Tianfu Han

Tianfu Han

Head of CAAS Heihe Soybean Research Center

Center for Crop Genetics and Breeding

Institute of Crop Sciences

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing 100081, China

Tel: 86-10-82105876

Fax: 86-10-82108784

Email: hantianfu@caas.cn

Education

l  1990 - 1994: Doctoral student, major in Crop Genetics and Breeding at Northeast Agricultural University. Supervisor: Professor Wang Jinling

l  1985 - 1988: Master's student, major in Crop Cultivation and Farming System at Northeast Agricultural College. Supervisors: Professors Li Wenxiong and Zeng Hanbing

l  1980 - 1984: Undergraduate student, major in Agronomy at the Department of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University

Working Experience

l  2001 - 2002: Senior Visiting Scholar, Pennsylvania State University, USA

l  1999 - 2000: Visiting Scholar, Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

l  1999 - now: Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  1997 - 1999: Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Breeding and Cultivation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  1995 - 1997: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Soybean Improvement Center of Nanjing Agricultural University. Co - supervisor: Professor Gai Junyi

l  1988 - 1997: Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, and Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University

l  1984 - 1985: Research Trainee, Jiuquan Prefecture Agricultural Science Research Institute, Gansu Province

Research Interests

l  Principle of photo-thermal adaptability in soybean

l  Speed breeding system in the field conditions

l  Soybean variety improvement

Academic Qualifications

l  2025 - now: Foreign member of Russian Academy of Sciences

l  2023 - now: Advisor of the Soybean Expert Guidance Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

l  2012 - 2023: Head of the Soybean Expert Guidance Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

l  2011 - 2022: Director of Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing ), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

l  2011 - 2016: Director general of Soybean Specialty Committee of the Crop Science Society of China

l  2007 - 2022: Chief Soybean Scientist of the China Agriculture Research System (CARS)

l  2004 - 2013: Member of the Standing Committee of the World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC)

Selected Publications (*corresponding author)

(1)     Ninkuu V, Han T^*, Dakora FD^*. Development of soybean industry in Africa: Safeguarding food security in Africa and China – A Perspective. Engineering, 2025, 49: 272-278. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2025.03.008

(2)     Tsegaw M, Wu T, Xu M, Naser M, Xiong G, Jiang B, Yuan S, Jiang L, Sun B, Zegeye WA, Yang W, Sun S*, Liu W*, Han T*. Screening of adaptive cultivars and identification of QTNs associated with flowering time and related traits of diverse soybean cultivars grown in low-latitude, high-altitude regions. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2025, 48(7): 1-19. DOI: 10.1111/pce.15663

(3)     Xu X, Yu Y, Jiang B, Cao D, Zhang L, Jia H, Sun X, Chen L, Yuan S, Chen F, Lu Z, Liu Y, Naser M, Wu T, Wu C, Zhang Q, Sun S^*, Han T^*. Molecular dissection of hemizygote-dependent dominance of super-early flowering in soybean. The Crop Journal, 2025, 13: 828-839. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2025.02.007

(4)     Jiang L, Su Y, Sinegovskii M, Seferova I, Wang P, Wu T, Jia H, Yuan S, Sun B, Jiang B, Wu J, Sun S, Vishnyakova M, Sinegovskaya V*, Han T*. Short-day legume crops exhibit a conserved molecular-genetic basis for early flowering, maturity and adaptation to long-day environments in high-latitude regions. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2025, 72: 158. DOI: 10.1134/S1021443725602848

(5)     Jia H, Sun B, Jiang B, Wang P, Naser M, Qian S, Wang L, Zhang L, Sinegovskii M, Sun S, Lu W, Sinegovskaya VT, Bai J*, Han T*. Natural variations in key maturity genes underpin soybean cultivars adaptation beyond 50°N in Northeast China. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2025, 26: 3362. DOI: 10.3390/ijms26073362

(6)     Jiang H, Xu X, Sun Y, Wang P, Zhang L, Naser M, Sun S, Du J*, Han T*. Development of KASP markers for FT family genes in soybean. Oil Crop Science, 2025, 10: 154-164. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocsci.2025.05.002

(7)     Sun B, Yuan S, Naser M, Zhou Y, Jia H, Yu Y, Yao X, Wu T, Song W, Jiang B, Dong H, Zhang C, Sapey E, Wang P, Sun Y, Zhang J, Zhang L, Li Q, Xu C, Jia X, Wu C, Yu L, Sun S*, Guo C*, Han T*. Evaluation of forage quality in various soybean varieties and high-yield cultivation techniques. Field Crops Research, 2024, 317: 109546. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109546

(8)     Wang J, Xu X, Wang P, Zhang L, Liu L, Liu L, Wu T, Song W, Yuan S, Jiang B, Hou W, Wu C, Sun S, Yu L, Han T*. Floral-promoting GmFT homologs trigger photoperiodic after-effects: an important mechanism for early-maturing soybean varieties to regulate reproductive development and adapt to high-latitudes. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2024, 47: 1656–1667. DOI: 10.1111/pce.14833

(9)     Zhang A, Kong T, Sun B, Qiu S, Guo J, Ruan S, Guo Y, Guo J, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Hu Z, Jiang T, Liu Y, Cao S, Sun S, Wu T, Hong H, Jiang B, Yang M, Yao X, Hu Y *, Liu B*, Han T*, Wang Y*. A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Zhonghuang 13, a widely-grown soybean variety from the original center of Glycine max. The Crop Journal, 2024, 12: 142–153. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2023.10.003

(10)  Wu S, Chen L, Guo M, Cai Y, Gao Y, Yuan S, Sun S, Zhang Y, Hou W*, Han T*. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of  E4  gene promotes maturation in soybean. Oil Crop Science, 2024, 9: 170-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocsci.2024.05.001

(11)  Wu T, Wen H, Zhang X, Jia H, Xu C, Song W, Jiang B, Yuan S, Sun S, Wu C*, Han T*. Genome-wide association study for temperature-response and photo-thermal interaction of flowering time in soybean using a panel of cultivars with diverse maturity groups. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2023, 136: 245. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04496-7

(12)  Song W, Liu L, Sun S, Wu T, Zeng H, Tian S, Sun B, Li W, Liu L, Wang S, Xing H, Zhou X, Nian H, Lu W, Han X, Wang S, Chen W, Guo T, Song X, Tian Z, Cheng Y, Song S, Fu L, Wang H, Luo R, Liu X, Liu Q, Zhang G, Lu S, Xu R, Li S, Lu W, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Jiang C, Shen W, Zhang M, Zhu D, Wang R, Chen Y, Wang T, Zhu X, Zhan Y, Jiang B, Xu C, Yuan S, Hou W, Gai J, Wu C*, Han T*, 2023. Precise classification and regional delineation of maturity groups in soybean cultivars across China. European Journal of Agronomy, 151: 126982. DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2023.126982

(13)  Wu T, Lu S, Cai Y, Xu X, Zhang L, Chen F, Jiang B, Zhang H, Sun S, Zhai H, Zhao L,  Xia Z, Hou W*, Kong F*, Han T*. Molecular breeding for improvement of photothermal adaptability in soybean. Molecular Breeding, 2023, 43: 60. DOI: 10.1007/s11032-023-01406-z

(14)  Jiang L, Wang P, Jia H, Wu T, Yuan S, Jiang B, Sun S, Zhang Y, Wang L*, Han T*. Haplotype analysis of GmSGF14 gene family reveals its roles in photoperiodic flowering and regional adaptation of soybean. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24: 9436. DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119436

(15)  Yun J, Wang C, Zhang F, Chen L, Sun Z, Cai Y, Luo Y, Liao J, Wang Y, Cha Y,  Zhang X, Ren Y, Wu J, Hasegawa PM, Tian C, Su H, Ferguson BJ., Hou W*, Han T*, Li X*. A nitrogen fixing symbiosis-specific pathway required for legume flowering. Science Advances, 2023, 9(2): eade1150. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1150

(16)  Zhang C, Xu X, Chen F, Yuan S, Wu T, Jiang B, Sapey E, Wu C, Sun S, Guo C*, Han T*. Establishment of a novel experimental system for studying the photoperiodic response of short-day dicots using soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 13: 1101715. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1101715

(17)  Song W, Sun S, Wu T, Yang R, Tian S, Xu C, Jiang B, Yuan S, Hou W, Wu C*, Han T*. Geographic distributions and the regionalization of soybean compositions across China. Food Research International, 2023, 164: 112364. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112364

(18)  Wang P, Wang L, Zhang L, Wu T, Sun B, Zhang J, Sapey E, Yuan S, Jiang B, Chen F, Wu C, Hou W, Sun S, Bai J*, Han T*. Genomic dissection and diurnal expression analysis reveal the essential roles of the PRR gene family in geographical adaptation of soybean. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23: 9970. DOI: 10.3390/ ijms23179970

(19)  Yuan S, Wang Y, Wang J, Zhang C, Zhang L, Jiang B, Wu T, Chen L, Xu X, Cai Y, Sun S, Chen F, Song W, Wu C, Hou W, Yu L*, Han T*. GmFT3a fine-tunes flowering time and improves adaptation of soybean to higher latitudes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 929747. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.929747

(20)  Jia H, Liang X, Zhang L, Zhang J, Sapey E, Liu X, Sun Y, Sun S,Yan H, Lu W*, Han T*. Improving ultra-low temperature preservation technologies of soybean pollen for off-season and off-site hybridization. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 920522. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.920522

(21)  Khan MAA, Zhang S, Emon RM, Chen F, Song W, Wu T, Yuan S, Wu C, Hou W, Sun S, Fu Y-F, Jiang B*, Han T*. CONSTANS polymorphism modulates flowering time and maturity in soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 817544. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.817544

(22)  Sapey E, Jiang B, Liu L, Yuan S, Wu T, Ibrahim SE, Sun S, Yue Y*, Han T*. Transcriptome profile of a long-juvenile soybean genotype Huaxia-3 under short and long photoperiod. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2022, 40: 433–445. DOI: 10.1007/s11105-021-01332-4

(23)  Wang W, Wang Z, Hou W, Chen L, Jiang B, Ma W, Bai L, Song W, Xu C, Han T*, Feng Y*, Wu C*. GmNMHC5 might promote nodulation via interacting with GmGAI in soybean. The Crop Journal, 2022, 10: 273–279. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2021.03.019

(24) Liu L, Gao L, Zhang L, Cai Y, Song W, Chen L, Yuan S, Wu T, Jiang B, Sun S, Wu C, Hou W*, Han T*. Co-silencing E1 and its homologs in an extremely late-maturing soybean cultivar confers super-early maturity and adaptation to high-latitude short-season regions. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022, 21(2): 2-11. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63391-3

(25)  Yue Y, Sun S, Li J, Yu H, Wu H, Sun B, Li T*, Han T*, Jiang B*. GmFULa improves soybean yield by enhancing carbon assimilation without altering flowering time of maturity. Plant Cell Reports, 2021, 40: 1875–1888. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02752-y

(26)  Qi X, Jiang B, Wu T, Sun S, Wang C, Song W, Wu C, Hou W, Song Q, Lam H-M*, Han T*. Genomic dissection of widely planted soybean cultivars leads to a new breeding strategy of crops in the post-genomic era. The Crop Journal, 2021, 9: 1079-1087. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2021.01.001

(27)  Fang Y, Wang L, Sapey E, Fu S, Wu T, Zeng H, Sun X, Qian S, Khan M A A, Yuan S, Wu C, Hou W, Sun S ^*, Han T^*_. Speed breeding system in soybean: Integrating off-site generation advancement, fresh seeding and marker-assisted selection. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, 12: 717077. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.717077

(28)  Xu X, Zhang L, Cao X, Liu L, Jiang B, Zhang C, Jia H, Lyu X, Su Y, Cai Y, Liu L, Zhang S, Chen F, Wu C, Liu B, Hou W, Sun S, Lai J, Han T*. Cotyledons facilitate the adaptation of early-maturing soybean varieties to high-latitude long-day environments. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2021, 44: 2551–2564. DOI: 10.1111/pce.14120

(29)  Jiang B, Chen L, Yang C, Wu T, Yuan S, Wu C, Zhang M, Gai J, Han T*, Hou, W* and Sun S*. The cloning and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of a male sterility gene MS1 of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2021, 19: 1098-1100. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13601

(30)  Sapey E, Fang Y, Khojely DMK, Song W, Jiang B,Yuan S, Sun S, Han T*. Field-based screening and haplotyping of J locus for long juvenile trait in tropical soybean genotypes. Legume Research, 2021, 44(5): 515-521. DOI: 10.18805/LR-603

(31)  Xu C, He Y, Sun S, Song W, Wu T, Han T*, Wu C*. Analysis of soybean yield formation differences across different production regions in China and its technical approaches to yield improvement. Agronomy Journal, 2020, 112: 4195-4206. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20373

(32)  Liu L, Song W, Wang L, Sun X, Qi Y, Wu T, Sun S, Jiang B, Wu C, Hou W, Ni Z, Han T*. Allele combinations of maturity genes E1-E4 affected adaptation of soybean to diverse geographic regions and farming systems in China. PLoS ONE, 2020, 15(7): e0235397. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235397

(33)  Wang L, Sun S, Wu T, Liu L, Sun X, Cai Y, Li J, Jia H, Yuan S, Chen L, Jiang B, Wu C, Hou W* and Han T*. Natural variation and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutation in GmPRR37 affect photoperiodic flowering and contribute to regional adaptation of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2020, 18: 1869-1881. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13346

(34)  Chen L, Cai Y, Qu M, Wang L, Sun H, Jiang B, Wu T, Liu L, Sun S, Wu C, Yao W, Yuan S, Han T*, Hou W*. Soybean adaption to high-latitude regions is associated with natural variations of GmFT2b, an ortholog of FLOWERING LOCUS T. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2020, 43: 934-944. DOI: 10.1111/pce.13695.

(35)  Zhang L, Liu W, Tsegaw M, Xu X, Qi YP, Sapey E, Liu L, Wu T, Sun S, Han T* Principles and practices of the photo-thermal adaptability improvement in soybean. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020, 19: 295-310. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62850-9

(36)  Cai Y, Wang L, Chen L, Wu T, Liu L, Sun S, Wu C, Yao W, Jiang B, Yuan S, Han T*, Hou W*. Mutagenesis of GmFT2a and GmFT5a mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 contribute for expanding the regional adaptability of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2020, 18: 298-309. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13199

(37)  Yang W, Wu T, Zhang X, Song W, Xu C, Sun S, Hou W, Jiang B, Han T*, Wu C*. Critical photoperiod measurement of soybean varieties in different maturity groups. Crop Science, 2019, 59: 2055-2061. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2019.03.0170

(38)  Song W, Sun S, Ibrahim SE, Xu Z, Wu H, Hu X, Jia H, Cheng Y, Yang Z, Jiang S, Wu T, Sinegovskii M, Sapey E, Nepomuceno A, Jiang B, Hou W, Sinegovskaya V, Wu C*, Gai J, Han T*. Standard cultivar selection and digital quantification for precise classification of maturity groups in soybean. Crop Science, 2019, 59: 1997-2006. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2019.02.0095

(39)  Cao X, Wu T, Sun S, Wu C, Wang C, Jiang B, Tao J, Yao W, Hou W, Yang W*, Siddique KHM, Han T*. Evaluation by grafting technique of changes in the contribution of root-to-shoot development and biomass production in soybean cultivars released from 1929-2006 in China. Crop & Pasture Science, 2019, 70: 585–594. DOI: 10.1071/CP19052

(40)  Zhu Y, Song W, Everaert N, Shi Z, T. Han*, Ren G*. Revealing the regional distribution of soybean lunasin content in China and the effects of climate factors by sampling extensively. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2019, 99: 2802-2807. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9489

(41)  Li K, Zhang X, Guo J, Penn H, Wu T, Li L, Jiang H, Chang L, Wu C, Han T*. Feeding of Riptortus pedestris on soybean plants, the primary cause of soybean staygreen syndrome in the Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin. The Crop Journal, 2019, 7(3): 360-367. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2018.07.008

(42)  Jiang B, Zhang S, Song W, Khan MAA, Sun S, Zhang C, Wu T, Wu C, Han T*. Natural variations of FT family genes in soybean varieties covering a wide range of maturity groups. BMC Genomics, 2019, 20: 230. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5577-5

(43)  Song W, Yang R, Yang X, Sun S, Rao SM, Jiang B, Wu T, Tian S, Sapey E, Wu C, Hou W, Ren G*, Han T*. Spatial differences in soybean bioactive components across China and their influence by weather factors. The Crop Journal, 2018, 6: 659-668. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2018.05.001

(44)  Khojely DM, Ibrahim SE, Sapey E, Han T*. History, current status, and prospects of soybean production and research in sub-Saharan Africa. The Crop Journal, 2018, 6: 226-235. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2018.03.006

(45)  Gao L, Sun S, Li K, Wang L, Hou W, Wu C, Zhi H*, Han T*. Spatio-temporal characterization of changes in the resistance of widely grown soybean cultivars to Soybean mosaic virus across a century of breeding in China. Crop and Pasture Science, 2018, 69: 395-405. DOI: 10.1071/CP17296

(46)  Liu W, Jiang B, Ma L, Zhang S, Zhai H, Xu X, Hou W, Xia Z, Wu C, Sun S, Wu T, Chen L, Han T*. Functional diversification of Flowering Locus T homologs in soybean: GmFT1a and GmFT2a/5a have opposite roles in controlling flowering and maturation. New Phytologist, 2018, 217(3): 1335-1345. DOI: 10.1111/nph.14884

(47)  Yu Y, Hou W, HachamY, Sun S, Wu C, Matityahu I, Song S, Amir R*, Han T*. Constitutive expression of feedback-insensitive cystathionine g-synthase increases methionine levels in soybean leaves and seeds. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2018, 17: 54-62 DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61599-X

(48)  Mao T, Li J, Wen Z, Wu T, Wu C, Sun S, Jiang B, Hou W, Li W, Song Q, Wang D*, Han T*. Association mapping of loci controlling genetic and environmental interaction of soybean flowering time under various photo-thermal conditions. BMC Genomics, 2017, 18: 415-432. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3778-3

(49)  Jia H, ZhangY, Tian S, Emon RM, Yang X, Yan H, Wu T, Lu W*, Siddique KHM, Han T*. Reserving winter snow for the relief of spring drought by film mulching in northeast China. Field Crops Research, 2017, 209: 58–64. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.04.011

(50)  Li J, Wang X, Song W, Huang X, Zhou J, Zeng H, Sun S, Jia H, Li W, Zhou X, Li S, Chen P, Wu C*, GuoY*, Han T*, Qiu L*. Genetic variation of maturity groups and four E genes in the Chinese soybean mini core collection. PLoS ONE, 2017, 12(2): e0172106. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172106

(51)  Wu T, Yang X, Sun S, Wang C, Wang Y, Jia H, Man W, Fu L, Song W, Wu C, Yan H, Jiang B, Hou W, Ren G*, Han T*. Temporal-spatial characterization of seed proteins and oil in widely grown soybean cultivars across a century of breeding in China. Crop Science, 2017, 57: 748-759. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2016.05.0336

(52)  Wu T, Yao Y, Sun S, Wang C, Jia H, Man W, Fu L, Song W, Wu C, Jiang B, Hou W, Ren G*, Han T*. Temporal-spatial characterization of nutritional and bioactive components of soybean cultivars in China. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2017, 93: 1637-1654. DOI 10.1007/s11746-016-2908-4

(53)  Yue Y, Liu N, Jiang B, Li M, Wang H, Jiang Z, Pan H, Xia Q, Ma Q, Han T*, and Nian H*. A single nucleotide deletion in J encoding GmELF3 confers long juvenility and is associated with adaption of tropic soybean. Molecular Plant, 2017, 10(4): 656-658. DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.12.004

(54)  Wang C, Wu T, Sun S, Xu R, Ren J, Wu C, Jiang B, Hou W, Han T*. Seventy-five years of improvement of yield and agronomic traits of soybean cultivars released in the Yellow-Huai-Hai River Valley. Crop Science, 2016, 56: 2354-2364. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.10.0618

(55)  Zhang X, Wang M, Wu T, Wu C, Jiang B, Guo C*, Han T*. Physiological and molecular studies of stay green caused by pod removal and seed injury in soybean. The Crop Journal, 2016, 4: 435-443. DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2016.04.002

(56)  Song W, Yang R, Wu T, Wu C, Sun S, Zhang S, Jiang B, Tian S, Liu X*, Han T*. Analysing the effects of climate factors on soybean protein, oil contents and compositions by extensive and high-density sampling in China. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016, 64(20): 4121-4130. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00008

(57)  Wu T, Sun S, Wang C, Lu W, Sun B, Song X, Han X, Guo T, Man W, Cheng Y, Niu J, Fu L, Song W, Jiang B, Hou W, Wu C*, Han T*. Characterizing changes from a century of genetic improvement of soybean cultivars in Northeast China. Crop Science, 2015, 55: 2056-2067. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.01.0023

(58)  Wang C, Wu T, Wu C, Jiang B, Sun S, Hou W, Han T*. Changes in photo-thermal sensitivity of widely grown Chinese soybean cultivars due to a century of genetic improvement. Plant Breeding, 2015, 134: 94-104. DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12226

(59)  Chen L, Jiang B, Wu C, Sun S, Hou W*, Han T*. The characterization of GmTIP, a root-specific gene from soybean, and the expression analysis of its promoter. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2015, 121(2): 259-274. DOI: 10.1007/s11240-014-0682-2

(60)  Wang M, Xu X, Zhang X, Sun S, Wu C, Hou W, Wang Q*, Han T*. Functional analysis of GmCPDs and investigation of their roles in flowering. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(3): e0118476. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118476

(61)  Wu T, Li J, Wu C, Sun S, Mao T, Jiang B, Hou W, Han T*. Analysis of the independent- and interactive-photothermal effects on soybean flowering. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015, 14(4): 622-632. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60856-X

(62)  Jia Z, Jiang B, Gao X, Yue Y, Fei Z, Sun H, Wu C, Sun S, Hou W, Han T*. GmFULa, a FRUITFULL homolog, functions in the flowering and maturation of soybean. Plant Cell Reports, 2015, 34(1): 121-132. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1693-5

(63)  Wang Y, Cheng L, Leng J, Wu C, Shao G, Hou W, Han T*. Genetic analysis and Quantitative trait locus identification of the reproductive to vegetative growth period ratio in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr). Euphytica, 2015, 201: 275-284. DOI: 10.1007/s10681-014-1209-y

(64)  Jiang B, Nan H, Gao Y, Tang L, Yue Y, Lu S, Ma L, Cao D, Sun S, Wang J, Wu C, Yuan X, Hou W, Kong F*, Han T*, Liu B*. Allelic combinations of soybean maturity loci E1, E2, E3 and E4 result in diversity of maturity and adaptation to different latitudes. PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(8): e106042. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106042

(65)  Chen L, Jiang B, Wu C, Sun S, Hou W* and Han T*. GmPRP2 promoter drives root-preferential expression in transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean hairy roots. BMC Plant Biology, 2014, 14: 245. http: //www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/14/245

(66)  Zhang F, Shen Y, Sun S, Guo J, Li C, Wu C, Li Q, Nian H, Huang X*, Tian Z*, Han T*. Genome-wide gene expression analysis in a dwarf soybean mutant. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 2014, 12(S1): S 70–73. DOI: 10.1017/S1479262114000306

(67)  Qin P, Song W, Yang X, Sun S, Zhou X, Yang R, Li N, Hou W, Wu C, Han T*, Ren G*. Regional distribution of the protein and oil compositions of soybean cultivars in China, Crop Science, 2014, 54: 1139-1146. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.05.0314

(68)  Jia H, Jiang B, Wu C, Lu W, Hou W, Sun S, Yan H*, Han T*. Maturity group classification and maturity locus genotyping of early-maturing soybean varieties from high-latitude cold regions. PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(4): e94139. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094139

(69)  Wang M, Sun S, Wu C, Han T*, Wang Q*. Isolation and Characterization of the Brassinosteroid Receptor Gene (GmBRI1) from Glycine max. International Journal of Molecular Science, 2014, 15(3): 3871-3888. DOI: 10.3390/ijms15033871

(70)  Jiang B, Yue Y, Gao Y, Ma L, Sun S, Wu C, Hou W, Lam H-M, Han T*. GmFT2a polymorphism and maturity diversity in soybeans. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(10): e77474. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077474

(71)  Na X, Jian B, Yao W, Wu C, Hou W, Jiang B, Bi B, Han T*. Cloning and functional analysis of the flowering gene GmSOC1-like, a putative SUPPERSSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION CO1/AGAMOUS-LIKE 20 (SOC1/AGL20)ortholog in soybean. Plant Cell Reports, 2013, 32(8): 1219-1229. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1419-0

(72)  Song S, Hou W, Godo I, Wu C, Yu Y, Matityahu I, HacamY, Sun S, Han T*, Amir R*. Soybean seeds expressing feedback-insensitive cystathionine 1 γ-synthase exhibit higher content of methionine. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2013, 64(7): 1917-1926. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert053

(73)  Sun H, Jia Z, Cao D, Jiang B, Wu C, Hou W, Liu Y, Fei Z, Zhao D, Han T^*. GmFT2a, a soybean homolog of FLOWERING LOCUS T, is involved in flowering transition and maintenance. PLoS ONE, 2011, 6(12): e29238. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029238

(74)  Cao D, Hou W, Liu W, Yao W, Wu C, Liu X*, Han T*. Overexpression of TaNHX2 enhances salt tolerance of 'composite' and whole transgenic soybean plants. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2011, 107: 541-552. DOI: 10.1007/s11240-011-0005-9

(75)  Cheng L, Wang Y, Zhang C, Wu C, J Xu, H Zhu, Leng J, Y Bai, R Guan, Hou W, Zhang L, Han T*. Genetic analysis and QTL detection of reproductive period and post-flowering photoperiod responses in soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2011, 123 (3): 421-429. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1594-8

(76)  Jiang Y, Wu C, Zhang L, Hu P, Hou W, Zu W, Han T*. Long-day effects on the terminal inflorescence development of a photoperiod-sensitive soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] variety. Plant Science, 2011, 180 (3): 504-510. DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.11.006

(77)  Han T*, Yang G. Technical achievements, requirements and countermeasures of soybean production in China. Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 2010, 79(Extra Issue 1): 388-389

(78)  Jian B, Hou W, Wu C, Liu B, Liu W, Song S, Bi B, Han T*. Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Superroot-derived Lotus corniculatus plants: a valuable tool for functional genomics. BMC Plant Biology, 2009, 9: 78. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-9-78

(79)  Cao D, Hou W, Song S, Sun H, Wu C, Gao Y, Han T*. Assessment of conditions affecting Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of soybean. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2009, 96: 45-52. DOI: 10.1007/s11240-008-9458-x

(80)  Jian B, Liu B, Bi Y, Hou W, Wu C and Han T*. Validation of internal control for gene expression study in soybean by quantitative real-time PCR. BMC Molecular Biology, 2008, 9: 59. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-59

(81)  Wu C, Ma Q, Yam K-M, Cheung M-Y, Xu Y, Han T*, Lam H-M*, Chong K*. In situ expression of the GmNMH7 gene is photoperiod-dependent in a unique soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) flowering reversion system. Planta, 2006, 223: 725-735. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0130-y

(82)  Han T*, Wu C, Tong Z, Mentreddy RS, Tan K, Gai J. Postflowering photoperiod regulates vegetative growth and reproductive development of soybean. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2006, 55(1-2): 120-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.10.006 

(83)  Han T*, Wu C, Mentreddy RS, Zhao J, Xu X, Gai J. Post-flowering photoperiod effects on reproductive development and agronomic traits of long-day and short-day crops. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 2005, 191: 255-262

(84)Li X, Wu C, Ma Q, Zhang S, Li C, Zhang X, Han T*. Morphology and anatomy of the differentiation of flower bud and the process of flowering reversion in soybean cv. Zigongdongdou. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2005, 31(11): 1437-1442

(85)  Han T and Gai J. Post-flowering photoperiod response of soybean varieties with similar flowering dates and different maturity dates. Soybean Genetics Newsletter, 1998, 25: 48-49

(86)  Han T and Wang J. Pre- and post-flowering photoperiod response in early soybean varieties. Soybean Genetics Newsletter, 1995, 22: 89-92