Associate Professor at College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Gaofeng Wang is an Associate Professor at the College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, where he has been a faculty member since earning his Ph.D. in Agronomy from China Agricultural University in 2014. His research focuses on plant-nematode interactions and the development of environmentally friendly control technologies for nematodes. He has published 31 research papers in renowned journals and holds 12 patents. Dr. Wang actively collaborates with international researchers and serves as a review editor for prestigious scientific journals.
Publication Profile
Academic Background:
Gaofeng Wang obtained his Ph.D. in Agronomy from China Agricultural University in 2014 and subsequently joined the College of Plant Science & Technology at Huazhong Agricultural University. His research focuses on the interaction mechanisms of plant-nematodes and green control technologies for plant nematodes.
Research Contributions:
Dr. Wang has published 31 research papers in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, New Phytologist, and Molecular Plant Pathology. He has a citation index of 241 and an h-index of 10. His innovative research has led to the identification of novel root exudate compounds, discovery of unique chaperone systems in nematophagous fungi, and significant insights into nematode feeding site development.
Publications and Patents:
He has authored two books on nematode diseases and plant quarantine and holds 12 patents. He serves as a review editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology and Frontiers in Plant Science.
- Pepper root exudate alleviates cucumber root-knot nematode infection by recruiting a rhizobacterium
Plant Communications
September 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101139
Contributors: Tian Tian, Godelieve Gheysen, Tina Kyndt, Chenmi Mo, Xueqiong Xiao, Yanyan Lv, Haibo Long, Gaofeng Wang, Yannong Xiao
- Morphological characterization reveals new insights into giant cell development of Meloidogyne graminicola on rice
Planta
March 2022
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03852-z
Contributors: Yongrui Niu, Liying Xiao, Janice de Almeida-Engler, Godelieve Gheysen, Deliang Peng, Xueqiong Xiao, Wenkun Huang, Gaofeng Wang, Yannong Xiao
- Endophytic Metarhizium anisopliae is a potential biocontrol agent against wheat Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum
Journal of Plant Pathology
August 6, 2021
DOI: 10.1007/s42161-021-00866-6
Contributors: Qiuyan Hao, Dosouky Mohammad Dosouky Albaghdady, Yannong Xiao, Xueqiong Xiao, Chenmi Mo, Tian Tian, Gaofeng Wang
- Plasmodesmata play pivotal role in sucrose supply to Meloidogyne graminicola-caused giant cells in rice
Molecular Plant Pathology
May 2021
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13042
Contributors: Li-he Xu, Li-ying Xiao, Yan-nong Xiao, De-liang Peng, Xue-qiong Xiao, Wen-kun Huang, Godelieve Gheysen, Gao-feng Wang
- Dihydroxyacetone of wheat root exudates serves as an attractant for Heterodera avenae
PLOS ONE
July 23, 2020
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236317
Contributors: Gaofeng Wang, Sergio Saia, Yunhe Wang, Hazem Abdelnabby, Xueqiong Xiao, Wenkun Huang, Deliang Peng, Yannong Xiao
- Endophytic Bacillus velezensis strain B-36 is a potential biocontrol agent against lotus rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum
Journal of Applied Microbiology
April 2020
DOI: 10.1111/jam.14542
Contributors: G.F. Wang, J.F. Meng, T. Tian, X.Q. Xiao, B. Zhang, Y.N. Xiao