Main work
Established a seedling seed orchard for Pinus caribaea var. caribaea and P. caribaea var. bahamensis respectively in Jiangmen of Guangdong Province and Hepu of Guangxi Province, combining provenance and family trials, they are now treated as the filed gene banks of the two varieties of caribbean pine, with the widest collections of provenances and families. Superior individuals have been selected for cutting propagation. Hybrids between Slash pine and Caribbean pine have been obtained with significant hybrid superiority.
Created the first national platform for conservation and utilization of forest genetic resources (FGR) through standardization and documentation of FGR and construction of big data on FGR, integrating all FGR data from the nation wide FGR inventory, field FGR gene banks. This has laid a solid foundation for scientific studies, development of seed industries and key national ecological programs based on the information and FGR provided by the platform.
Carried our first ever nation wide inventory on FGR by preparation of the overall implementation plan, conducting technical training and overseeing field inventory activities. Developed a mobile APP with use of AI technologies, bringing a breakthrough to the traditional methodology based on manual recording on paper and making the efficiency of field inventory a sharp increase.
Constructed a national laboratory for molecular identification of plant varieties, providing a powerful tool for protection of the plant breeders' rights and for infringement cases to obtain evidences for the court with sufficient accuracy and short period.
Developed a internet based system using blockchain technologies for tracking the supply chain of tree seedlings of protected plant varieties. Plant breeders can use the system to trade their protected plant varieties with out worrying about illegal reproduction of the protected varieties. The system reflects a significant innovation in the traditional system for seed quality control and tracking of origin.
Key research projects
Assessment of genetic diversity and conservation strategy of Asian rosewood species. 2019.
Development of national platform of forest genetic resources, 2018.
Collection and assessment of FGR of important forest species, 2022.
Development of a support system for quality control and tracking of supply chain of seeds and seedlings using blockchain technologies, 2022.
Inventory of FGR in Qinling Mountains, 2018.
Pilot inventory of alien invasive plants in northeastern China, 2021.
Risk analysis based on data from the national inventory of alien invasive speceis, 2022.
Molecular identification of plant varieties for the protection of new varieties of plants, 2018.
Awards & achievements
1996,Introduction and cultivation of Eucalypts in China, National Science and Technology Advancement Award, 2ndclass;
1995, Provenance selection of Australian Eculyptus in China, Ministry of Forestry Science and Technology Advancement Award, 2ndclass;
1992, Provenance trials of Slash pine and Loblolly pine in China. Ministry of Forestry Science and Technology Advancement Award, 2ndclass.
Published articles & books
Huang Ping*, Li Changhong, Lin Furong, Liu Yu, Zong Yichen, Libin, Zheng Yongqi*, Chromosome level genome assembly and population genetic analysis of a near-threatened rosewood species (Dalbergia cultrata Pierre Graham ex Benth) provide insights into its evolutionary and cold stress responses, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023-09-21。
Huang P, Zang F, Li C, Lin F, Zang D, Li B and Zheng Y (2022) The Akebia Genus as a Novel Forest Crop: A Review of Its Genetic Resources, Nutritional Components, Biosynthesis, and Biological Studies. Front. Plant Sci. 13:936571. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.936571
Li C, Liu Y, Lin F, Zheng Y, Huang P. 2022. Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequences of six Dalbergia species and its comparative analysis in the subfamily of Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) PeerJ. 10:e13570. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13570
Lai, Jiuxin, Furong Lin, Ping Huang, and Yongqi Zheng. 2022. "Accumulation of Anthocyanidins Determines Leaf Color of Liquidambar Formosana as Revealed by Transcriptome Sequencing and Metabolism Analysis" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 44, no. 1: 242-256.https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb44010018
Fengqi Zang, Yan Ma, Xiaolong Tu, Ping Huang, Qichao Wu, Zhimin Li, Tao Liu, Furong Lin, Surui Pei, Dekui Zang, Xuemei Zhang, Yongqi Zheng* asnd Yunyan Yu2,*. A high-quality pseudochromosome-level genome of wild rugose rose (Rosa rugosa). DNA Research. 20 August 2021.
Changhong Li, Yongqi Zheng†, Yu Liu, Furong Lin and Ping Huang,Development of genomic SSRs for a subtropical hardwood tree Dalbergia hupeana and assessment of their transferability to other related species. Forests. 2021.06.18.
Li, Changhong, Zheng, Yongqi*, Huang, Ping. Molecular markers from the chloroplast genome of rose provide a complementary tool for variety discrimination and profiling. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10(1): 0-12188. SCIE.
Li, Bin; Lin, Furong; Huang, Ping; Guo, Wenying; Zheng, Yongqi*. Development of nuclear SSR and chloroplast genome markers in diverse Liriodendron chinense germplasm based on low-coverage whole genome sequencing. Biological Research, 2020, 53(1): 0-21. SCIE.
Yu Liu; Ping Huang; Furong Lin; Wenyun Yang; Hannes Gaisberger; Kettle Christopher; Yongqi Zheng*. MaxEnt modelling for predicting the potential distribution of a near threatened rosewood species (Dalbergia cultrata Graham ex Benth). Ecological Engineering, 2019, 141: 105612.
Sun, Rongxi; Lin, Furong; Huang, Ping; Ye, Xuemin; Lai, Jiuxin;Zheng, Yongqi*. Phylogeographical Structure of Liquidambar formosana Hance Revealed by Chloroplast Phylogeography and Species Distribution Models. Forests, 2019, 10(10): 0-858. SCIE.
Ping Huang; Furong Lin; Bin Li; Yongqi Zheng*. Hybrid-Transcriptome Sequencing and Associated Metabolite Analysis Reveal Putative Genes Involved in Flower Color Difference in Rose Mutants. Plants, 2019, 8(8): 267-267.
Li, Nan; Zheng, Yong-Qi*; Ding, Hong-Mei; Li, He-Peng; Peng, Hua-Zheng; Jiang, Bo; Li, Hai-Bo. Development and validation of SSR markers based on transcriptome sequencing of Casuarina equisetifolia. Trees-Structure and Function, 2018, 32(1): 41-49. SCIE.
Other results
Certified improved varieties:
Plant variety rights:
Gleditsia sinensis 'Haimianbaobao'
Gleditsia sinensis 'Hedongxiongfeng'
Gleditsia sinensis 'Jiugaotianding'
Gleditsia sinensis 'Hedong 8'
Gleditsia sinensis 'Hedong 9'
Gleditsia sinensis 'Hedong 10'
Software copyrights:
Smart data management for forest and grass genetic resources inventory, 2023;
Data collection system based on customized database structure for forest and grass genetic resources inventory, 2023.
