Department of Plant Sciences
University of Idaho, USA

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
M.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
B.Sc., Agronomy, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Edmond, V. D. V., Hong, Z., & Nelson, A. S. (2025). Sugar alcohols in plants: implications for enhancing tree seedlings drought tolerance and production strategies. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 891.
2. Zhao, Y., Zhu, H., Lu, X., Anees, M., He, N., Yang, D., ... & Liu, W. (2025). Streamlined Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated hairy root transformation for efficient CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing evaluation in diverse Citrullus cultivars. Horticultural Plant Journal, 11(2), 816-826.
3. Cui, L., Zheng, F., Zhang, C., Gao, S., Ye, J., Zhang, Y., ... & Zhang, J. (2025). The CONSTANS-LIKE SlCOL1 in tomato regulates the fruit chlorophyll content by stabilizing the GOLDEN2-LIKE protein. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 24(2), 536-545.
4. Li, J., Ai, G., Wang, Y., Ding, Y., Hu, X., Liang, Y., ... & Zhang, J. (2024). A truncated B-box zinc finger transcription factor confers drought sensitivity in modern cultivated tomatoes. Nature communications, 15(1), 8013.
5. Cui, L., Zheng, F., Li, C., Li, G., Ye, J., Zhang, Y., ... & Zhang, J. (2024). Defective mutations in STAY-GREEN 1, PHYTOENE SYNTHASE 1, and MYB12 genes lead to formation of green ripe fruit in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(11), 3322-3336.
6. Zhang, D., Ji, K., Wang, J., Liu, X., Zhou, Z., Huang, R., ... & Zhang, J. (2024). Nuclear factor Y-A3b binds to the SINGLE FLOWER TRUSS promoter and regulates flowering time in tomato. Horticulture Research, 11(5), uhae088.
7. Hu, G., Zhang, D., Luo, D., Sun, W., Zhou, R., Hong, Z., ... & Wang, T. (2023). SlTCP24 and SlTCP29 synergistically regulate compound leaf development through interacting with SlAS2 and activating transcription of SlCKX2 in tomato. New Phytologist, 240(3), 1275-1291.
8. Ai, G., Huang, R., Zhang, D., Li, M., Li, G., Li, W., ... & Zhang, J. (2023). SlGH3. 15, a member of the GH3 gene family, regulates lateral root development and gravitropism response by modulating auxin homeostasis in tomato. Plant Science, 330, 111638.
9. Song, J., Shang, L., Li, C., Wang, W., Wang, X., Zhang, C., ... & Zhang, J. (2022). Variation in the fruit development gene POINTED TIP regulates protuberance of tomato fruit tip. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5940.
10. Cui, L., Zheng, F., Wang, J., Zhang, C., Zhang, D., Gao, S., ... & Zhang, J. (2022). The tomato CONSTANS-LIKE protein SlCOL1 regulates fruit yield by repressing SFT gene expression. BMC Plant Biology, 22(1), 429.
11. Kanaoka, M. M., Shimizu, K. K., Xie, B., Urban, S., Freeman, M., Hong, Z., & Okada, K. (2022). KOMPEITO, an atypical Arabidopsis rhomboid-related gene, is required for callose accumulation and pollen wall development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(11), 5959.
12. Cui, L., Zheng, F., Zhang, D., Li, C., Li, M., Ye, J., ... & Zhang, J. (2022). Tomato methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 functions in drought tolerance by promoting ROS scavenging and chlorophyll accumulation through interaction with Catalase 2 and RBCS3B. Plant Science, 318, 111206.
13. Yu, T., Ai, G., Xie, Q., Wang, W., Song, J., Wang, J., ... & Ye, Z. (2022). Regulation of tomato fruit elongation by transcription factor BZR1. 7 through promotion of SUN gene expression. Horticulture research, 9, uhac121.
14. Huang, B., Wu, W., & Hong, Z. (2021). Genetic interactions of awnness genes in barley. Genes, 12(4), 606.

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