Zhandong Cai
Title：Professor
Address: Room 719, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou
Contact Tel: 020-85288024
Email: zdcai@scau.edu.cn
RESEARCH INTEREST
Soybean Breeding in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
EDUCATION
2014.09-2020.07 Ph.D., South China Agricultural University
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2020.07-2024.11 Postdoctor, South China Agricultural University
2024.11- Professor, South China Agricultural University
AWARDS AND HONORS
First Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, 2023 (Ranked 5th)
PUBLICATIONS
[1] Cai, Z., Xian, P., Cheng, Y., Zhong, Y., Yang, Y., Zhou, Q., Lian, T., Ma, Q., Nian, H., & Ge, L. (2023). MOTHER-OF-FT-AND-TFL1 regulates the seed oil and protein content in soybean. The New phytologist, 239(3), 905–919
Commented by Mukherjee, T., Tully, T. L. A., & Allen, D. K. (2023). GmMFT: a potential step forward in soybean breeding for high oil and yield. The New phytologist, 239(3), 815–817
[2] Cai, Z., Xian, P., Cheng, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., He, Z., Xiong, C., Guo, Z., Chen, Z., Jiang, H., Ma, Q., Nian, H., & Ge, L. (2023). Natural variation of GmFATA1B regulates seed oil content and composition in soybean. Journal of integrative plant biology, 65(10), 2368–2379
[3] Cai, Z., Xian, P., Cheng, Y., Ma, Q., Lian, T., Nian, H., & Ge, L. (2021). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of GmJAGGED1 increased yield in the low-latitude soybean variety Huachun 6. Plant biotechnology journal, 19(10), 1898–1900
[4] Cai Z, Yu T, Tan W, et al. GmAMT2.1/2.2-dependent ammonium nitrogen and metabolites shape rhizosphere microbiome assembly to mitigate cadmium toxicity. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2024;10(1):60
[5] Xian, P., Cai, Z., Jiang, B., Xia, Q., Cheng, Y., Yang, Y., Zhou, Q., Lian, T., Ma, Q., Wang, Y., Ge, L., & Nian, H. (2022). GmRmd1 encodes a TIR-NBS-BSP protein and confers resistance to powdery mildew in soybean. Plant communications, 3(6), 100418