Guangtao Zhu

ORCID: 0000-0003-4226-4410
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Research Areas
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Yunnan Normal University
2018-2025

Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
2024

China Power Engineering Consulting Group (China)
2023

Nanjing Agricultural University
2022-2023

Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
2017-2020

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2017-2020

Institute of Vegetables and Flowers
2017

Modern commercial tomato varieties are substantially less flavorful than heirloom varieties. To understand and ultimately correct this deficiency, we quantified flavor-associated chemicals in 398 modern, heirloom, wild accessions. A subset of these accessions was evaluated consumer panels, identifying the that made most important contributions to flavor liking. We found modern contain significantly lower amounts many older Whole-genome sequencing a genome-wide association study permitted...

10.1126/science.aal1556 article EN Science 2017-01-26

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world's most important non-cereal food crop, and vast majority of commercially grown cultivars are highly heterozygous tetraploids. Advances in diploid hybrid breeding based on true seeds have potential to revolutionize future potato production1-4. So far, relatively few studies examined genome evolution diversity wild cultivated landrace potatoes, which limits application their breeding. Here we assemble 44 high-quality genomes from 24 20 accessions that...

10.1038/s41586-022-04822-x article EN cc-by Nature 2022-06-08

Cold stress affects crop growth and productivity worldwide. Understanding the genetic basis of cold tolerance in germplasms is critical for improvement. Plants can coordinate environmental stimuli light temperature to regulate tolerance. However, it remains unknown which gene could have such function. Here, we utilized genome-wide association study (GWAS) investigate wild cultivated tomato accessions discovered that increased accompanied with domestication. We further identified a 27-bp...

10.1111/pbi.14016 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Plant Biotechnology Journal 2023-01-27

In tomato, sugar content is highly correlated with consumer preferences, most consumers preferring sweeter fruit1–4. However, the of commercial varieties generally low, as it inversely fruit size, and growers prioritize yield over flavour quality5–7. Here we identified two genes, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) calcium-dependent protein kinase 27 (SlCDPK27; also known SlCPK27) its paralogue SlCDPK26, that control content. They act brakes by phosphorylating a sucrose synthase, which promotes...

10.1038/s41586-024-08186-2 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Nature 2024-11-13

Soil salinity is a major constraint on crop cultivability and productivity worldwide (Shabala, 2013). The ion toxicity caused by high alleviated the adjustment of cellular Na+ K+ homeostasis through functions transporters such as SOS1 (Salt Overly Sensitive 1) HKT1 (High-Affinity Potassium Transporter 1). plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter mediating extrusion in root epidermal cells to reduce accumulation plants parenchyma shoot xylems promote translocation from shoot, whereas transporter...

10.1111/pbi.13443 article EN cc-by Plant Biotechnology Journal 2020-07-07

The MYB transcription factor is one of the largest gene families in plants, playing an important role regulating plant growth, development, response to stress, senescence, and especially anthocyanin biosynthesis. In this study, A total 217 genes, including 90 1R-MYBs, 124 R2R3-MYBs, 3 R1R2R3-MYBs have been identified from potato genome. 1R-MYB R2R3-MYB family members could be divided into 20 35 subgroups respectively. Analysis structure protein motifs revealed that within same subgroup...

10.1016/j.hpj.2020.12.001 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Horticultural Plant Journal 2020-12-09

Heterosis is a fundamental biological phenomenon characterized by the superior performance of hybrids over their parents. Although tremendous progress has been reported in seed crops, molecular mechanisms underlying heterosis clonally propagated crops are largely unknown. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) most important tuber crop and an ongoing revolution transforming potato from tetraploid into seed-propagated diploid hybrid potato. In our previous study, we developed first generation highly...

10.1111/jipb.13211 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2021-12-28

Increasing soil salinization seriously impairs plant growth and development, resulting in crop loss. The Salt-Overly-Sensitive (SOS) pathway is indispensable to the mitigation of Na + toxicity plants under high salinity. However, whether natural variations SOS2 contribute salt tolerance has not been reported. Here a variation SlSOS2 promoter region was identified be associated with root Na+/K+ ratio loss resistance during tomato domestication. This contains an ABI4-binding cis-element plays...

10.1093/hr/uhac244 article EN cc-by Horticulture Research 2022-10-26

Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.), a cross-pollinated grass, is gradually becoming predominant weed in wheat fields China and evolving resistance to many groups of herbicides. The aim this study determine the levels single L. population from field Henan Province China, three modes action (MoAs) herbicides further characterize potential mechanisms. This evolved multiple herbicide resistances pyroxsulam [acetolactate synthase (ALS)], pinoxaden [acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase)]...

10.3390/agronomy13010216 article EN cc-by Agronomy 2023-01-10

Natural variation in a molybdate transporter-encoding gene is associated with molybdenum accumulation, which reduces hypocotyl growth and improves salt tolerance tomato.

10.1093/plphys/kiaf004 article EN cc-by PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2025-01-07

Abstract The embryo spot trait leads to a deep purple or reddish coloration at the base of cotyledons embryo, visible on both sides flat potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) seeds. This has long been used by researchers and breeders as morphological marker during dihaploid induction. formation spots reflects accumulation anthocyanins, but genetic basis this remains unclear. In study, we mapped 6.78-Mb region end chromosome 10 using an F 2 population derived from cross between spotted spotless...

10.1007/s42994-025-00197-5 article EN cc-by aBIOTECH 2025-01-18

Summary Anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation determines the colour of tuber flesh in potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) influences nutritional quality. However, regulatory mechanism behind anthocyanin remains unclear. In this study, we identified Pigmented Pf locus through a genome‐wide association study using 135 diploid landraces. Genome editing two tandem R2R3 MYB transcription factor genes, StMYB200 StMYB210 , within demonstrated that both genes are involved flesh. Molecular biochemical...

10.1111/pbi.14602 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Plant Biotechnology Journal 2025-01-30

Cold stress adversely affects crop growth and productivity. Resolving the genetic basis of freezing tolerance is important for improvement. Wild potato (Solanum commersonii) exhibits excellent tolerance. However, factors underlying its remain poorly understood. Here, we identified flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (F3'H), a key gene in biosynthesis pathway, as highly expressed S. commersonii compared to cultivated (S. tuberosum L.). Loss ScF3'H function impaired commersonii, while overexpression...

10.1093/plphys/kiaf070 article EN cc-by PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2025-02-20

Anthocyanins and carotenoids determine the diversity of potato tuber flesh pigmentation; here, underlying chemical genetic bases were elucidated by multiomics analyses. A total 31 anthocyanins 30 quantified in five differently pigmented tubers. Cyanidin pelargonidin derivatives determined redness, while malvidin, petunidin, delphinidin contributed to purpleness. Violaxanthin light-yellow color, zeaxanthin antheraxanthin further enhanced deep-yellow deposition. Integrated transcriptome...

10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04979 article EN Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2023-10-19

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) stress resistance and fruit total soluble solid (TSS) content have changed dramatically during selective breeding, transcriptome variation has played a critical role in this rewiring. However, the single tomato reference genome impedes characterization of whole-transcriptome domestication breeding at population level. Here, we constructed pan-transcriptome orange-stage fruit, investigated global expression presence/absence (ePAV) differentially expressed genes...

10.1016/s2095-3119(19)62824-8 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2020-01-01

Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) are cholesterol-derived molecules found in the family Solanaceae. SGA content varies among different plant species and varieties. However, genetic mechanisms regulating remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that variation GLYCOALKALOID METABOLISM 9 (GAME9) is responsible for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). During a sequential analysis 1 bp substitution AP2/ERF binding domain of GAME9. The GAME9 was significantly associated with high determined capacity promoter...

10.1093/jxb/eraa014 article EN cc-by Journal of Experimental Botany 2020-01-13
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