Dr Yuchan Zhou
Research Fellow
Centre for Plant Science (QAAFI)
Journal Articles
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2021). Differential transcription pathways associated with rootstock-induced dwarfing in breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) scions. BMC Plant Biology, 21 (1) 261, 261. doi: 10.1186/s12870-021-03013-6
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2020). Expression of Gibberellin metabolism genes and signalling components in dwarf phenotype of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) plants growing on Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus) rootstocks. Plants, 9 (5) 634, 634. doi: 10.3390/plants9050634
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2019). A Dwarf Phenotype Identified in Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Plants Growing on Marang (A. odoratissimus) Rootstocks. Horticulturae, 5 (2) 40, 40. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae5020040
Underhill, Steven Jon Rees, Joshua, Leeroy and Zhou, Yuchan (2019). A preliminary assessment of horticultural postharvest market loss in the Solomon islands. Horticulturae, 5 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae5010005
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2018). Plasma membrane H -ATPase activity and graft success of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) onto interspecific rootstocks of marang (A. odoratissimus) and pedalai (A. sericicarpus). Plant Biology, 20 (6), 978-985. doi: 10.1111/plb.12879
Underhill, Steven J. R., Zhou, Yuchan, Sherzad, Shukrullah, Singh-Peterson, Lila and Tagoai, Semua Militini (2017). Horticultural postharvest loss in municipal fruit and vegetable markets in Samoa. Food Security, 9 (6), 1373-1383. doi: 10.1007/s12571-017-0734-7
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven (2017). Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) DELLA genes: gibberellin-regulated stem elongation and response to high salinity and drought. Plant Growth Regulation, 83 (3), 375-383. doi: 10.1007/s10725-017-0302-3
Underhill, Steven J. R., Zhou, Yuchan and Kumar, Salesh (2017). Infrared thermal imaging: a practical educational tool to improve smallholder farmer postharvest practice in Fiji. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 18 (2), 75-78. doi: 10.1080/10496505.2016.1275647
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2016). Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) gibberellin 2-oxidase genes in stem elongation and abiotic stress response. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 98, 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.11.012
Zhou, Yuchan and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2015). Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) gibberellin 20-oxidase genes: sequence variants, stem elongation and abiotic stress response. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 11 (84) 84, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11295-015-0909-3
Zhou, Yuchan, Pan, Xiaoping, Qu, Hongxia and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2014). Tonoplast lipid composition and proton pump of pineapple fruit during low-temperature storage and blackheart development. Journal of Membrane Biology, 247 (5), 429-439. doi: 10.1007/s00232-014-9650-3
Zhou, Yuchan, Taylor, Mary B. and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2014). Dwarfing of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Trees: Opportunities and Challenges. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 4 (12), 1743-1763.
Zhou, Yuchan, Pan, Xiaoping, Qu, Hongxia and Underhill, Steven J. R. (2014). Low temperature alters plasma membrane lipid composition and ATPase activity of pineapple fruit during blackheart development. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, 46 (1), 59-69. doi: 10.1007/s10863-013-9538-4
Zhou, Yuchan, Grof, Christopher P. L. and Patrick, John W. (2014). Proof of concept for a novel functional screening system for plant sucrose effluxers. Journal of Biological Methods, 1 (2), e5.1-e5.6. doi: 10.14440/jbm.2014.27
Vickers C.E., Bydder S.F., Zhou Y. and Nielsen L.K. (2013). Dual gene expression cassette vectors with antibiotic selection markers for engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbial Cell Factories, 12 (96) 96, 96.1-96.11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-96
Wang, Hui, Qian, Zhengjiang, Ma, Sanmei, Zhou, Yuchuan, Patrick, John W., Duan, Xuewu, Jiang, Yueming and Qu, Hongxia (2013). Energy status of ripening and postharvest senescent fruit of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). BMC Plant Biology, 13 (1) 55. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-55
Zhou, Yuchan, Andriunas, Felicity, Offler, Christina E., McCurdy, David W. and Patrick, John W. (2010). An epidermal-specific ethylene signal cascade regulates trans-differentiation of transfer cells inVicia faba cotyledons. New Phytologist, 185 (4), 931-943. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03136.x
Dibley, Stphen J., Zhou, Yuchan, Andriunas, Felicity A., Talbot, Mark J., Offler, Christina E., Patrick, John W. and McCurdy, David W. (2009). Early gene expression programs accompanying trans-differentiation of epidermal cells of Vicia faba cotyledons into transfer cells. New Phytologist, 182 (4), 863-877. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02822.x
Zhou, Yuchan, Chan, Katie, Wang, Trevor L., Hedley, Cliff L., Offler, Christina E. and Patrick, John W. (2009). Intracellular sucrose communicates metabolic demand to sucrose transporters in developing pea cotyledons. Journal of Experimental Botany, 60 (1), 71-85. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ern254
Zhou, Yuchan, Qu, Hongxia, Dibley, Katherine E., Offler, Christina E. and Patrick, John W. (2007). A suite of sucrose transporters expressed in coats of developing legume seeds includes novel pH-independent facilitators. Plant Journal, 49 (4), 750-764. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.03000.x
Zhang, Wen-Hao, Zhou, Yuchan, Dibley, Katherine E., Tyerman, Stephen D., Furbank, Robert T. and Patrick, John W. (2007). Review: Nutrient loading of developing seeds. Functional Plant Biology, 34 (4), 314-331. doi: 10.1071/FP06271
Zhou Y., Setz N., Niemietz C., Qu H., Offler C.E., Tyerman S.D. and Patrick J.W. (2007). Aquaporins and unloading of phloem-imported water in coats of developing bean seeds. Plant, Cell and Environment, 30 (12), 1566-1577. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01732.x
Zhou, Yuchan, Kaye, Peter L. and Pantaleon, Marie (2004). Identification of the facilitative glucose transporter 12 gene Glut12 in mouse preimplantation embryos. Gene Expression Patterns, 4 (6), 621-631. doi: 10.1016/j.modgep.2004.04.010
Zhou, Yuchan, O'Hare Tim J., Jobin-Decor, Marcelle, Underhill, Steven, J. R., Wills, Ron B. H. and Graham, Michael W. (2003). Transcriptional regulation of a pineapple polyphenol oxidase gene and its relationship to blackheart. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1 (6), 463-478. doi: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00042.x
Zhou, YC, Dahler, JM, Underhill, SJR and Wills, RBH (2003). Enzymes associated with blackheart development in pineapple fruit. FOOD CHEMISTRY, 80 (4), 565-572. doi: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00375-8
Conference Papers
Zhou, Yuchan, Jobin-Decor, Marcelle, Dahler, Janelle, Wills, Ron, Underhill, Steven and Graham, Michael W. (2002). Optimising transient assays for studying the regulation of PPO gene expression in pineapple blackheart. International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 26 November-1 December 2002. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.575.70
Dahler, JM, Underhill, SJ, Zhou, Y and Giles, JE (2002). Biochemical changes associated with chilling in pineapple fruit. International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, CAIRNS AUSTRALIA, NOV 26-DEC 01, 2000. LEUVEN 1: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, PO BOX 500, 3001 LEUVEN 1, BELGIUM. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.575.71