Zhong-Hu Li
Editors, Plant Diversity
Northwest University, China
Area of expertise: Plant population genomics, Evolutionary ecology
Northwest University, China
Area of expertise: Plant population genomics, Evolutionary ecology
Title: Prof. Dr.
Email: lizhonghu@nwu.edu.cn
Selected publications:
Xin Meng, Jordi Lopez-Pujol, Qi-Jing Zhang, Ming Yue, Zhong-Hu Li*. Comparative genomic analysis of Acer tsinglingense and A. davidii provides insights into nervonic acid biosynthesis, population evolution and genome vulnerability of endangered A. tsinglingense. The Plant Journal, 2025, 124, e70625.
Tong Zhou, Xiao-Juan Huang, Yan-Jun Cheng, Xing-Ya Zhang, Xiao-Juan Wang*, Zhong-Hu Li*. Telomere-to-telomere genome and multi-omics analysis of Prunus avium cv. Tieton provides insights into its genomic evolution and flavonoid biosynthesis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 306,14180.
Yi-Xuan Kou#, Mi-Li Liu#, Jordi Lopez-Pujol#, Qi-Jing Zhang, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Zhong-Hu Li*. Contrasting demographic history and mutational load in three threatened whitebark pines (Pinus subsect. Gerardianae): implications for conservation. The Plant Journal, 2024, 119: 2967-2981.
Yi-Xin Yang#, Meng Wang#, Xuan-Ye Wu, Ya-Ni Zhou, Jie Qiu, Xia Cai*, Zhong-Hu Li*. The chromosome-level genome assembly of an endangered herb Bergenia scopulosa provides insights into local adaptation and genomic vulnerability under climate change. Gigascience, 2024, 13: 1-17.
Xiao Zhang, Yu-He Zhao, Yi-Xuan Kou, Xiao-Dan Chen, Jia Yang, Hao Zhang, Zhe Zhao, Yue-Mei Zhao, Gui-Fang Zhao*, Zhong-Hu Li*. Diploid chromosome-level reference genome and population genomic analyses provide insights into Gypenoside biosynthesis and demographic evolution of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Cucurbitaceae). Horticulture Research, 2023, 10: uhac231.
Tian-Xia Guan, Zhao-Ping Lu, Ming Yue, Bao-Guo Li, Ai-Gen Fu, Xu-Dong Zhang, Zhong-Hu Li*. Accumulation of livestock manure–derived heavy metals in the Hexi Corridor oasis agricultural alkaline soil and bioavailability to Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis L.) after 4-year continuous application. Environmental Pollution, 2024, 341: 122969.
Yun Jia#, Mi-Li Liu#, Jordi Lopez-Pujol#, Rui-Wen Jia, Yi-Xuan Kou, Ming Yue, Tian-Xia Guan*, Zhong-Hu Li*. The hybridization origin of the Chinese endemic herb genus Notopterygium (Apiaceae): Evidence from population genomics and ecological niche analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023, 182: 107736.
Ting-Ting Zhang, Na-Yao Zhang, Wei Li, Xiao-Jian Zhou, Xiao-Yu Pei, Yan-Gai Liu, Zhong-Ying Ren, Kun-Lun He, Wen-Sheng Zhang, Ke-Hai Zhou, Fei Zhang, Xiong-Feng Ma*, Dai-Gang Yang*, Zhong-Hu Li*. Genetic structure, gene flow pattern, and association analysis of superior germplasm resources in domesticated upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Plant Diversity, 2020, 42: 189-197.
Jiao Yang, Li Feng, Ming Yue, Yan-Ling He, Gui-Fang Zhao, Zhong-Hu Li*. Species delimitation and interspecific relationships of the endangered herb genus Notopterygium inferred from multilocus variations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2019, 133: 142-151.
Yun Jia, Ji-Qing Bai, Mi-Li Liu, Zhen-Fang Jiang, Yan Wu, Min-Feng Fang*, Zhong-Hu Li*. Transcriptome analysis of the endangered Notopterygium incisum: Cold-tolerance gene discovery and identification of EST-SSR and SNP markers. Plant Diversity, 2019, 41: 1-6.