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 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Ethylene controls cambium stem cell activity via promoting local auxin biosynthesis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Yu, Q., Cheng, C., Zhou, X., Li, Y., Hu, Y., Yang, C., Zhou, Y., Soliman, T., Zhang, H., Wang, Q., Wang, H., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Gao, J., Ma, N. 2023. Ethylene controls cambium stem cell activity via promoting local auxin biosynthesis. New Phytologist. 239(3):964-978. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19004.A petunia transcription factor, PhOBF1, regulates flower senescence by modulating gibberellin biosynthesis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ji, X., Xin, Z., Yuan, Y., Wang, M., Lu, X., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Niu, L., Jiang, C., Sun, D. 2023. A petunia transcription factor, PhOBF1, regulates flower senescence by modulating gibberellin biosynthesis. Horticulture Research. 10(4). Article uhad022. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhad022.Editorial: Systems Biology of Maturation and Senescence in Horticultural Plants-(Other) Lu, P., Tian, J., Jiang, C., Blanco-Ulate, B., Farcuh, M. 2023. Editorial: Systems Biology of Maturation and Senescence in Horticultural Plants  . Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1123695.The RhLOL1-RhILR3 module mediates cytokinin-induced petal abscission in rose-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Jiang, C., Liang, Y., Deng, S., Liu, Y., Zhau, H., Li, S., Jiang, C., Gao, J., Ma, C. 2022. The RhLOL1-RhILR3 module mediates cytokinin-induced petal abscission in rose. New Phytologist. 237(2):483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18556.Role of the KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX protein (KD1) in regulating abscission of tomato flower pedicels at early and late stages of the process-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sundaresan, S., Philosoph-Hadas, S., Ma, C., Jiang, C., Riov, J., Kochanek, B., Salim, S., Reid, M.S., Meir, S. 2022. Role of the KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX protein (KD1) in regulating abscission of tomato flower pedicels at early and late stages of the process. Physiologia Plantarum. 173(4):2103-2118. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13560.A SlCLV3-S1WUS module regulates auxin and ethylene homeostasis in low light-induced tomato flower abscission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cheng, L., Li, R., Wang, X., Ge, S., Wang, S., Liu, X., He, J., Jiang, C., Qi, M., Xu, T., Li, T. 2022. A SlCLV3-S1WUS module regulates auxin and ethylene homeostasis in low light-induced tomato flower abscission. The Plant Cell. 34:4388-4408. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac254.Overexpressing phytochrome interacting factor 8 of Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhanced drought and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Huang, Z., Tang, R., Yi, X., Xu, W., Zhu, P., Jiang, C. 2022. Overexpressing phytochrome interacting factor 8 of Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhanced drought and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). Article 8155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158155.A WRKY protein, MfWRKY40, of resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia plays a positive role in regulating tolerance to drought and salinity stresses of Arabidopsis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Huang, Z., Wang, J., Li, Y., Song, L., Chen, D., Liu, L., Jiang, C. 2022. A WRKY protein, MfWRKY40, of resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia plays a positive role in regulating tolerance to drought and salinity stresses of Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). Article 8145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158145.Heterologous expression of MfWRKY7 of resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhances salt and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Huang, Z., Liu, L., Jian, L., Xu, W., Wang, J., Li, Y., Jiang, C. 2022. Heterologous expression of MfWRKY7 of resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhances salt and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). Article 7890. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23147890.Xylem functionality controlling blossom-end rot incidence in transgenic ALC::NCED tomato plants-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Riboldi, L., de Freitas, S., Norris, A.M., Jiang, C. 2022. Xylem functionality controlling blossom-end rot incidence in transgenic ALC::NCED tomato plants. South African Journal of Botany. 150:120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.07.015.Overexpression of Myrothamnus flabellifolia MfWRKY41 confers drought and salinity tolerance by enhancing root system and antioxidation ability in Arabidopsis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Huang, Z., Song, L., Xiao, Y., Zhong, X., Wang, J., Xu, W., Jiang, C. 2022. Overexpression of Myrothamnus flabellifolia MfWRKY41 confers drought and salinity tolerance by enhancing root system and antioxidation ability in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 967352. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.967352.The chrysanthemum DEAD-box RNA helicase, CmRH56, regulates rhizome outgrowth in response to drought stress-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhang, L., Xu, Y., Liu, X., Qin, M., Li, S., Jiang, T., Yang, Y., Jiang, C., Gao, J., Hong, B., Ma, C. 2022. The chrysanthemum DEAD-box RNA helicase, CmRH56, regulates rhizome outgrowth in response to drought stress. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(16):5671-5681. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac213.The HD-Zip transcription factor S1HB15A regulates abscission by modulating jasmonoyl-isoleucine biosynthesis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Liu, X., Cheng, L., Li, R., Cai, Y., Wang, X., Fu, X., Dong, X., Qi, M., Jiang, C., Xu, T., Li, T. 2022. The HD-Zip transcription factor S1HB15A regulates abscission by modulating jasmonoyl-isoleucine biosynthesis. Plant Physiology. 189(4):2396-2412. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac212.S1-bZIP transcription factors play important roles in the regulation of fruit quality and stress responses-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Norris, A.M., Jiang, C. 2022. S1-bZIP transcription factors play important roles in the regulation of fruit quality and stress responses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 802802. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.802802.Improvement of drought resistance through manipulation of the gibberellic acid pathway-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhang, Y., Norris, A.M., Reid, M., Jiang, C. 2021. Improvement of drought resistance through manipulation of the gibberellic acid pathway. Ornamental Plant Research. 1. Article 11. https://doi.org/10.48130/OPR-2021-0011.A rapid in vitro phenotypic assay of walnut shoots for prescreening resistance of Phytophthora pini-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zaini, P.A., Lee, S.H., Leslie, C.A., Walawage, S.L., Jiang, C., Browne, G.T., Dandekar, A.M., Kasuga, T. 2021. A rapid in vitro phenotypic assay of walnut shoots for prescreening resistance of Phytophthora pini. Plant Health Progress. 22(3):235-239. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-21-0078-FI.A cytokinin analog Thidiazuron suppresses shoot growth in potted rose plants via the gibberellic acid pathway-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Celikel, F., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Reid, M., Jiang, C. 2021. A cytokinin analog Thidiazuron suppresses shoot growth in potted rose plants via the gibberellic acid pathway. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 639717. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.639717.Auxin response and transport during induction of pedicel abscission in tomato-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Dong, X., Ma, C., Xu, T., Reid, M., Jiang, C., Li, T. 2021. Auxin response and transport during induction of pedicel abscission in tomato. Horticulture Research. 8. Article 192. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-021-00626-8.Editorial: Regulation of fruit ripening and senescence-(Other) Figueroa, C.R., Jiang, C., Torres, C.A., Fortes, A.M., Alkan, N. 2021. Editorial: Regulation of fruit ripening and senescence. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.711458.The circadian-controlled PIF8-BBX28 module regulates petal senescence in rose flowers by governing mitochondrial ROS homeostasis at night-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhang, Y., Wu, Z., Feng, M., Chen, J., Qin, M., Wang, W., Bao, Y., Xu, Q., Ye, Y., Ma, C., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Zhou, H., Cai, Y., Hong, B., Gao, J., Ma, N. 2021. The circadian-controlled PIF8-BBX28 module regulates petal senescence in rose flowers by governing mitochondrial ROS homeostasis at night. The Plant Cell. 33(8):2716-2735. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab152.AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida)-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Chen, J., Li, Y., Li, Y., Ji, Y., Wang, Y., Jiang, C., Choisy, P., Xu, T., Cai, Y., Pei, D., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Gao, J., Ma, N. 2021. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida). Plant Physiology. 186(2):1074-1087. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab130.Inflorescence abscission protein S1IDL6 promotes low light intensity-induced tomato flower abscission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Li, R., Shi, C., Wang, X., Meng, Y., Cheng, L., Jiang, C., Qi, M., Xu, T., Li, T. 2021. Inflorescence abscission protein S1IDL6 promotes low light intensity-induced tomato flower abscission. Plant Physiology. 186:1288-1301. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab121.Dehydration-induced WRKY transcriptional factor MfWRKY70 of Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhanced drought and salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Xiang, X., Chen, J., Xu, W., Qiu, J., Song, L., Wang, J., Tang, R., Chen, D., Jiang, C., Huang, Z. 2021. Dehydration-induced WRKY transcriptional factor MfWRKY70 of Myrothamnus flabellifolia enhanced drought and salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis. Biomolecules. 11(2). Article 327. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11020327.Ethylene-regulated asymmetric growth of the petal base promotes flower opening in rose (Rosa hybrida)-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cheng, C., Yu, Q., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Dong, Y., Ji, Y., Zhou, X., Li, Y., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Zhao, L., Fei, Z., Gao, J., Ma, C. 2021. Ethylene-regulated asymmetric growth of the petal base promotes flower opening in rose (Rosa hybrida). The Plant Cell. 33(4):1229-1251. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab031.SlERF52 regulates SlTIP1;1 expression to accelerate tomato pedicel abscission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, R., Li, R., Cheng, L., Wang, X., Fu, X., Dong, X., Qi, M., Jiang, C., Xu, T., Li, T. 2021. SlERF52 regulates SlTIP1;1 expression to accelerate tomato pedicel abscission. Plant Physiology. 185:1829-1846. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab026.A novel aspartic protease inhibitor inhibits the enzymatic browning of potatoes-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Dong, T., Yu, C., Li, G., Zhu, Z., Zhang, S., Jiang, C., Wang, Q. 2021. A novel aspartic protease inhibitor inhibits the enzymatic browning of potatoes. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 172. Article 111353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2020.111353.Postharvest physiology of cut Gardenia jasminoides flowers-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Celikel, F.G., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2020. Postharvest physiology of cut Gardenia jasminoides flowers. Scientia Horticulturae. 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108983.Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal that a MADS-box transcription factor TDR4 regulates tomato fruit quality-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhao, X., Yuan, X., Chen, S., Fu, D., Jiang, C. 2019. Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal that a MADS-box transcription factor TDR4 regulates tomato fruit quality. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00792.Auxin response factor 6A regulates photosynthesis, sugar accumulation, and fruit development in tomato-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Yuan, Y., Xu, X., Gong, Z., Tang, Y., Wu, M., Yan, F., Zhang, X., Zhang, Q., Yang, F., Hu, X., Yang, Q., Luo, Y., Mei, L., Zhang, W., Jiang, C., Lu, W., Li, Z., Deng, W. 2019. Auxin response factor 6A regulates photosynthesis, sugar accumulation, and fruit development in tomato. Horticulture Research. 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0167-x.Rosa hybrid RhERF1 and RhERF4 mediate ethylene and auxin-regulated petal abscission by influencing pectin degradation-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Gao, Y., Liu, Y., Liang, Y., Lu, J., Jiang, C., Fei, Z., Jiang, C., Ma, C., Gao, J. 2019. Rosa hybrid RhERF1 and RhERF4 mediate ethylene and auxin-regulated petal abscission by influencing pectin degradation. Plant Journal. 99(6):1159-1171. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14412.PhERF2, an ethylene-responsive element binding factor, plays an essential role in waterlogging tolerance of petunia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Yin, D., Sun, D., Norris, A.M., Han, Z., Ni, D., Jiang, C. 2019. PhERF2, an ethylene-responsive element binding factor, plays an essential role in waterlogging tolerance of petunia. Horticulture Research. 6:83. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0165-z.Sequencing a Juglans regia × J. microcarpa hybrid yields high-quality genome assemblies of parental species-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhu, T., Wang, L., You, F.M., Rodriguez, J., Deal, K., Chen, L., Li, J., Chakraborty, S., Balan, B., Jiang, C., Browne, P.J., Leslie, C., Aradhya, M.K., Dandekar, A., McGuire, P.E., Kluepfel, D.A., Dvorak, J., Ming-Chen, L. 2019. Sequencing a Juglans regia × J. microcarpa hybrid yields high-quality genome assemblies of parental species. Horticulture Research. 6:55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0139-1.In rose, transcription factor PTM balances growth and drought survival via PIP2;1 aquaporin-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Zhang, S., Feng, M., Chen, W., Zhou, X., Lu, J., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Ma, N., Gao, J. 2019. In rose, transcription factor PTM balances growth and drought survival via PIP2;1 aquaporin. Nature Plants. 5:290-299. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0376-1.Diversity and redundancy of the ripening regulatory networks revealed by the fruitENCODE and the new CRISPR/Cas9 CNR and NOR mutants-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Gao, Y., Zhu, N., Zhu, X., Wu, M., Jiang, C., Grierson, D., Luo, Y., Shen, W., Zhong, S., Fu, D., Qu, G. 2019. Diversity and redundancy of the ripening regulatory networks revealed by the fruitENCODE and the new CRISPR/Cas9 CNR and NOR mutants. Horticulture Research. 6:39. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0122-x.1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), storage time, and shelf life and temperature affect phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of ‘Jonagold’ apple-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ma, Y., Ban, Q., Shi, J., Dong, T., Jiang, C., Wang, Q. 2018. 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), storage time, and shelf life and temperature affect phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of ‘Jonagold’ apple. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 150:71-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2018.12.015.A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Gao, Y., Wei, W., Zhao, X., Tan, X., Fan, Z., Zhang, Y., Jing, Y., Meng, L., Zhu, B., Zhu, H., Chen, J., Jiang, C., Grierson, D., Luo, Y., Fu, D. 2018. A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening. Horticulture Research. 5:75. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0111-5.BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN 11 regulated chloroplast development and chlorophyll synthesis in tomato fruit-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Meng, L., Fan, Z., Qiang, Z., Wang, C., Gao, Y., Deng, Y., Zhu, B., Zhu, H., Chen, J., Shan, W., Yin, X., Zong, S., Grierson, D., Jiang, C., Luo, Y., Fu, D. 2018. BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN 11 regulated chloroplast development and chlorophyll synthesis in tomato fruit. Plant Journal. 94(6):1126-1140. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13924.The Tomato Hybrid Proline-Rich Protein regulates the abcission zone competence to respond to ethylene signals-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sundaresan, S., Philosoph-Hadas, S., Ma, C., Jiang, C., Riov, J., Mugasimangalam, R., Kochanek, B., Salim, S., Reid, M.S., Meir, S. 2018. The Tomato Hybrid Proline-Rich Protein regulates the abcission zone competence to respond to ethylene signals. Horticulture Research. 5:28. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0033-2.Transcriptome profiling reveals regulatory mechanisms underlying corolla senescence in petunia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, H., Chang, X., Lin, J., Chang, Y., Chen, J., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2018. Transcriptome profiling reveals regulatory mechanisms underlying corolla senescence in petunia. Horticulture Research. 5:16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0018-1.Ethanol fumigation combined with and without nitrogen gas delays potato greening and inhibits glycoalkaloid generation under light-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Dong, T., Meng, W., Shi, J., Jiang, C., Wang, Q. 2017. Ethanol fumigation combined with and without nitrogen gas delays potato greening and inhibits glycoalkaloid generation under light. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 134:31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.07.013.Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wei, Q., Ma, C., Xu, Y., Wang, T., Chen, Y., Lu, J., Zhang, L., Jiang, C., Hong, B., Gao, J. 2017. Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway. Nature Communications. 8:829. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00812-0.Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals that Ethylene/H2O2-mediated hypersensitive response and program cell death determine the compatible interaction of Sand pear and Alternaria Alternata-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, H., Lin, J., Chang, Y., Jiang, C. 2017. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals that Ethylene/H2O2-mediated hypersensitive response and program cell death determine the compatible interaction of Sand pear and Alternaria Alternata. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:195. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00195.Application of exogenous ethylene inhibits postharvest peel browning of ‘Huangguan’ pear-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ma, Y., Yang, M., Wang, J., Jiang, C., Wang, Q. 2017. Application of exogenous ethylene inhibits postharvest peel browning of ‘Huangguan’ pear. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7:2029. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.02029.PhOBF1, a petunia OCS element binding factor, plays an important role in antiviral RNA silencing-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, D., Li, S., Niu, L., Reid, M., Zhang, Y., Jiang, C. 2017. PhOBF1, a petunia OCS element binding factor, plays an important role in antiviral RNA silencing. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(5):915-930. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw490.An ethylene-induced regulatory module delays rose flower senescence by regulating cytokinin content-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wu, L., Ma, N., Jia, Y., Zhang, Y., Feng, M., Jiang, C., Ma, C., Gao, J. 2017. An ethylene-induced regulatory module delays rose flower senescence by regulating cytokinin content. Plant Physiology. 173(1):853-862. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01064.Transcriptome profiling of petal abscission zone and functional analysis of AUX/IAA family genes reveal that RhIAA16 is involved in petal shedding in rose-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Gao, Y., Liu, C., Li, X., Xu, H., Liang, Y., Fei, Z., Gao, J., Jiang, C., Ma, C. 2016. Transcriptome profiling of petal abscission zone and functional analysis of AUX/IAA family genes reveal that RhIAA16 is involved in petal shedding in rose. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7:1375. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01375.LrABCF1, a GCN-type ATP-binding cassette transporter from lilium regale, is involved in defense responses against viral and fungal pathogens-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, D., Zhang, X., Li, S., Jiang, C., Zhang, Y., Niu, L. 2016. LrABCF1, a GCN-type ATP-binding cassette transporter from Lilium regale, is involved in defense responses against viral and fungal pathogens. Planta. 244(6):185-1199. doi: 10.1007/s00425-016-2576-5.A petunia ethylene-responsive element binding factor, PhERF2, plays an important role in antiviral RNA silencing-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, D., Nanadety, R., Zhang, Y., Reid, M.S., Niu, L., Jiang, C. 2016. A petunia ethylene-responsive element binding factor, PhERF2, plays an important role in antiviral RNA silencing. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(11):3353-3365. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw155.A basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, PhFBH4, regulates flower senescence by modulating ethylene biosynthesis pathway in petunia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Yin, J., Chang, X., Kasuga, T., Bui, M.Q., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2015. A basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, PhFBH4, regulates flower senescence by modulating ethylene biosynthesis pathway in petunia. Horticulture Research. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2015.59.A transcriptome approach towards understanding the development of ripening capacity in European pears (Pyrus communis L. cv Bartlett)-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Nham, N.T., De Freitas, S., Macnish, A.J., Carr, K.M., Kietikul, T., Guilatco, A.J., Jiang, C., Zakharoy, F., Mitcham, E.J. 2015. A transcriptome approach towards understanding the development of ripening capacity in European pears (Pyrus communis L. cv Bartlett). BMC Genomics. 16:762 doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1939-9.A short-term carbon dioxide treatment inhibits the browning of fresh-cut burdock-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Dong, T., Shi, J., Jiang, C., Feng, Y., Cao, Y., Wang, Q. 2015. A short-term carbon dioxide treatment inhibits the browning of fresh-cut burdock. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 110:96-102.Transcriptomic analysis reveals numerous diverse protein kinases and transcription factors involved in desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ma, C., Wang, H., Macnish, A.J., Estrada-Melo, A.C., Lin, J., Youhong, C., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2015. Transcriptomic analysis reveals numerous diverse protein kinases and transcription factors involved in desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia. Horticulture Research. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2015.34.Overexpression of an ABA biosynthesis gene using a stress inducible promoter enhances drought resistance in petunia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Estrada-Melo, A.C., Ma, C., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2015. Overexpression of an ABA biosynthesis gene using a stress inducible promoter enhances drought resistance in petunia. Horticulture Research. doi: 10.1038/hortes.2015.13.A knotted1-like homeobox protein regulates abscission in tomato by modulating the auxin pathway-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ma, C., Meir, S., Xiao, L., Tong, J., Liu, Q., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2015. A knotted1-like homeobox protein regulates abscission in tomato by modulating the auxin pathway. Plant Physiology. 167(3):844-853.Controlling plant architecture by manipulation of gibberellic acid signalling in petunia-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Liang, Y., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2014. Controlling plant architecture by manipulation of gibberellic acid signalling in petunia. Horticulture Research. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2014.61.Effects of postharvest curing treatment on flesh color and phenolic metabolism in fresh-cut potato products-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, Q., Cao, Y., Zhou, L., Jiang, C., Feng, Y., Wei, S. 2014. Effects of postharvest curing treatment on flesh color and phenolic metabolism in fresh-cut potato products. Journal of Food Chemistry. 169:246-254.A petunia homeodomain-leucine zipper protein, PhHD-Zip, plays an important role in flower senescence-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Chang, X., Donnelly, L., Rao, J., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2014. A petunia homeodomain-leucine zipper protein, PhHD-Zip, plays an important role in flower senescence. PLoS One. 9(2):1-10.TRV Based Virus Induced Gene Silencing in Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.), A Monocotyledonous Ornamental Plant-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Singh, A., Kumar, P., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S. 2014. TRV Based Virus Induced Gene Silencing in Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.), A Monocotyledonous Ornamental Plant. Vegetos: An International Journal of Plant Research. Vol. 26 (Special) : 170-174 (2013) DOI:10.5958/j.2229-4473.26.2s.137.Transcriptome changes associated wtih delayed flower senescence on transgenic petunia by inducing expression of etr1-1, a mutant ethylene receptor-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, H., Stier, G., Lin, J., Liu, G., Zhang, Z., Chang, Y., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2013. Transcriptome changes associated wtih delayed flower senescence on transgenic petunia by inducing expression of etr1-1, a mutant ethylene receptor. PLoS One. 8(7):1-14.Influence of 1-MCP treatments on eating quality and consumer preferences of ‘Qinmei’ kiwifruit during shelf life-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Deng, L., Jiang, C., Mu, W., Wang, Q. 2013. Influence of 1-MCP treatments on eating quality and consumer preferences of ‘Qinmei’ kiwifruit during shelf life. Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI 10.1007/s13197-013-0986-y.Defense responses regulated by jasmonate and delayed senescence caused by ethylene receptor mutation contribute to tolerance of petunia to Botrytis cinerea-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, H., Liu, G., Li, C., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S., Zhang, Z., Powell, A.L. 2013. Defense responses regulated by jasmonate and delayed senescence caused by ethylene receptor mutation contribute to tolerance of petunia to Botrytis cinerea. Molecular Plant Pathology. 14(5):453-469.Postharvest: Cut flowers and potted plants-(Review Article) Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2012. Postharvest: Cut flowers and potted plants. Review Article. In "Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production" by CRC Press, Eds. Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo.Co-silencing the mirabilis antiviral protein permits virus-induced gene silencing in Mirabilis jalapa-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Singh, A., Liang, Y., Kumar, P., Reid, M., Jiang, C. 2012. Co-silencing the mirabilis antiviral protein permits virus-induced gene silencing in Mirabilis jalapa. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 87:334-340.Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals-(Literature Review) Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2012. Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals. In: Janek, J.,editor. Horticultural Reviews. Vol. 40. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 1-54.Mechanisms involved in calcium deficiency development in tomato fruit in response to gibberellins-(Peer Reviewed Journal) De Freitas, S.T., Jiang, C., Mitcham, E.J. 2011. Mechanisms involved in calcium deficiency development in tomato fruit in response to gibberellins. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. DOI 10.1007/s00344-011-9233-9.Florigen unmasked - exciting prospects for horticulture-(Review Article) Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2011. Florigen unmasked - exciting prospects for horticulture. Chronica Horticulturae. 51:7-9.Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Ornametal Plants-(Book / Chapter) Jiang, C., Chen, J., Reid, M. 2011. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Ornametal Plants. Book Chapter. 744:81-96.Identification of defense-related genes newly-associated with tomato flower abscission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Meir, S., Philosoph-Hadas, S., Sundaresan, S., Selvaraj, V.K., Burd, S., Ophir, R., Kochanek, B., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C., Lers, A. 2011. Identification of defense-related genes newly-associated with tomato flower abscission. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 6:4, 590-593.Effect of maturity and cold storage on ethylene biosynthesis and ripening in ‘Bartlett’ pears treated after harvest with 1-MCP-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Villalobos-Acuna, M.G., Biasi, W.V., Flores, S., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S., Willits, N.H., Mitcham, E.J. 2011. Effect of maturity and cold storage on ethylene biosynthesis and ripening in ‘Bartlett’ pears treated after harvest with 1-MCP. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 59:1-9.Virus-Induced gene silencing in ornamental plants-(Review Article) Jiang, C., Chen, J., Reid, M.S. 2011. Virus-Induced gene silencing in ornamental plants. Book Chapter. 744:81-96.Sodium hypochlorite: A promising agent for reducing Botrytis cinerea infection on rose flowers-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Macnish, A.J., Morris, K.L., De Theije, A., Mensink, M.G., Boerrigter, H.A., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C., Woltering, E.J. 2010. Sodium hypochlorite: A promising agent for reducing Botrytis cinerea infection on rose flowers. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 58:262-267.Physiological and molecular changes during opening and senescence of Nicotiana mutabilis flowers-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Macnish, A.J., Jiang, C., Negre-Zakharov, F., Reid, M.S. 2010. Physiological and molecular changes during opening and senescence of Nicotiana mutabilis flowers. Plant Science. 179:267-272.PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHANGES DURING OPENING AND SENESCENCE OF NICOTIANA MUTABILIS FLOWERS-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Macnish, A.J., Negre-Zakharov, F., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S. 2010. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHANGES DURING OPENING AND SENESCENCE OF NICOTIANA MUTABILIS FLOWERS. Plant Science. 179:267-272.Microarray analysis of the abscission-related transcriptome in tomato flower abscission zone in response to auxin depletion-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Meir, S., Philosoph-Hadas, S., Sundaresan, S., Selvaraj, V.K., Burd, S., Kochanek, B., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C., Lers, A. 2010. Microarray analysis of the abscission-related transcriptome in tomato flower abscission zone in response to auxin depletion. Plant Physiology. 154:1929-1956.TREATMENT WITH THIDIAZURON IMPROVES OPENING AND VASE LIFE OF IRIS FLOWERS-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Macnish, A.J., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S. 2010. TREATMENT WITH THIDIAZURON IMPROVES OPENING AND VASE LIFE OF IRIS FLOWERS. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 56:77-84.Thidiazuron, a non-metablized cytokinin, shows promise in extending the life of potted plants-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Jiang, C., Wu, L., Macnish, A., King, A., Yi, M., Reid, M.S. 2009. Thidiazuron, a non-metablized cytokinin, shows promise in extending the life of potted plants. Acta Horticulturae. 847: 59-65.NICOTIANA MUTABILIS-A NOVEL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING ETHYLENE-MEDIATED FLORAL SENESCENCE-(Proceedings) Macnish, A., Reid, M., Jiang, C. 2009. NICOTIANA MUTABILIS-A NOVEL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING ETHYLENE-MEDIATED FLORAL SENESCENCE. Acta Horticulturae. 847: 95-102.MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION OF ETHYLENE AND AUXIN DURING FLOWER ABSCISSION-(Abstract Only)An Alternative postharvest handling strategy for cut flowers-dry handling after harvest-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Macnish, A., De Theije, A., Reid, M.S., Jiang, C. 2009. An Alternative postharvest handling strategy for cut flowers-dry handling after harvest. Acta Horticulturae.  847: 215-221.VIRUS-INDUCED GENE SILENCING FOR FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES IN PETUNIA-(Book / Chapter) Reid, M.S., Chen, J., Jiang, C. (2009) VIRUS-INDUCED GENE SILENCING FOR FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES IN PETUNIA. In Petunia: Evolutionary, Developmental and Physiological Genetics. T. Gerats ed. Springer, New York, pp381-394.SILENCING POLYGALACTURONASE EXPRESSION INHIBITS TOMATO PETIOLE ABSCISSION-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Jiang, C., Feng, L., Imsabai, W., Meir, S., Reid, M.S. 2008. Silencing polygalacturonase expression inhibits tomato petiole abscission. Journal of Experimental Botany. Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 973-979.FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A RING DOMAIN ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN THAT IS HIGHLY EXPRESSED DURING FLOWER SENESCENCE-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Xu, X., Jiang, C., Donnelly, L.M., Reid, M.S. Functional analysis of a ring domain ankyrin repeat protein that is highly expressed during flower senescence. Journal of Experimental Botany.GENES ASSOCIATED WITH OPENING AND SENESCENCE OF MIRABILIS JALAPA FLOWERS-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Xu, X., Gookin, T., Jiang, C., Reid, M. 2007. Genes associated with opening and senescence of mirabilis jalapa flowers. Journal of Experimental Botany. Vol. 58, No. 8, pp. 2193-2201Genes associated with opening and senescence of the ephemeral flowers of Mirabilis jalapa-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Xu, X., Gookin, T.E., Jiang, C., Reid, M.S. Genes associated with opening and senescence of the ephemeral flowers of Mirabilis jalapa. Journal of Experimental Botany.  ProjectsResilient, Sustainable Production Strategies for Low-Input EnvironmentsIn-House Appropriated (D)Accession Number:437846 **Research Program:** Dr. Jiang's research project is on post-harvest biology and technology of floricultural/ ornamental crops developing sustainable post harvest systems that enhance productivity while reducing loses due to post harvest disease, longevity issues. The project will focus on 1) To understand the molecular basis of plant senescence and abscission; 2) To address how environmental factors such as water, temperature and diseases, effect on the performance of ornamental crops; and 3) To develop improved methods and technologies for harvesting, handling, pre-treating and storing floricultural crops. One of the basic research programs is the exploitation of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) to identify which transcription and regulatory factors that control floral senescence, abscission and other important agronomic traits. This research may result in the development and commercialization of flowering plants with enhanced flower colors, improved disease, and stress tolerance and longer flower life. Such plants are of great interest to the horticulture industry and its consumers. **Biography:** Dr. Jiang received a BS degree in Agronomy from the Guangxi Agricultural University in China. He received a MS degree and Ph.D. in Crop Sciences at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Japan. After graduation Dr. Jiang joined the Departments of Botany and Agronomy, Iowa State University in Ames as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate where he conducted studies of regulation of photosynthesis. He then moved to UC Davis, Plant Biology where he examined DNA repair and mutagenesis in Arabidopsis. In 1997 Dr. Jiang took a job as a Senior Scientist with Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. in Hayward, California where he worked to characterize the function of plant transcription factor genes as the basis for creating novel products for agriculture. In 2003 Dr. Jiang returned to Davis in the Department of Plant Sciences to conduct studies of the mechanism of regulation of floral senescence and abscission using virus-induced gene silencing technology. He joined the USDA-ARS staff in January 2006 as a Research Plant Physiologist.


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