Zhong-Hua Chen
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Zhong-Hua Chen is a Professor in Plant Physiology and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher at University of Adelaide. He is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and a member of the ARC College of Experts. He is also a Chief Investigator of ARC Training Centre for Smart and Sustainable Horticulture and ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Energy Efficiency in Future Protected Cropping.Prof. Chen obtained his BSc from Zhejiang University and PhD from University of Tasmania (2008) and followed by a three-year BBSRC funded postdoctoral training at University of Glasgow. From 2011 to 2025, he was a Research Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor at Western Sydney University. He was the Education Director of National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, Deputy Program 2 Leader of CRC Future Food Systems, and Associate Dean Engagement & International at Western Sydney University.He has internationally recognized research excellence in agriculture, horticulture, plant science and evolutionary biology. His research interests are in 1.) stomatal regulation, heat, drought and salinity tolerance in barley, wheat and rice and their wild relatives, 2.) Molecular genomic evolution, multi-omics, and spatial temporal omics (STOMICS) for abiotic stress tolerance in crops, 3.) Improving horticultural vegetable production, quality, energy efficiency, and resource sustainability in protected cropping, and 4.) Genome sequencing, functional genomics, and physiology of fern species. He has published over 250 papers with many of them on top tier journals such as Nature Plants, Nature Communications, PNAS, Advanced Science, Trends in Plant Science, Plant Cell, New Phytologist, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy.Prof. Chen has been generously supported by grants from the ARC, Hort Innovation, CRC, GRDC, and CRDC and received a range of research, teaching and engagement national and international awards. He is the Editor in Chief for Plant Growth Regulation and Associate Editor for Plant Physiology. Prof. Chen is a regular reviewer for over 100 international journals (e.g. Cell, Nature series, PNAS) and serves as an international expert for major funding bodies of 14 developed countries. He was a member of Australian Council of Deans for Agriculture and Committee of ACICIS Study Indonesia. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS), American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS), and Australian Society for Horticultural Science (AuSHS).
Research interests
Improving horticultural crop production and resource sustainability in high-tech greenhouse
Stomatal regulation in heat, drought and salinity tolerant barley, wheat, rice and their wild relatives
Genome sequencing and functional genomics of fern species
Molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and spatiotemporal omics for abiotic stress tolerance in plants
Research disciplines
Greenhouse Horticulture/Protected Cropping
Agricultural Plant Science
Plant Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Molecular Biology
Biophysics
Current lab staff and students (WSU, UoA)
Prof. Meng Xu (ZGU)
A/Prof. Ximei Li (QAU)
Dr Jing He, Research Fellow
Dr Yuanyuan Wang, Research Fellow
Dr Mohammad Babla, Senior Research Technician
Dr Terry Lin, Research Officer
Lulu Wang, PhD student
Sonali, PhD student
Asad Abbas, PhD student
Mazadul Islam, PhD student
Afroz Naznin, PhD student
Oluwadamilola Dauda, PhD student
Kun Ning, PhD student
Mursleen Yasin, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Minhang Liu, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Garima Dubey, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Claudio Cortellazzi, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Nishanth B M Baluvanahalli Manjunath, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Arindam Deb, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Muhammad Zareef Sajid, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Sk Rabiul Alam, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Reshma Mohan, PhD student (co-supervisor)
Former staff and students
Dawei Xue, Professor & Dean, Hangzhou Normal University, China
Michelle Mak, Lecturer, Western Sydney University, Australia
Shengguan Cai, Associate Professor Zhejiang University & Chief Scientist of MoA, China
Fanny Smagghe, Research Associate in Plant Pathology, Limagrain, France
Andrew O’Carrigan, Technical Manager, Scots, Australia
Xiaohui Liu, Associate Professor, Guizhou Institute of Technology, China
Chenchen Zhao, GRDC Research Fellow, University of Tasmania, Australia
Celymar Solis, Technical Officer, Australian National University, Australia
Miing Tiem Yong, Technical Officer, University of Sydney, Australia
D. Blaine Marchant, University of Missouri, USA
Guang Chen, Associate Professor, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Feifei Wang, Associate Professor, Yangzhou University, China
Yuqing Huang, Assistant Professor, Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Dongmei Yang, Associate Professor, Hainan University, China
Fei Chen, Associate Professor, Hangzhou Normal University, China
Xin He, Research Associate, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Tao Tong, Research Associate, China National Rice Research Institute, China
Shareen Yang, Technical Officer, Western Sydney University, Australia
Wei Jiang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Xianghu Laboratory & Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Jiao Xu, Associate Professor, Guizhou University of TCM, China
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2008 University of Tasmania Australia PhD 1998 - 2002 Zhejiang University China BSc -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2008 - 2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Glasgow United Kingdom 2003 - 2005 Research Associate University of Tasmania Australia 2002 - 2003 MSc Zhejiang University China
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Wang, H., Yun, P., Shabala, L., Chen, Z. H., Zhou, M., & Shabala, S. (2025). Genotypic variations in sensitivity of root K<sup>+</sup> and Ca<sup>2+</sup> transporters to H<inf>2</inf>O<inf>2</inf> explains differential salt tolerance in wheat and barley. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 235, 106160.
2025 He, J., Ning, K., Naznin, A., Wang, Y., Chen, C., Zuo, Y., . . . Chen, Z. -H. (2025). Technological advances in imaging and modelling of leaf structural traits: a review of heat stress in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 1-19.
WoS1 Europe PMC12025 Li, T., Li, B., Wang, Y., Xu, J., Li, W., Chen, Z. H., . . . Xue, D. (2025). WRKY Transcription Factors in Rice: Key Regulators Orchestrating Development and Stress Resilience. Plant Cell and Environment, 19 pages.
2025 Tang, H., Tang, Q., Zhang, J., Chen, X., Tong, T., Zheng, Q., . . . Jiang, W. (2025). Molecular Evolution of Cu Transporters and Transcription Factors in Plant Response to Copper Stress. Plants, 14(17), 24 pages.
2025 Islam, M. M., Li, L., He, J., Naznin, A., Huda, S., Ahemd, T., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2025). Decoding Plant Metabolomic Response to Potassium and Nutrient Stresses in Controlled Environments. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(5), 19 pages.
2025 Wang, Y., Chen, G., Zeng, F., Deng, F., Yang, Z., Han, Z., . . . Chen, Z. -H. (2025). Genomic and evolutionary evidence for drought adaptation of grass allopolyploid Brachypodium hybridum. Journal of Experimental Botany, 76(10), 2924-2938.
2025 Siddique, A. B., Shabala, S., Li, C., Chen, Z. H., Varshney, R. K., Zhao, C., & Zhou, M. (2025). Reducing heat stress damage in cereal crops through agronomic management and breeding strategies. Plant Stress, 16, 18 pages.
Scopus2 WoS22025 Yun, P., Solis, C. A., Shahzad, B., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Venkataraman, G., . . . Shabala, S. (2025). Chloride-dependent plasma membrane hyperpolarization confers superior salinity tissue tolerance in wild rice Oryza coarctata. Crop Journal, 13(3), 740-751.
Scopus12025 Yu, J., Chen, Q., Yuan, L., Feng, S., Huang, M., Zheng, P., . . . Xu, S. (2025). Phylogenomic and super-pangenome analyses unveil the genetic landscape of tomato evolution and domestication.. Plant Biotechnol J, 23(9), 3783-3797.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12025 Tee, E. E., Fairweather, S. J., Vo, H. M., Zhao, C., Breakspear, A., Kimura, S., . . . Chan, K. X. (2025). SAL1-PAP retrograde signaling orchestrates photosynthetic and extracellular reactive oxygen species for stress responses. The Plant Journal, 122(5), e70271-1-e70271-16.
Scopus1 WoS12025 Rawat, N., Sharma, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. H., Singla-Pareek, S. L., Siddique, K. H. M., . . . Pareek, A. (2025). Refining Osmosensing Mechanisms for Crop Resilience: Insights From Glycophytes and Halophytes. Plant Cell and Environment, 48(10), 7150-7164.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12025 Riaz, B., Zhang, Y., Riaz, A., Jiang, W., Sadia, H., Qin, Y., . . . Zeng, F. (2025). Structural and Functional Diversity of Glutamate Receptors-Like Channels in Plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(3), e70313-1-e70313-17.
2025 Yun, P., Shahzad, B., Hasanuzzaman, M., Islam, T., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., . . . Shabala, S. (2025). Learning from nature: Photosynthetic traits conferring superior salt tolerance in wild rice Oryza coarctata. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 380(1927), 14 pages.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC22025 Zhou, H., Tang, H., Hu, B., Zhang, J., Qin, Y., Zeng, F., . . . Deng, F. (2025). The vascular preferentially expressed OsCOPT7 mediates the long-distance transport of copper in rice. Plant and Soil, 18 pages.
Scopus2 WoS22025 Zhao, C., Chavan, S., Vandegeer, R. K., Zhou, M., Cazzonelli, C. I., Chen, Z. H., & Tissue, D. T. (2025). An energy-saving glasshouse film reduced light, but elevated CO₂ could not fully mitigate light-related yield losses in capsicum. Scientia Horticulturae, 348, 114215-1-114215-11.
2025 Qiu, C. W., Wu, Y., Yao, L., Cao, F., Chen, Z. H., & Wu, F. (2025). Integrated genome-wide association and RNA sequencing analyses reveal key long noncoding RNAs and target genes for drought tolerance in wheat. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 227, 110190-1-110190-14.
2025 Abbas, A., He, J., Wang, Y., Jiang, W., Naznin, A., Budhathoki, R., . . . Chen, Z. -H. (2025). Linking key genes to the stay-green phenotype for climate-smart Triticum aestivum L. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 864-1-864-16.
2025 Chen, X., Jiang, W., Chang, D., Zheng, Q., Zhu, C., Hao, L., . . . Deng, F. (2025). Conservation and divergence of OsGSTU9 and OsGSTU19 in cadmium detoxification and accumulation in rice.. J Hazard Mater, 495, 139162.
Scopus12025 Qiu, C. W., Dawood, M., Zhao, J., Chen, Z. H., & Wu, F. (2025). Differential physiological and proteomic responses of barley genotypes to sulfur availability. Plant Growth Regulation, 14 pages.
2025 Tong, T., Zeng, F., Ye, S., Ji, Z., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. -H., & Ouyang, Y. (2025). Evolutionary and Structural Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Rice.. Plants (Basel), 14(13), 2035.
2025 Tao, X. -Y., Feng, S. -L., Li, X. -J., Li, Y. -J., Wang, W., Gilliham, M., . . . Xu, S. -C. (2025). TTLOC: A Tn5 transposase-based approach to localize T-DNA integration sites. Plant Physiology, 197(4), kiaf102-1-kiaf102-14.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC22025 Tao, X. Y., Feng, S. L., Yuan, L., Li, Y. J., Li, X. J., Guan, X. Y., . . . Xu, S. C. (2025). Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering. Trends in Plant Science, 30(10), S1360-1385(25)00067-6.
2025 Wang, Y., Di, B., Sun, Z., Sonali., Donovan-Mak, M., Chen, Z. H., & Wang, M. Q. (2025). Multi-Omics and Physiological Analysis Reveal Crosstalk Between Aphid Resistance and Nitrogen Fertilization in Wheat. Plant, Cell and Environment, 48(3), 2024-2039.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC12025 Zhang, J., Qin, Y., Chen, X., Xiao, N., Jiang, W., Tang, H., . . . Deng, F. (2025). The differential partition of copper in cell wall and symplastic space contributes to the natural variation of copper toxicity tolerance in rice. Plant and Soil, 510(1-2), 583-601.
Scopus3 WoS32025 Raza, A., Khare, T., Zhang, X., Rahman, M. M., Hussain, M., Gill, S. S., . . . Varshney, R. K. (2025). Novel Strategies for Designing Climate-Smart Crops to Ensure Sustainable Agriculture and Future Food Security. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 4(2), 25 pages.
Scopus18 WoS162025 Chavan, S. G., Samaranayake, P., Lan, Y. C., Maier, C., Liang, W., Cazzonelli, C. I., . . . Tissue, D. T. (2025). Optimal energy-efficient shade screen and ventilation control settings for a greenhouse covered with light-altering films. Frontiers in Energy Research, 13.
2025 Bello, A. S., Huda, S., Chen, Z. H., Alsafran, M., Abdellatif, M., & Ahmed, T. (2025). Maximizing crop yield and economic benefit through water and nitrogen optimization in bell pepper. Agricultural Water Management, 312, 109447.
Scopus12025 Zheng, Q., Tang, H., Qin, Y., Liu, D., Chen, G., Tong, T., . . . Jiang, W. (2025). Genome-Wide Identification, Molecular Evolution, and Expression Divergence of CLC, ALMT, VDAC, and MSL Gene Family in Barley. Food Science and Nutrition, 13(3), 17 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12025 Liu, K., Deng, F., Zeng, F., Chen, Z. H., Qin, Y., & Chen, G. (2025). Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria improve drought tolerance of crops: a review. Plant Growth Regulation, 105(3), 567-581.
Scopus8 WoS72025 Sonali., He, J., Wang, Y., Liang, W., Rasouli, F., Li, L., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2025). Optimised fertigation improves yield and quality of cucumbers for resource efficiency and economic return in high-tech greenhouses. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 19, 101699-1-101699-13.
Scopus1 WoS12025 Zuo, Y., Abbas, A., Dauda, S. O., Chen, C., Bose, J., Donovan-Mak, M., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2025). Function of key ion channels in abiotic stresses and stomatal dynamics. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 220, 109574-1-109574-14.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC12025 Katwal, U., Yong, M., He, J., Babla, M., Khazaie, A., Chen, Z. H., & Tao, Z. (2025). Producing soil conditioner pellets from waste coal tailings for sustainable tomato production. Biomass and Bioenergy, 194, 107627-1-107627-15.
2025 Liang, Y., Gao, Q., Li, F., Du, Y., Wu, J., Pan, W., . . . Zhang, L. (2025). The giant genome of lily provides insights into the hybridization of cultivated lilies. Nature Communications, 16(1), 45-1-45-16.
Scopus8 WoS9 Europe PMC52024 Zhu, Y., Chen, Z. H., Dal-Biaco, M., & Hua, S. (2024). Editorial: Genetics, evolution, and utilization of germplasm in crop improvement. Frontiers in Genetics, 15, 2 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12024 Jiang, W., Deng, F., Babla, M., Chen, C., Yang, D., Tong, T., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Efficient gene editing of a model fern species through gametophyte-based transformation. Plant Physiology, 196(4), 2346-2361.
WoS1 Europe PMC12024 Riaz, A., Qin, Y., Zheng, Q., Chen, X., Jiang, W., Riaz, B., . . . Zeng, F. (2024). Cr(VI) behaves differently than Cr(III) in the uptake, translocation and detoxification in rice roots. Science of the Total Environment, 948, 174736-1-174736-17.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC22024 Tong, T., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Jiang, W., Chen, G., Zeng, F., . . . Deng, F. (2024). Molecular and physiological evidence of HvCaLB1 regulates calcium homeostasis and salt tolerance in Barley. Plant Growth Regulation, 104(1), 455-473.
Scopus4 WoS42024 Chen, G., Qin, Y., Wang, J., Li, S., Zeng, F., Deng, F., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Stomatal evolution and plant adaptation to future climate. Plant, Cell and Environment, 47(9), 3299-3315.
Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC102024 Bello, A. S., Huda, A. K. S., Alsafran, M., Jayasena, V., Jawaid, M. Z., Chen, Z. H., & Ahmed, T. (2024). Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) yield response to drip irrigation and nitrogen application rates in open-field cultivation in arid environments. Scientia Horticulturae, 334, 113298.
Scopus8 WoS62024 Wang, F., Zhou, Z., Liu, X., Zhu, L., Guo, B., Lv, C., . . . Xu, R. (2024). Transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal molecular insights into waterlogging tolerance in Barley. BMC Plant Biology, 24(1), 385.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC72024 Rui, M., Chen, R., Jing, Y., Wu, F., Chen, Z. H., Tissue, D., . . . Wang, Y. (2024). Guard cell and subsidiary cell sizes are key determinants for stomatal kinetics and drought adaptation in cereal crops. New Phytologist, 242(6), 2479-2494.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC12024 Guo, C., Shabala, S., Chen, Z. H., Zhou, M., & Zhao, C. (2024). Aluminium tolerance and stomata operation: Towards optimising crop performance in acid soil. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 210, 108626-1-108626-11.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC32024 Tanveer, M., Wang, L., Huang, L., Zhou, M., Chen, Z. H., & Shabala, S. (2024). Understanding mechanisms for differential salinity tissue tolerance between quinoa and spinach: Zooming on ROS-inducible ion channels. Crop Journal, 12(5), 1357-1368.
Scopus6 WoS62024 Singh, V. P., Jaiswal, S., Wang, Y., Feng, S., Tripathi, D. K., Singh, S., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development. Trends in Plant Science, 29(8), 865-877.
Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC152024 Islam, M. M., He, J., Yong, M., Babla, M., Liang, W., Li, L., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Reduced fertigation input sustains yield and physiological performance for improved economic returns and cleaner production of greenhouse eggplant. Scientia Horticulturae, 331, 113097-1-113097-11.
Scopus6 WoS52024 Lin, T., Maier, C. R., Liang, W., Klause, N., He, J., Tissue, D. T., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). A light-blocking greenhouse film differentially impacts climate control energy use and capsicum production. Frontiers in Energy Research, 12, 13 pages.
Scopus7 WoS62024 Li, S., Wei, L., Gao, Q., Xu, M., Wang, Y., Lin, Z., . . . Zhang, L. (2024). Molecular and phylogenetic evidence of parallel expansion of anion channels in plants. Plant Physiology, 194(4), 2533-2548.
Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC62024 Bello, A. S., Huda, S., Alsafran, M., Abu-Dieyeh, M. H., Chen, Z. H., & Ahmed, T. (2024). Enhancing eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) yield and water use efficiency through optimized irrigation and nitrogen practices in open field conditions. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18, 101527.
Scopus6 WoS62024 Zhao, C., Chavan, S., Vandegeer, R. K., Siddique, A. B., Maier, C., Liang, W., . . . Tissue, D. T. (2024). A glasshouse light blocking film impacts Capsicum mesophyll ionic homeostasis and stomatal dynamics through altering light conditions. Plant Growth Regulation, 104(3), 1507-1519.
2024 Shi, S. H., Zeeshan, M., Shan, W. N., Qiu, C. W., Chen, Z. H., & Wu, F. (2024). Transcriptome and molecular evidence of HvMORF8 conferring drought-tolerance in barley. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 217, 109289.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12024 He, J., Lin, T., Liang, W., Chavan, S., Sethuvenkatraman, S., Goldsworthy, M., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Energy and fertigation consumption and economic viability of a light blocking film in greenhouse lettuce production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 479, 144013-1-144013-14.
Scopus1 WoS12024 Zhao, C., Siddique, A. B., Guo, C., Shabala, S., Li, C., Chen, Z., . . . Zhou, M. (2024). A high-throughput protocol for testing heat-stress tolerance in pollen. aBIOTECH, 6(1), 63-71.
Scopus1 WoS42024 Ahmed, I. M., Nadira, U. A., Qiu, C. W., Cao, F., Chen, Z. H., Vincze, E., & Wu, F. (2024). Correction to: The Barley S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase 3 Gene HvSAMS3 Positively Regulates the Tolerance to Combined Drought and Salinity Stress in Tibetan Wild Barley (Cells, (2020), 9, 6, (1530), 10.3390/cells9061530). Cells, 13(19), 1660.
2024 Kandhol, N., Singh, V. P., Pandey, S., Sharma, S., Zhao, L., Corpas, F. J., . . . Tripathi, D. K. (2024). Nanoscale materials and NO-ROS homeostasis in plants: trilateral dynamics. Trends in Plant Science, 29(12), 1310-1318.
Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC22024 Chen, C., Zhang, X., Li, Y., Zou, B., Xiao, H., Han, Y., . . . Zhang, H. (2024). Chromosome-specific painting reveals the Y genome origin and chromosome rearrangements of the St genome in Triticeae. Plant Physiology, 196(2), 870-1-882-13.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC82024 Fu, M. M., Cao, F., Qiu, C. W., Liu, C., Tong, T., Feng, X., . . . Wu, F. (2024). Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase-hydrolase 1 is a negative regulator of drought tolerance in barley via modulating lignin biosynthesis and stomatal closure. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 216, 109171-1-109171-13.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC22024 Jiang, W., He, J., Babla, M., Wu, T., Tong, T., Riaz, A., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Molecular evolution and interaction of 14-3-3 proteins with H⁺-ATPases in plant abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(3), 689-707.
Scopus18 WoS19 Europe PMC142024 Jaiswal, S., Tripathi, D. K., Gupta, R., He, J., Chen, Z. H., & Singh, V. P. (2024). Methyl-salicylate: A surveillance system for triggering immunity in neighboring plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 66(2), 163-165.
Scopus1 WoS32024 Chen, X., Zhao, C., Yun, P., Yu, M., Zhou, M., Chen, Z. H., & Shabala, S. (2024). Climate-resilient crops: Lessons from xerophytes. The Plant Journal, 117(6), 1815-1835.
Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC112024 Cai, S., Huang, Y., Liu, Y., Wu, L., Wu, D., Liu, R., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2024). Evolution of phosphate metabolism in Tibetan wild barley to adapt to aluminum stress. Plant and Soil, 505(1), 897-917.
Scopus3 WoS52023 Wang, N. H., Zhou, X. Y., Shi, S. H., Zhang, S., Chen, Z. H., Ali, M. A., . . . Wu, F. (2023). An miR156-regulated nucleobase-ascorbate transporter 2 confers cadmium tolerance via enhanced anti-oxidative capacity in barley. Journal of Advanced Research, 44, 23-37.
Scopus34 WoS29 Europe PMC262023 Wang, Y., Chen, G., Zeng, F., Han, Z., Qiu, C. W., Zeng, M., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2023). Molecular evidence for adaptive evolution of drought tolerance in wild cereals. New Phytologist, 237(2), 497-514.
Scopus33 WoS32 Europe PMC222023 Khalid, M. F., Huda, S., Yong, M., Li, L., Li, L., Chen, Z. H., & Ahmed, T. (2023). Alleviation of drought and salt stress in vegetables: crop responses and mitigation strategies. Plant Growth Regulation, 99(2), 177-194.
Scopus77 WoS672023 Qiu, C. W., Ma, Y., Liu, W., Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Cai, S., . . . Wu, F. (2023). Genome resequencing and transcriptome profiling reveal molecular evidence of tolerance to water deficit in barley. Journal of Advanced Research, 49, 31-45.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC62023 Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Gao, Z. F., Qiu, C. W., Shi, S. H., Chen, Z. H., . . . Wu, F. (2023). Integrated physiological and omics analyses reveal the mechanism of beneficial fungal Trichoderma sp. alleviating cadmium toxicity in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 267, 115631.
Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC52023 Smagghe, F., Spooner-Hart, R., Chen, Z. H., & Donovan-Mak, M. (2023). Biological control of arthropod pests in protected cropping by employing entomopathogens: Efficiency, production and safety. Biological Control, 186, 105337.
Scopus35 WoS292023 Sonali., Huda, S., Jayasena, V., Ahmed, T., & Chen, Z. H. (2023). Potassium transport and use efficiency for sustainable fertigation in protected cropping. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2(3), 346-356.
Scopus3 WoS22023 Fan, X., Tang, H., Chen, X., Zeng, F., Chen, G., Chen, Z. H., . . . Deng, F. (2023). Allene oxide synthase 1 contributes to limiting grain arsenic accumulation and seedling detoxification in rice. Stress Biology, 3(1), 17 pages.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC42023 He, X., Solis, C. A., Chavan, S. G., Maier, C., Wang, Y., Liang, W., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2023). Novel transcriptome networks are associated with adaptation of capsicum fruit development to a light-blocking glasshouse film. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 15 pages.
Scopus7 WoS52023 Maier, C. R., Chavan, S. G., Klause, N., Liang, W., Cazzonelli, C. I., Ghannoum, O., . . . Tissue, D. T. (2023). Light blocking film in a glasshouse impacts Capsicum annuum L. yield differentially across planting season. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 19 pages.
Scopus4 WoS32023 Bello, A. S., Huda, S., Chen, Z. H., Khalid, M. F., Alsafran, M., & Ahmed, T. (2023). Evaluation of Nitrogen and Water Management Strategies to Optimize Yield in Open Field Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Production. Horticulturae, 9(12), 1336.
Scopus7 WoS72023 Babla, M. H., Donovan-Mak, M., Cazzonelli, C. I., Tissue, D. T., & Chen, Z. H. (2023). Linking high light-induced cellular ionic and oxidative responses in leaves to fruit quality in tomato. Plant Growth Regulation, 101(1), 267-284.
Scopus6 WoS62023 Cheng, J., Zhang, S., Yi, Y., Qin, Y., Chen, Z. H., Deng, F., & Zeng, F. (2023). Hydrogen peroxide reduces root cadmium uptake but facilitates root-to-shoot cadmium translocation in rice through modulating cadmium transporters. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 200, 107754.
Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC42023 Chavan, S. G., He, X., Maier, C., Alagoz, Y., Anwar, S., Chen, Z. H., . . . Tissue, D. T. (2023). An energy-saving glasshouse film reduces seasonal, and cultivar dependent Capsicum yield due to light limited photosynthesis. Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 68(1), 21-35.
Scopus9 WoS72023 Rasouli, F., Kiani-Pouya, A., Movahedi, A., Wang, Y., Li, L., Yu, M., . . . Shabala, S. (2023). Guard Cell Transcriptome Reveals Membrane Transport, Stomatal Development and Cell Wall Modifications as Key Traits Involved in Salinity Tolerance in Halophytic Chenopodium quinoa. Plant and Cell Physiology, 64(2), 204-220.
Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC52023 Siddiqui, Z., Hagare, D., Liu, M. H., Panatta, O., Hussain, T., Memon, S., . . . Chen, Z. H. (2023). A Food Waste-Derived Organic Liquid Fertiliser for Sustainable Hydroponic Cultivation of Lettuce, Cucumber and Cherry Tomato. Foods, 12(4), 719.
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Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC92018 Han, Y., Yin, S., Huang, L., Wu, X., Zeng, J., Liu, X., . . . Zhang, G. (2018). A sodium transporter HvHKT1;1 confers salt tolerance in barley via regulating tissue and cell ion homeostasis. Plant and Cell Physiology, 59(10), 1976-1989.
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Scopus108 WoS98 Europe PMC542014 Tun, N. M., O'Doherty, P. J., Chen, Z. H., Wu, X. Y., Bailey, T. D., Kersaitis, C., & Wu, M. J. (2014). Identification of aluminium transport-related genes via genome-wide phenotypic screening of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metallomics, 6(8), 1558-1564.
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Scopus87 WoS82 Europe PMC632013 Bonales-Alatorre, E., Shabala, S., Chen, Z. H., & Pottosin, I. (2013). Reduced tonoplast fast-activating and slow-activating channel activity is essential for conferring salinity tolerance in a facultative halophyte, quinoa. Plant Physiology, 162(2), 940-952.
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Year Citation 2024 Samaranayake, P., Maier, C., Chavan, S., Liang, W., Chen, Z., Lan, Y. C., & Tissue, D. (2024). Optimal Cooling Strategy for Energy Management Using Multi-Temperature Acquisition Points in a Protected Cropping Facility. In S. Fukushige, H. Kobayashi, E. Yamasue, & K. Hara (Eds.), EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems I (pp. 495-509). Springer Nature Singapore.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 Sharma, S., Fang, G., Chen, Z. H., Obst, O., Tissue, D., Zou, J. J., & Liang, W. (2023). Capsicum Flower Identification for Robotic Pollination in Greenhouses. In Proceedings - International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (pp. 520-527). Adelaide, Australia: IEEE.
DOI2023 Suraj, B. A., Alsafran, M., Huda, S., Chen, Z., & Ahmed, T. (2023). Effect of Reduced Water Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilizers Quantities on Plant Growth and Fruit Yield of Cucumber <i>(Cucumis Sativus L.)</i> in Qatar Under Open Field Conditions. In HORTSCIENCE Vol. 58 (pp. S261). FL, Orlando: AMER SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. 2009 Chen, Z., Hills, A., Lew, V. L., & Blatt, M. R. (2009). Systems analysis of membrane transport and homeostasis in stomatal guard cells. In COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY Vol. 153A (pp. S188-S189). SCOTLAND, Glasgow: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
DOI2006 Shabala, S., Shabala, L., Gradmann, D., Chen, Z., Newman, I., & Mancuso, S. (2006). Oscillations in plant membrane transport: Model predictions, experimental validation, and physiological implications. In Journal of Experimental Botany Vol. 57 (pp. 171-184). ENGLAND, Univ Sheffield, Sheffield: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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Year Citation 2024 Wang, Y., Chen, G., Zeng, F., Deng, F., Yang, Z., Han, Z., . . . Chen, Z. -H. (2024). Genomic and evolutionary evidence for drought adaptation of grass allopolyploid Brachypodium hybridum.
DOI2021 Nayak, J., Anwar, S., Krishna, P., Chen, Z. -H., Plett, J., Foo, E., & Cazzonelli, C. (2021). GOLDEN TANGERINE TOMATO ROOTS SHOW INCREASED ACCUMULATION OF ACYCLIC CAROTENOIDS, LESS ABSCISIC ACID, DROUGHT SENSITIVITY, AND IMPAIRED ENDOMYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION.
DOI2021 Israel, W. K., Watson-Lazowski, A., Chen, Z. -H., & Ghannoum, O. (2021). Intrinsic water use efficiency depends on stomatal aperture rather than stomatal density in C<sub>3</sub> and C<sub>4</sub> grasses grown at glacial CO<sub>2</sub> and low light.
DOI2020 Movahedi, A., Wei, H., Zhou, X., Fountain, J., Chen, Z. -H., Mu, Z., . . . Zhuge, Q. (2020). Precise exogenous insertion and sequence replacements in poplar by simultaneous HDR overexpression and NHEJ suppression using CRISPR-Cas9.
DOI Europe PMC12020 Zhao, C., Chavan, S., He, X., Zhou, M., Cazzonelli, C., Chen, Z. -H., . . . Ghannoum, O. (2020). Smart Film Impacts Stomatal Sensitivity of Greenhouse Capsicum Through Altered Light.
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Current grants:
2023-2027 Chen ZH. Bose J, Ghannoum O et al.. Increasing intrinsic heat tolerance of wheat through improved genetics via source-sink relationship. Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia
2022-2026 Chen ZH. Linking Stress Tolerance to Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata. Australian Research Council, Australia
2024-2030 Ghannoum O, Singh B, Chen ZH et al. ARC Training Centre for Smart and Sustainable Horticulture. Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
2024-2030 Ma T, …, Tissue D, Chen ZH et al. ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Energy Efficiency in Future Protected Cropping. Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
2019-2029 Anderson I, Tissue D, Krishna P, Chen ZH, et al. Future Food Systems CRC , Depart of Industry, Innovation and Science, Australia
2023-2028 Ghannoum O, Tissue D, Chen ZH, Sharwood R, Chris Cazzonelli C. Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping Systems. Future Food Systems CRC, Australia
2022-2027 Tissue D, Ghannoum G, Chen ZH, Cazzonelli C, Sharwood R, Lan YC. Glasshouse Films. Future Food Systems CRC, Australia
2022-2025 Shabala S. Zhou M, Shabala L. Chen ZH. Zhang G. Zeng F. Reducing environmental footprint by improving phosphorous use efficiency. Linkage Project, Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
2023-2027 Johnson S, David Tissue D, Chen ZH, Carrillo Y Silicon: a novel solution to reduce water use and pest damage in wheat. Linkage Project, Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
Previous grants
2019-2024 Chen ZH, Anderson I, Tissue D, Lan YC et al. Emerging leaders in protected cropping. Horticulture Innovation Australia & industry partners, Australia
2014-2019 Chen ZH, Tissue D. Advanced greenhouse horticulture research facility designed for research, education and training. Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA), Australia
2014-2017 Chen ZH. An electrophysiological insight into the role of chloroplasts in stomatal drought signalling. Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
2016-2019 Chen ZH. Developing salt tolerant rice for food security in India and Australia. Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Australia
2021-2024 Chen ZH, Huda S, Jayasena V, Li L, Singh B. Sustainable fertigation for high yield and quality vegetables in protected cropping. Future Food Systems CRC, Australia
2019-2023 Chen ZH, Sethuvenkatraman S, Lan YC, O'Sullivan C. Protected Cropping for Warm Climates. CSIRO and Future Food Systems CRC. Australia
2023-2024 McQueen R, Hunt J, Singh B, Moffitt M, Chen ZH et al. Australian Advanced Metabolic Signal Discovery and Imaging Platform. LIEF, Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia
2018-2022 Anderson I, Tissue D, Chen ZH. National Vegetable protected cropping centre. Horticulture Innovation Australia, Australia
2017-2020 Tissue D, Chen ZH, Cazzonelli C, Ghannoum O. Research and operations to trial innovation glass and photovoltaic technologies in protected cropping. Horticulture Innovation Australia, Australia
2013-2018 Spooner-Hart R, Leach D, Basta A, Chen ZH, Mensah R. Centre for Biopesticides and Semiochemicals: Novel insecticides and synergists from endemic and exotic flora. Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Australia
2015 Chen ZH, Spooner-Hart R. A Transcriptome Study towards the Discovery of Novel Genes for a New Bio-pesticide. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia
2013-2014 Chen ZH. “Functional analysis of stomatal movement genes for barley salt tolerance: connecting gene to yield performance in saline field” and “Improving Yield Performance in Saline Soil by Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci for Stomatal Regulation in Barley”. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia
2021-2022 Tissue D, Chen ZH, Ghannoum O, Cazzonelli C, Sharwood R. Smart Glass film impacts on energy use and productivity in greenhouse lettuce. Future Food Systems CRC, Australia
2020-2024 Huda S, Jayasena V, Chen ZH, Singh B. Enhancing vegetable production and quality in greenhouse and open field conditions in Qatar. Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar
2019-2021 Tao Z, Chen ZH, Pan Z, Rahme M, Osborne D. Value-Added Products from Coal Tailings. Australian Coal Research, Australia
2015-2018 Spooner-Hart R, Chen ZH. Electrophysiological and molecular identification of novel biopesticides. Cotton Research & Development Corporation, Australia
Teaching grants
2018-2020 Chen ZH. Advanced Protected Cropping Technologies for Innovative STEM Education in Australia. NSW Department of Education
2017-2019 Chen ZH. Broderick A, Tissue D, Holford P, Huda S, Parvez Q. Tertiary Pathway for Emergent Leaders in Australian Protected Cropping. NSW Department of Education, Australia
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2025 Principal Supervisor Function of silicon transporters in wheat in response to drought and herbivory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Lulu Wang
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