Meiliang Zhou

Meiliang Zhou

Head of Research Team of Functional Component Identification and Breeding of Underutilized Crops, Head of Research Group of Buckwheat Gene Resource

Center for Crop Germplasm Resources

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82106368

Fax:86-10-82106368

Email:zhoumeiliang@caas.cn

Educations

l  Ph.D., Leiden University, 2009-2013

l  M.Sc., Sichuan Agricultural University, 2006-2009

Working Experience

l  2017-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2015-2017, Associate Professor, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2014-2015, Postdoctor, Leiden University

Research Interests

l  Buckwheat germplasm resources investigation, collection, identification and evaluation

l  Buckwheat key agronomic and quality traits genetic mechanism analysis

l  Buckwheat high-yield and high-quality new varieties breeding

Academic Qualifications

l  Ph.D., Plant Cell Physiology, Leiden University, 2009-2013

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

l  He Y, Zhang K, Shi Y, Lin H, Huang X, Lu X, Wang Z, Li W, Feng X, Shi T, Chen Q, Wang J, Tang Y, Chapman MA, Germ M, Luthar Z, Kreft I, Janovská D, Meglič V, Woo SH, Quinet M, Fernie AR, Liu X*, Zhou M*. Genomic insight into the origin, domestication, dispersal, diversification and human selection of Tartary buckwheat. Genome Biology (2024) DOI: 10.1186/s13059-024-03203-z.

l  Huang X, He Y, Zhang K, Shi Y, Zhao H, Lai D, Lin H, Wang X, Yang Z, Xiao Y, Li W, Ouyang Y, Woo SH, Quinet M, Georgiev MI, Fernie AR, Liu X, Zhou M*. Evolution and domestication of a novel biosynthetic gene cluster contributing to the flavonoid metabolism and high-altitude adaptability of plants in the Fagopyrum genus. Advanced Science (2024) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403603.

l  He Y, Zhang K, Li S, Lu X, Zhao H, Guan C, Huang X, Shi Y, Kang Z, Fan Y, Li W, Chen C, Li G, Long O, Chen Y, Hu M, Cheng J, Xu B, Chapman MA, Georgiev MI, Fernie AR, Zhou M*. Multiomics analysis reveals the molecular mechanisms underlying virulence in Rhizoctonia and jasmonic acid-mediated resistance in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum). The Plant Cell (2023) DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad118.

l  Zhang K, He Y, Lu X, Shi Y, Zhao H, Li X, Li J, Liu Y, Ouyang Y, Tang Y, Ren X, Zhang X, Yang W, Sun Z, Zhang C, Quinet M, Luthar Z, Germ M, Kreft I, Janovská D, Meglič V, Pipan B, Georgiev MI, Studer B, Chapman MA, Zhou M*. Comparative and population genomics of buckwheat species reveal key determinants of flavor and fertility. Molecular Plant (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.08.013.

l  Zhang K, He M, Fan Y, Zhao H, Gao B, Yang K, Li F, Tang Y, Gao Q, Lin T, Quinet M, Janovská D, Meglič V, Kwiatkowski J, Romanova O, Chrungoo N, Suzuki T, Luthar Z, Germ M, Woo SH, Georgiev MI, Zhou M*. Resequencing of global Tartary buckwheat accessions reveals multiple domestication events and key loci associated with agronomic traits. Genome Biology (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02217-7.