Professor Zhonghua Chen

Professor Zhonghua Chen

Associate Dean, Engagement and International,
Dean's Unit, School of Science

Professor - Research Lectureship,
Food Sciences

Biography

Professor Zhonghua Chen is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow (2022-2026). Professor Chen is also the Associate Dean (Engagement and International) at the School of Science and Education Leader of the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre at Western Sydney University. He has an internationally-recognized track record of research excellence in agriculture, plant science and evolutionary biology. Since 2005, his research has resulted in over 180 publications include high quality research articles on Nature PlantsProceedings of National Academy of Science USA, Trends in Plant Science, The Plant Cell, Ecology Letters, New Phytologist, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant Physiology, and The Plant Journal. He has obtained research grants from the ARC, HIA, CRDC, GRDC, and AISRF and received a range of research awards. He teaches into undergraduate and postgraduate subjects and supervises PhD students at WSU. He is the Editor in Chief for Plant Growth Regulation, Editor for a few top interntional journals and a reviewer for over 80 international journals. He serves as a referee for grant applications to funding bodies such as the ARC, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Swiss National Science Foundation.

This information has been contributed by Professor Chen.

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Tasmania

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Society of Horticultural Science (2016)
  • Australian Society of Plant Scientists (2005)
  • American society of Plant Biologists (2004)
  • American Fern Society (2018)

Awards

  • Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council 2014-03-03
  • Minister for Agriculture, FIsheries and Forestry Award, Science and Innovation Awards, Australian Government 2013-03-05
  • Grains Research and Development Coropration Award, Science and Innovation Awards, Australian Government 2013-03-05
  • School of Science and Health Research Excellence Awards 2017-01-02
  • Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council 2022-05-01

Interests

  • Cell Signalling
  • Crop Improvement
  • Crop Stress Physiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Greenhouse Horticulture
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Plant Genomics
  • Plant Physiology
  • Stomata Evolution
  • Transcriptomics

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit, School of Science
  • Food Sciences

Committees

  • Greenhouse Steering Committee

Contact

Email: Z.Chen@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 4570 1749
Mobile: 0466544696
Location: M15.G.53
Hawkesbury

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 301359 Greenhouse Control Systems, 2021

Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Jahandari, S., Tao, Z., Chen, Z., Osborne, D. and Rahme, M. (2023), 'Coal wastes : handling, pollution, impacts, and utilization', The Coal Handbook. Volume 2, Towards Cleaner Coal Utilization, Woodhead Publishing 9780128243275.
  • Samaranayake, P., Maier, C., Chavan, S., Liang, W., Chen, Z., Lan, Y. and Tissue, D. (2023), 'Optimal cooling strategy for energy management using multi-temperature acquisition points in a protected cropping facility', EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems I, Springer 9789819938179.
  • Wang, Y., Zeng, F., Wang, Y., Xu, S. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Potassium transporters and their evolution in plants under salt stress', Cation Transporters in Plants, Academic Press 9780323857901.
  • Shahinnia, F., Tricker, P., Hajirezaei, M. and Chen, Z. (2019), 'Genetics and genomics of stomatal traits for improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in cereals', Genomics Assisted Breeding of Crops for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Vol. II, Springer Nature 9783319995724.
  • Wang, Y., Blatt, M. and Chen, Z. (2018), 'Ion transport at the plant plasma membrane', eLS, John Wiley & Sons 9780470015902.
  • Chen, Z., Wu, D., Eisenach, C., Hills, A., Zhang, G. and Blatt, M. (2012), 'Studying plant salt tolerance with the voltage clamp technique', Plant Salt Tolerance: Methods and Protocols, Humama Press 9781617799853.
  • Chen, Z. and Blatt, M. (2010), 'Guard cell membrane transport', Encyclopaedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 9780470015902.

Journal Articles

  • Li, L., Zheng, Q., Jiang, W., Xiao, N., Zeng, F., Chen, G., Mak, M., Chen, Z. and Deng, F. (2023), 'Molecular regulation and evolution of cytokinin signaling in plant abiotic stresses', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol 63, no 12 , pp 1787 - 1805.
  • Qiu, C., Ma, Y., Liu, W., Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Cai, S., Zhang, G., Chater, C., Chen, Z. and Wu, F. (2023), 'Genome resequencing and transcriptome profiling reveal molecular evidence of tolerance to water deficit in barley', Journal of Advanced Research, vol 49 , pp 31 - 45.
  • Raza, A., Mubarik, M., Sharif, R., Habib, M., Jabeen, W., Zhang, C., Chen, H., Chen, Z., Siddique, K., Zhuang, W. and Varshney, R. (2023), 'Developing drought-smart, ready-to-grow future crops', The Plant Genome, vol 16, no 1 .
  • Yasin, M., Li, L., Mak, M., Chen, Z. and Panchal, S. (2023), 'Capsicum waste as a sustainable source of capsaicinoids for metabolic diseases', Foods, vol 12, no 4 .
  • Rasouli, F., Babla, M., Li, L., Liang, W., Yong, M., Ahmed, T., Tissue, D., Huda, S. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'Physiological and yield performance is partially linked to water use efficiency of eggplant genotypes in a high-tech glasshouse', Horticulturae, vol 9, no 1 .
  • Babla, M., Mak, M., Donovan-Mak, M., Cazzonelli, C., Tissue, D. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'Linking high light-induced cellular ionic and oxidative responses in leaves to fruit quality in tomato', Plant Growth Regulation, vol 101, no 1 , pp 267 - 284.
  • Chavan, S., He, X., Maier, C., Alagoz, Y., Anwar, S., Chen, Z., Ghannoum, O., Cazzonelli, C. and Tissue, D. (2023), 'An energy-saving glasshouse film reduces seasonal, and cultivar dependent Capsicum yield due to light limited photosynthesis', Annals of Agricultural Sciences, vol 68, no 1 , pp 21 - 35.
  • Siddiqui, Z., Hagare, D., Liu, M., Panatta, O., Hussain, T., Memon, S., Noorani, A. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'A food waste-derived organic liquid fertiliser for sustainable hydroponic cultivation of lettuce, cucumber and cherry tomato', Foods, vol 12, no 4 .
  • Sonali, .., Huda, S., Jayasena, V., Ahmed, T. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'Potassium transport and use efficiency for sustainable fertigation in protected cropping', Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, vol 2, no 3 , pp 346 - 356.
  • Smagghe, F., Spooner-Hart, R., Chen, Z. and Mak, M. (2023), 'Biological control of arthropod pests in protected cropping by employing entomopathogens : efficiency, production and safety', Biological Control, vol 186 .
  • Rasouli, F., Kiani-Pouya, A., Movahedi, A., Wang, Y., Li, L., Yu, M., Pourkheirandish, M., Zhou, M., Chen, Z., Zhang, H. and 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, vol 64, no 2 , pp 204 - 220.
  • Wang, F., Zhou, Z., Liu, R., Gu, Y., Chen, S., Xu, R., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2023), 'In situ mapping of ion distribution profiles and gene expression reveals interactions between hypoxia and Mn2+/Fe2+ availability in barley roots', Plant Science, vol 329 .
  • Chen, G., Wang, J., He, G., Li, S., Li, X., Tao, X., Liang, S., Deng, F., Zeng, F., Chen, Z. and Xu, S. (2023), 'Physiological and transcriptomic evidence of antioxidative system and ion transport in chromium detoxification in germinating seedlings of soybean', Environmental Pollution, vol 320 .
  • Zhai, L., Yan, A., Shao, K., Wang, S., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. and Xu, J. (2023), 'Large vascular bundle phloem area 4 enhances grain yield and quality in rice via source-sink-flow', Plant Physiology, vol 191, no 1 , pp 317 - 334.
  • Cheng, J., Zhang, S., Yi, Y., Qin, Y., Chen, Z., Deng, F. and 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, vol 200 .
  • Wang, N., Zhou, X., Shi, S., Zhang, S., Chen, Z., Ali, M., Ahmed, I., Wang, Y. and Wu, F. (2023), 'An miR156-regulated nucleobase-ascorbate transporter 2 confers cadmium tolerance via enhanced anti-oxidative capacity in barley', Journal of Advanced Research, vol 44 , pp 23 - 37.
  • Wang, Y., Chen, G., Zeng, F., Han, Z., Qiu, C., Zeng, M., Yang, Z., Xu, F., Wu, D., Deng, F., Xu, S., Chater, C., Korol, A., Shabala, S., Wu, F., Franks, P., Nevo, E. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'Molecular evidence for adaptive evolution of drought tolerance in wild cereals', New Phytologist, vol 237, no 2 , pp 497 - 514.
  • He, X., Solis, C., Chavan, S., Maier, C., Wang, Y., Liang, W., Klause, N., Ghannoum, O., Cazzonelli, C., Tissue, D. and Chen, Z. (2023), 'Novel transcriptome networks are associated with adaptation of capsicum fruit development to a light-blocking glasshouse film', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 14 .
  • Fan, X., Tang, H., Chen, X., Zeng, F., Chen, G., Chen, Z., Qin, Y. and Deng, F. (2023), 'Allene oxide synthase 1 contributes to limiting grain arsenic accumulation and seedling detoxification in rice', Stress Biology, vol 3, no 1 .
  • Bello, A., Huda, S., Chen, Z., Khalid, M., Alsafran, M. and Ahmed, T. (2023), 'Evaluation of nitrogen and water management strategies to optimize yield in open field cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production', Horticulturae, vol 9, no 12 .
  • Maier, C., Chavan, S., Klause, N., Liang, W., Cazzonelli, C., Ghannoum, O., Chen, Z. and Tissue, D. (2023), 'Light blocking film in a glasshouse impacts Capsicum annuum L. yield differentially across planting season', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 14 .
  • Babla, M., Katwal, U., Yong, M., Jahandari, S., Rahme, M., Chen, Z. and Tao, Z. (2022), 'Value-added products as soil conditioners for sustainable agriculture', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol 178 .
  • Solis, C., Yong, M., Zhou, M., Venkataraman, G., Shabala, L., Holford, P., Shabala, S. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Evolutionary significance of NHX family and NHX1 in salinity stress adaptation in the genus Oryza', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol 23, no 4 .
  • Ishikawa, T., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Venkataraman, G., Yu, M., Sellamuthu, G., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2022), 'Comparative analysis of Root Na+ relation under salinity between Oryza sativa and Oryza coarctata', Plants, vol 11, no 5 .
  • Chavan, S., Chen, Z., Ghannoum, O., Cazzonelli , C. and Tissue , D. (2022), 'Current technologies and target crops : a review on Australian protected cropping', Crops, vol 2, no 2 , pp 172 - 185.
  • Israel, W., Watson-Lazowski, A., Chen, Z. and Ghannoum, O. (2022), 'High intrinsic water use efficiency is underpinned by high stomatal aperture and guard cell potassium flux in C3 and C4 grasses grown at glacial CO2 and low light', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 73, no 5 , pp 1546 - 1565.
  • Yong, M., Solis, C., Amatoury, S., Sellamuthu, G., Rajakani, R., Mak, M., Venkataraman, G., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Ghannoum, O., Holford, P., Huda, S., Shabala, S. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Proto Kranz-like leaf traits and cellular ionic regulation are associated with salinity tolerance in a halophytic wild rice', Stress Biology, vol 2 .
  • Lin, T., Goldsworthy, M., Chavan, S., Liang, W., Maier, C., Ghannoum, O., Cazzonelli, C., Tissue, D., Lan, Y., Sethuvenkatraman, S., Lin, H., Jia, B. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'A novel cover material improves cooling energy and fertigation efficiency for glasshouse eggplant production', Energy, vol 251 .
  • He, X., Chavan, S., Hamoui, Z., Maier, C., Ghannoum, O., Chen, Z., Tissue, D. and Cazzonelli, C. (2022), 'Smart glass film reduced ascorbic acid in red and orange capsicum fruit cultivars without impacting shelf life', Plants, vol 11, no 7 .
  • Nayak, J., Anwar, S., Krishna , P., Chen, Z., Plett, J., Foo, E. and Cazzonelli, C. (2022), 'Tangerine tomato roots show increased accumulation of acyclic carotenoids, less abscisic acid, drought sensitivity, and impaired endomycorrhizal colonization', Plant Science, vol 321 .
  • Lan, Y., Tam, V., Xing, W., Datt, R. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Life cycle environmental impacts of cut flowers : a review', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 369 .
  • Siddiqui, Z., Siddiqui, Z., Hagare, D., Chen, Z., Jayasena, V., Aghajani Shahrivar, A., Panatta, O., Liang, W. and Boyle, N. (2022), 'Growing lettuce and cucumber in a hydroponic system using food waste derived organic liquid fertiliser', Environmental Sustainability, vol 5, no 3 , pp 325 - 334.
  • Marchant, D., Chen, G., Cai, S., Chen, F., Schafran, P., Jenkins, J., Shu, S., Plott, C., Webber, J., Lovell, J., He, G., Sandor, L., Williams, M., Rajasekar, S., Healey, A., Barry, K., Zhang, Y., Sessa, E., Dhakal, R., Wolf, P., Harkess, A., Li, F., Roessner, C., Becker, A., Gramzow, L., Xue, D., Wu, Y., Tong, T., Wang, Y., Dai, F., Hua, S., Wang, H., Xu, S., Xu, F., Duan, H., Theissen, G., McKain, M., Li, Z., McKibben, M., Barker, M., Schmitz, R., Stevenson, D., Zumajo-Cardona, C., Ambrose, B., Leebens-Mack, J., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Soltis, P., Soltis, D. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern', Nature Plants, vol 8, no 9 , pp 1038 - 1051.
  • Deng, F., Zeng, F., Shen, Q., Abbas, A., Cheng, J., Jiang, W., Chen, G., Shah, A., Holford, P., Tanveer, M., Zhang, D. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR', Trends in Plant Science, vol 27, no 9 , pp 890 - 907.
  • Peng, P., Li, R., Chen, Z. and Wang, Y. (2022), 'Stomata at the crossroad of molecular interaction between biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 13 .
  • Rajakani, R., Sellamuthu, G., Ishikawa, T., Ahmed, H., Bharathan, S., Kumari, K., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Chen, Z., Shabala, S. and Venkataraman, G. (2022), 'Reduced apoplastic barriers in tissues of shoot-proximal rhizomes of Oryza coarctata are associated with Na+ sequestration', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 73, no 3 , pp 998 - 1015.
  • Riaz, A., Deng, F., Chen, G., Jiang, W., Zheng, Q., Riaz, B., Mak, M., Zeng, F. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Molecular regulation and evolution of redox homeostasis in photosynthetic machinery', Antioxidants, vol 11, no 11 .
  • Shahzad, B., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Venkataraman, G., Solis, C., Page, D., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2022), 'Comparing essentiality of SOS1-mediated Na+ exclusion in salinity tolerance between cultivated and wild rice species', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol 23, no 17 .
  • Kuang, L., Shen, Q., Chen, L., Ye, L., Yan, T., Chen, Z., Waugh, R., Li, Q., Huang, L., Cai, S., Fu, L., Xing, P., Wang, K., Shao, J., Wu, F., Jiang,, L., Wu, D. and Zhang, G. (2022), 'The genome and gene editing system of sea barleygrass provide a novel platform for cereal domestication and stress tolerance studies', Plant Communications, vol 3, no 5 .
  • Adil, M., Sehar, S., Chen, S., Lwalaba , J., Jilani, G., Chen, Z. and Shamsi, I. (2022), 'Stress signaling convergence and nutrient crosstalk determine zinc-mediated amelioration against cadmium toxicity in rice', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol 230 .
  • Chen, Y., Zhou, W., Yan, T., Chen, D., Jiang, L., Chen, Z. and Wu, D. (2022), 'Stomatal morphological variation contributes to global ecological adaptation and diversification of Brassica napus', Planta, vol 256, no 4 .
  • Shahzad, B., Yun, P., Rasouli, F., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Venkataraman, G., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2022), 'Root K+ homeostasis and signalling as a determinant of salinity stress tolerance in cultivated and wild rice species', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol 201 .
  • Wang, J., Fu, X., Zhang, S., Chen, G., Li, S., Shangguan, T., Zheng, Y., Xu, F., Chen, Z. and Xu, S. (2022), 'Evolutionary and regulatory pattern analysis of soybean Ca2+ ATPases for abiotic stress tolerance', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 13 .
  • Shahzad, B., Yun, P., Shabala, L., Zhou, M., Sellamuthu, G., Venkataraman, G., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2022), 'Unravelling the physiological basis of salinity stress tolerance in cultivated and wild rice species', Functional Plant Biology, vol 49, no 4 , pp 351 - 364.
  • Li, Q., Tong, T., Jiang, W., Cheng, J., Deng, F., Wu, X., Chen, Z., Ouyang, Y. and Zeng, F. (2022), 'Highly conserved evolution of aquaporin PIPs and TIPs confers their crucial contribution to flowering process in plants', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 12 .
  • Yong, M., Babla, M., Karan, S., Katwal, U., Jahandari, S., Matta, P., Chen, Z. and Tao, Z. (2022), 'Coal tailings as a soil conditioner : evaluation of tailing properties and effect on tomato plants', Plant Growth Regulation, vol 98, no 3 , pp 439 - 450.
  • Khalid, M., Huda, S., Yong, M., Li, L., Li, L., Chen, Z. and Ahmed, T. (2022), 'Alleviation of drought and salt stress in vegetables : crop responses and mitigation strategies', Plant Growth Regulation, vol 99, no 2 , pp 177 - 194.
  • Chen, G., Amoanimaa-Dede, H., Zeng, F., Deng, F., Xu, S. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Stomatal regulation and adaptation to salinity in glycophytes and halophytes', Advances in Botanical Research, vol 103 , pp 1 - 42.
  • Johnson, S., Chen, Z., Rowe, R. and Tissue, D. (2022), 'Field application of silicon alleviates drought stress and improves water use efficiency in wheat', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 13 .
  • Maier , C., Chen, Z., Cazzonelli , C., Tissue , D. and Ghannoum , O. (2022), 'Precise phenotyping for improved crop quality and management in protected cropping : a review', Crops, vol 2, no 4 , pp 336 - 350.
  • Brenya, E., Pervin, M., Chen, Z., Tissue, D., Johnson, S., Braam, J. and Cazzonelli, C. (2022), 'Mechanical stress acclimation in plants : linking hormones and somatic memory to thigmomorphogenesis', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol 45, no 4 , pp 989 - 1010.
  • Jiang, W., Tong, T., Chen, X., Deng, F., Zeng, F., Pan, R., Zhang, W., Chen, G. and Chen, Z. (2022), 'Molecular response and evolution of plant anion transport systems to abiotic stress', Plant Molecular Biology, vol 110, no 4-5 , pp 397 - 412.
  • Chen, Z. (2022), 'Unveiling novel genes in fern genomes for the design of stress tolerant crops', Crop Design, vol 1, no 2 .
  • Movahedi, A., Wei, H., Zhou, X., Fountain, J., Chen, Z., Mu, Z., Sun, W., Zhang, J., Li, D., Guo, B., Varshney, R., Yang, L. and Zhuge, Q. (2022), 'Precise exogenous insertion and sequence replacements in poplar by simultaneous HDR overexpression and NHEJ suppression using CRISPR-Cas9', Horticulture Research, vol 9 .
  • Kandhol, N., Singh, V., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. and Tripathi, D. (2022), 'Ca2+ sensor-mediated ROS homeostasis : defence without yield penalty', Trends in Plant Science, vol 27, no 9 , pp 834 - 836.
  • Liu, W., Feng, X., Cao, F., Wu, D., Zhang, G., Vincze, E., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. and Wu, F. (2021), 'An ATP binding cassette transporter HvABCB25 confers aluminum detoxification in wild barley', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol 401 .
  • Cai, S., Huang, Y., Chen, F., Zhang, X., Sessa, E., Zhao, C., Marchant, D., Xue, D., Chen, G., Dai, F., Leebens-Mack, J., Zhang, G., Shabala, S., Christie, J., Blatt, M., Nevo, E., Soltis, P., Soltis, D., Franks, P., Wu, F. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Evolution of rapid blue-light response linked to explosive diversification of ferns in angiosperm forests', New Phytologist, vol 230, no 3 , pp 1201 - 1213.
  • Mak, M., Beattie, K., Basta, A., Randall, D., Chen, Z. and Spooner-Hart, R. (2021), 'Triangulation of methods using insect cell lines to investigate insecticidal mode-of-action', Pest Management Science, vol 77, no 1 , pp 492 - 501.
  • Solis, C., Yong, M., Venkataraman, G., Milham, P., Zhous, M., Shabala, L., Holford, P., Shabala, S. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Sodium sequestration confers salinity tolerance in an ancestral wild rice', Physiologia Plantarum, vol 172, no 3 , pp 1594 - 1608.
  • Zhao, C., Chavan, S., He, X., Zhou, M., Cazzonelli, C., Chen, Z., Tissue, D. and Ghannoum, O. (2021), 'Smart glass impacts stomatal sensitivity of greenhouse Capsicum through altered light', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 72, no 8 , pp 3235 - 3248.
  • Shabala, S., Alnayef, M., Bose, J., Chen, Z., Venkataraman, G., Zhou, M., Shabala, L. and Yu, M. (2021), 'Revealing the role of the calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinase 9 (CIPK9) in rice adaptive responses to salinity, osmotic stress, and K+ deficiency', Plants, vol 10, no 8 .
  • Chen, F., Dong, G., Wang, F., Shi, Y., Zhu, J., Zhang, Y., Ruan, B., Wu, Y., Feng, X., Zhao, C., Yong, M., Holford, P., Zeng, D., Qian, Q., Wu, L., Chen, Z. and Yu, Y. (2021), 'A ?-Ketoacyl carrier protein reductase confers heat tolerance via the regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis and stress signaling in rice', New Phytologist, vol 232, no 2 , pp 655 - 672.
  • Rasouli, F., Kiani-Pouya, A., Shabala, L., Li, L., Tahir, A., Yu, M., Hedrich, R., Chen, Z., Wilson, R., Zhang, H. and Shabala, S. (2021), 'Salinity effects on guard cell proteome in chenopodium quinoa', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol 22, no 1 .
  • Rasouli, F., Kiani-Pouya, A., Tahir, A., Shabala, L., Chen, Z. and Shabala, S. (2021), 'A comparative analysis of stomatal traits and photosynthetic responses in closely related halophytic and glycophytic species under saline conditions', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol 181 .
  • Samaranayake, P., Maier, C., Chavan, S., Liang, W., Chen, Z., Tissue, D. and Lan, Y. (2021), 'Energy minimisation in a protected cropping facility using multi-temperature acquisition points and control of ventilation settings', Energies, vol 14, no 19 .
  • You, Y., Zheng, Y., Wang, J., Chen, G., Li, S., Shao, J., Qi, G., Xu, F., Wang, G., Chen, Z. and Xu, S. (2021), 'Molecular evolution and genome-wide analysis of the SBP-box family in cucumber (Cucumis sativas)', Plant Growth Regulation, vol 93, no 2 , pp 175 - 187.
  • Deng, F., Zeng, F., Chen, G., Feng, X., Riaz, A., Wu, X., Gao, W., Wu, F., Holford, P. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Metalloid hazards : from plant molecular evolution to mitigation strategies', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol 409 .
  • Chen, T., Shabala, S., Niu, Y., Chen, Z., Shabala, L., Meinke, H., Venkataraman, G., Pareek, A., Xu, J. and Zhou, M. (2021), 'Molecular mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice', Crop Journal, vol 9, no 3 , pp 506 - 520.
  • He, X., Maier, C., Chavan, S., Zhao, C., Alagoz, Y., Cazzonelli, C., Ghannoum, O., Tissue, D. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Light-altering cover materials and sustainable greenhouse production of vegetables : a review', Plant Growth Regulation, vol 95, no 1 , pp 1 - 17.
  • Tong, T., Li, Q., Jiang, W., Chen, G., Xue, D., Deng, F., Zeng, F. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Molecular evolution of calcium signaling and transport in plant adaptation to abiotic stress', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol 22, no 22 .
  • Cai, S., Shen, Q., Huang, Y., Han, Z., Wu, D., Chen, Z., Nevo, E. and Zhang, G. (2021), 'Multi-omics analysis reveals the mechanism underlying the edaphic adaptation in wild barley at Evolution Slope (Tabigha)', Advanced Science, vol 8, no 20 .
  • Venkataraman, G., Shabala, S., Very, A., Hariharan, G., Somasundaram, S., Pulipati, S., Sellamuthu, G., Harikrishnan, M., Kumari, K., Shabala, L., Zhou, M. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'To exclude or to accumulate? : revealing the role of the sodium HKT1;5 transporter in plant adaptive responses to varying soil salinity', Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, vol 169 , pp 333 - 342.
  • Chen, X., Jiang, W., Tong, T., Chen, G., Zeng, F., Jang, S., Gao, W., Li, Z., Mak, M., Deng, F. and Chen, Z. (2021), 'Molecular interaction and evolution of jasmonate signaling with transport and detoxification of heavy metals and metalloids in plants', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 12 .
  • Shabala, S., Chen, G., Chen, Z. and Pottosin, I. (2020), 'The energy cost of the tonoplast futile sodium leak', New Phytologist, vol 225, no 3 , pp 1105 - 1110.
  • Munns, R., Day, D., Fricke, W., Watt, M., Arsova, B., Barkla, B., Bose, J., Byrt, C., Chen, Z., Foster, K., Gilliham, M., Henderson, S., Jenkins, C., Kronzucker, H., Miklavcic, S., Plett, D., Roy, S., Shabala, S., Shelden, M., Soole, K., Taylor, N., Tester, M., Wege, S., Wegner, L. and Tyerman, S. (2020), 'Energy costs of salt tolerance in crop plants', New Phytologist, vol 225, no 3 , pp 1072 - 1090.
  • Trinh, L., Hu, A., Lan, Y. and Chen, Z. (2020), 'Comparative life cycle assessment for conventional and organic coffee cultivation in Vietnam', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol 17, no 3 , pp 1307 - 1324.
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  • Zheng, L., Zhang, B., Zou, T., Chen, Z. and Wang, J. (2010), 'Nitric oxide interacts with reactive oxygen species to regulate oligosaccharide-induced artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua hairy roots', Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, vol 4, no 9 , pp 758 - 765.
  • Grefen, C., Chen, Z., Honsbein, A., Donald, N., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. (2010), 'A novel motif essential for SNARE interaction with the K+ channel KC1 and channel gating in Arabidopsis', Plant Cell, vol 22, no N/A , pp 3076 - 3093.
  • Chen, Z., Hills, A., Lim, C. and Blatt, M. (2010), 'Dynamic regulation of guard cell anion channels by cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration and protein phosphorylation', Plant Journal, vol 61, no 5 , pp 816 - 825.
  • Shabala, S., Shabala, S., Cuin, T., Pang, J., Percey, W., Chen, Z., Conn, S., Eing, C. and Wegner, L. (2010), 'Xylem ionic relations and salinity tolerance in barley', Plant Journal, vol 61, no 5 , pp 839 - 853.
  • Honsbein, A., Sokolovski, S., Grefen, C., Campanoni, P., Pratelli, R., Paneque, M., Chen, Z., Johansson, I. and Blatt, M. (2009), 'A tripartite SNARE-K+ channel complex mediates in channel-dependent K+ nutrition in Arabidopsis', Plant Cell, vol 21, no 9 , pp 2859 - 2877.
  • Chen, Z., Hills, A., Lew, V. and Blatt, M. (2009), 'Systems analysis of membrane transport and homeostasis in stomatal guard cells', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, , pp 188 - 189.
  • Chen, Z., Shabala, S., Mendham, N., Newman, I., Zhang, G. and Zhou, M. (2008), 'Combining ability of salinity tolerance on the basis of NaCl-induced K + flux from roots of barley', Crop Science, vol 48, no 4 , pp 1382 - 1388.
  • Zepeda-Jazo, I., Shabala, S., Chen, Z. and Pottosin, I. (2008), 'Na+-K+ transport in roots under salt stress', Plant Signaling and Behavior, vol 3, no 6 , pp 401 - 403.
  • Zhou, M., Li, H., Chen, Z. and Mendham, N. (2008), 'Combining ability of barley flour pasting properties', Journal of Cereal Science, vol 48, no 3 , pp 789 - 793.
  • Chen, Z., Zhou, M., Newman, I., Mendham, N., Zhang, G. and Shabala, S. (2007), 'Potassium and sodium relations in salinised barley tissues as a basis of differential salt tolerance', Functional Plant Biology, vol 34, no 2 , pp 150 - 162.
  • Chen, Z., Cuin, T., Zhou, M., Twomey, A., Naidu, B. and Shabala, S. (2007), 'Compatible solute accumulation and stress mitigating effects in barley genotypes contrasting in their salt tolerance', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 58, no 15-16 , pp 4245 - 4255.
  • Chen, Z., Pottosin, I., Cuin, T., Fuglsang, A., Tester, M., Jha, D., Zepeda-Jazo, I., Zhou, M., Palmgren, M., Newman, I. and Shabala, S. (2007), 'Root plasma membrane transporters controlling K+/Na+ homeostasis in salt stressed barley', Plant Physiology, vol 145, no 4 , pp 1714 - 1725.
  • Tajbakhsh, M., Zhou, M., Chen, Z. and Mendham, N. (2006), 'Physiological and cytological response of salt-tolerant and non-tolerant barley to salinity during germination and early growth', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, vol 46, no 4 , pp 555 - 562.
  • Shabala, S., Shabala, L., Gradmann, D., Chen, Z., Newman, I. and Mancuso, S. (2006), 'Oscillations in plant membrane transport: model predictions, experimental validation, and physiological implications', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 57, no 1 , pp 171 - 184.
  • Hassan, M., Zhang, G., Wu, F., Wei, K. and Chen, Z. (2005), 'Zinc alleviates growth inhibition and oxidative stress caused by cadmium toxicity in rice', Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, vol 168, no 2 , pp 255 - 261.
  • Chen, Z., Wu, F., Wang, X. and Zhang, G. (2005), 'Heterosis in CMS hybrids of cotton for photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters', Euphytica, vol 144, no 3 , pp 353 - 361.
  • Chen, Z., Newman, I., Zhou, M., Mendham, N., Zhang, G. and Shabala, S. (2005), 'Screening plants for salt tolerance by measuring K+ flux: a case study for barley', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol 28, no 10 , pp 1230 - 1246.

Conference Papers

  • Sharma, S., Fang, G., Chen, Z., Obst, O., Tissue, D., Zou, J. and Liang, W. (2023), 'Capsicum flower identification for robotic pollination in greenhouses', International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Adelaide, S.A..
  • Samaranayake, P., Lopaticki, G., Liang, W., Tam, V., Chen, Z. and Lan, Y. (2021), 'Process modelling for an efficient and dynamic energy consumption for fresh produce in protected cropping', International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Jorge Evangelista, A., Lan, Y., Chen, Z., Tam, V. and Datt, R. (2021), 'Adopting life cycle assessment for various greenhouse typologies in multiple cropping environment in Australia', International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Chen, Z., Zhou, M., Mendham, N., Shabala, S., Newman, I. and Zhang, G. (2006), 'Inheritance of salt tolerance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)', Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Glasgow, New Zealand.

Other Publications

  • 2022, 'Comparative Analysis of Environmental Impacts of Cut Roses in Australia, Kenya, and Ecuador', Report
  • 2022, 'Value-Added Products from Coal Tailings', Report

My current research interests are:

1.) Greenhouse horticultural crop production and quality

2.) Light and nutrient use efficiency of greenhouse crops

3.)  Stomatal regulation in drought and salinity tolerant wild relatives of barley, wheat and rice

4.) Molecular evolution and comparative genomics for abiotic stress tolerance in plants

5.) Genome sequencing and assembly of Ceratopteris richardii, Angiopeteris, Enquisetum

6.) Genome resequencing of wild barley and wild emmer wheat

7.) Heat stress tolerance in wheat and barley

This information has been contributed by Professor Chen.

Current Projects

Title: Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping Systems
Funder:
  • Episteme AG Solutions Pty Ltd
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Rijk Zwaan Australia Pty Ltd
  • Future Food Systems Limited CRC
  • NSW Department of Primary Industries
  • Vertical Patch
Western Researchers: Oula Ghannoum, David Tissue, Zhonghua Chen, Robert Sharwood, Chris Cazzonelli and Nisha Rakhesh
Years: 2023-01-01 - 2028-06-30
ID: P00028599
Title: Enhancing vegetable production and quality in greenhouse and open field conditions in Qatar [via Qatar University]
Funder:
  • Qatar National Research Fund
Western Researchers: Samsul Huda, Vijay Jayasena, Zhonghua Chen and Brajesh Singh
Years: 2020-11-01 - 2024-11-01
ID: P00026139
Title: Glasshouse Films
Funder:
  • RMIT University
  • Innofocus Photonics Technology Pty Ltd
  • Future Food Systems Limited CRC
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: David Tissue, Oula Ghannoum, Zhonghua Chen, Chris Cazzonelli, Robert Sharwood and Yi-Chen Lan
Years: 2022-10-25 - 2027-06-30
ID: P00028339
Title: Increasing intrinsic heat tolerance of wheat through improved genetics in source-sink relationship
Funder:
  • Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen, Jay Bose and Oula Ghannoum
Years: 2023-03-01 - 2027-03-01
ID: P00028507
Title: Linking Stress Tolerance to Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2022-05-01 - 2026-04-30
ID: P00027326
Title: Protected Cropping for Warm Climates
Funder:
  • Future Food Systems Limited
  • Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (non ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen and Yi-Chen Lan
Years: 2019-03-01 - 2024-10-31
ID: P00025388
Title: Future Food Systems [Via UNSW]
Funder:
  • Department of Industry, Science and Resources (CRC)
Western Researchers: Ian Anderson, David Tissue, Zhonghua Chen, Oula Ghannoum, Chris Cazzonelli, Mitchell Low, Chun Guang Li and James Cook
Years: 2019-06-30 - 2029-06-01
ID: P00025995

Previous Projects

Title: Improving yield performance in saline soil by identifying quantitive trait loci for stomatal regulation in barley & Functional analysis of "stomatal movement genes" for barley salt tolerance: connecting gene to yield performance in saline field
Funder:
  • Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (non ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2013-04-10 - 2014-12-30
ID: P00021292
Title: Advanced greenhouse horticulture research facility designed for research, education and training
Funder:
  • Horticulture Australia Limited (ACRG)
Western Researchers: David Tissue and Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2014-06-26 - 2018-08-01
ID: P00022227
Title: An electrophysiological insight into the role of chloroplasts in stomatal drought signalling
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2014-03-03 - 2017-09-30
ID: P00021957
Title: Centre for Biopesticides and Semiochemicals: Novel insecticides and synergists from endemic and exotic flora
Funder:
  • Cotton Research & Development Corporation (ACRG)
  • Rural Industries R&D Corporation (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Robert Spooner-Hart, David Leach and Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2013-10-01 - 2018-09-30
ID: P00021732
Title: Plant - Soil Cadmium Interactions
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Paul Holford and Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2012-11-13 - 2014-01-20
ID: P00021168
Title: Molecular mechanism of halophytic NHX1 genes for improving salt tolerance in Australian malt barley
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen, Paul Holford and Bill Bellotti
Years: 2012-11-15 - 2013-12-15
ID: P00021205
Title: Coping with extremes: molecular and physiological mechanisms of stomatal operation in halophytes [Via UTas]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2020-11-01 - 2022-12-31
ID: P00026829
Title: VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM COAL TAILINGS
Funder:
  • Australian Coal Research Limited
  • Nu-Rock Technology Pty Ltd
Western Researchers: Zhong Tao, Zhonghua Chen and Zhu Pan
Years: 2020-07-01 - 2022-06-30
ID: P00025749
Title: Advanced Protected Cropping Technologies for Innovative STEM Education in Australia
Funder:
  • Department of Education (NSW)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2018-06-01 - 2019-06-01
ID: P00025094
Title: Developing salt tolerant rice for food security in India and Australia [via UTAS]
Funder:
  • Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2016-10-20 - 2020-05-01
ID: P00023513
Title: Research and Operations to Trial Innovation Glass and Photovoltaic Technologies in Protected Cropping
Funder:
  • Horticulture Innovation Australia (non ACRG)
Western Researchers: David Tissue, Zhonghua Chen, Chris Cazzonelli, Oula Ghannoum and Ian Anderson
Years: 2017-06-21 - 2021-12-31
ID: P00024107
Title: Electrophysiological and molecular identification of novel biopesticides (PhD Scholarship)
Funder:
  • Cotton Research & Development Corporation (non ACRG)
Western Researchers: Robert Spooner-Hart and Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2015-07-01 - 2020-06-30
ID: P00022915
Title: A Transcriptome Study towards the Discovery of Novel Genes for a New Bio-pesticide
Funder:
  • NSW Department of Primary Industries
Western Researchers: Zhonghua Chen and Robert Spooner-Hart
Years: 2015-01-01 - 2015-08-30
ID: P00022517
Title: Food Waste to Liquid Fertiliser - Proof of Concept
Funder:
  • Food Recycle Ltd
Western Researchers: Dharma Hagare, Vijay Jayasena and Zhonghua Chen
Years: 2019-02-01 - 2020-01-31
ID: P00025533
Title: Smart Glass film impacts on energy use and productivity in greenhouse lettuce
Funder:
  • Future Food Systems Limited CRC
Western Researchers: David Tissue, Zhonghua Chen, Oula Ghannoum, Chris Cazzonelli and Robert Sharwood
Years: 2021-02-28 - 2022-06-30
ID: P00027354
Title: Stakeholders Involvement and Data Sources for ESG Baseline Establishment, Reporting and Evaluating Environmental Footprint of the Business Operation
Funder:
  • Lynch Group Australia Pty Ltd
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Yi-Chen Lan, Rina Datt, Zhonghua Chen, Vivian Tam and Premaratne Samaranayake
Years: 2022-10-01 - 2023-06-30
ID: P00028275

Supervision

Professor Chen is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Thesis Title: Impact of drought stress on nutrient uptake of various grasses.
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Physiological and Molecular Insight into Fruit Development and Quality of Capsicum Annuum L. Under Smart Glass and Co2 Treatments
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Transgenic Rice for Saline Soils: A molecular and electrophysiological investigation
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Floral Traits and Environmental Factors that Affect Mechanical-Induced Pollination, Fruit Development, Yield and Nutritional Qualities in Tomato
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: A Physiological and Molecular Insight into the Benefit of Light-diffusing Glass on Growth and Yield in Tomato in a High-tech Greenhouse
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Recycling of Organic Waste for Producing Animal Feed and Liquid Fertiliser
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Effect of smart films in glasshouse on physiological and molecular aspects of high value vegetable crops
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Optimising root system architecture for 'smart' crop plants.
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Physiological Mechanisms of Vegetables Grown Under Innovative Glass and Photovoltaic Technologies
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Effect of altered light on the production and molecular physiology of lettuce in high-tech greenhouse
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Protected Cropping in Warm Climates
Field of Research:

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title: Effects of Novel Greenhouse Covering Materials on the Physiology and Quality of Lettuce Cultivars and their Attractiveness to Aphids
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Towards a predictable framework of mycorrhizal phenotypes under environmental stress
Field of Research: Other Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: A Conserved Chloroplast Retrograde Signal Regulates Stomatal Closure for Drought Tolerance in Plants
Field of Research: Biological Sciences, N.e.c.; Botany; Other Agriculture, Environmental And Related Studies; Biochemistry And Cell Biology
Thesis Title: Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Stomatal Function in C4 Grasses
Field of Research: Environmental Studies; Botany; Biochemistry And Cell Biology
Thesis Title: Elucidating Novel Biopesticide Modes of Action in Insects: Physiological, Cellular and Molecular Approaches
Field of Research: Pest And Weed Control
Thesis Title: Elucidating thigmomorphogenesis: An epigenetic phenomenon of mechanical stress acclimation in plants
Field of Research: Biological Sciences; Environmental Studies; Pathology; Genetics
Thesis Title: Investigation of the Effect of GFP-type Proteins on Photoinduced Proton Flux in Reef Corals
Field of Research: Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: Comparative Physiology of Australian Commercial Rice Cultivars to Salinity Stress in Controlled Environment and the Field
Field of Research: Natural And Physical Sciences

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