Chenyang Hao

Chenyang Hao

Head of the Research Group of Wheat Gene Resources and Utilization

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel: 86-10-82105826

Fax: 86-10-82106695

Email: haochenyang@caas.cn

Educations

l  2001-2004, Ph.D., Gansu Agricultural University

l  1998-2001, MS, Gansu Agricultural University

l  1994-1998, BS, Shanxi Agricultural University

Working Experience

l  2023-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2010-2022, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2004-2009, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Wheat genetic diversity and association analysis

l  Wheat yield-related gene discovery and germplasm enhancement

Academic Qualifications

l  2012: First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Tianshui City, Gansu Province

l  2024: China Agricultural Academy of Sciences Science and Technology Achievement Award-Outstanding Innovation Award

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Chengzhi Jiao#, Xiaoming Xie#, Chenyang Hao#, Liyang Chen#, Yuxin Xie, Vanika Garg, Li Zhao, Zihao Wang, Yuqi Zhang, Tian Li, Junjie Fu, Annapurna Chitikineni, Jian Hou, Hongxia Liu, Girish Dwivedi, Xu Liu, Jizeng Jia, Long Mao, Xiue Wang, Rudi Appels, Rajeev K. Varshney*, Weilong Guo*, Xueyong Zhang*. Pan-genome bridges wheat structural variations with habitat and breeding. Nature, 2025, 637: 384-393.

Yunchuan Liu#, Mingming Wang#, Yaojia Wang#, Haixia Liu#, Wei Xi, David Seung, Xiaolu Wang, Lei Zhuang, Huifang Li, Tian Li, Hongxia Liu, Jian Hou*, Xu Liu*, Chenyang Hao*, Xueyong Zhang*. The transcription factor MYB44 suppresses starch synthesis to negatively regulate grain weight and yield in wheat and rice. Molecular Plant, 2025, 18: 1193-1209.

Yinhui Zhang, Haixia Liu, Yaojia Wang, Xuemei Si, Yuxue Pan, Mengjiao Guo, Meijuan Wu, Yuanhao Li, Hongxia Liu, Xueyong Zhang, Jian Hou*, Tian Li*, Chenyang Hao*. TaFT-D1 positively regulates grain weight by acting as a coactivator of TaFDL2 in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2025, 23: 2207-2223.

Hongxia Liu*, Tian Li, Jian Hou, Xiaotong Yin, Yuquan Wang, Xuemei Si, Shoaib Ur Rehman, Lei Zhuang, Weilong Guo, Chenyang Hao*, Xueyong Zhang*. TaWUS-like-5D affects grain weight and filling by inhibiting the expression of sucrose and trehalose metabolism-related genes in wheat grain endosperm. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2025, 23: 2018-2033.

Lei Zhuang#, Lifeng Du#, Haixia Liu#, Hongxia Liu, Huifang Li, Yinhui Zhang, Yunchuan Liu, jian Hou, Tian Li, Delong Yang*, Xueyong Zhang*, Chenyang Hao*. Joint linkage and association analysis identifies genomic regions and candidate genes for yield‑related traits in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2025, 138: 107.

Chao Jian#, Yuxue Pan#, Shujuan Liu#, Mengjiao Guo, Yilin Huang, Lina Cao, Weijun Zhang, Liuling Yan, Xueyong Zhang, Jian Hou*, Chenyang Hao*, Tian Li*. The TaGW2-TaSPL14 module regulates the trade-off between tiller number and grain weight in wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2024, 66: 1953-1965.

Chengzhi Jiao#, Chenyang Hao#, Tian Li#, Abhishek Bohra, Lanfen Wang, Jian Hou, Hongxia Liu, Hong Liu, Jing Zhao, Yamei Wang, Yunchuan Liu, Zhiwei Wang, Xin Jing, Xiue Wang, Rajeev K. Varshney*, Junjie Fu*, Xueyong Zhang*. Fast integration and accumulation of beneficial breeding alleles through an AB-NAMIC strategy in wheat. Plant Communications, 2023, 4: 100549.

Aili Li#, Chenyang Hao#, Zhenyu Wang#, Shuaifeng Geng, Meiling Jia, Fang Wang, Xiang Han, Xingchen Kong, Lingjie Yin, Shu Tao, Zhongyin Deng, Ruyi Liao, Guoliang Sun, Ke Wang, Xingguo Ye, Chengzhi Jiao, Hongfeng Lu, Yun Zhou, Dengcai Liu, Xiangdong Fu*, Xueyong Zhang*, Long Mao*. Wheat breeding history reveals synergistic selection of pleiotropic genomic sites for plant architecture and grain yield. Molecular Plant, 2022, 15: 504-519.

Zhiwei Wang#, Chenyang Hao#*, Jing Zhao, Chang Li, Chengzhi Jiao, Wei Xi, Jian Hou, Tian Li, Hongxia Liu, Xueyong Zhang*. Genomic footprints of wheat evolution in China reflected by a Wheat660K SNP array. The Crop Journal, 2021, 9: 29-41.

Chenyang Hao#, Chengzhi Jiao#, Jian Hou, Tian Li, Hongxia Liu, Yuquan Wang, Jun Zheng, Hong Liu, Zhihong Bi, Fengfeng Xu, Jing Zhao, Lin Ma, Yamei Wang, Uzma Majeed, Xu Liu, Rudi Appels, Marco Maccaferri, Roberto Tuberosa, Hongfeng Lu*, Xueyong Zhang*. Resequencing of 145 landmark cultivars reveals asymmetric sub-genome selection and strong founder genotype effects on wheat breeding in China. Molecular Plant, 2020, 13: 1733-1751.

Xingwei Zheng, Cheng Liu, Ling Qiao, Jiajia Zhao, Ran Han, Xiaolu Wang, Chuan Ge, Wenyun Zhang, Shuwei Zhang, Linyi Qiao, Jun Zheng*, Chenyang Hao*. The MYB transcription factor TaPHR3-A1 is involved in phosphate signaling and governs yield-related traits in bread wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020, 71 (19): 5808-5822.