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• 1. Liu XY, Li YC, Zhang XZ, Xie XD, Muzahid ANM , Tu J, Luo LS, Chalchisa G, Lv HY, Tian H, Bulley SM, Li DW, Zhong CH. 2025. AcABI5a integrates abscisic acid signaling to developmentally modulate fruit ascorbic acid biosynthesis in kiwifruit. Horticulture Research, 12(08):uhaf111
  2. Zupeng Wang, Zhenting Sun, Hui Pan ,Zhong CH, Li L. 2025. Haploid-specific variations of kiwifruit WAKL genes modulate immune-related responses in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Stress,161008492025.
  3. Wu LH, Dong JQ, Zheng H, Wang YL, Qiu DL, Atak A, Zhang Q, Zhong CH. 2025. Effects of plant growth regulator (2,4-D) treatments on fruit development and chemical content in the kiwifruit plant (Actinidia chinensis). BMC Plant Biology, 25:1073.
  4. Wang YL, Dong JQ , Yuan XY, Zheng H, Zhong CH , Zhang Q. 2025. Cracking the kiwifruit code: How cultivar and origin co-create premium quality and consumer appeal. Future Foods, 11:100651.
  5. Dong JQ, Wu LH, Zheng H,Wang YL, Han F, Zhong CH , Zhang Q. 2025. Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Floral Development in Actinidia chinensis and Actinidia eriantha. HortScience, 60（7）:1200-1207.
  6. Deng L, Qiu XF, Su QY, Pan H, Wang ZP, Qian GL, Liu P, Liu DJ, ZhangXJ, Zhong CH, Li L. 2024. Complete genome sequence analysis of Pestalotiopsis microspora, a fungal pathogen causing kiwifruit postharvest rots. BMC Genomics, 25:839.
  7. Huang WJ, Shen SY, Wang ZQ, Yang J, Lv HY, Tian H, Burdon J, Zhong CH. 2024. Freezing points of fruit from different kiwifruit genotypes at harvest and during cold storage. Horticulturae, 10: 624.
  8. Lv HY, Zhou Y, Tian H, Fei ZX, Li DW, Zhong CH. 2024,  New insights into colchicine-mediated tetraploidy in Actinidia chinensis‘Donghong’. The Horticulture Journal, 93 (3): 273–281.
  9. Lin L, Li L, Tao M, Wu QH, Zhou LT, Wang BZ, Wang LM, Shao XL, Zhong CH,Qian GL. 2023. Assembly of an active microbial consortium by engineering compatible combinations containing foreign and native biocontrol bacteria of kiwifruit. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 21:3672-3679.
  10. Liu XY, Cheng C, Min Y, Xie XD, Muzahid ANM, Lv HY, Tian H, Zhang CX, Ye C, Cao SF, Chen P, Zhong CH, Li DW. 2023.Increased ascorbic acid synthesis by overexpression of AcGGP3 ameliorates copper toxicity in kiwifruit. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 460:132393.
  11. Liu XY, Bulley SM, Erika VG, Zhong CH, Li DW. 2023. Kiwifruit bZIP transcription factor AcePosF21 elicits ascorbic acid biosynthesis during cold stress. Plant Physiology, 192: 982-999.
  12. Zhang L, Tang ZM, Zheng H, Zhong CH , Zhang Q. 2023. Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolome and Transcriptome in Fruits and Roots of Kiwifruit. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24: 1299.
  13. Liu XY, Wu RM, Bulley SM, Zhong CH, Li DW. 2022. Kiwifruit MYBS1‐like and GBF3 transcription factors influence L‐ascorbic acid biosynthesis by activating transcription of GDP‐L‐galactose phosphorylase 3. New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18097.
  14. Liu XY, Yang MJ, Xie XD, Khaldun ABM, Arif A, Zhong CH, Li DW. 2022. Effect of light on growth and chlorophyll development in kiwifruit ex vitro and in vitro. Scientia Horticulturae, 291:110599.
  15. Li DW, Fei Han, Liu XY, Haiyan Lv, Li L, Hua Tian, Zhong CH. 2021. Localized graft incompatibility in kiwifruit: Analysis of homografts and heterografts with different rootstock & scion combinations. Scientia Horticulturae, 283: 110080.
  16. Liu XY, Xiaodong Xie, Zhong CH, Li DW. 2021. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed the key genes regulating ascorbic acid synthesis in Actinidia. International journal of molecular sciences, 22: 12894.
  17. Zhong CH, Huang WJ, Wang ZP, Li L, Li DW, Zhang Q, Zhao TT, Zhang P. 2022. The breeding progress and development status of the kiwifruit industry in China. Acta Horticulturae, 1332: 445-454.
  18. Li L, Pan H, Deng L, Feng DD, Zhong CH. 2021. First report of bacterial leaf spot disease of Broussonetia papyrifera caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in China. Plant Disease,105(3): 696.
  19. Wang ZP, Liu XY, Xie XD, Deng L, Zheng H, Pan H, Li DW, Li L, Zhong CH. 2021. ABE8e with polycistronic tRNA-gRNA expression cassette significantly improves adenine base editing efficiency in Nicotiana benthamiana. International journal of Molecular Sciences, 22: 5663.
  20. Pan H, Deng L, Zhang YH, Feng DD, Zhong CH, Li L. 2020. First report of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Akebia trifoliata in China. Plant Disease, 105(2): 499.
  21. Li L, Pan P, Deng L, Wang ZP, Li DW, Zhang Q, Chen MY，Zhong CH. 2019. First Report of Alternaria tenuissima causing brown spot disease of kiwifruit foliage in China. Plant Disease, 3:582.
  22. Wang ZP, Zhong CH. 2021. Cas12c-DETECTOR: A specific and sensitive Cas12c-based DNA detection platform. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 193:441–449.