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Kenong Xu
Assistant Professor
Department
of Horticultural Sciences
Address, Phone, Fax
E-Mail: kx27@cornell.edu
Ph.D. Genetics 2000 University of California, Davis.
M.S. Agronomy 1991 Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
B.S. Agronomy 1983 Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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| Program
Overview |
Genomics of Tree Fruits
The goal of my research program is to discover and characterize apple genes or
gene networks controlling traits of horticultural and/or economic importance
using tools of plant genomics. A few traits unique to or essential in plant
growth and development, plant reaction to abiotic stress, and fruit shelf
life and quality have been targeted. The research findings of the program
will (1) advance our knowledge in understanding the underlying mechanisms
of these traits, and (2) enable us to develop and integrate efficient approaches
and tools for the improvement of apple scion varieties and rootstocks.
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| Professional
Experience |
| 1/2009 - Present: |
Assistant Professor, New York State Agricultural Experiment
Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York |
| 8/2007-12/2008: |
Staff Research Associate, Department of
Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. |
4/2000-3/2003,
1/2004-7/2007: |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Agronomy and
Range Science, Plant Pathology and Viticulture and Enology, University
of California, Davis, California. |
| 3/2003-1/2004: |
Research Scientist, Bayer CropScience, Woodland, California, |
| 9/1996-3/2000: |
Student Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Agronomy and
Range Science, University of California, Davis, California, |
| 1/1994-8/1996: |
Visiting Scholar, Department of Agronomy and Range Science,
University of California, Davis, California, |
| 1/1990-12/1993: |
Plant Breeder, Rice Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Hefei, China, |
| 9/1988-7/1991: |
Graduate Researcher, Department of Agronomy, Huazhong Agricultural
University, Wuhan, China, |
| 8/1983-12/1989: |
Assistant Plant Breeder, Rice Research Institute, Anhui Academy
of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China, |
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| Professional
Activities |
Professional Societies
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society of Plant Biologists
Crop Science Society of America
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| Scientific Awards |
The CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research) Science Award 2007
The Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Advancement Award, China, 1994.
The Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Advancement Award, China, 1987.
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| Recent Publications |
- Ming-Cheng Luo, Kenong Xu, Yaqin
Ma, Karin R. Deal, Charles Nicolet and Jan Dvorak: A high-throughput
strategy for screening of bacterial artificial chromosome libraries
and anchoring of clones on a genetic map constructed with single
nucleotide polymorphisms. BMC Genomics 2009, 10:28
- K. Xu, S. Riaz, N. C. Roncoroni, Y. Jin, R. Hu, R. Zhou and M. A. Walker (2008)
Genetic and QTL analysis of resistance to Xiphinema index in a grapevine
cross. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 116:305-311.
- C. N. Neeraja, R. Maghirang-Rodriguez, A. Pamplona, S. Heuer, B. C. Y. Collard,
E. M. Septiningsih, G. Vergara, D. Sanchez, K. Xu, A. M. Ismail, and D. J. Mackill
(2007) A marker-assisted backcross approach for developing submergence-tolerant
rice cultivars. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 115:767-776.
- Kenong Xu, Xia Xu, Takeshi Fukao, Patrick Canlas, Sigrid Heuer, Abdebagi M. Ismail,
Reycel Maghirang-Rodriguez, Julia Bailey-Serres, Pamela C. Ronald, and David
J. Mackill (2006) Sub1A is an ethylene-response-factor-like gene that confers
submergence tolerance to rice. Nature 442: 705-708.
- Takeshi Fukao, Kenong Xu, Pamela C. Ronald, Julia Bailey-Serres
(2006) A Variable Cluster of Ethylene Response Factor–Like
Genes Regulates Metabolic and Developmental Acclimation Responses
to Submergence in Rice. Plant Cell 18: 2021-2034.
- Riaz·S, Krovanik A, Xu K and Walker MA (2006) Refined mapping of the Pierce’s
disease resistance locus, PdR1, and Sex on an extended genetic
map of Vitis rupestris X V. arizonica. Theoretical
and Applied Genetics 113:1317–1329.
- Xu K, Deb R, Mackill DJ (2004) A microsatellite marker and a co-dominant PCR
based marker for marker-assisted selection of submergence tolerance in rice.
Crop Science 44: 248-253.
- Ni J, Colowit PM, Oster JJ, Xu K, Mackill DJ (2001) Molecular markers linked
to stem rot resistance in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 102: 511-516.
- Xu K, Xu X, Ronald PC, Mackill DJ (2000) A high-resolution linkage map of the
vicinity of the rice submergence tolerance locus Sub1. Molecular and
General Genetics 263: 681-689.
- Xu K, Mackill DJ (1996) A major locus for submergence tolerance mapped on rice
chromosome 9. Molecular Breeding 2: 219-224.
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