Dr. Xiaoyang ZHU
Associate Researcher
College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University
Email: xiaoyang_zhu@scau.edu.cn
Biography
Dr. Zhu Xiaoyang is an Associate Researcher and Deputy Director of the Engineering Technology Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation at the Ministry of Education. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the Postharvest Department and is a participant in the Guangdong Pearl River Talent Program for Young Top Talents.
Research Interests
Postharvest quality control and mechanism of fruit；the mechanism of calcium signal in fruit and vegetable development and maturation and stress response。
Selected Publications
Silin Fan † , Qian Li † , Shujie Feng, Qiumei Lei, Farhat Abbas , Yulin Yao, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li and Xiaoyang Zhu * . Melatonin Maintains Fruit Quality and Reduces Anthracnose in Postharvest Papaya via Enhancement of Antioxidants and Inhibition of Pathogen Development[J]. Antioxidants, 2022, 11(5): 804.（SCI，IF 6.312）
Silin Fan, Tiantian Xiong , Qiumei Lei, Qinqin Tan, Jiahui Cai, Zunyang Song, Meiyan Yang, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li and Xiaoyang Zhu*. Melatonin Treatment Improves Postharvest Preservation and Resistance of Guava Fruit (Psidium guajava L.). Foods, 2022, 11(3), 262.(IF 4.35，SCI)
Xiuhua Lai 1, Xiaoyang Zhu1, Hangcong Chen, Xuequn Pang, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li *, Zunyang Song* The MaC2H2-like zinc finger protein is involved in ripening and ripening disorders caused by chilling stress via the regulation of softening-related genes in 'Fenjiao' banana. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2022, 186, 111817.（co-first author）（SCI，IF 5.537）
Zunyang Song, Xiuhua Lai, Yulin Yao, Jiajia Qin, Xiaochun Ding, Qiuli Zheng, Xuequn Pang, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li, Xiaoyang Zhu*. The F-box protein EBF1 and the TF ABI5-like regulate chilling-induced ripening disorder in banana fruit. Plant Physiol 2021; kiab532(SCI, IF 8.45).
Xiaoyang Zhu, Julie Mazard, Eugénie Robe, Sarah Pignoly, Marielle Aguilar, Hélène San Clemente, Emmanuelle Lauber, Richard Berthomé* and Jean-Philippe Galaud*. The Same against Many: AtCML8, a Ca2+ Sensor Acting as a Positive Regulator of Defense Responses against Several Plant Pathogens. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Sep 28;22(19):10469. doi: 10.3390/ijms221910469. (IF 5.923，SCI)
Jiahui Cai, Ziling Wu, Yanwei Hao, Yuanlong Liu, Zunyang Song, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li and Xiaoyang Zhu*. Small RNAs, Degradome, and Transcriptome Sequencing Provide Insights into Papaya Fruit Ripening Regulated by 1-MCP[J]. Foods, 2021, 10(7):1643. (IF 4.35，SCI)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Yuxin Chen, Li Junyi, Xiaochun Ding, Shuangling Xiao, Silin Fan, Zunyang Song, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li*. Exogenous 2,4-Epibrassinolide Treatment Maintains the Quality of Carambola Fruit Associated With Enhanced Antioxidant Capacity and Alternative Respiratory Metabolism[J]. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021:678295. (IF 5.753，SCI)
Senlin Zheng, Yanwei Hao, Silin Fan, Jiahui Cai, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li and Xiaoyang Zhu*. Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Profiling Provide Novel Insights Into Fruit Ripening and Ripening Disorder Caused by 1-MCP Treatments in Papaya. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22, 916.(IF 5.923，SCI)
Tiantian Xiong, Qinqin Tan, Shaoshan Li, Chiristian Mazars, Jean-Philippe Galaud*, Xiaoyang Zhu*. Interactions between calcium and ABA signaling pathways in the regulation of fruit ripening[J]. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2020, 256: 153309.（SCI，IF 3.549）
Zunyang Song, Jiajia Qin, Yulin Yao, Xiuhua Lai, Wang Zheng, Weixin Chen, Xiaoyang Zhu*, Xueping Li*. A transcriptomic analysis unravels key factors in the regulation of stay-green disorder in peel of banana fruit (Fenjiao) caused by treatment with 1-MCP[J]. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2020, 168: 111290.（SCI，IF 5.537）
Qiyang Gao#, Qinqin Tan#, Zunyang Song, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li*, Xiaoyang Zhu*. Calcium chloride postharvest treatment delays the ripening and softening of papaya fruit. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2020, 44(8): e14604.(IF 2.19)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Zunyang Song, Qiumian Li, Jun Li, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li *, Physiological and transcriptomic analysis reveals the roles of 1-MCP in the ripening and fruit aroma quality of banana fruit (Fenjiao),Food Research International, 2020,130,108968((IF 6.475，SCI))
Zunyang Song, Jiajia Qin, Qiuli Zheng, Xiaochun Ding, Weixin Chen, Wangjin Lu, Xueping Li * and Xiaoyang Zhu *. The Involvement of the Banana F-Box Protein MaEBF1 in Regulating Chilling-Inhibited Starch Degradation through Interaction with a MaNAC67-Like Protein, Biomolecules 2019, 9, 552.（SCI, IF 4.694)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Lanlan Ye, Xiaochun Ding, Qiyang Gao, Shuangling Xiao, Qinqin Tan, Jiling Huang, Weixin Chen and Xueping Li*，Transcriptomic analysis reveals key factors in fruit ripening and rubbery texture caused by 1-MCP in papaya, BMC Plant Biology (2019) 19:309（SCI,IF 3.67）
Qiyang Gao, Tiantian Xiong, Xueping Li, Weixin Chen, Xiaoyang Zhu*. Calcium and calcium sensors in fruit development and ripening, Scientia Horticulturae 253 (2019) 412–421(SCI, IF 1.961)
Xiaochun Ding*, Xiaoyang Zhu*, Lanlan Ye, Shuangling Xiao, Zhengxian Wu, Weixin Chen† and Xueping Li† , CpEBF1 interacting with CpMADSs is involved in cell wall degradation in the ripening of papaya fruit , Horticulture research, 2018, 6(1): 13.(SCI, IF 3.64)
Zhu Xiaoyang, Li Qiumian, et al. Comparative Study of Volatile Compounds in the Fruit of Two Banana Cultivars at Different Ripening Stages[J]. Molecules, 2018, 23(10). (SCI, IF 3.06).
Xiaoyang Zhu,Jun Luo,Qiumian Li,Jun Li,Tongxin Liu,Rong Wang, Weixin Chen*,Xueping Li*. “Low temperature storage reduces aroma-related volatiles production during shelf-life of banana fruit mainly by regulating key genes involved in volatile biosynthetic pathways.” Postharvest Biology and Technology146 (2018): 68-78. (SCI, IF 3.927)
Xiaochun Ding, Linpeng Zhang, Yanwei Hao, Shuangling Xiao, Zhengxian Wu, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li* and Xiaoyang Zhu*. Genome-wide Identification and Expression Analyses of the Calmodulin and Calmodulin-like Proteins Reveal their Involvement in Stress Response and Fruit Ripening in Papaya. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2018,143,13-27(SCI, IF 3.248)
Xueping Li#,Xiaoyang Zhu#,Hailan Wang, Xuefen Lin, Hongwei Lin, Weixin Chen*,Postharvest application of wax controls pineapple fruit ripening and improves fruit quality，Postharvest Biology and Technology 136 (2018) 99–110 (SCI, IF 3.248)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Perez M, Aldon D, et al. Respective Contribution of CML8 and CML9, Two Arabidopsis Calmodulin-Like Proteins, to Plant Stress Responses[J]. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2017. (SCI, IF 2.247)
Xiaoyang Zhu,Eugenie Robe, Lucile Jomat, Didier Aldon, ChristianMazars, Jean-PhilippeGalaud *, CML8, an Arabidopsis Calmodulin-Like Protein, Plays a Role in Pseudomonas syringae Plant Immunity，Plant and Cell Physiology, 2017,58 (2)307-319 (SCI, IF 4.76)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Huanzhang Lin, Zhenwei Si, Yihua Xia1, Weixin Chen, Xueping Li,*.Benzothiadiazole- Mediated Induced Resistance to Colletotrichum musae and Delayed Ripening of Harvested Banana Fruit. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,2016,64:1494-1502. (SCI, IF 3.154)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Christophe Dunand, Wayne Snedden,Jean-Philippe Galaud*, CaM and CML emergence in the green lineage, Trends in Plant Science, 2015, 20(8) 483~489(SCI, IF 12.929)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Lin Shen , Danwen Fu , Zhenwei Si , Bin Wu, Weixin Chen , Xueping Li*. Effects of the combination treatment of 1-MCP and ethylene on the ripening of harvested banana fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2015,107:23–32 (SCI, IF 2.618)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Weixin Chen and Xueping Li * .Molecular cloning of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) gene from harvested papaya (Carica papaya) fruit and its response to temperature stress. Research Journal of Biotechnology. 2015,10 (7) :33–42(SCI, IF 0.242 )
Xiaoyang Zhu ,Yuan Zou ,Danwen Fu ,Yujin Cheng ,Jia Mao ,Lina Liu ,Weixin Chen ,Wangjin Lu, Xueping Li*.Molecular cloning, characterizing, and expression analysis of CTR1 genes in harvested papaya fruit. European Food Research and Technology,2014,vol.238(3):503-513(SCI, IF 1.433 )
Xueping Li#*, Xiaoyang Zhu#, Jia Mao, Yuan Zou, Danwen Fu, Weixin Chen, Wangjin Lu. Isolation and characterization of ethylene response factor family genes during development, ethylene regulation and stress treatments in papaya fruit, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013, 70, 81-92. (SCI, IF 2.928)
Xueping Li#, Xiaoyang Zhu#, Nan Zhao, Danwen Fu, Jun Li, Wen Chen, Weixin Chen*，Effects of hot water treatment on anthracnose disease in papaya fruit and its possible mechanism. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2013, 86: 437-446. (SCI, IF 2.618）
Xiaoyang Zhu, Xueping Li*, Weixin Chen, Wangjin Lu, Jia Mao, Tongxin Liu. Molecular cloning characterization and expression analysis of CpCBF2 gene in harvested papaya fruit under temperature stresses. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2013, 16(4). (SCI, IF 1.403)
Xiaoyang Zhu , Xueping Li*,Yuan Zou, Weixin Chen, Wangjin Lu. Cloning, characterization and expression analysis of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) gene in harvested papaya (Carica papaya) fruit under temperature stress. Food Research International,2012 ,49,272–279(SCI, IF 3.005)
Xiaoyang Zhu, Xueping Li*, Weixin Chen, Jianye Chen, Wangjin Lu, Lei Chen, Danwen Fu. Evaluation of New Reference Genes in Papaya for Accurate Transcript Normalization under Different Experimental Conditions. PLOS ONE, 2012, 7 (8)e44405(SCI, IF 3.73)
Research Projects
1. Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, calmodulin-like protein CpCML15 participates in CpPP2Cs dephosphorylation and regulates the molecular mechanism of papayas fruit Ripening, 580,000 yuan, 2022.01-2025.12, in research, Host.
2. Science and Technology Department of Guangdong Province, Natural Science Foundation Project of Guangdong Province, Study on the interaction of calmodulin CpCML15 and PP2C in the regulation of Calcium Signal and ABA Signal in papaya fruit Ripening Mechanism, 2021.01-2023.12, 100,000 yuan, in research, Host.
3. Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Province Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology System Innovation Team, 2021KJ109, Banana and pineapple industrial Technology System Innovation team post expert team, 2021.05-2023.04, 500,000 yuan, in research, Host.
4. Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Science and Technology Innovation and Development Special Fund, CpMADSs and CpEBF1 Participate in the mechanism of auxin and ethylene Interaction Regulation of post-ripening disorder of papaya, 2019.01-2021.12, 200,000 yuan, in research, Host.
5. Youth Foundation of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the mechanism of calmodulin CpCML15 and CpCML16 and ethylene Signal synergistic regulation of papaya maturation and senescence, 250,000 yuan, 2018.01-2020.12, Completed, Host.
6. South China Agricultural University High-level Talent Introduction Project, 600,000 yuan, 2016.11-2020.12, in research, Host.
7. South China Agricultural University, International Science and Technology Cooperation Major Project Cultivation Project, The Mechanism of Calcium signaling and calmodulin proteins in plant development, fruit Ripening and biological stress Response, 2019.04-2021.03, 500,000 yuan in research, Host.
8. Characteristic Innovation Project of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Research on mechanism of miRNA regulation of Post-Ripening disorder of papaya fruit, 150,000, 2018.01.01-2019.12.31, Completed, Host.
9. National Ministry of Science and Technology, National Key Research and Development Project Sub-project, Research and Development and promotion demonstration of sugar orange logistics preservation technology, 2018.01-2020.12, 250,000 yuan, Completed, Participant.
10. Member of National Banana Modern agricultural industrial Technology System Preservation Post, 700,000 / year, 2016-2025, Participant.
