Publications

Recent Publications

Overexpression of BnNAC19 in Brassica napus enhances resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg pathogen of canola.

Zhongwei Zou*, W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2024.

Plant Pathology, 73, 104-114.

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Valine-Glutamine Motif Containing Gene Family in Brassica napus and Functional Characterization of BnMKS1 in Response to Leptosphaeria maculans.

Zhongwei Zou, Fei Liu, Shuanglong Huang, W.G.D. Fernando. 2021.

Phytopathology, 111, 281-292.

Generation and characterisation of a virulent Leptosphaeria maculans isolate carrying a mutated AvrLm7 gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

Zhongwei Zou, Carrie Selin, Fei Liu, W.G. Dilantha Fernando. 2020.

Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 1969.

More Publications

Zhongwei Zou*, Xujun Zhu, Sanjaya Gyawali. 2022. Horticultural crops: Interaction with fungal community. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:1096201.
Justine Cornelsen*, Zhongwei Zou* (Co-first author), Shuanglong Huang, Paula Parks, Ralph Lange, Gary Peng, W.G. Dilantha Fernando. 2021. Validating the strategic deployment of blackleg resistance gene groups in commercial canola fields on the Canadian prairies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 669997.
Aria Dolatabadian*, Justine Cornelsen*, Shuanglong Huang*, Zhongwei Zou* (Co-first author) and W.G. Dilantha Fernando. 2021. Sustainability on the Farm: Breeding for Resistance and Management of Major Canola Diseases in Canada Contributing towards an IPM approach. (Review paper), Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, In Press
Zhongwei Zou, Vikram Bisht, W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2020. Identification and Characterization of Verticillium longisporum lineage A1/D1 from Brassica Crops in Manitoba, Canada. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 3499.
Zhongwei Zou, Xuehua Zhang, Paula Parks, Lindsey, J. du Toit, Angela P. Van de Wouw. 2019. A new subclade of Leptosphaeria biglobosa identified from Brassica rapa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20, 1668.
Zhongwei Zou, Fei Liu, Changqin Chen, W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2019. Effect of Elevated CO2 on the Disease Severity of Compatible and Incompatible Interactions of Brassica napus-Leptospheria maculans Pathosystem. Plants, 8, 484.
Zhongwei Zou, Fei Liu, W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2018. Rapid detection of Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence gene AvrLm4-7 conferring the avirulence/virulence specificity on canola using a tetra primer ARMS-PCR. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 152, 515-520.
Zhongwei Zou, Xuehua Zhang, and W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2018. Distribution of mating-type alleles and genetic variability in field populations of Leptosphaeria maculans in western Canada. Journal of Phytopathology, 00:1-10.
Zhongwei Zou, Masahiko Ishida, Feng Li, Tomohiro Kakizaki, Sho Suzuki, Hiroyasu Kitashiba, Takeshi Nishio. 2013. QTL analysis using SNP markers developed by next-generation sequencing for identification of candidate genes controlling 4-methylthio-3-butenyl glucosinolate contents in roots of radish, Raphanus sativus L.. PLoS ONE, 8, e53541.
Tomohiro Kakizaki, Hiroyasu Kitashiba, Zhongwei Zou, Feng Li, Nobuko Fukino, Takayoshi Ohara, Takeshi Nishio, Masahiko Ishida. 2017. A 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase mediates the biosynthesis of glucoraphasatin in radish. Plant Physiology, 173, 1583-1593.
Yu Duan, Ting Wang, Xiaogang Lei, Yu Cao, Lefeng Liy, Zhongwei Zou, Yuanchun Ma, Xujun Zhu, Wanping Fang. 2024. Leguminous green manner intercropping changes the soil microbial community and increases soil nutrients and key quality components of tea leaves. Horticulture Research. In press
Shuanglong Huang, Chun Zhai, Zhongwei Zou, Fei Liu, Paula Parks, Linda Mcgregor, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Gary Peng. 2022. Effect of wounding and wound age on infection of canola cotyledons by Leptosphaeria maculans, interacting with leaf wetness. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-14.
Harunur Rashid, Zhongwei Zou, and W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2018. Development of molecular markers linked to the Leptosphaeria maculans resistance gene Rlm6 and inheritance of SCAR and CAPS markers in B. napus x B. juncea interspecific hybrids. Plant Breeding, 00:1-10.
Feng Li, Zhongwei Zou, Hui-Yee Yong, Hiroyasu Kitashiba, Takeshi Nishio. 2013. Nucleotide sequence variation of GLABRA1 contributing to phenotypic variation of leaf hairiness in Brassicaceae vegetables. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 26, 1227-1236.
Hui-Yee Yong, Zhongwei Zou, Eng-Piew Kok, Bih-Hua Kwan, Kingsley Chow, Shiori Nasu, Masami Nanzyo, Hiroyasu, Kitashiba, Takeshi Nishio. 2014. Comparative transcriptome analysis of leaves and roots in response to sudden increase of salinity in Brassica napus by RNA-seq. Biotechnology Research International, 467395.
Hiroyasu Kitashiba, Feng Li, Hideki Hirakawa, Takahiro Kawanabe, Zhongwei Zou, Yoichi Hasegawa, Kaoru Tonosaki, Sachiko Shirasawa, Aki Fukushima, Shuji Yokoi, Yoshihito Takahata, Tomohiro Kakizaki, Masahiko Ishida, Shunsuke Okamoto, Koji Sakamoto, Kenta Shirasawa, Satoshi Tabata, Takeshi Nishio. 2014. Draft sequences of the radish (Raphanus sativus L.) genome. DNA Research, 21, 481–490.
Fei Liu, Zhongwei Zou, Gary Peng, W. G. Dilantha Fernando. 2021. Leptosphaeria maculans Isolates Reveal Their Allele Frequency in Western Canada. Plant Disease, 105, 1440-1447.