X.-G. Zhu

This study develops a whole-plant carbon nitrogen interaction model to show that a stable grain filling rate from flowering to harvest maximizes rice yield, validated in high-yielding cultivars.

This study shows that low CO2 conditions increase C4-related gene expression and ammonia recycling in Arabidopsis, suggesting regulatory preconditioning for C4 photosynthesis evolution.

This study investigates the role of the NDH complex in maize by analyzing mutants, finding it regulates carbon flow and redox balance in C4 photosynthesis.

The paper shows that stomatal density in rice affects mesophyll cell size, shape, and a conserved cellular pattern across leaf layers.

This study identifies intronless ERF transcription factors as a molecular tool used in the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in multiple plant lineages.

The paper shows HY5 regulates GLK transcription factors to control chloroplast development and hypocotyl elongation during light-induced seedling development in Arabidopsis.

This study presents the genome of Gynandropsis gynandra, revealing whole-genome duplications and gene retention patterns related to C4 photosynthesis evolution in Cleomaceae.

This study constructs TF co-regulatory networks for C4 metabolic genes across four Flaveria species, revealing species-specific co-regulations and evolutionary rewiring of TF networks during C4 photosynthesis development.