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Zengcui Zhang
Cereal Crops Improvement Research
Geneticist

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Evolution, diversity, and function of the disease susceptibility gene Snn1 in wheat Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Seneviratne, S., Shi, G., Szabo-Hever, A., Zhang, Z., Peters Haugrud, A.R., Running, K., Singh, G., Nandety, R.S., Fiedler, J.D., Mcclean, P., Xu, S.S., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2024. Evolution, diversity, and function of the disease susceptibility gene Snn1 in wheat. The Plant Journal. 119(4):1720-1736. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16879.
Molecular cloning of the septoria nodorum blotch susceptibility gene Snn2 in wheat - (Abstract Only)
Seneviratne, S., Zhang, Z., Running, K., Peters Haugrud, A.R., Szabo-Hever, A., Singh, G., Acharya, K., Fiedler, J.D., Mclean, P., Xu, S.S., Yang, S., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2024. Molecular cloning of the septoria nodorum blotch susceptibility gene Snn2 in wheat. Meeting Abstract. Poster No. PE0390.
Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the foliar diseases septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot in a global winter wheat collection. Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Peters Haugrud, A., Shi, G., Seneviratne, S., Running, K., Zhang, Z., Singh, G., Szabo-Hever, A., Acharya, K., Friesen, T.L., Liu, Z., Faris, J.D. 2023. Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the foliar diseases septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot in a global winter wheat collection. Molecular Breeding. 43. Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-023-01400-5.
Association mapping of tan spot resistance in the Global Durum Panel Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Szabo-Hever, A., Singh, G., Peters Haugrud, A., Running, K., Seneviratne, S., Zhang, Z., Shi, G., Bassi, F., Maccaferi, M., Cattivelli, L., Tuberosa, R., Friesen, T.L., Liu, Z., Xu, S.S., Faris, J.D. 2023. Association mapping of tan spot resistance in the Global Durum Panel. Phytopathology. 113(10):1967-1978. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0043-R.
Development of diagnostic molecular markers for the multi-pathogen susceptibility gene Tsn1 - (Abstract Only)
Running, K., Singh, G., Szabo-Hever, A., Peters Haugrud, A., Zhang, Z., Seneviratne, S., Fiedler, J.D., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2022. Development of diagnostic molecular markers for the multi-pathogen susceptibility gene Tsn1 [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome 30 Conference. Poster No. PO0535.
Towards the molecular cloning of tan spot susceptibility gene Tsc2 in wheat - (Abstract Only)
Singh, G., Running, K., Peters Haugrud, A., Seneviratne, S., Zhang, Z., Szabo-Hever, A., Acharya, K., Liu, Z., Dubcovsky, J., Faris, J.D. 2022. Towards the molecular cloning of tan spot susceptibility gene Tsc2 in wheat [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome 30 Conference. Poster No. PE0550.
Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the foliar diseases septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot in a global winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) collection - (Abstract Only)
Peters Haugrud, A., Shi, G., Seneviratne, S., Running, K., Zhang, Z., Singh, G., Szabo-Hever, A., Acharya, K., Friesen, T.L., Liu, Z., Faris, J.D. 2022. Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the foliar diseases septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot in a global winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) collection [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome 30 Conference. Poster No. PO0549.
Genetic diversity and marker-assisted elimination of the Snn1 gene in wheat - (Abstract Only)
Seneviratne, S., Shi, G., Szabo-Hever, A., Zhang, Z., Peters Haugrud, A., Running, K., Singh, G., Nandety, R., Fiedler, J.D., Xu, S.S., Friesen, T.L., Mcclean, P., Faris, J.D. 2022. Genetic diversity and marker-assisted elimination of the Snn1 gene in wheat. Meeting Abstract. Poster No. PO0487.
Genetics of resistance to septoria nodorum blotch in wheat Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Peters Haugrud, A., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2022. Genetics of resistance to septoria nodorum blotch in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04036-9.
A protein kinase-major sperm protein gene hijacked by a necrotrophic fungal pathogen triggers disease susceptibility in wheat Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Z., Running, K.L., Sudeshi, S., Peters Haugrud, A.R., Szabo-Hever, A., Shi, G., Brueggeman, R.S., Xu, S.S., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2021. A protein kinase-major sperm protein gene hijacked by a necrotrophic fungal pathogen triggers disease susceptibility in wheat. Plant Journal. 106(3):720-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15194.
A novel class of homoeologous genes targeted by a fungal necrotrophic effector triggers disease susceptibility in wheat - (Abstract Only)
Zhang, Z., Running, K., Seneviratne, S., Peters Haugrud, A., Brueggeman, R., Szabo-Hever, A., Xu, S.S., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2020. A novel class of homoeologous genes targeted by a fungal necrotrophic effector triggers disease susceptibility in wheat [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXVIII. W1106.
Comprehensive analysis of Q gene near isogenic lines reveals key molecular pathways for wheat domestication and improvement Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Z., Li, A., Song, G., Geng, S., Gill, B.S., Faris, J.D., Mao, L. 2019. Comprehensive analysis of Q gene near isogenic lines reveals key molecular pathways for wheat domestication and improvement. Plant Journal. 102:299-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14624.
A tale of three wheat genes reveals the ability of a necrotrophic pathogen to bamboozle diverse host targets - (Abstract Only)
Faris, J.D., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L. 2019. A tale of three wheat genes reveals the ability of a necrotrophic pathogen to bamboozle diverse host targets [abstract]. 1st International Wheat Congress. July 21-26, 2019. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Abstract No. 019196.
Genetics of variable disease expression conferred by inverse gene-for-gene interactions in the wheat-Parastagonospora nodorum pathosystem Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Peters Haugrud, A.R., Zhang, Z., Richards, J.K., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2019. Genetics of variable disease expression conferred by inverse gene-for-gene interactions in the wheat-Parastagonospora nodorum pathosystem. Plant Physiology. 180(1):420-434. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.00149.
New insights into the roles of host gene-necrotrophic effector interactions in governing susceptibility of durum wheat to tan spot and Septoria nodorum blotch - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Virdi, S.K., Liu, Z., Overlander, M., Zhang, Z., Xu, S.S., Friesen, T.L., Faris, J.D. 2016. New insights into the roles of host gene-necrotrophic effector interactions in governing susceptibility of durum wheat to tan spot and Septoria nodorum blotch. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 6:4139-4150. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.036525.
The hijacking of a receptor kinase-driven pathway by a wheat fungal pathogen leads to disease Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shi, G., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Raats, D., Fahima, T., Brueggeman, R.S., Lu, S., Trick, H.N., Liu, Z., Chao, W., Frenkel, Z., Xu, S.S., Rasmussen, J.B., Faris, J.D. 2016. The hijacking of a receptor kinase-driven pathway by a wheat fungal pathogen leads to disease. Science Advances. 2:e1600822.
Marker development, saturation mapping, and high-resolution mapping of the Septoria nodorum blotch susceptibility gene Snn3-B1 in wheat Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shi, G., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Bansal, U., Cloutier, S., Wicker, T., Rasmussen, J.B., Faris, J.D. 2016. Marker development, saturation mapping, and high-resolution mapping of the Septoria nodorum blotch susceptibility gene Snn3-B1 in wheat. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 291:107-119.
Identification and mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance in emmer and durum wheat - (Abstract Only)
Zhang, Q., Axtman, J.E., Faris, J.D., Chao, S., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Zhong, S., Cai, X., Elias, E.M., Xu, S.S. 2014. Identification and mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance in emmer and durum wheat [abstract]. In: Canty, S., Clark, A., Turcott, N., Van Sanford, D., editors. Proceedings of the National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative, December 7-9, 2014, St. Louis, MO. p. 102.
Identification and molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance in emmer and durum wheat using a single nucleotide polymorphism-based linkage map Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Q., Axtman, J.E., Faris, J.D., Chao, S., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Zhong, S., Cai, X., Elias, E.M., Xu, S.S. 2014. Identification and molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance in emmer and durum wheat using a single nucleotide polymorphism-based linkage map. Molecular Breeding. 34:1677-1687.
Analysis of agronomic and domestication traits in a durum x cultivated emmer wheat population using a high-density single nucleotide polymorphism-based linkage map Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Faris, J.D., Zhang, Q., Chao, S., Zhang, Z., Xu, S.S. 2014. Analysis of agronomic and domestication traits in a durum x cultivated emmer wheat population using a high-density single nucleotide polymorphism-based linkage map. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 127:2333-2348.
Map-based analysis of the tenacious glume gene Tg-B1 of wild emmer and its role in wheat domestication Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Faris, J.D., Zhang, Z., Chao, S. 2014. Map-based analysis of the tenacious glume gene Tg-B1 of wild emmer and its role in wheat domestication. Gene. 542:198-208.
Molecular and comparative mapping of genes governing spike compactness inherited from wild emmer wheat Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Faris, J.D., Zhang, Z., Garvin, D.F., Xu, S.S. 2014. Molecular and comparative mapping of genes governing spike compactness inherited from wild emmer wheat. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 289:641-651.