. Comparison of growth of flacca and wild-type tomato grown under conditions diminishing their differences in stomatal control. Plant Science 164:753-757.

44.    Chen G, Fu X, Lips H, and Sagi M. 2003. Control of plant growth resides in the shoot, and not in the root, in reciprocal grafts of flacca and wild-type tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), in the presence and absence of salinity stress. Plant and Soil 256:205-215.

Some plants can survive in a stressful sandy desert by coating a waterproof cuticle and by other eco-physiological mechanisms. Some desert plants are edible. My research interesting focusses on the eco-physiology and genetics of plant cuticle formation and desert plant domestication.

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