Ren Xiaolin
Xiaolin Ren
Ph.D. & Professor
College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University
No.3 Taicheng Road,
Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China
Tel:+86-29-87082613（office）； +86-13659203327（person）
Fax:010-87082613
E-mail: renxl@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Education and working experience
2004-present: Professor, Nowthwest University of Agriculture and Forestry
1997-2004: Assciate professor, Northwest Agricultural University.
1994-1997: Ph.D, Northwest Agricultural University.
1992-1997: Lecturer, Northwest Agricultural University
1989-1992: Teaching assistant, Northwest Agricultural University
1986-1989: MSc., Northwest Agricultural University.
1982-1986: BSc, Northwest Agricultural University.
Research Interests
（1） Fruit Postharvest physiology and molecular biology（apple, kiwifruit and jujube fruit）；
（2） Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops Horticultural （harvest, postharvest handling, procool, Package, storage of fruit and vegetable and transport）.
Courses
（1） Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops
（2） Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops
Awards
（1） 1994, PP333 in fruit of control effects of scientific and technological progress have been the second prize of Shaanxi Province;
（2） 2007, South of Ningxia Autonomous Region Ecological Management and Technology Progress Award by Ningxia;
(3) 2009, Key technology integration and demonstration of high quality apple production have been the first prize of agricultural technology extension in Shaanxi Province;
(4) 2019, Key technology creation and industrialization integrated application of Apple postharvest quality control have been the second prize of science and technology progress in Shaanxi Province.
Selected publications
1. Peng Jia, Libo Xing, Chenguang Zhang, Hao Chen, Youmei Li, Dong Zhang, Juanjuan Ma, Caiping Zhao, Mingyu Han, Xiaolin Ren, Na An. MdKNOX15, a class I knotted-like transcription factor of apple, controls flowering and plant height by regulating GA levels through promoting the MdGA2ox7 transcription. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2021, 185, 104411
2. Cuihua Liu, Zhuo Zhang, Zhiming Dang, Juan Xu, Xiaolin Ren. New insights on phenolic compound metabolism in pomegranate fruit during storage. Scientia Horticulturae, 2021, 285, 110138
3. Liu, Yanfei; Ma, Kangxun; Qi, Yingwei; Lv, Guowen; Ren, Xiaolin; Liu, Zhande; Ma, Fengwang. Transcriptional Regulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis by MYB-bHLH-WDR Complexes in Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis). Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2021, 69(12):3677-3691
4. Liu, Jia; Jiang, Zitao; Qi, Yingwei;Liu, Yanfei; Ding, Yuduan; Tian, XiaoningRen, Xiaolin. MdCAX affects the development of the 'Honeycrisp' bitter pit by influencing abnormal Ca distribution. POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, 2021，171 , DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio. 2020.111341
5. Yan, Dan; Shi, Jinrui; Ren, Xiaolin; Tao, Yongsheng ; Ma, Fengwang; Li, Rui; Liu, Xiaoran ; Liu, Cuihua. Insights into the aroma profiles and characteristic aroma of 'Honeycrisp' apple (Malus x domestica). FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2020,327. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127074
6. Cuihua Liu, Xiaoran Liu, Xiaoning Tian, Jing Zhang, Zhanfeng Zhang, Jinrui Shi, Juan Xu, Xiaolin Ren Determination of Volatile Profiles inside Apple Fruit Storage FacilitiesUsing MonoTrapTMMonolithic Silica Adsorbent and GC–MS. Horticultural Plant Journal, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.hpj.2020.12.003
7. Zhang, Chenguang; An, Na ; Jia, Peng ; Zhang, Wei; Liang, Jiayan; Zhang, Xu; Zhou, Hua ; Ma, Wenchun ; Han, Mingyu ; Xing, Libo; Ren, Xiaolin. Genomic identification and expression analysis of nuclear pore proteins in Malus domestica. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2020,10(1), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74171-0
8. Qi, Yingwei; Liu, Jia ; Liu, Yanfei ; Yan, Dan; Wu, Hanxiao; Li, Rui; Jiang, Zitao ; Yang, Yong ; Ren, Xiaolin. Polyphenol oxidase plays a critical role in melanin formation in the fruit skin of persimmon (Diospyros kaki cv. 'Heishi'). FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2020, 330, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem. 2020.127253
9. Zhang, Mengsheng ; Zhang, Bo ; Li, Hao ; Shen, Maosheng; Tian, Shijie; Zhang, Haihui; Ren, Xiaolin ; Xing, Libo; Zhao, Juan. Determination of bagged 'Fuji' apple maturity by visible and near-infrared spectroscopy combined with a machine learning algorithm. INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY, 2020, 111. DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2020.103529
10. Jia, Peng; Xing, Libo ; Zhang, Chenguang; Zhang, Dong; Ma, Juanjuan ; Zhao, Caiping; Han, Mingyu; Ren, Xiaolin ; An, Na. MdKNOX19, a class II knotted-like transcription factor of apple, plays roles in ABA signalling/sensitivity by targeting ABI5 during organ development. PLANT SCIENCE,2020,302, DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110701
11. Zhang, Bo; Zhang, Mengsheng; Shen, Maosheng; Li, Hao ; Zhang, Zhongxiong ; Zhang, Haihui; Zhou, Zhaoyong; Ren, Xiaolin ; Ding, Yuduan; Xing, Libo; Zhao, Juan. Quality monitoring method for apples of different maturity under long-term cold storage. INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY, 112, DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2020.103580
12. Shah, Kamran; An, Na; Ma, Wenchun; Ara, Gulshan ; Ali, Kawsar; Kamanova, Svetlana; Zuo, Xiya; Han, Mingyu; Ren, Xiaolin; Xing, Libo. Chronic cement dust load induce novel damages in foliage and buds of Malus domestica. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,10(1), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68902-6
13. Jia, Peng; Zhang, Chenguang; Xing, Libo; Li, Youmei; Shah, Kamran; Zuo, Xiya; Zhang, Dong; An, Na; Han, Mingyu; Ren, Xiaolin. Genome-Wide Identification of the MdKNOX Gene Family and Characterization of Its Transcriptional Regulation in Malus domestica. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 2020, 11, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00128
14. Shah, Kamran; ul Amin, Noor; Ahmad, Imran; Ara, Gulshan ; Ren, Xiaolin ; Xing, Libo. Effects of Chronic Dust Load On Leaf Pigments of the Landscape Plant Murraya Paniculata. GESUNDE PFLANZEN, 2019,71(4) : 249-258
15. Zheng, Liwei; Yang, Yingli; Gao, Cai; Ma, Juanjuan ; Shah, Kamran; Zhang, Dong; Zhao, Caiping; Xing, Libo; Han, Mingyu; An, Na ; Ren, Xiaolin. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals New Insights into MdBAK1-Mediated Plant Growth in Malus domestica. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2019, 67(35) : 9757-9771
16. Zhang, Qi; Qi, Yingwei; Li, Rui; Yang, Yanqing; Yan, Dan; Liu, Xuanshuo; Ren, Xiaolin. Postharvest applications of n-butanol increase greasiness in apple skins by altering wax composition via effects on gene expression . POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, 2019, 155:111-119
17. Zheng, Liwei; Gao, Cai; Zhao, Caide; Zhang, Lizhi; Han, Mingyu ; An, Na; Ren, Xiaolin. Effects of Brassinosteroid Associated with Auxin and Gibberellin on Apple Tree Growth and Gene Expression Patterns. HORTICULTURAL PLANT JOURNAL, 2019, 5(3): 93-108
18. Liu, Chunli; Yuan, Chunlong; Ramaswamy, Hosahalli S; Ren, Yamei; Ren, Xiaolin. Antioxidant capacity and hepatoprotective activity of myristic acid acylated derivative of phloridzin.Heliyon, 2019,5(5):e01761. DOI:10.1016/ j.heliyon.2019.e01761
19. Dan Yan, Yingwei Qi, Cuihua Liu, Xiaolin Ren.Postharvest applications of n-butanol increase greasiness in apple skins by altering wax composition via effects on gene expression. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2019,155,111-119
20. Yingwei Qi, Xuanshuo Liu, Qi Zhang, Hanxiao Wu, Dan Yan, Yanfei Liu, Xianbo Zhu,Xiaolin Ren, Yong Yang. Carotenoid accumulation and gene expression in fruit skins of three differently colored persimmon cultivars during fruit growth and ripening. Scientia Horticulturae,2019,248,282-290
21. Yanfei liu, Yingwei Qi, XinChen, Zhande Liu, Xiaolin Ren. Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in red- and in green-fleshed kiwifruits. Food Research International, 2019,116:291-301
22. Dan Yan, Yanqing Yang, Cong Wang, Cuihua Liu, Bin Zhou, Xiaolin Ren.Effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on skin greasiness and related gene expression in 'Jonagold' apple fruit during ambient storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology,2018,206:107-117
23. Xianbo Zhu, Xiaolin Ren et al. Exogenous niacin treatment increases NADPH oxidase in kiwifruit. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, 2018, 78(4):644-652
24. Yanfei liu, Zhande Liu, Xiaolin Ren,et al. Biochemical and functional characterization of AcUFGT3a, a galactosyltransferase involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis in the red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis). Physiologia Plantarum, 2018 Apr;162(4):409-426.
25. Yonghua Jiang, Cuihua Liu, Dan Yan, Xiaohong Wen, Yanli Liu, Haojie Wang, Jieyu Dai, Yujie Zhang, Yanfei Liu, Bin Zhou, Xiaolin Ren*. MdHB1 down-regulation activates anthocyanin biosynthesis in the white-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Granny Smith’[J]. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017 Feb 1;68(5):1055-1069. doi: 10.1093b/erx029.
26. Haojie Wang, Yonghua Jiang, Yingwei Qi, Jieyu Dai,Yanli Lu, Xianbo Zhu, Cuihua Liu, Yanrong Lv. Xiaolin Ren*. Identifcation and functional characterization of the MdHB-1 gene promoter sequence from Malus×domestica[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture,2017,16(0): 60345-7.
27. Yanqing Yang, Bin Zhou, Cong Wang, Yanrong Lv, Cuihua Liu, Xianbo Zhu, Xiaolin Ren. Analysis of the inhibitory effect of 1-Methylcyclopropene on skin greasiness in postharvest apples by revealing the changes of wax constituents and gene expression. POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, 2017,134:87-97
28. Yanqing Yang, Bin Zhou, Jing Zhang, Cong Wang, Cuihua Liu, Yanli Liu, Xianbo Zhu, Xiaolin. Relationships between cuticular waxes and skin greasiness of apples during storage. POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, 2017,131:55-67
29. Yingwei Qi, Qin Lei, Yujie Zhang, Xiaoran Liu, Bin Zhou, Cuihua Liu, Xiaolin Ren. Comparative transcripome data for commercial maturity and physiological maturity of ‘Royal Gala’ apple fruit under room temperature storage condition. Scientia Horticulturae,2017,225:386-393
30. Yanfei Liu, Bin Zhou, Yingwei Qi, Xin Chen, Cuihua Liu, Zhande Liu and Xiaolin Ren. Expression Differences of Pigment Structural Genes and Transcription Factors Explain Flesh Coloration in Three Contrasting Kiwifruit Cultivars. Frontiers in Plant Science,10.3389/fpls.2017.01507
31. Xianbo Zhu, Liang Pan, Wu Wei, Jiaqing Pen, Yingwei Qi, Xiaolin Ren. Changes in the content of water-soluble vitamins in Actinidia chinensis during cold storage. Joural of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2016,86(6): 623-632
32. Qin Lei, EunKyoung Lee, Sandra Keerthisinghe, Lien Lai, Meng Li, Jessica R. Lucas, Xiaohong Wen, Xiaolin Ren*, Fred D. Sack. The Four Lips and MYB88 transcription factor genes are widely expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana during development[J]. American Journal of Botany, 2015, 102 ( 9 ): 1521-1528.
33. Guanghui Li, Yamei Ren, Xiaolin Ren, and Xiaorong Zhang. Non-destructive measurement of fracturability and chewiness of apple by FT-NIRS. J Food Sci Technol. 2015, 52(1): 258-266.
34. Pu Fei,Ren Xiaolin.Ascorbate levels and activities of enzymes related to the glutathione-ascorbate cycle in fruits of Chinese persimmon cultivars. Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology,2014,55（4）：315-321
35. Yu Jianna,Renxiaolin. Analysis of Acidic Endogenous Phytohormones in Grapes by Using Online Solid-Phase Extraction Coupled with LC-MS/MS. Journal of Chromatographic Science,2014,52（9）：1145-1149
36. Pu Fei,Renxiaolin. Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in fruits of six Diospyros kaki genotypes. EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY,2013,237（6）：1145-1149
37. Yu Jianna, Ren Xiaolin, Chen Bei,et al Effect of Preharvest 6-Denzyladenine Treatment on Quality and Physiology of Table Grapes during Cold Storage. Plant Physiology Journal, 2012, 48（7）： 714-720
38. LV Yan-rong，REN Xiao-lin. Cloning and expression analysis of xyloglucan endotransglucosy- lase/hydrolase（XTH） gene in jujube fruit. Journal of Fruit Science. 2011，28（6）： 998-1004
39. Ren Yan, REN Xiao-lin, WANG Sheng-nan. Effects of Propolis on the Storage Life of Pink Lady Apple Fruit. Journal of Fruit Science，2010,27(2):289-292
40. Wang Wei-tao, REN Xiao-lin, MA Hai-yan, ZHANG Fan, ZHANG Xiao-ping, WANG Xiao-hui. Effects of Nitric Oxide on Postharvest Physiology of FUJI Apple in Storage. Food Research and Development,2008,29(6):130-133
41. Montserrat Saladié， Antonio J. Matas, Tal Isaacson, Matthew A. Jenks, S. Mark Goodwin, Karl J. Niklas, Ren Xiaolin, John M. Labavitch, Kenneth A. Shackel, Alisdair R. Fernie, Anna Lytovchenko, Malcolm A. O'Neill, Chris B. Watkins, and Jocelyn K.C. Rose. A Reevaluation of the Key Factors That Influence Tomato Fruit Softening and Integrity Plant Physiol. 2007,144: 1012-1028
42. Wang Xiao-hui, REN Xiao-lin, SUN Fang-juan, LI Shan-ju, BU Hong-li. Effect of 1-MCP on Postharvest Physiology and Enzymatic Activities of America No.8 Apple. Journal of Anhui Agricultural Sciences,2007,35(4):1106-1107,1153
43. Lei Qin, REN Xiao-lin. Characteristics of Texture Change with Qinguan and Fuji Apples during Ripening. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Occidentalis Sinica,2007, 16(1):213-216
44. Zhang Shaoying, Ren Xiaolin, and Rao Jingping. Effects of Nitric Oxide on Active Oxygen Metabolism of Postharvest Tomato Fruit. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2005,32(5):818-822
45. Yu Janna, Ren Xiaolin. Effect of 1-MCP on the peach quality and physiological characters during cold storage. Acta Univ.Agric.Boreali-Occidentalis, 2003, 31（1）：101-104
46. Ren xiaolin, Tong Bin,Rao Jingping. The application of New Inhibitor of Ethylene 1-MCP in Horticultural Products. Storage & Process,2002,2（3）：3-5
47. Xiaolin Ren, Ziqang Jin, Jiarui Li,Shiqing Peng, Xueqin Zheng and Puchao He. Cloning and Seqencing of Calmodulin cDNA from Kiwifruit. Acta Univ.Agric.Boreali-Occidentalis, 1997, 25（3）：1-5
48. Xiaolin Ren, Ziqang Jin, Shiqing Peng, Jiarui Li and Xueqin Zheng. Cloning and Seqencing of ACC Oxidase cDNA from Kiwifruit. Acta Horticulturae Sinica,1997,24（4）：333-337
49. Xiaolin Ren, Jiarui Li and Jingwu Chang. A Study of Storage Life and Biological Characteristics in Chinese Jujube. Acta Horticulturae Sinica,1995,22（1）：25-28
50. Xiaolin Ren Fengwang Ma and Fei Wang. Effect of Spermidine for Ethylene and Respiration of Plum Fruit. Plant Physiology Communications,1995,31（3）：186-188
51. Xiaolin Ren and Jiarui Li. Respiration and Ethylene Production in Chinese Jujube Fruit. Journal of Fruit Science ,1994,11 （2）：108-110
52. Xiaolin Ren and Zaihong Wang. Effect of Spermidine for the forming root of Kiwifruit in Tissue Culture. Plant Physiology Communications,1994, （2）：116
53. Xiaolin Ren and Jiarui Li. Changes of Active Oxygen and Some Physiological Indexes during Maturation and Senescence in Apricot Fruit. Plant Physiology Communications, 1991,（1）：34-36