Associate Professor in Plant Breeding (Barley) and Plant Stress Tolerance
| Contact Campus | Mount Pleasant |
| Building | Mount Pleasant Research Lab |
| Telephone | +61 3 6336 5204 |
| Fax | +61 3 6336 5395 |
| Meixue.Zhou@utas.edu.au |
Dai, F, Qiu, L, Ye, LZ, Wu, DZ, Zhou, MX, Zhang, GP. (2011) Identification of a Phytase Gene in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). PLoS ONE 6(4): e18829.
Zhou, MX. (2011) Accurate phenotyping reveals better QTLs for waterlogging tolerance in barley. Plant Breeding 130: 203-208
Li, HB, Zhou, MX, Liu, CJ. (2009) A major QTL conferring crown rot resistance in barley and its association with plant height. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 118:903-910.
Li, HB, Vaillancourt, R, Mendham, NJ and Zhou, MX. (2008) Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). BMC Genomics 9: 401
Chen, ZH, Pottosin, II, Cuin, TA, Fuglsang, AT, Jha, D, Zepeda-Jazo, I, Zhou, MX, Tester, M, Palmgren, MG, Newman, IA and Shabala, S. (2007) Root plasma membrane transporters controlling K+/Na+ homeostasis in salt-stressed barley. Plant Physiology 145:1714-1725.
Pang, JY, Cuin, T, Shabala, L, Zhou, MX, Mendham, NJ, Shabala, S. (2007) Effect of secondary metabolites associated with anaerobic soil conditions on ion fluxes and electrophysiology in barley roots. Plant Physiology 145: 266-276
Wang, JP, Raman H, Zhou MX, Ryan, PR, Delhaize, E, Hebb, DM, Coombes, N and Mendham, NJ. (2007) High-resolution mapping of the Alp locus in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) identifies a candidate gene HvMATE controlling aluminium tolerance. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 111: 265-276.
Zhou, MX, Li, HB, Mendham, NJ (2007) Combining ability of waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Crop Science. 47: 278-284
Wenzl, P, Li, H, Carling, J, Zhou, MX, Raman, H, Edie, P, Hearnden, C, Maier, C, Xia, L, Craig, V, Ovensna, J, Cakir, M, Poulsen, D, Wang, Junping, Raman, R, Smith, KP, Muehlbauer, GJ, Chalmers, KJ, Kleinhofs, A, Huttner, E, Kilian, A (2006) A high density consensus map of barley linking DArT markers to SSR, RFLP and STS loci and phenotypic traits. BMC Genomics 7: 206.
Pang, JY, Mendham, N, Zhou, MX, Newman, I, Shabala, S. (2006) Microelectrode ion and O2 flux measurements reveal differential sensitivity of barley root tissues to hypoxia. Plant, Cell and Environment 29(6): 1107-1121.
For detailed publication list http://rmdb.research.utas.edu.au/public/rmdb?indiv_detail_warp_trans+3769
B. A. 1982 (Yangzhou University, China)
M. A. 1988 (Yangzhou University, China)
PhD. 2000 (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Development of barley germplasm with stress tolerance (waterlogging, salinity, drought and acid soils).
Cereal quality improvement
Physiological mechanisms for stress tolerance
Identifying molecular markers associated with the resistance of various stresses and diseases in barley.
2010-present, Assoc Professor in Plant Breeding (Barley) and Plant Stress Tolerance, University of Tasmania
2006-2009, Senior Research Fellow in Plant Breeding (Barley) and Plant Stress Tolerance, University of Tasmania
2002-2005, Research Fellow in Plant Breeding (Barley) and Plant Stress Tolerance, University of Tasmania
1999-2001, Junior Research Fellow in Plant Breeding (Barley), University of Tasmania
I am also Adjunct Professor of Yangzhou University, Yangtze University and Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences of China.