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Overview

Xianlong Zhang is affiliated with Huazhong Agricultural University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on plant science and molecular biology subfields.

Their work covers a diverse range of scientific topics, including:

  • Research in Cotton Cultivation
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research

Xianlong Zhang has contributed extensively to the research literature, with publications in notable venues such as Plant Biotechnology Journal, The Crop Journal, Research Square, Advanced Science, and The Plant Journal.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xianlong Zhang include:

  • CRISPR/Cas Systems in Genome Editing: Methodologies and Tools for sgRNA Design, Off-Target Evaluation, and Strategies to Mitigate Off-Target Effects, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection, 2021, Genome Biology
  • Combined GWAS and eQTL analysis uncovers a genetic regulatory network orchestrating the initiation of secondary cell wall development in cotton, 2020, New Phytologist
  • A comprehensive overview of cotton genomics, biotechnology and molecular biological studies, 2023, Science China Life Sciences
  • Genomic innovation and regulatory rewiring during evolution of the cotton genus Gossypium, 2022, Nature Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Shuangxia Jin, Maojun Wang, Longfu Zhu, Keith Lindsey, and Ling Min, reflecting a network of co-authorship spanning multiple studies and projects.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of cultivated Upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum TM-1) provides insights into genome evolution

    Fuguang Li;Guangyi Fan;Cairui Lu;Guanghui Xiao

  • Reference genome sequences of two cultivated allotetraploid cottons, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense

    Maojun Wang;Lili Tu;Daojun Yuan;Daojun Yuan;De Zhu

  • Lignin metabolism has a central role in the resistance of cotton to the wilt fungus Verticillium dahliae as revealed by RNA-Seq-dependent transcriptional analysis and histochemistry

    Li Xu;Longfu Zhu;Lili Tu;Linlin Liu

  • Asymmetric subgenome selection and cis -regulatory divergence during cotton domestication

    Maojun Wang;Lili Tu;Min Lin;Zhongxu Lin

  • Expression of an Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) in cotton improves drought- and salt tolerance and increases fibre yield in the field conditions.

    Vijaya Pasapula;Guoxin Shen;Sundaram Kuppu;Julio Paez-Valencia

  • CRISPR/Cas System: Recent Advances and Future Prospects for Genome Editing

    Hakim Manghwar;Keith Lindsey;Xianlong Zhang;Shuangxia Jin

  • Regulation of Somatic Embryogenesis in Higher Plants

    Xiyan Yang;Xianlong Zhang

  • Drought coping strategies in cotton: increased crop per drop.

    Abid Ullah;Heng Sun;Xiyan Yang;Xianlong Zhang

  • Proteomic and virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) analyses reveal that Gossypol, Brassinosteroids and Jasmonic acid contribute to the resistance of cotton to Verticillium dahliae

    Wei Gao;Lu Long;Long-Fu Zhu;Li Xu

  • Overexpression of Rice NAC Gene SNAC1 Improves Drought and Salt Tolerance by Enhancing Root Development and Reducing Transpiration Rate in Transgenic Cotton

    Guanze Liu;Xuelin Li;Shuangxia Jin;Xuyan Liu

  • The genome sequence of Sea-Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) provides insights into the allopolyploidization and development of superior spinnable fibres.

    Daojun Yuan;Zhonghui Tang;Maojun Wang;Wenhui Gao

  • Linkage map construction and mapping QTL for cotton fibre quality using SRAP, SSR and RAPD

    Z. Lin;D. He;X. Zhang;Y. Nie

  • High efficient multisites genome editing in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using CRISPR/Cas9 system.

    Pengcheng Wang;Jun Zhang;Lin Sun;Yizan Ma

  • Sugar and Auxin Signaling Pathways Respond to High-Temperature Stress during Anther Development as Revealed by Transcript Profiling Analysis in Cotton

    Ling Min;Yaoyao Li;Qin Hu;Longfu Zhu

  • Laccase GhLac1 Modulates Broad-Spectrum Biotic Stress Tolerance via Manipulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Jasmonic Acid Synthesis.

    Qin Hu;Ling Min;Xiyan Yang;Shuangxia Jin

  • CRISPR/Cas Systems in Genome Editing: Methodologies and Tools for sgRNA Design, Off-Target Evaluation, and Strategies to Mitigate Off-Target Effects.

    Hakim Manghwar;Bo Li;Xiao Ding;Amjad Hussain

  • A comprehensive meta QTL analysis for fiber quality, yield, yield related and morphological traits, drought tolerance, and disease resistance in tetraploid cotton.

    Joseph I Said;Zhongxu Lin;Xianlong Zhang;Mingzhou Song

  • Small RNA and degradome sequencing reveal complex miRNA regulation during cotton somatic embryogenesis

    Xiyan Yang;Lichen Wang;Daojun Yuan;Keith Lindsey

  • QTL mapping for economic traits based on a dense genetic map of cotton with PCR-based markers using the interspecific cross of Gossypium hirsutum · Gossypium barbadense

    Dao-Hua He;Zhong-Xu Lin;Xian-Long Zhang;Yi-Chun Nie

  • Population structure and genetic basis of the agronomic traits of upland cotton in China revealed by a genome-wide association study using high-density SNPs

    Cong Huang;Xinhui Nie;Xinhui Nie;Chao Shen;Chunyuan You

Frequent Co-Authors

Longfu Zhu
Longfu Zhu Huazhong Agricultural University
Keith Lindsey
Keith Lindsey Durham University
Fenglin Deng
Fenglin Deng Yangtze University
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell University of Pennsylvania
Guoxin Shen
Guoxin Shen Texas Tech University
Fuguang Li
Fuguang Li Sanya University
Steven J. Klosterman
Steven J. Klosterman Agricultural Research Service
Paxton Payton
Paxton Payton Agricultural Research Service
Yijun Ruan
Yijun Ruan University of Connecticut Health Center
Jonathan F. Wendel
Jonathan F. Wendel Iowa State University

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