Shibao Zhang
Associate Editors in Chief, Plant Diversity
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Plant physiology, Orchid biology, plant physiological ecology, horticulture
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Plant physiology, Orchid biology, plant physiological ecology, horticulture
Title: Professor
Email: sbzhang@mail.kib.ac.cn
Web-link of Research Group: http://groups.kib.cas.cn/epb/zsb/
Selected publications:
Mengling Tu, Ningyawen Liu, Zheng‐Shan He, Xiu‐Mei Dong, Tian‐Yang Gao, Andan Zhu*, Jun‐Bo Yang*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2025. Integrative omics reveals mechanisms of biosynthesis and regulation of floral scent in Cymbidium tracyanum. Plant Biotechnology Journal 23 (6): 2162-2181.
Xiu‐Mei Dong, Wei Zhang, Mengling Tu, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2025. Spatial and temporal regulation of flower coloration in Cymbidium lowianum. Plant, Cell & Environment 48 (6): 3844-3860.
Qi Shi, Bin He, Jürgen Knauer, Jose Javier Peguero-Pina, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. 2025. Leaf nutrient basis for the differentiation of photosynthetic traits between subtropical evergreen and deciduous trees. Plant Physiology 197(1): kiae566.
Tian-Yang Gao, Ning-Yu Liu, Mengling Tu, Hai-Cui Luo, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2025. Ethylene promotes lateral root formation following waterlogging in an epiphytic orchid, Cymbidium tracyanum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 229: 110575.
Tian-Yang Gao, Ning-Yu Liu, Bei-Bei Zhou, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2025. A multi-omics comparative analysis reveals differential responses of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids in Cymbidium to waterlogging. Environmental and Experimental Botany 240: 106268.
Zhi-Lan Zeng, Xiao-Qian Wang, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. 2024. Mesophyll conductance limits photosynthesis in fluctuating light under combined drought and heat stresses. Plant Physiology 194: 1498–1511.
Yu-Wen Zhang, Yu-Cen Shi, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2023. Metabolic and transcriptomic analyses elucidate a novel insight into the network for biosynthesis of carbohydrate and secondary metabolites in the stems of a medicinal orchid Dendrobium nobile. Plant Diversity 45(3): 326-336.
Jia-Wei Li, Yi Zhou, Zi-Bin Zhang, Xue-Qiang Cui, Hong-Yan Li, Mei-Jing Ou, Kun-Fang Cao*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2023. Complementary water and nutrient utilization of perianth structural units help maintain long floral lifespan in Dendrobium. Journal of Experimental Botany 74(3):1123-1139.
Wei Zhang, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Ze-Xin Fan*. 2022. Quantifying the nitrogen allocation and resorption for an orchid pseudobulb in relation to nitrogen supply. Scientia Horticulturae 291: 110580.
Ying-Jie Yang, Shun-Ling Tan, Hu Sun, Jia-Lin Huang, Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang*. 2021. Photosystem I is tolerant to fluctuating light under moderate heat stress in two orchids Dendrobium officinale and Bletilla striata. Plant Science 303: 110795.