Mengyuan Song, Shaoqian Jia, Hua Ma, Yune Cao, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2026). Vermicompost combined with nano-SiO2 improves overall soil quality and tomato productivity in a degraded soil. Geoderma.DOI
Xiaoqin Wang, Lu Liu, Kunhao Xie, Xiaojie Feng, Lihong Gao, Mintao Sun, Jun Wang, Yan Yan, Xu Linbo, Yansu Li, Chaoxing He (2026). Cross-regional assessment of heavy metal contamination and Cd exceedance risk in specialty vegetable-producing soils across China. Environmental Research.DOI
Jingwei Wei, Shuo Xu, Yafeng Gu, Weike Sun, Zhuhu Cai, Hongyu Huang, Lihong Gao, Sonia Gazzarrini, Yongqiang Tian, Xin Li (2026). The CsANT1-CsCUC2/CsCYCD3;1 regulatory module coordinates leaf margin development and cell proliferation in cucumber. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.DOI
Liu X, Ruyi Li, Mengyuan Song, Yune Cao, Xinxu Li, Ma Hs, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2026). Synergistic co‑amendment of phosphate rock and lignite improves comprehensive quality and agronomic performance of aerobic compost. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Xingqun Liu, Mengyuan Song, Zhicheng Xue, Qiannan Zhang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2026). Stress-induced keystone species facilitate functional microbial community assembly to suppress root-knot nematodes for susceptible plants. The ISME Journal.DOI
Mengyuan Song, Qing Chen, Xinxu Li, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2025). Carbon-rich amendments increase soil ecosystem multifunctionality and cucumber yields under different soil conditions. Soil and Tillage Research.DOI
Yicong Guo, Shan Wang, Dong Li, Jing Nie, Lihong Gao, Xiaolei Sui (2025). Deficit Irrigation of Greenhouse Cucumber Reduces Mineral Leaching and Improves Water Use Efficiency While Maintaining Fruit Yield. Nitrogen.DOI
Tingting Ji, Xingyi Wang, Xueyun Wang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian, Si Ma (2025). Silencing of the Alkaline α-Galactosidase Gene CsAGA1 Impairs Root and Gall Development in Cucumber upon Meloidogyne incognita Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.DOI
Xiaoqin Wang, Xiaoya Zhou, Kunhao Xie, Xiaojie Feng, LuLiu, Lihong Gao, Mintao Sun, Yansu Li, Chaoxing He (2025). Genome-wide characterization and their roles in abiotic stress responses of HD-Zip transcription factors in pepper. BMC Plant Biology.DOI
Jiafan Li, Shikai La, Mengyuan Song, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2025). Evidence for the role of soil C/N ratio in shaping plant responses to root-knot nematode infection. Journal of Advanced Research.DOI
Tingting Ji, Meiting Liang, Shihui Li, Xingyi Wang, Lujing Cui, Yaqi Bu, Lihong Gao, Si Ma, Yongqiang Tian (2025). CsBZR1 ‐ CsCEL1 module regulates the susceptibility of cucumber to Meloidogyne incognita by mediating cellulose metabolism. The Plant Journal.DOI
Shihui Li, Xueyun Wang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian, Si Ma (2025). Functional Characterization of CsBAS1, CsSND1, and CsIRX6 in Cucumber Defense Against Meloidogyne incognita. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.DOI
Rongya GONG, Yongxu QIAO, Yongping ZHANG, Jiayi ZHANG, Jinxiu HE, Lihong Gao (2025). Analysis of growth differences between diploid and tetraploid seedlings of Anthurium andraeanum. Engineering in Agriculture Environment and Food.DOI
Mengyuan Song, Yingfei Xie, Xingqun Liu, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2024). In-situ retention of vegetable residues combined with calcium cyanamide or microbial consortium enhances overall soil quality and cucumber productivity in a long-term monoculture system. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Vol. 375.DOI
Meiting Liang, Tingting Ji, Shihui Li, Xingyi Wang, Lujing Cui, Lihong Gao, Hongjian Wan, Si Ma, Yongqiang Tian (2024). Silencing CsMAP65-2 and CsMAP65-3 in cucumber reduces susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.DOI
Yongxu Qiao, Yongping Zhang, Ziying Wang, Lihong Gao (2024). Effects of cinnamic acid on the root growth of cucumber (cucumis sativus l.) and figleaf ground (cucurbita ficifolia bouché) seedlings. Bangladesh Journal of Botany.DOI
Shikai La, Jiafan Li, Si Ma, Xingqun Liu, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2024). Protective role of native root-associated bacterial consortium against root-knot nematode infection in susceptible plants. Nature Communications.DOI
Jingwei Wei, Hongyu Huang, Shi Zhang, Jing Zhang, Weike Sun, Yichao Huang, Si Ma, Syed Aizaz Ali Shah, Yongqiang Tian, Zhenxian Zhang, Lihong Gao, Xin Li (2024). Functions of violaxanthin de-epoxidase-related (VDR) in the photoprotective response to high-light stress. Plant Growth Regulation.DOI
Mengyuan Song, Jiafan Li, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2023). Comprehensive evaluation of effects of various carbon-rich amendments on overall soil quality and crop productivity in degraded soils. Geoderma.DOI
Can Zhao, Siwei Li, Zhihao Ma, Wenjun Wang, Lihong Gao, Chenggui Han, An-Pei Yang, Xuehong Wu (2023). Anastomosis Groups and Mycovirome of Rhizoctonia Isolates Causing Sugar Beet Root and Crown Rot and Their Sensitivity to Flutolanil, Thifluzamide, and Pencycuron. Journal of Fungi.DOI
Xu Zhang, Mengyuan Song, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2023). Metabolic variations in root tissues and rhizosphere soils of weak host plants potently lead to distinct host status and chemotaxis regulation of Meloidogyne incognita in intercropping. Molecular Plant Pathology.DOI
Xu Zhang, Mengyuan Song, Jiafan Li, Xingqun Liu, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2023). Changes in Soil Nematode and Microbial Community in Cucumber Root-Zone Soil Shaped by Intercropping with Amaranth. Horticulturae.DOI
Meiting Liang, Tingting Ji, Xueyun Wang, Xingyi Wang, Shihui Li, Lihong Gao, Si Ma, Yongqiang Tian (2023). Comprehensive analyses of microtubule-associated protein MAP65 family genes in Cucurbitaceae and CsaMAP65s expression profiles in cucumber. Journal of Applied Genetics.DOI
Weike Sun, Xu Li, Xu Li, Hongyu Huang, Jingwei Wei, Fang Zeng, Yichao Huang, Qingqing Sun, Weili Miao, Yongqiang Tian, Yuhe Li, Lihong Gao, Xin Li, Xin Li, Hongbo Gao (2023). Mutation of CsARC6 affects fruit color and increases fruit nutrition in cucumber. Theoretical and Applied Genetics.DOI
Xu Zhang, Shihui Li, Xin Li, Mengyuan Song, Si Ma, Yongqiang Tian, Lihong Gao (2023). Peat-based hairy root transformation using Rhizobium rhizogenes as a rapid and efficient tool for easily exploring potential genes related to root-knot nematode parasitism and host response. Plant Methods.DOI
Tingting Ji, Si Ma, Meiting Liang, Xueyun Wang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2022). Reference genes identification for qRT-PCR normalization of gene expression analysis in Cucumis sativus under Meloidogyne incognita infection and Pseudomonas treatment. Frontiers in Plant Science.DOI
Can Zhao, Chunyan Wu, Kuikui Li, John F. Kennedy, Michael Wisniewski, Lihong Gao, Chenggui Han, Jia Bing Liu, Heng Yin, Xuehong Wu (2022). Effect of Oligogalacturonides on Seed Germination and Disease Resistance of Sugar Beet Seedling and Root. Journal of Fungi.DOI
Xingyi Wang, Shihui Li, Xu Zhang, Lihong Gao, Yong‐Ling Ruan, Yongqiang Tian, Si Ma (2022). From Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides to Sucrose and Hexoses: Gene Expression Profiles Underlying Host-to-Nematode Carbon Delivery in Cucumis sativus Roots. Frontiers in Plant Science.DOI
Wenqian Liu, Qing Wang, Ruoyan Zhang, Mengshuang Liu, Cuicui Wang, Zixi Liu, Chenggang Xiang, Xiaohong Lu, Xiaojing Zhang, Xiaojun Li, Tao Wang, Lihong Gao, Wenna Zhang (2022). Rootstock–scion exchanging mRNAs participate in the pathways of amino acid and fatty acid metabolism in cucumber under early chilling stress. Horticulture Research.DOI
Hong Li, Shikai La, Xu Zhang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2021). Salt-induced recruitment of specific root-associated bacterial consortium capable of enhancing plant adaptability to salt stress. Isme Journal, Vol. 15, No. 10.DOI
Si Ma, Jianguo Lv, Xin Li, Tingting Ji, Zhenxian Zhang, Lihong Gao (2021). Galactinol synthase gene 4 (CsGolS4) increases cold and drought tolerance in Cucumis sativus L. by inducing RFO accumulation and ROS scavenging. Environmental and Experimental Botany.DOI
Xu Zhang, Jisong Qu, Hong Li, Shikai La, Yongqiang Tian, Lihong Gao (2020). Biochar addition combined with daily fertigation improves overall soil quality and enhances water-fertilizer productivity of cucumber in alkaline soils of a semi-arid region. Geoderma.DOI
Qing Wang, Wenna Zhang, Hua Xiao, Naoyuki Sotta, Marcel Pascal Beier, Junpei Takano, Kyoko Miwa, Lihong Gao, Toru Fujiwara (2020). Involvement of boron transporter BOR1 in growth under low boron and high nitrate conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiologia Plantarum.DOI
Si Ma, Tingting Ji, Meiting Liang, Shihui Li, Yongqiang Tian, Lihong Gao (2020). Genome-Wide Identification, Structural, and Gene Expression Analysis of BRI1-EMS-Suppressor 1 Transcription Factor Family in Cucumis sativus. Frontiers in Genetics.DOI
Jisong Qu, Lijuan Zhang, Xu Zhang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian (2020). Biochar combined with gypsum reduces both nitrogen and carbon losses during agricultural waste composting and enhances overall compost quality by regulating microbial activities and functions. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Shuzhen Li, Miao Li, Bin Huang, Lihong Gao, Chaoxing He, Yan Yan, Jun Wang, Xianchang Yu, Yansu Li (2019). Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Cucumber BPC Transcription Factors and Their Responses to Abiotic Stresses and Exogenous Phytohormones. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.DOI
Miao Li, Xing Qin, Lihong Gao, Qing Li, Shuzhen Li, Chaoxing He, Yansu Li, Xianchang Yu (2019). Selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR analysis in cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.), pumpkin ( Cucurbita moschata Duch . ) and cucumber–pumpkin grafted plants. PeerJ.DOI
Lulu Sun, Xiaolei Sui, William John Lucas, Yaxin Li, Sheng Jun Feng, Si Ma, Jingwei Fan, Lihong Gao, Zhenxian Zhang (2019). Down-regulation of the Sucrose Transporter CsSUT1 Causes Male Sterility by Altering Carbohydrate Supply. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.DOI
Yu Song, Chengyao Jiang, Lihong Gao (2016). Polychromatic Supplemental Lighting from underneath Canopy Is More Effective to Enhance Tomato Plant Development by Improving Leaf Photosynthesis and Stomatal Regulation. Frontiers in Plant Science.DOI
Hui Yang, Taisheng Du, Rangjian Qiu, Jinliang Chen, Feng Wang, Yang Li, Chenxia Wang, Lihong Gao, Shaozhong Kang (2016). Improved water use efficiency and fruit quality of greenhouse crops under regulated deficit irrigation in northwest China. Agricultural Water Management.DOI
Yongqiang Tian, Lihong Gao (2014). Bacterial Diversity in the Rhizosphere of Cucumbers Grown in Soils Covering a Wide Range of Cucumber Cropping Histories and Environmental Conditions. Microbial Ecology, Vol. 680, No. 40.DOI
Yuan Li, Si Lishan, Xueyan Zhang, Yongqiang Tian, Ruiying Guo, Huazhong Ren, Lihong Gao (2008). Comparative study on the effects of catch crops on soil environment in solar greenhouse. Nongye gongcheng xuebao.DOI
Min Wang, Size Yang, Qingyun Chen, Lihong Gao, Guangliang Chen, Xiujun Liu (2007). Effects of atmospheric pressure plasma on seed germination and seedling growth of cucumber. Nongye gongcheng xuebao.DOI