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Ning Jiang is a researcher affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad areas, Jiang's research focuses on several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of plant biology and genetics, with emphasis on chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, rice cultivation and yield improvement, plant disease resistance and genetics, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and plant stress responses and tolerance.

Jiang has contributed to multiple research publications with notable recent papers including:

  • Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations (2021, Cell)
  • Acid invertase confers heat tolerance in rice plants by maintaining energy homoeostasis of spikelets (2020, Plant Cell & Environment)
  • Identification of Two Depolymerases From Phage IME205 and Their Antivirulent Functions on K47 Capsule of Klebsiella pneumoniae (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • ATP Hydrolysis Determines Cold Tolerance by Regulating Available Energy for Glutathione Synthesis in Rice Seedling Plants (2020, Rice)
  • Increased ATPase activity promotes heat-resistance, high-yield, and high-quality traits in rice by improving energy status (2022, Frontiers in Plant Science)

In terms of collaboration, Jiang works frequently with several co-authors including Shujun Ou, Yi Liao, Weimeng Fu, Baohua Feng, and Guanfu Fu.

Their research outputs have been published in recurring venues which include Frontiers in Microbiology, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Genome Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • Plant transposable elements: where genetics meets genomics

    Cédric Feschotte;Ning Jiang;Susan R. Wessler

  • LTR_retriever: A Highly Accurate and Sensitive Program for Identification of Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons.

    Shujun Ou;Ning Jiang

  • Benchmarking transposable element annotation methods for creation of a streamlined, comprehensive pipeline

    Shujun Ou;Weija Su;Yi Liao;Kapeel Chougule

  • Sequencing of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) genome provides insights into vertebrate evolution

    Jeramiah J. Smith;Shigehiro Kuraku;Carson Holt;Tatjana Sauka-Spengler

  • Origin and evolution of the octoploid strawberry genome.

    Patrick P. Edger;Thomas J. Poorten;Robert VanBuren;Michael A. Hardigan

  • Pack-MULE transposable elements mediate gene evolution in plants

    Ning Jiang;Zhirong Bao;Zhirong Bao;Xiaoyu Zhang;Xiaoyu Zhang;Sean R. Eddy

  • A Retrotransposon-Mediated Gene Duplication Underlies Morphological Variation of Tomato Fruit

    Han Xiao;Ning Jiang;Ning Jiang;Ning Jiang;Erin Schaffner;Erin Schaffner;Erin Schaffner;Eric J. Stockinger;Eric J. Stockinger;Eric J. Stockinger

  • An active DNA transposon family in rice

    Ning Jiang;Zhirong Bao;Xiaoyu Zhang;Hirohiko Hirochika

  • Assessing genome assembly quality using the LTR Assembly Index (LAI).

    Shujun Ou;Jinfeng Chen;Ning Jiang

  • Genome of the long-living sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • MAKER-P: A Tool Kit for the Rapid Creation, Management, and Quality Control of Plant Genome Annotations

    Michael S. Campbell;Mei Yee Law;Carson Holt;Joshua C. Stein

  • Genome, Functional Gene Annotation, and Nuclear Transformation of the Heterokont Oleaginous Alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779

    Astrid Vieler;Guangxi Wu;Chia Hong Tsai;Blair Bullard

  • An SNP Resource for Rice Genetics and Breeding Based on Subspecies Indica and Japonica Genome Alignments

    F. Alex Feltus;Jun Wan;Stefan R. Schulze;James C. Estill

  • Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations

    Peng Qin;Hongwei Lu;Huilong Du;Hao Wang

  • Nelumbo nucifera [data set]

    Ray Ming;Robert Vanburen;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • Carbon Starved Anther Encodes a MYB Domain Protein That Regulates Sugar Partitioning Required for Rice Pollen Development

    Hui Zhang;Wanqi Liang;Xijia Yang;Xue Luo

  • Comparative transcriptomics of three Poaceae species reveals patterns of gene expression evolution.

    Rebecca M. Davidson;Malali Gowda;Gaurav Moghe;Haining Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan R. Wessler
Susan R. Wessler University of California, Riverside
Kevin L. Childs
Kevin L. Childs Michigan State University
Xiaoyu Zhang
Xiaoyu Zhang University of Georgia
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University
Jiming Jiang
Jiming Jiang Michigan State University
Mark Yandell
Mark Yandell University of Utah
Scott A. Jackson
Scott A. Jackson University of Georgia
C. Robin Buell
C. Robin Buell University of Georgia

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