Jian Ma

Name Card:

Name：Jian Ma

Education：PhD

Professional title：Professor

Duty：Associate Director

Phone：86-28-82650350

Fax：86-28-82650350

Email：plantgbmj@hotmail.com; jianma@sicau.edu.cn

Address: No.211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang 611130, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

 

Websites:

https://xms.sicau.edu.cn/info/1061/2441.htm

https://xms.sicau.edu.cn/info/1048/2637.htm

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h3i1OGMAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jian_Ma24

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-7911

https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/388214/overview

 

Brief Introduction:

Dr. Ma published more than 100 papers in internationally renowned agricultural journals such as New Phytologist, The Plant Journal, Genome Biology and Evolution, Theoretical Applied and Genetics, BMC Genomics, Crop Journal and Plant Methods; cultivated 4 new varieties of wheat; obtained 11 authorized national invention patents; undertook/are undertaking 4 National Natural Science Foundation projects and more than 10 Sichuan Provincial science foundation projects.

 

Admission:

Welcome excellent students worldwide to join our group for Master and PhD studies (major: Crop Genetics and Breeding)

 

Academic Qualifications:

2011.7-2015.6: PhD studentships (major: Plant Genetics and Breeding), Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, supervised by You-Liang Zheng, the study focused on identification and functional analysis of starch metabolism-related genes in wheat and barley 

2012.11-2014.11: Joint-PhD studentships (major: Plant Genetics and Breeding), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), supervised by Chunji Liu, the studies focused on chromosomal rearrangements in Chinese Spring wheat and transcriptome and fine mapping of genes for fusarium crow rot in wheat 

2009.9-2011.6: MSc studentships (major: Plant Genetics and Breeding), Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, supervised by You-Liang Zheng, the study focused on identification and functional analysis of starch metabolism-related genes in wheat and barley 

2005.9-2009.6: BSc (major: Agronomy), Agronomy College, Sichuan Agricultural University

 

Work Experience:

2019.10-present: Professor, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University

2015.10-2019.9: Associated Professor, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University

2015.7-2015.9: Lecturer, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University

 

Current Research Area:

Genetic mapping, isolation, function analysis, and breeding utilization of genes/loci for yield-related traits

Employ classical genetics and multi-omics techniques to carry out genetic mapping, verification, isolation, and functional analysis of genes/loci controlling wheat yield-related traits (such as grain size, spikelet number, tiller number and angle, and so on). Additionally, reverse genetics is used to isolate orthologs for yield-related traits and further functional analysis is performed. Advanced wheat lines or varieties carrying these elite genes are expected to developed through conventional breeding and genetic engineering techniques.

 

Academic Responsibilities:

Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Agronomy, and Frontiers in Genetics.

Review Editor for International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, The Crop Journal, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Cell Report, BMC Genomics, BMC Plant Biology, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Peer J, and so on.

 

Main Publications:

 

[2022] Identification and validation of a major QTL for kernel length in bread wheat based on two F3 biparental populations. BMC Genomics. 23: 386.

[2022] A major vernalization-independent QTL for tiller angle on chromosome arm 2BL in bread wheat. The Crop Journal. 10: 185-193.

[2022] Fine mapping of the Hairy glume (Hg) gene in a chromosome variation region at the distal terminus of 1AS. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 1006510.

[2022] Identification and validation of a locus for wheat maximum root length independent of parental reproductive environment. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 999414.

[2022] A major quantitative trait locus for wheat total root length associated with precipitation distribution. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 995183.

[2022] A major and stable QTL for wheat spikelet number per spike was validated in different genetic backgrounds. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 20: 1551–1562.

[2022] Reference genome assemblies reveal the origin and evolution of allohexaploid oat. Nat Genet. 54: 1248-1258.

[2022] The wheat AGL6-like MADS-box gene is a master regulator for floral organ identity and a target for spikelet meristem development manipulation. Plant Biotechnol J. 20: 75-88.

[2022] The PGS1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein regulates Fl3 to impact seed growth and grain yield in cereals. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20: 1311–1326.

[2022] Mapping and validation of major and stable QTL for flag leaf size from tetraploid wheat. Plant Genome. e20252.

[2022] Characterization and fine mapping of a lesion mimic mutant (Lm5) with enhanced stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135: 421-438.

[2022] Quick mapping and characterization of a co-located kernel length and thousand-kernel weight-related QTL in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135: 2849-2860.

[2021]A major and stable QTL for wheat spikelet number per spike was validated in different genetic backgrounds.Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 20: 2-13 (doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(1020)63602-63604).

[2021]Myb10-D confers PHS-3D resistance to pre-harvest sprouting by regulating NCED in ABA biosynthesis pathway of wheat.New Phytologist.https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17312.

[2020]Phenotypic and genetic variation in phosphorus-deficiency-tolerance traits in Chinese wheat landraces.BMC Plant Biology. 20: 330.

[2020]Effects of the 1BL/1RS translocation on 24 traits in a recombinant inbred line population.Cereal Research Communications. 48: 225-232.

[2020]EMS induced SNP changes led to mutation of Wx protein in common wheat.Cereal Research Communications. 1-6.

[2020]A 1BL/1RS translocation contributing to kernel length increase in three wheat recombinant inbred line populations.Czecg Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 56: 43-51.

[2020]The development and validation of new DNA markers linked to the thousand-grain weight QTL in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Czecg Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 56: 52-61.

[2020]Mutation of the d-hordein gene by RNA-guided Cas9 targeted editing reducing the grain size and changing grain compositions in barley.Food Chemistry. 311: 125892.

[2020]Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals the Genetic Architecture of Stripe Rust Resistance at the Adult Plant Stage in Chinese Endemic Wheat.Frontiers in plant science. 11: 625.

[2020]Transcriptome analysis of near-isogenic lines for glume hairiness of wheat.Gene. 739: 144517.

[2020]Identification and characterization of mRNAs and lncRNAs of a barley shrunken endosperm mutant using RNA-seq.Genetica. 148: 55-68.

[2020]Quantitative trait loci for seeding root traits and the relationships between root and agronomic traits in common wheat.Genome. 63: 27-36.

[2020]Genetic dissection of wheat uppermost-internode diameter associated with agronomic traits in five recombination inbred line populations at various field environments.Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 19: 2-4 (doi:10.1016/s2095-3119(1020)63412-63418).

[2020]Quantitative trait loci analysis for root traits in synthetic hexaploid wheat under drought stress conditions.Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 19: 1947-1960.

[2020]Mapping and characterization of major QTL for spike traits in common wheat.Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 26: 1295-1307.

[2020]Several stably expressed QTL for spike density of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) in multiple environments.Plant Breeding. 139: 284-294.

[2020]A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat.Plant Molecular Biology. 104: 173-185.

[2020]Flag leaf size and posture of bread wheat: genetic dissection, QTL validation and their relationships with yield-related traits.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133: 297-315.

[2020]Identification and validation of stable quantitative trait loci for grain filling rate in common wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133: 2377-2385.

[2020]A novel, validated, and plant height-independent QTL for spike extension length is associated with yield-related traits in wheat.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133: 3381-3393.

[2020]QTL mapping and validation of bread wheat flag leaf morphology across multiple environments in different genetic backgrounds.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 10.1007/s00122-00020-03695-w.

[2019]Characterization of molecular diversity and genome-wide association study of stripe rust resistance at the adult plant stage in Northern Chinese wheat landraces.BMC Genetics. 20: 38.

[2019]Identification of quantitative trait loci for kernel traits in a wheat cultivar Chuannong16.BMC Genetics. 20: 77.

[2019]Genome-wide association study reveals new loci for yield-related traits in Sichuan wheat germplasm under stripe rust stress.BMC Genomics. 20: 640.

[2019]Genome-wide association study of resistance to stripe rust (Puccinia striiformisf. sp.tritici) in Sichuan wheat.BMC Plant Biology. 19: 147.

[2019]Quantitative trait locus mapping for panicle exsertion length in common wheat using two related recombinant inbred line populations.Euphytica. 215: 104.

[2019]Genome-Wide Association Study for Adult-Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust in Chinese Wheat Landraces (Triticum aestivumL.) From the Yellow and Huai River Valleys.Frontiers in plant science. 10.

[2019]A novel QTL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance located on chromosome arm 6HL in barley.Frontiers in plant science. 10.

[2019]Dissection of Phenotypic and Genetic Variation of Drought-Related Traits in Diverse Chinese Wheat Landraces.The Plant Genome. 12.

[2019]Dissection of loci conferring resistance to stripe rust in Chinese wheat landraces from the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River via genome-wide association study.Plant Science. 287: 110204.

[2019]Structural Organization and Functional Activity of the OrthologousTaGLW7Genes in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Russian Journal of Genetics. 55: 571-579.

[2019]Comprehensive transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics analyses of the mechanisms regulating tiller production in low-tillering wheat.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 1-13.

[2019]Identification and validation of a major and stably expressed QTL for spikelet number per spike in bread wheat.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132: 3155–3167.

[2019]Identification and validation of a novel major QTL for all-stage stripe rust resistance on 1BL in the winter wheat line 20828.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132: 1363–1373.

[2019]A single-base change at a splice site inWx-A1caused incorrect RNA splicing and gene inactivation in a wheat EMS mutant line.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132: 2097-2109.

[2019]Functional Analysis of FgNahG Clarifies the Contribution of Salicylic Acid to Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Resistance against Fusarium Head Blight.Toxins. 11: 59.

[2019]Fusarium graminearum FgCWM1 Encodes a Cell Wall Mannoprotein Conferring Sensitivity to Salicylic Acid and Virulence to Wheat.Toxins. 11: 628.

[2019]Expression of the high molecular weight glutenin 1Ay gene fromTriticum urartuin barley.Transgenic Research. 28: 225-235.

[2018]An overexpressedQallele leads to increased spike density and improved processing quality in common wheat (Triticum aestivum).G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 8: 771-778.

[2018]Molecular characterization of theTaWTG1in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Gene. 678: 23-32.

[2018]Variation and diversity of the breakpoint sequences on 4AL for the 4AL/5AL translocation inTriticum.Genome. 61: 635-641.

[2018]Identification of QTL for flag leaf length in common wheat and their pleiotropic effects.Molecular Breeding. 38: 11.

[2018]A 55 K SNP array-based genetic map and its utilization in QTL mapping for productive tiller number in common wheat.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 131: 2439-2450.

[2017]Identification and characterization of genes on a single subgenome in the hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) genotype ‘Chinese Spring’.Genome. 60: 208-215.

[2017]Identification of quantitative trait loci for seedling root traits from Tibetan semi-wild wheat (Triticum aestivumsubsp.tibetanum).Genome. 60: 1068-1075.

[2017]Structure and expression of theTaGW7in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Plant Growth Regulation. 82: 281-291.

[2017]A genome‐wide association study of 23 agronomic traits in Chinese wheat landraces.The Plant Journal. 91: 861-873.

[2017]Genome-wide identification and analysis of the MADS-box gene family in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).PloS one. 12: e0181443.

[2017]Transposon insertion resulted in the silencing ofWx-B1ⁿin Chinese wheat landraces.Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 130: 1321-1330.

[2016]Mapping and validation of major quantitative trait loci for kernel length in wild barley (Hordeum vulgaressp.spontaneum).BMC Genetics. 17.

[2016]Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling agronomic traits indicates breeding potential of Tibetan semiwild wheat (Triticum aestivumssp.tibetanum).Crop Science. 56: 2410-2420.

[2016]Genetic analysis of glume hairiness (Hg) gene in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 63: 763-769.

[2016]Structure and expression of phosphoglucan phosphatase genes ofLike Sex Four1andLike Sex Four2in barley.Genetica. 144: 313-323.

[2016]Molecular mapping of the stripe rust resistance geneYr69on wheat chromosome 2AS.Plant Disease. 100: 1717-1724.

[2015]Putative interchromosomal rearrangements in the hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) genotype ‘Chinese Spring’revealed by gene locations on homoeologous chromosomes.BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15: 37.

[2015]Fine mapping of a large-effect QTL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance on the long arm of chromosome 3B in hexaploid wheat.BMC Genomics. 16: 850.

[2015]Identification of genes bordering breakpoints of the pericentric inversions on 2B, 4B and 5A in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.）.Genome. 58: 1-5.

[2015]Characterization of starch morphology, composition, physicochemical properties and gene expressions in oat.Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 14: 20-28.

[2015]Genetic analyses of Glu-1S^shin wheat/Aegilops sharonensishybrid progenies and development of alien HMW-GSs gene-specific markers.Molecular Breeding. 35: 1-10.

[2015]A high-throughput pipeline for detecting locus-specific polymorphism in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).Plant Methods. 11: 1.

[2014]Characterization of shrunken endosperm mutants in barley.Gene. 539: 15-20.

[2014]Extensive Pericentric Rearrangements in the Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) Genotype “Chinese Spring” Revealed from Chromosome Shotgun Sequence Data.Genome Biology and Evolution. 6: 3039-3048.

[2014]Characterization of high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits from Eremopyrum bonaepartis and identification of a novel variant with unusual high molecular weight and altered cysteine residues.Planta. 239: 865-875.

[2014]Conserved structure and varied expression reveal key roles of phosphoglucan phosphatase genestarch excess4 in barley.Planta. 240: 1179-1190.

[2014]Transcriptome and Allele Specificity Associated with a 3BL Locus for Fusarium Crown Rot Resistance in Bread Wheat.PloS one. 9: e113309.

[2013]Characterization and expression analysis ofwaxyalleles in barley accessions.Genetica. 141: 227-238.

[2013]Structure and expression of barley starch phosphorylase genes.Planta. 238: 1081-1093.

[2013]Sequence-based analysis of translocations and inversions in bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.).PloS one. 8: e79329.

[2012]Novel variants of HMW glutenin subunits fromAegilopssection Sitopsis species in relation to evolution and wheat breeding.BMC Plant Biology. 12: 73.