Xie Conghua
BSc (HAU), PhD (London)
Professor in Horticulture
Expertise Statement
Teaching Duties
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Vegetable breeding, applied plant molecular biology
Research Interests
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Potato resistance to biotic and a biotic stresses
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Potato postharvest quality improvement
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Potato germplasm enhancement and breeding
Professional Memberships
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Vice President of Chinese Potato Association
Other Roles
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Director of National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China)
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Associate editor of Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
Education & Working Experience
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BSc in agronomy, Huazhong Agricultural University (1978-1981)
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PhD in plant physiology, University of London (1986-1989)
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Researched on potato breeding and biotechnology, the Southern Potato
Research Centre of China (1982-1997)
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Teaching on vegetable breeding, plant cell engineering and applied plant
molecular biology. Working mainly on potato breeding, germplasm
improvement, and functional genomics, particularly resistance to biotic and
abiotic stresses
Publications
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Chen X, Song B, Liu J, Yang J, He T, Lin Y, Zhang H, Xie C. Modulation of gene expression
in cold induced sweetening resistant potato species Solanum berthaultii exposed to low
temperature. Molecular Genetisc and Genomics. 2012, 287:411–421.
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Li J, L-K Hannele, Tian Z, Liu J, Song B, Landeo J, Portal L, Gastelo M, Frisancho J,
Sanchez L, Meijer D, Xie C, Bonierbale M. Conditional QTL underlying resistance to late
blight in a diploid potato population. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2012,
124:1339–1350.
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Shi X L, Tian Z D, Liu J, Xie C H. A potato pathogenesis-related protein gene, StPRp27,
contributes to race-nonspecific resistance against P. infestans. Molecular Biology Reports.
2012, 39:1909–1916.
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Nie B, Singh M, Sullivan N, Singh R P, Xie C and Nie X. Recognition and molecular
discrimination of severe and mild PVYO variants of Potato virus Y in potatoes in New
Brunswick, Canada. Plant Disease. 2011, 95: 113-119.
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Ni X M, Tian Z D, Liu J, Song B T, Xie C H. Cloning and molecular characterization of the
potato RING finger protein gene StRFP1 and its function in potato broad-spectrum resistance
against Phytophthora infestans. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2010, 167:488-496.
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Wu T, Tian Z D, Liu J, Xie C H. A novel leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase gene in
potato, StLRPK1, is involved in response to diverse stresses. Molecular Biology Reports.
2009, 36: 2365-2374.
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Li Y, Tian Z, Liu J and Xie C. Comparative cDNA-AFLP analysis reveals that
DL-β-amina-butyric acid induces resistance through early activation of host-defence genes in
potato. Physiologia Plantarum. 2009, 135: 136: 19-29.
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Si H J, Liu J, Huang J and Xie C H. Functional analysis of a class I patatin gene SK24-1 in
microtuber formation of transgenic potatoes. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 2008, 8:
593-598.
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Tian Z, Liu J, Wang B L, Xie C H. Screening and expression analysis of Phytophthora
infestans induced genes in potato leaves with horizontal resistance. Plant Cell Reports. 2006,
25: 1049-1103.
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Wang B L, Liu J, Tian Z D, Song B T and Xie C H. Monitoring the expression patterns of
potato genes associated with quantitative resistance to late blight during Phytophthra
infestans infection using cDNA microarrays. Plant Science. 2005, 169: 1155-1167.
Contact details
Tel : +86 27 97280960； Fax:
+86 27 97286939； Email: xiech@mail.hzau.edu.cn