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Wangzhen Guo is affiliated with Nanjing Agricultural University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their research predominantly focuses on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cell Biology, and Horticulture.

Guo's main topics of investigation include:

  • Research in Cotton Cultivation
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Frequent publication venues for Guo's work reflect a focus on plant sciences:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Journal
  • Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • BMC Plant Biology
  • Plant Science

Key publications by Wangzhen Guo include:

  • A cotton NAC transcription factor GhirNAC2 plays positive roles in drought tolerance via regulating ABA biosynthesis, 2020, Plant Science
  • Genome-wide association reveals genetic variation of lint yield components under salty field conditions in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), 2020, BMC Plant Biology
  • Genome-wide association analysis reveals genetic variations and candidate genes associated with salt tolerance related traits in Gossypium hirsutum, 2021, BMC Genomics
  • Thiamine functions as a key activator for modulating plant health and broad-spectrum tolerance in cotton, 2022, The Plant Journal
  • NST- and SND-subgroup NAC proteins coordinately act to regulate secondary cell wall formation in cotton, 2020, Plant Science

Several coauthors frequently collaborate with Guo. These include:

  • Xiaoguang Shang
  • Guozhong Zhu
  • Dayong Zhang
  • Weixi Li
  • Xiaohui Song

Best Publications

  • Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement

    Tianzhen Zhang;Yan Hu;Wenkai Jiang;Lei Fang

  • Toward Sequencing Cotton ( Gossypium ) Genomes

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Brian E. Scheffler;Elizabeth Dennis;Barbara A. Triplett

  • A Microsatellite-Based, Gene-Rich Linkage Map Reveals Genome Structure, Function and Evolution in Gossypium

    Wangzhen Guo;Caiping Cai;Changbiao Wang;Zhiguo Han

  • Genomic analyses in cotton identify signatures of selection and loci associated with fiber quality and yield traits

    Lei Fang;Lei Fang;Qiong Wang;Yan Hu;Yan Hu;Yinhua Jia

  • Characteristics, development and mapping of Gossypium hirsutum derived EST-SSRs in allotetraploid cotton

    Zhiguo Han;Changbiao Wang;Xianliang Song;Wangzhen Guo

  • Genetic mapping of EST-derived microsatellites from the diploid Gossypium arboreum in allotetraploid cotton

    Z.-G. Han;W.-Z. Guo;X.-L. Song;T.-Z. Zhang

  • Molecular mapping of QTLs for fiber qualities in three diverse lines in Upland cotton using SSR markers

    Xinlian Shen;Wangzhen Guo;Xiefei Zhu;Youlu Yuan

  • Gossypium barbadense genome sequence provides insight into the evolution of extra-long staple fiber and specialized metabolites.

    Xia Liu;Bo Zhao;Hua-Jun Zheng;Yan Hu

  • Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for fiber quality and yield trait by RIL approach in Upland cotton

    Xinlian Shen;Wangzhen Guo;Qiongxian Lu;Xiefei Zhu

  • Molecular tagging of a major QTL for fiber strength in Upland cotton and its marker-assisted selection.

    Tianzhen Zhang;Youlu Yuan;John Yu;Wangzhen Guo

  • QTL mapping of yield and fiber traits based on a four-way cross population in Gossypium hirsutum L.

    Hongde Qin;Wangzhen Guo;Yuan-Ming Zhang;Tianzhen Zhang

  • Genetic basis for glandular trichome formation in cotton

    Dan Ma;Yan Hu;Changqing Yang;Bingliang Liu

  • Complete assignment of the chromosomes of Gossypium hirsutum L. by translocation and fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping

    Kai Wang;Xianliang Song;Zhiguo Han;Wangzhen Guo

  • A preliminary analysis of genome structure and composition in Gossypium hirsutum.

    Wangzhen Guo;Caiping Cai;Changbiao Wang;Liang Zhao

  • Overexpression of GhSusA1 increases plant biomass and improves cotton fiber yield and quality

    Yanjie Jiang;Wangzhen Guo;Huayu Zhu;Yong-Ling Ruan

  • Characterization of six novel NAC genes and their responses to abiotic stresses in Gossypium hirsutum L.

    Chaomin Meng;Caiping Cai;Tianzhen Zhang;Wangzhen Guo

  • Small interfering RNAs from bidirectional transcripts of GhMML3_A12 regulate cotton fiber development.

    Qun Wan;Xueying Guan;Nannan Yang;Huaitong Wu

  • Next-generation transgenic cotton: pyramiding RNAi and Bt counters insect resistance

    Mi Ni;Wei Ma;Xiaofang Wang;Meijing Gao

  • Mapping Fiber and Yield QTLs with Main, Epistatic, and QTL × Environment Interaction Effects in Recombinant Inbred Lines of Upland Cotton

    Xinlian Shen;Tianzhen Zhang;Wangzhen Guo;Xiefei Zhu

  • A comparison of genetic maps constructed from haploid and BC1 mapping populations from the same crossing between Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium barbadense L.

    Xianliang Song;Kai Wang;Wangzhen Guo;Jun Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianzhen Zhang
Tianzhen Zhang Zhejiang University
Xiao-Ya Chen
Xiao-Ya Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Z. Jeffrey Chen
Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Yong-Ling Ruan
Yong-Ling Ruan University of Newcastle Australia
Guoping Zhao
Guoping Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuehui Huang
Xuehui Huang Shanghai Normal University
David M. Stelly
David M. Stelly Texas A&M University
Brian E. Scheffler
Brian E. Scheffler Agricultural Research Service
Baohong Zhang
Baohong Zhang East Carolina University
Bin Han
Bin Han Chinese Academy of Sciences

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