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Hon-Ming Lam is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research themes cover several main topics, notably:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Hon-Ming Lam has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • The Plant Genome
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by them are:

  • "Terpenes and Terpenoids in Plants: Interactions with Environment and Insects," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Pectin: An overview of sources, extraction and applications in food products, biomedical, pharmaceutical and environmental issues," 2023, Food Chemistry Advances
  • "PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE transcription factors enable arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture," 2020, Journal of Plant Physiology
  • "Differential physiological, transcriptomic and metabolomic responses of Arabidopsis leaves under prolonged warming and heat shock," 2020, BMC Plant Biology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of peers, including:

  • Man-Wah Li
  • Yee-Shan Ku
  • Wai-Shing Yung
  • Zhili Wang
  • Ting-Fung Chan

In addition to journal papers, Hon-Ming Lam has published books through academic publishers, notably one titled "Agrobiotechnology in Perspectives" published by World Scientific in 2023.

Best Publications

  • THE MOLECULAR-GENETICS OF NITROGEN ASSIMILATION INTO AMINO ACIDS IN HIGHER PLANTS

    H.-M. Lam;K. T. Coschigano;I. C. Oliveira;R. Melo-Oliveira

  • Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity and selection

    Hon-Ming Lam;Xun Xu;Xin Liu;Wenbin Chen

  • Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production

    Christine H. Foyer;Christine H. Foyer;Hon Ming Lam;Henry T. Nguyen;Kadambot H.M. Siddique

  • Glutamate-receptor genes in plants.

    Hon-Ming Lam;Joanna Chiu;Ming-Hsiun Hsieh;Lee Meisel

  • Food supply and food safety issues in China

    Hon-Ming Lam;Justin V Remais;Ming-Chiu Fung;Liqing Xu

  • Plant Hormone Signaling Crosstalks between Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses

    Yee-Shan Ku;Mariz Sintaha;Ming-Yan Cheung;Hon-Ming Lam

  • Identification of a novel salt tolerance gene in wild soybean by whole-genome sequencing.

    Xinpeng Qi;Man-Wah Li;Min Xie;Xin Liu

  • Salt Tolerance in Soybean

    Tsui Hung Phang;Guihua Shao;Hon Ming Lam

  • Use of Arabidopsis mutants and genes to study amide amino acid biosynthesis.

    Hon Ming Lam;Karen Coschigano;Carolyn Schultz;Rosana Melo-Oliveira

  • Inhibition of photosynthesis and energy dissipation induced by water and high light stresses in rice

    Yanhong Zhou;Hon Ming Lam;Jianhua Zhang

  • Terpenes and Terpenoids in Plants: Interactions with Environment and Insects.

    Delbert Almerick T Boncan;Stacey S K Tsang;Chade Li;Ivy H T Lee

  • A PII-like protein in Arabidopsis: Putative role in nitrogen sensing

    Ming Hsiun Hsieh;Hon Ming Lam;Frank J. Van De Loo;Gloria Coruzzi

  • Metabolic Regulation of the Gene Encoding Glutamine-Dependent Asparagine Synthetase in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hon Ming Lam;Sheila S Y Peng;Gloria M. Coruzzi

  • Reciprocal regulation of distinct asparagine synthetase genes by light and metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Hon Ming Lam;Ming Hsiun Hsieh;Gloria Coruzzi

  • Overexpression of the ASN1 Gene Enhances Nitrogen Status in Seeds of Arabidopsis

    Hon Ming Lam;Piu Wong;Hiu Ki Chan;Kwan Mei Yam

  • Molecular evolution of glutamate receptors: a primitive signaling mechanism that existed before plants and animals diverged.

    Joanna Chiu;Rob DeSalle;Hon Ming Lam;Lee Meisel

  • A reference-grade wild soybean genome.

    Min Xie;Claire Yik Lok Chung;Man Wah Li;Fuk Ling Wong

  • Tonoplast-located GmCLC1 and GmNHX1 from soybean enhance NaCl tolerance in transgenic bright yellow (BY)-2 cells.

    Wing-Yen Francisca Li;Fuk-Ling Wong;Sau-Na Tsai;Tsui-Hung Phang

  • Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of PvPAP3, a Novel Purple Acid Phosphatase Isolated from Common Bean Enhancing Extracellular ATP Utilization

    Cuiyue Liang;Jiang Tian;Hon-Ming Lam;Boon Leong Lim

  • Addendum: Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity and selection

    Hon-Ming Lam;Xun Xu;Xin Liu;Wenbin Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gloria M. Coruzzi
Gloria M. Coruzzi New York University
Christine H. Foyer
Christine H. Foyer University of Birmingham
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Boon Leong Lim
Boon Leong Lim University of Hong Kong
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xun Xu
Xun Xu Beijing Genomics Institute
Jianhua Zhang
Jianhua Zhang Hong Kong Baptist University
Stephen S. Tobe
Stephen S. Tobe University of Toronto
Babu Valliyodan
Babu Valliyodan University of Missouri

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