ZJU scientists discover mechanism of drought response in rice
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2021-06-16
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The research team led by Dr. SONG Shiyong from the Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology in Zhejiang University recently published an article entitled “Nuclear translocation of OsMFT1 that is impeded by OsFTIP1 promotes drought tolerance in rice” in the journal Molecular Plant on May 3. This study reveals that in response to drought, downregulation of OsFTIP1 permits OsMFT1 to be translocated into the nucleus. It is of tremendous significance t...
Zhejiang University establishes Institute for Common Prosperity and Development
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2021-06-09
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On June 6, the inauguration ceremony of the Zhejiang University Institute for Common Prosperity and Development and the Summit on Common Prosperity were held on Zijingang Campus.Institute for Common Prosperity and Development, jointly established by the School of Public Affairs and the School of Economics, will implement the concept of shared development and common prosperity. On the basis of the current situation of economic transformation and development, it will explore the path of China...
Small rapid-test strips aid in bee protection
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2021-06-05
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[Message from the editor: Today marks World Environment Day. Through technology transfer, ZJU scientists have been working with their global partners to find innovative solutions to the grand challenge of environmental pollution. Here’s one example from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology.]Honey bees are a kind of common social insect. Not only do they produce honey and beeswax, but they also contribute to the world’s agricultural production.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Story behind grain boom in Brazil
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2021-05-12
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Recently, Professor LIN Tao and Qiushi Distinguished Professor YING Yibin at the Zhejiang University College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science engaged in collaborative research with other scholars from the United States, Brazil and China. Their findings were published in a cover article entitled “Double cropping and cropland expansion boost grain production in Brazil” in the journal Nature Food. This study reveals two major strategies for grain boom in Brazil—double cro...
Advances in smart delivery of pesticide
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2021-04-28
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The rapid development of nanotechnology has opened up new avenues for modern agricultural science and is currently giving birth to major breakthroughs in many cross-disciplinary fields in traditional agriculture. For the first time the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) placed nano-enabled pesticides among the Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry in 2019, and nanopesticides have become a cutting-edge area in the development of pesticide formulations.Recently, the res...
ZJU Scholar invited to reflect on past and future milestones of plant breeding in honor of 25th anniversary of Trends in Plant Science
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2021-04-27
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In honor of the 25th anniversary of Trends, one of their series journals, Trends in Plant Science, invited 10 distinguished scientists from all over the world to reflect on the changes that have occurred within the field of plant breeding during the past 25 years, as well as to contemplate what the future might hold. FAN Longjiang, a professor at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, is one of them. In the TrendsTalk special issue — “Feeding the...
Ingenious mechanism for sucrose metabolism in lepidopteran insects
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2021-04-15
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Recently, the research team led by WANG Huabing from the Zhejiang University College of Animal Sciences published an open-access article entitled “Horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication of β-fructofuranosidase confer lepidopteran insects metabolic benefits” in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution. This article analyzed the molecular evolution and functional differentiation of β-fructofuranosidase and revealed that lepidopteran insects can ingeniously regulate sucrose metab...
ZJU scientists discover that watermelons grow faster at night
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2021-04-08
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Wearable sensing technology is an essential link to future personalized medicine through seamlessly monitoring heart rate, body temperature, and physical activities of human body. Recently, a wearable electronic sensor for plants has been jointly developed by LIU Xiangjiang and YING Yibin from the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, WANG Xiaozhi from the College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering and HU Zhongyuan from the College of Ag...
Insect transmission of plant single-stranded DNA viruses
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2021-02-19
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Of the approximately 1,200 plant virus species that have been described to date, nearly one-third are single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses, and all are transmitted by insect vectors. It is therefore of immense significance to investigate the insect transmission of plant ssDNA viruses.In January, Prof. WANG Xiaowei from the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology co-published a review with Stéphane Blanc from the University of Montpellier in the journal Annual Revie...
Researchers uncover seed microbiome-mediated disease resistance in rice
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2021-02-07
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Prevalence of seed-borne bacterial diseases poses a severe threat to rice production due to a drastic rise of toxin-producing Burkholderia pathogens, which lead to destructive damage to yield, quality and even resilience of paddy ecosystem. Manipulating disease resistance of the host plant is deemed to be a promising alternative and a more environmentally friendly approach in modern agricultural practices. However, is disease resistance related to the microbiota of the host plant? Is it her...