Research Area

  Mainly engaged in the research related to molecular regulation of secondary growth and development of trees.

Contact Information

E-mail: zhuyy@lzu.edu.cn

Education

2007.09-2013.01    Ph.D. (Botany), Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai,China

2003.09-2007.07    B.Sc. (Animal Nutrition and Feed Science), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China

Work Experience

  2020.12-present    Professor, Institute of Innovation Ecology, Lanzhou University, China

  2019.01-2020.11    Young Researcher, Institute of Innovation Ecology, Lanzhou University, China

  2013.03-2018.09    Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the University of Georgia, America

Main Publications in Recent 5 Years 

*means corresponding author，^# means co-first author
Zhu, Y.,Song D., Zhang R., Luo L., Cao S., Huang C., Sun J., Gui J., Li L*. A xylem-produced peptide PtrCLE20 inhibits vascular cambium activity in Populus.2019, DOI:10.1111/pbi.13187.
Zhu, Y., Song, D., Xu, P., Sun, J. and Li, L*. A HD‐ZIP III gene, PtrHB4, is required for interfascicular cambium development in Populus. Plant biotechnology journal, 2018, 16: 808-817.
Yu, L., Li, Q., Zhu, Y., Afzal, M.S. and Li, L. An auxin-induced β-type endo-1,4-β-glucanase in poplar is involved in cell expansion and lateral root formation. Planta, 2018, 247: 1149-1161.
Swamy, P.S., Hu, H., Pattathil, S., Maloney, V.J., Xiao, H., Xue, L.-J., Chung, J.-D., Johnson, V.E., Zhu, Y., Peter, G.F., Hahn, M.G., Mansfield, S.D., Harding, S. A. and Tsai, C.-J.Tubulin perturbation leads to unexpected cell wall modifications and affects stomatal behaviour in Populus. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015, 66: 6507-6518.