开展玉米耐密株型调控网络解析与遗传改良、玉米产量与温度胁迫的表观遗传机制、玉米生物逆境分子生物学与功能基因组学研究；作物高光效生物学基础研究及作物高光效回路的设计与优化；作物营养素和健康功能因子的代谢调控机理研究及营养强化种质资源筛选与创制。

1. Crop Functional Genomics

Investigating the genetic network and improvement of plant architecture related traits for maize high density planting, exploring the epigenetic mechanism of yield and temperature stress in maize, research on the molecular biology and functional genomics of biotic and abiotic stresses in maize, the biological basis of crop photosynthetic efficiency and design and optimization of crop photosynthetic circuit, and the studies on the metabolic regulation of health nutrients and the germplasm creation of biofortified crops.

揭示现代玉米育种的遗传改良规律

Morphological trait improvement during modern maize breeding.

ABP9 基因可提高作物干旱高盐耐受性

ABP9  gene can improve crop drought and high salt tolerance.

HD-ZIP IV家族 Roc8 基因调控叶片形态影响光合作用

Roc8  gene of HD-ZIP IV family regulates leaf morphology and affects Photosynthesis

建立叶酸衍生物精准定量分析技术

Establishment of accurate quantitative analysis technology of folic acid derivatives.