College of Grassland Science and Technology
Zan Wang, Professor
College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193
Phone: +86-13811905058
E-mail: zanwang@cau.edu.cn
Education
2002.09-2005.06: Ph.D. Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing,
China
1999.09-2002.06: M.S. Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan,
China
1995.09-1999.07: B.S. Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia University for
Nationalities, Tongliao, China.
Research Experience
2020.01-Present: Professor, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
2019.01-2019.12: Professor, Institute of Animal Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
2009.02-2010.03: Visiting Scholar, Dept of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, USA
2009.01-2018.12: Associate Professor, Institute of Animal Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
2005.10-2008.12: Assistant Professor, Institute of Animal Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
Research Interests
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important forage legume crops for hay
and silage production worldwide. It is suggested that alfalfa was cultivated 8000 to
9000 years ago, resulting in a multitude of alfalfa germplasm that were adapted to
various climate environments. A better understanding of alfalfa genetics and genomics
will advance breeding varieties with improved yield, quality, and stress tolerance. We
will combine multi-omics methods to identify genes controlling important traits
(yield, quality, and stress tolerance) and to apply them into the alfalfa breeding, which
will facilitate alfalfa germplasm enhancement and benefit alfalfa production.
Publications
(A) Publications
Zan Wang*, Xuemin Wang, Han Zhang, Lin Ma, Haiming Zhao, Chris Stephen Jones, Jin Chen, Guibo Liu. A genome-wide association study approach to the identification of candidate genes underlying agronomic traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2020, 2020, 18(3):611-613.
Congjun Jia, Fuping Zhao, Xuemin Wang, Jianlin Han, Haiming Zhao, Guibo Liu, Zan Wang*. Genomic prediction for 25 agronomic and quality traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9:1220.
Congjun Jia, Xinmin Wu, Min Chen, Yunqi Wang, Xiqiang Liu, Pan Gong, Qingfang Xu, Xuemin Wang, Hongwen Gao, Zan Wang*. Identification of genetic loci associated with crude protein and mineral concentrations in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) using association mapping. BMC Plant Biology, 2017, 17:97.
Bo Xu, Guoli Sun, Xuemin Wang, Jingwei Lu, Ian J. Wang and Zan Wang*. Population genetic structure is shaped by historical, geographic, and environmental factors in the leguminous shrub Caragana microphylla on the Inner Mongolia Plateau of China. BMC Plant Biology, 2017, 17:200.
Xuemin Wang, Jun Li, Liping Ban, Yudi Wu, Xinming Wu, Yunqi Wang, Hongyu Wen, Vladimir Chapurin, Nikolay Dzyubenko, Zhiyong Li, Zan Wang*, and Hongwen Gao. Functional characterization of a gibberellin receptor and its application in alfalfa biomass improvement. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 41296.
(B) Book Chapters
Wang Z (2019) Development and characterization of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers based on RNA‐sequencing of Medicago sativa and in silico mapping onto the Medicago truncatula genome. In: The Model Legume Medicago truncatula (Frans de Bruijn, eds), pp 930-935. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.