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Ling Jiang is affiliated with Nanjing Agricultural University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The primary areas of research focus include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, with additional work in Insect Science and Food Science.

Jiang's research topics cover various aspects of plant biology and molecular mechanisms, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Frequent collaborators in Jiang's body of work include Jianmin Wan, Yulong Ren, Xiuping Guo, Qibing Lin, and Zhijun Cheng. These partnerships have contributed to a diverse and productive research portfolio.

Publications have appeared in journals with repeated contributions, reflecting ongoing engagement with key scientific communities. Notable publication venues where Jiang has published multiple papers include:

  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Molecular Plant
  • Plant Science

Selected recent papers illustrate Jiang's involvement in studying gene function and plant responses to environmental stressors. Examples include:

  • Transcriptional activation and phosphorylation of OsCNGC9 confer enhanced chilling tolerance in rice (2020, Molecular Plant)
  • WRKY Transcription Factor OsWRKY29 Represses Seed Dormancy in Rice by Weakening Abscisic Acid Response (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Rice stripe virus suppresses jasmonic acid-mediated resistance by hijacking brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Small grain and semi-dwarf 3, a WRKY transcription factor, negatively regulates plant height and grain size by stabilizing SLR1 expression in rice (2020, Plant Molecular Biology)
  • Discovery of broad-spectrum fungicides that block septin-dependent infection processes of pathogenic fungi (2020, Nature Microbiology)

Best Publications

  • D14–SCF D3 -dependent degradation of D53 regulates strigolactone signalling

    Feng Zhou;Qibing Lin;Lihong Zhu;Yulong Ren

  • Isolation and initial characterization of GW5, a major QTL associated with rice grain width and weight.

    Jianfeng Weng;Suhai Gu;Xiangyuan Wan;He Gao

  • DTH8 suppresses flowering in rice, influencing plant height and yield potential simultaneously

    Xiangjin Wei;Junfeng Xu;Hongnian Guo;Ling Jiang

  • A Chlorophyll-Deficient Rice Mutant with Impaired Chlorophyllide Esterification in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis

    Ziming Wu;Xin Zhang;Bing He;Liping Diao

  • A gene cluster encoding lectin receptor kinases confers broad-spectrum and durable insect resistance in rice.

    Yuqiang Liu;Han Wu;Hong Chen;Yanling Liu

  • Days to heading 7, a major quantitative locus determining photoperiod sensitivity and regional adaptation in rice

    He Gao;Mingna Jin;Xiao Ming Zheng;Jun Chen

  • Stability of QTLs for rice grain dimension and endosperm chalkiness characteristics across eight environments

    X. Y. Wan;J. M. Wan;J. F. Weng;L. Jiang

  • A Novel QTL qTGW3 Encodes the GSK3/SHAGGY-Like Kinase OsGSK5/OsSK41 that Interacts with OsARF4 to Negatively Regulate Grain Size and Weight in Rice.

    Zejun Hu;Sun-Jie Lu;Mei-Jing Wang;Haohua He

  • Association of functional nucleotide polymorphisms at DTH2 with the northward expansion of rice cultivation in Asia

    Weixun Wu;Xiao-Ming Zheng;Guangwen Lu;Zhengzheng Zhong

  • A role for a dioxygenase in auxin metabolism and reproductive development in rice.

    Zhigang Zhao;Yunhui Zhang;Xi Liu;Xin Zhang

  • FLOURY ENDOSPERM6 encodes a CBM48 domain-containing protein involved in compound granule formation and starch synthesis in rice endosperm

    Cheng Peng;Yihua Wang;Feng Liu;Yulong Ren

  • Ehd4 Encodes a Novel and Oryza-Genus-Specific Regulator of Photoperiodic Flowering in Rice

    He-Ren Gao;Xiao‐Ming Zheng;Guilin Fei;Jun Chen

  • QTL analysis for rice grain length and fine mapping of an identified QTL with stable and major effects.

    X. Y. Wan;J. M. Wan;L. Jiang;J. K. Wang

  • Disruption of a Rice Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Causes a Seedling-Specific Albino Phenotype and Its Utilization to Enhance Seed Purity in Hybrid Rice Production

    Ning Su;Mao-Long Hu;Dian-Xing Wu;Fu-Qing Wu

  • An R2R3 MYB transcription factor confers brown planthopper resistance by regulating the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase pathway in rice.

    Jun He;Yuqiang Liu;Dingyang Yuan;Meijuan Duan

  • Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis For Rice Grain Width and Fine Mapping of an Identified QTL Allele gw-5 in a Recombination Hotspot Region on Chromosome 5

    Xiangyuan Wan;Jianfeng Weng;Huqu Zhai;Jiankang Wang

  • Rice APC/C TE controls tillering by mediating the degradation of MONOCULM 1

    Qibing Lin;Dan Wang;Hui Dong;Suhai Gu

  • Analysis of QTLs for seed low temperature germinability and anoxia germinability in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Ling Jiang;Shijia Liu;Mingyu Hou;Jiuyou Tang

  • Pollen Semi-Sterility1 Encodes a Kinesin-1–Like Protein Important for Male Meiosis, Anther Dehiscence, and Fertility in Rice

    Shirong Zhou;Yang Wang;Wanchang Li;Zhigang Zhao

  • OsRab5a regulates endomembrane organization and storage protein trafficking in rice endosperm cells.

    Yihua Wang;Yulong Ren;Xi Liu;Ling Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianmin Wan
Jianmin Wan Nanjing Agricultural University
Yihua Wang
Yihua Wang Nanjing Agricultural University
Zhijun Cheng
Zhijun Cheng Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chunming Wang
Chunming Wang University of Macau
Haiyang Wang
Haiyang Wang South China Agricultural University
Qibing Lin
Qibing Lin Anhui Agricultural University
Huqu Zhai
Huqu Zhai National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xiao-Ming Zheng
Xiao-Ming Zheng Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Hiroshi Ikehashi
Hiroshi Ikehashi Nihon University
Jun Chen
Jun Chen Nankai University

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