CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information Name Xu Fangsen Gender Male Position Title Working Department Professor College of Resources and Environment Email fangsenxu@mail.hzau.edu.cn Department Of Soil and Plant Nutrition College of Resources and Environment Address Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan 430070, Hubei P.R. of China Tel 86 27 87282225 Fax Research Interest Physiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology on Crop Nutrient Use Efficiency Professional Memberships 2008- Senior committeeman of Chinese Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science. 2004- Committeeman of Soil-Plant Nutrition Specialty Committee, China Soil Science Sociality in China 2004- Review editor for Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science 2011- Review editor for Frontiers in Plant Nutrition 2013- Review editor for Journal Of Agricultural Science, Cambridge Other Roles Education & Working Experience Educations 1996/09 1999/12, Ph. D. in Plant Nutrition in Huazhong Agricultural University, China 1989/09 1992/06, MSc in Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Huazhong Agricultural University 1983/09 1987/06, Bachelor s degree in Agronomy in Jiangxi Agricultural University, China Professorial Experiences 1993/01-1999/12, Lecturer in Huazhong Agricultural University 2000/01-2003/12, Associate Professor in Huazhong Agricultural University 2004/01-, Professor in Huazhong Agricultural University 2001/05-2002/03, A visiting postdoctoral research fellow at University of Wolverhampton, UK, finance supported by the Leverhulme Trust, UK 2004/05-09, A visiting professor at The University of Tokyo, Japan, finance supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Publications (*corresponding author) 1. Ting Zhou, Yingpeng Hua, Yupu Huang, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Physiological and transcriptional analyses reveal differential phytohormone responses to boron deficiency in Brassica napus genotypes with contrasting boron efficiency. Frontiers in Plant Science, session Plant Nutrition, 2016, Front. Plant Sci. 7:221 2. Shuisen Chen, Ying Luo, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu*. Comparative analysis of Brassica napus plasma membrane proteins under phosphorus deficiency using label-free and MaxQuant-based proteomics approaches. Journal of Proteomics, 2016, 133:144-154 3. Shuisen Chen, Guangda Ding, Zhenhua Wang, Hongmei Cai, Fangsen Xu*. Proteomic and comparative genomic analysis reveal adaptability of Brassica napus to phosphorus-deficient stress. Journal of Proteomics, 2015, 117: 106-119 4. Shuisen Chen, Hua Zhao, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu*. Genotype differences in antioxidant response to phosphorus deficiency in Brassica napus. Plant Soil, 2015, 391: 19-32 5. Didi Zhang, Yingpeng Hua, Xiaohua Wang, Hua Zhao, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. High-density genetic map identifies a novel major QTL for boron efficiency in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(11): e112089 6. Gaili Wang, Guangda Ding Ling Li, Hongmei Cai, Xiangsheng Ye, Jun Zou, Fangsen Xu*. Identification and characterization of improved nitrogen efficiency in interspecific hybridized new-type Brassica napus. Annals of Botany, 2014, 114: 549-559 7. Guangda Ding, Zunkang Zhao, Lin Wang, Didi Zhang, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Identification and multiple comparisons of QTL and epistatic interaction conferring high yield under boron and phosphorus deprivation in Brassica napus. Euphytica, 2014, 198: 337-351 8. Didi Zhang, Hua Zhao, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Physiological and genetic responses to boron deficiency in Brassica napus: a review. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2014, 60, 304-313 9. Hua Zhao, Lei Yu, Zexun Huai, Xiaohua Wang, Guangda Ding, Shuisen Chen, Peng Li, Fangsen Xu*. Mapping and candidate gene identification defining BnChd1-1, a locus involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis in Brassica napus. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2014, 36: 859-870 10. Guangda Ding, Lei Shi, Hua Zhao, Hongmei Cai, Kede Liu, Fangsen Xu*. Genetic analysis of seed mineral accumulation affected by phosphorus deprivation in Brassica napus. Euphytica, 2013, 193: 251 264 11. Siwei Liang, Jinpeng Yang, Jun Zhou, Jun Yu, Yanjun Ma, Ruoshi Bai, Fangsen Xu*, Chunlei Yang*. Application of exogenous substances reduces tobacco specific
nitrosamines content by regulating biosynthesis of nicotine and nitrite in burley tobacco. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2013, 35: 3027-3036 12. Lu Yang, Quan Zhang, Jina Dou, Ling Li, Longfei Guo, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Characteristics of root boron nutrition confers high boron efficiency of Brassica napus cultivars. Plant Soil, 2013, 371: 95-104 13. Guangzhe Yang, Hongyuan Du, Heng Xu, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu*. Identification of phosphate starvation - inducible gene BnIPS1 in Brassica napus. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2013, 35: 2085-2094 14. Yi Wang, Heng Xu, Jiaojiao Kou, Lei Shi, Chunyu Zhang, Fangsen Xu*. Dual effects of transgenic Brassica napus overexpressing CS gene in tolerance to aluminum toxicity and phosphorus deficiency. Plant Soil, 2013, 362(1-2): 231-246 15. Yi Wang, Xiangsheng Ye, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu*. Overexpression of phya and appa genes improves soil organic phosphorus utilisation and seed phytase activity in Brassica napus. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(4): e60801 16. Zunkang Zhao, Likun Wu, Fuzhao Nian, Guangda Ding, Taoxiong Shi, Didi Zhang, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Dissecting quantitative trait loci for boron efficiency across multiple environments in Brassica napus. PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(9): e45215 17. Guangzhe Yang, Guangda Ding, Lei Shi, Hongmei Cai, Fangsen Xu*. Characterization of phosphorus starvation-induced gene BnSPX3 in Brassica napus. Plant Soil, 2012, 350: 339-351 18. Jinhua Sun, Lei Shi, Chunyu Zhang, Fangsen Xu*. Cloning and characterization of boron transporters in Brassica napus. Molecular Biology Reports, 2012, 39: 1963-1973 19. Guangda Ding, Zunkang Zhao, Yuan Liao, Yifan Hu, Lei Shi, Yan Long, Fangsen Xu*. Quantitative trait loci for seed yield and yield-related traits, and their responses to reduced phosphorus supply in Brassica napus. Annals of Botany, 2012, 109(4): 747-759 20. Yuan Pan, Zhenhua Wang, Lu Yang, Zhifang Wang, Lei Shi, Radnaa Naran, Parastoo Azadi, Fangsen Xu*. Differences in cell wall components and allocation of boron to cell walls confer variations in sensitivities of Brassica napus cultivars to boron deficiency. Plant Soil, 2012, 354: 383-394 21. Lei Shi, Jinpeng Yang, Jia Liu, Ruiyuan Li, Yan Long, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with low boron stress that regulate root and shoot growth in Brassica napus seedlings. Molecular Breeding, 2012, 30: 393-406 22. Lishun Peng, Changying Zeng, Lei Shi, Hongmei Cai, Fangsen Xu*. Transcriptional profiling reveals the adaptive responses to boron deficiency stress in Arabidopsis. Z Naturforsch C, 2012, 67: 510-524 23. Zhang Haiwei, Huang Yu, Ye Xiangsheng, Xu Fangsen*. Genotypic variations of P acquisition from sparingly soluble P sources is related to root morphology and root
exudates in Brassica napus. Science China Life Sciences, 2011, 54(12): 1134-1142 24. Mei Yang, Guangda Ding, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Detection of QTL for phosphorus efficiency at seedling stage in Brassica napus. Plant and Soil, 2011, 339: 97-111 25. Zhenhua Wang, Zhifang Wang, Shuisen Chen, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Proteomics reveals the adaptability mechanism of Brassica napus to short-term boron deprivation. Plant and Soil, 2011, 347: 195-210 26. Guangda Ding, Yuan Liao, Mei Yang, Zunkang Zhao, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Development of gene-based markers from functional Arabidopsis thaliana genes involved in phosphorus homeostasis and mapping in Brassica napus. Euphytica, 2011, 181(3): 305-322 27. Mei Yang, Guangda Ding, Lei Shi, Ji Feng, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Quantitative trait loci for root morphology in response to low phosphorus stress in Brassica napus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2010, 121(1):181-193 28. Xiangsheng Ye, Juan Hong, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Adaptability mechanism of N-efficient germplasm of natural variation to low nitrogen stress in Brassica napus. J of Plant Nutrition, 2010, 33(13):2028-2040 29. Guangda Ding, Mei Yang, Yifan Hu, Yuan Liao, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Quantitative trait loci affecting seed mineral concentrations in Brassica napus grown with contrasting phosphorus supplies. Annals of Botany, 2010, 105(7):1221-1234 30. Zhang Haiwei, Huang Yu, Ye Xiangsheng, Fangsen Xu*. Analysis of the contribution of acid phosphatase to P efficiency in Brassica napus under low phosphorus condition. Science China Life Science, 2010, 53(6):709-717 31. Yifan Hu, Xiangsheng Ye, Lei Shi, Haiyan Duan, Fangsen Xu*. Genotypic differences in root morphology and phosphorus uptake kinetics in Brassica napus under low phosphorus supply. J of Plant Nutrition, 2010, 33(6):889-901 32. Hua Zhao, Jia Liu, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*, Yunhua Wang. Development of boron-efficient near isogenic lines of Brassica napus and their response to low boron stress at seedling stage. Russian Journal of Genetics, 2010, 46(1):57-63 33. Zhifang Wang, Zhenhua Wang, Lei Shi, Lijun Wang, Fangsen Xu*. Proteomic alterations of Brassica napus root in response to boron deficiency. Plant Molecular Biology, 2010, 74(3): 265-278 34. Mei Yang, Shi Lei, Fangsen Xu*, Jianwei Lu and Wang Yunhua. Effects of B, Mo, Zn and Their Interactions on Seed Yield and Yield Formation of Huashuang 4 (Brassica napus L.). Pedosphere, 2009, 19(1): 53 59 35. M Yang., L. Shi, Fangsen Xu*, and Y H Wang. Effect of boron on dynamic change of seed yield and quality formation in developing seed of Brassica napus. J. of Plant Nutrition, 2009, 32:785-797
36. Lei Shi, Wang Yunhua, Nian Fuzhao, Lu Jianwei, Meng Jinling and Fangsen Xu*. Inheritance of boron efficiency in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Pedosphere, 2009, 19(3):403-408 37. Haiyan Duan, Lei Shi, Xiangsheng Ye, Yunhua Wang, Fangsen Xu*. Identification of phosphorous efficient germplasm in oilseed rape. J. of Plant Nutrition, 2009, 32(7): 1148-1163 38. Haiwei Zhang, Yu Huang, Xiangsheng Ye, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu*. Genotypic differences in phosphorus acquisition and the rhizosphere properties of Brassica napus in response to low phosphorus stress. Plant and Soil, 2009, 320: 91-102 39. Jia Liu, Jinpeng Yang, Ruiyuan Li, Lei Shi, Chunyu Zhang, Yan Long, Fangsen Xu* and Jinling Meng. Analysis of genetic factors that control shoot mineral concentrations in rapeseed (Brassica napus) in different boron environments. Plant and Soil, 2009, 320: 255-266 40. Chengying Zeng, Yanlai Han, Lei Shi, Lishun Peng, Yunhua Wang, Fangsen Xu*, Jinling Meng. Genetic analysis of the physiological responses to low boron stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2008, 31,112-122 41. Hua Zhao, Lei Shi, Xiaoli Duan, Fangsen Xu*, Yunhua Wang, Jinling Meng Mapping and validation of chromosome regions conferring a new boron-efficient locus in Brassica napus. Molecular Breeding, 2008, 22(3):495-506 42. Changying Zeng, Fangsen Xu, Jinling Meng, Yunhua Wang, Chengxiao Hu. Physiological basis of QTLs for boron efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Soil, 2007, 296, 187-196 43. Fangsen Xu, Yunhua Wang, Wenhua Ying, and Jinling Meng. Inheritance of Boron Nutrition Efficiency in Brassica napus. J. of Plant Nutrition, 2002, 25(4):901-912 44. F. S. Xu, Y. H. Wang, J. Meng. Mapping boron efficiency gene(s) in Brassica napus using RFLP and AFLP markers. Plant Breeding, 2001, 120(4): 319-324 Additional Information