研究作物优异性状形成的分子基础及其遗传调控网络，解析植物激素、代谢物和表观修饰在作物生长发育、品质形成和逆境胁迫应答过程中的调控作用；开发作物基因编辑、人工智能设计等新育种技术，构建高通量遗传转化共享平台；通过全基因组遗传改良和生物育种技术创制高产、优质、耐逆作物新种质。

2. Crop Molecular Biology

Mainly focusing on the molecular basis and genetic regulatory network of the formation of important traits in crops, and to analyze the regulatory roles of plant hormones, metabolites and epigenetic modifications in crop growth and development, quality formation and stress response. Developing new breeding technologies such as crop gene editing and artificial intelligence design, and to build a high-throughput genetic transformation sharing platform. Accelerating crop improvement and creating new crop germplasm with high yield, high quality and stress tolerance by genome-wide genetic improvement and biological breeding technology.

水稻首个根组织单细胞分辨率转录组图谱

Transcriptional landscape of rice roots at the single-cell resolution.

过表达 OsDOF15 基因可提高水稻耐盐性

Overexpression of the  OsDOF15 gene can improve the salt resistance of rice.

解析棉花不育系形成的分子机制和棉花紧凑株型的成因

Analysis the molecular mechanism of cotton cytoplasmic male sterility and the causes of the cotton compact architecture.