Ticao Zhang
Editors, Plant Diversity
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Plant evolutionary genomics, horticultural biology
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Plant evolutionary genomics, horticultural biology
Title: Prof.
Email: zhangticao@mail.kib.ac.cn
Web-link of Research Group: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ticao-Zhang-2
Selected publications:
Qiao Q1, Edger P1, Xue L1, La Q1, Lu J, Zhang Y, Cao Q, Yocca AE, Platts AE., Knapp SJ, Montagu MV*, Van de Peer Y*, Lei J*, Zhang TC*. Evolutionary history and pan-genome dynamics of strawberry (Fragaria spp.). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2021, 118(45):e2105431118.
Zhang TC1, Qiao Q1, Novikova P1, Wang Q, Yue J, Guan Y, Ming S, Liu T, De J, Liu Y, Al-Shehbaz IA, Sun H, Van Montagu MV*, Huang J*, Van de Peer Y*, La Qiong*. Genome of Crucihimalaya himalaica, a close relative of Arabidopsis, shows ecological adaptation to high altitude. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2019, 116(14):7137-7146.
Qiao Q1*, Cao Q1, Zhang R, Wu M, Zheng Y, Xue L, Lei J, Sun H., Liston A, Zhang TC*. Genomic analyses provide insights into sex differentiation of tetraploid strawberry (Fragaria moupinensis). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2024, 22, 1552-1565.
Zhang TC1*, Qiao Q1*, Du X, Wei X, Zhang X, Hou Y, Wei X, Sun C, Zhang R, Yun Q, Crabbe MJC, Van de Peer Y, Dong W*. Cultivated hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida var. major) genome sheds light on the evolution of Maleae (apple tribe). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2022, 64(8):1487–1501.
Zhang TC1*, Luo D1, Li G1, Wang H1, Cao Q, Zhang R, Wu X, Li Y, Zhu Y, Ma C, Liston A., Sun H*, Qiao Q*. Multi-omics analyses shed lights on the evolution and fruit development of Chinese raspberries (Rubus spp.). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2025, doi: 10.1111/jipb.70052,
Wu X1, Qiao Q1, Cao Q, Tian Z, La Q*, Zhang TC*. Two gap-free genomes of Argentina provide insights into their genetic relationship. Molecular Horticulture, 2025, 5:50