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Qixin Sun is affiliated with China Agricultural University and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, genetics, molecular biology, agronomy and crop science, and cell biology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Qixin Sun has published frequently in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Molecular Plant
  • The Plant Cell
  • New Phytologist
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "A Collinearity-Incorporating Homology Inference Strategy for Connecting Emerging Assemblies in the Triticeae Tribe as a Pilot Practice in the Plant Pangenomic Era," 2020, Molecular Plant
  • "Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Reducing brassinosteroid signalling enhances grain yield in semi-dwarf wheat," 2023, Nature
  • "The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality," 2021, The Plant Cell
  • "Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 acts as a crucial regulator to strengthen salt tolerance of hexaploid wheat," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Qixin Sun has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors including Zhongfu Ni, Yingyin Yao, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, and Huiru Peng.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

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

  • Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids

    Zhongfu Ni;Eun-Deok Kim;Misook Ha;Erika Lackey

  • Genome sequence of the progenitor of the wheat D genome Aegilops tauschii

    Ming-Cheng Luo;Yong Q Gu;Daniela Puiu;Hao Wang

  • Temporal transcriptome profiling reveals expression partitioning of homeologous genes contributing to heat and drought acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Zhenshan Liu;Mingming Xin;Jinxia Qin;Huiru Peng

  • Heat stress-responsive transcriptome analysis in heat susceptible and tolerant wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) by using Wheat Genome Array

    Dandan Qin;Haiyan Wu;Huiru Peng;Yingyin Yao

  • Cloning and characterization of microRNAs from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Yingyin Yao;Ganggang Guo;Zhongfu Ni;Ramanjulu Sunkar

  • Identification and characterization of wheat long non-protein coding RNAs responsive to powdery mildew infection and heat stress by using microarray analysis and SBS sequencing

    Mingming Xin;Yu Wang;Yingyin Yao;Na Song

  • Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of auxin response factor (ARF) gene family in maize.

    Hongyan Xing;Ramesh N Pudake;Ganggang Guo;Guofang Xing

  • A Collinearity-Incorporating Homology Inference Strategy for Connecting Emerging Assemblies in the Triticeae Tribe as a Pilot Practice in the Plant Pangenomic Era.

    Yongming Chen;Wanjun Song;Xiaoming Xie;Zihao Wang

  • TamiR159 Directed Wheat TaGAMYB Cleavage and Its Involvement in Anther Development and Heat Response

    Yu Wang;Fenglong Sun;Hua Cao;Huiru Peng

  • Frequent intra- and inter-species introgression shapes the landscape of genetic variation in bread wheat.

    Hong Cheng;Jing Liu;Jing Liu;Jia Wen;Xiaojun Nie

  • Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat

    Weilong Guo;Mingming Xin;Zihao Wang;Yingyin Yao

  • Global profiling of alternative splicing landscape responsive to drought, heat and their combination in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Zhenshan Liu;Jinxia Qin;Xuejun Tian;Shengbao Xu

  • Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 is essential for heat stress‐responsive gene activation and thermotolerance in Arabidopsis

    Zhaorong Hu;Na Song;Mei Zheng;Xinye Liu

  • QTL Analysis of Spike Morphological Traits and Plant Height in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Using a High-Density SNP and SSR-Based Linkage Map.

    Huijie Zhai;Zhiyu Feng;Jiang Li;Xinye Liu

  • miRNA164-directed cleavage of ZmNAC1 confers lateral root development in maize (Zea mays L.).

    Jing Li;Guanghui Guo;Weiwei Guo;Ganggang Guo

  • Identification and genetic mapping of pm42, a new recessive wheat powdery mildew resistance gene derived from wild emmer (Triticum turgidum var. dicoccoides).

    Wei Hua;Ziji Liu;Jie Zhu;Chaojie Xie

  • High-Density Genetic Linkage Map Construction and QTL Mapping of Grain Shape and Size in the Wheat Population Yanda1817 × Beinong6

    Qiu-Hong Wu;Yong-Xing Chen;Sheng-Hui Zhou;Lin Fu

  • Whole-genome discovery of miRNAs and their targets in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Fenglong Sun;Guanghui Guo;Jinkun Du;Weiwei Guo

  • Wheat Dof transcription factor WPBF interacts with TaQM and activates transcription of an alpha-gliadin gene during wheat seed development

    Guoqing Dong;Zhongfu Ni;Yingyin Yao;Xiuling Nie

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongfu Ni
Zhongfu Ni China Agricultural University
Huiru Peng
Huiru Peng China Agricultural University
Yingyin Yao
Yingyin Yao China Agricultural University
Mingming Xin
Mingming Xin China Agricultural University
Zhaorong Hu
Zhaorong Hu China Agricultural University
Weilong Guo
Weilong Guo China Agricultural University
Zhonghu He
Zhonghu He Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Tzion Fahima
Tzion Fahima University of Haifa
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
Xianchun Xia
Xianchun Xia Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

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