Jiayue Feng

Ph.D. & Associate Professor

College of Horticulture

Northwest A&F University

No.3 Taicheng Road,

Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China

Tel: 86+189-9129-8312 (Cell)

Email: fengjy19151@nwsuaf.edu.cn

Education

2012, Ph.D., Vegetable science, Northwest A&F University, China

2004, M.Sc., Vegetable science, Northwest A&F University, China

2001, B.Sc., Vegetable science, Northwest Agricultural University, China

Professional Experience

12/2016~12/2017: Visiting Scholar, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

01/2017~present, Associate professor, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China

12/2006~12/2016, lecturer, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China

11/2007~12/2009, Visiting PhD Student at Dr. Shunyuan Xiao Lab, Center for Biosystems Research, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, USA

06/2004~11/2006, Teaching Assistant, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China

Professional memberships

2004-present  Member of the Chinese Society for Horticultural Science

Honors and Awards

2017, 2019,2020 Excellent supervisor for master student, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China

2012, Excellence Award of Young teacher lecture competition, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China

Research Responsibilities and Professional Interests

Novel techniques in plant breeding are being developed for potential contributions to strawberry improvement. We have developed an effective Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using strawberry cultures. We also targeted some susceptible genes using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in order to increase resistance to bacteria, i.e., crown infection pockets caused by  Xanthomonas fragariae , to pathogen, i.e., powdery mildew, in strawberry.

Publications (* indicate corresponding author)

1)  Yu-Lian Li, Dan-Juan Wang, Yang-Yang Ma, Xiao-Lin Cai, Shunyuan Xiao, Ying-Qiang Wen*, Jia-Yue Feng*. (2021) First Report of  Xanthomonas fragariae  strain YL19 causing crown infection pockets in strawberry in Liaoning Province, China. Plant Disease, DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-12-20-2560-PDN.

2) Yi-Jie Gou, Yu-Lian Li, Pin-Pin Bi, Dan-Juan Wang, Yang-Yang Ma, Yang Hu, Hou-Cheng Zhou, Ying-Qiang Wen, Jia-Yue Feng*. (2020) Optimization of the protoplast transient expression system for gene functional studies in strawberry ( Fragaria vesca ). Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 141(1): 41-53.

3)  Yin-Ge Xie, Yang-Yang Ma, Pin-Pin Bi, Wei Wei, Jie Liu, Yang Hu, Yi-Jie Gou, Dong Zhu, Ying-Qiang Wen, Jia-Yue Feng*. (2020) Transcription factor  FvTCP9  promotes strawberry fruit ripening by regulating the biosynthesis of abscisic acid and anthocyanins. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 146: 374-383.

4)  Wei Wei, Meng-Yuan Cui, Hu Yang, Kuan Gao, Yin-Ge Xie, Ying Jiang, Jia-Yue Feng*. (2018) Ectopic expression of  FvWRKY42 , a WRKY transcription factor from the diploid woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca ), enhances resistance to powdery mildew, improves osmotic stress resistance, and increases abscisic acid sensitivity in  Arabidopsis . Plant Science, 275: 60-74.

5)  Meng‑Yuan Cui, Wei Wei, Kuan Gao, Yin‑Ge Xie, Ye Guo, Jia-Yue Feng*. (2017) A rapid and efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transient gene expression system for strawberry leaves and the study of disease resistance proteins. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 131: 233-246.

6)  Wei Wei, Zhuangzhuang Chai, Yinge Xie, Kuan Gao, Mengyuan Cui, Ying Jiang, Jiayue Feng*. (2017) Bioinformatics identification and transcript profile analysis of the mitogen-activated protein kinase gene family in the diploid woodland strawberry  Fragaria vesca . PLoS ONE, 12 (5): e0178596.

7)  Wei Wei, Yang Hu, Meng-Yuan Cui, Yong-Tao Han, Kuan Gao and Jia-Yue Feng*. (2016) Identification and Transcript Analysis of the TCP Transcription Factors in the Diploid Woodland Strawberry  Fragaria vesca.  Front Plant Sci, 7, 1-18.

8)  Xianfeng Ma, Wen-Ming Wang, Florian Bittner, Nadine Schmidt, Robert Berkey, Lingli Zhang, Harlan King, Yi Zhang, Jiayue Feng, Yingqiang Wen, Liqiang Tan, Yue Li, Qiong Zhang, Ziniu Deng, Xingyao Xiong, Shunyuan Xiao. (2016) Dual and Opposing Roles of Xanthine Dehydrogenase in Defense-Associated Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism in  Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell, 28(5): 1108-26

9)  Hu Y, Gao YR, Wei W, Zhang K, Feng JY* (2016) Strawberry MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1 regulates seed germination and post-germination growth through integrating GA and ABA signaling in  Arabidopsis . Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 126: 343-352

10) Wei W, Hu Y, Han YT, Zhang K, Zhao FL, Feng JY* (2016) The WRKY transcription factors in the diploid woodland strawberry  Fragaria vesca : Identification and expression analysis under biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 105: 129-144

11) Hu Y, Han YT, Wei W, Li YJ, Zhang K, Gao YR, Zhao FL, Feng JY* (2015) Identification, isolation, and expression analysis of heat shock transcription factors in the diploid woodland strawberry  Fragaria vesca . Front Plant Sci, 6, 1-16.

12) Jiayue Feng, Jing Li, Hong Liu, Qinghua Gao, Ke Duan, Zhirong Zou. (2013) Isolation and Characterization of a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene,  FvCDPK1 , Responsive to Abiotic Stress in Woodland Strawberry ( Fragaria vesca ). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 31(2): 443-456.

13) Yingqiang Wen, Wenming Wang, Jiayue Feng, Ming-Cheng Luo, Kenichi Tsuda, Fumiaki Katagiri, Gary Bauchan and Shunyuan Xiao. (2011) Identification and utilization of a  Sow thistle  powdery mildew as a poorly-adapted pathogen to dissect post-invasion nonhost resistance mechanisms in  Arabidopsis . Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, 2117-2129.

14) Yang, Xiaohua, Wang, Wenming, Coleman, Mloe, Orgil, Uora, Feng, Jiayue, Ma, Xianfeng, Ferl, Rotr, Turner, John Tour, and Xiao, Shunyuan. (2009) Arabidopsis  14-3-3 lambda is a positive regulator of RPW8-mediated disease resistance. Plant J，60, 539-550.