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  Molecular Agrobiology


Ni Jiang


Education:
2009-2014: Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2007-2009: B.S., Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2005-2009: B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
 
Employment:
2021-present: Principal Investigator, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, CAS, China
2018-2021: Senior Computational Scientist, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
2014-2018: Postdoctoral Associate, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center


Research Interests:
 
1. Development of innovative technologies and analysis methods for root and whole plant phenotyping.
 
2. Development of computational tools for understanding how genotypes directs phenotype for agriculturally important traits.

Publications
 
Dan Zeng, Mao Li, Ni Jiang, Yiwen Ju, Hannah Schreiber, Erin Chambers, David Letscher, Tao Ju, Christopher N. Topp, TopoRoot: A method for computing hierarchy and fine-grained traits of maize roots from X-ray CT images, bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.24.457522
 
Mon-Ray Shao, Ni Jiang, Mao Li, Anne Howard, Kevin Lehner, Jack L. Mullen, Shayla L. Gunn, John K. McKay, Christopher N Topp, Complementary phenotyping of maize root system architecture by root pulling force and X-ray imaging, Plant Phenomics, Article in Press
 
Keith E Duncan, Kirk J Czymmek, Ni Jiang, August C Thies, Christopher N Topp, X-ray microscopy enables multiscale high-resolution 3d imaging of plant cells, tissues, and organs, Plant Physiology 2021, kiab405, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab405
 
Keith Duncan, Ni Jiang, Christopher Topp, The versatility of X-ray microscopy for imaging intact plant structures, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2020, 1-3
 
Keith Duncan, Ni Jiang, Tyler Dowd, Christopher Topp, Early evaluation of root system architecture in maize using X-ray microscopy of root tips, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2020, 1-3
 
Mao Li, Laura L Klein, Keith E Duncan, Ni Jiang, Daniel H Chitwood, Jason P Londo, Allison J Miller, Christopher N Topp, Characterizing 3D inflorescence architecture in grapevine using X-ray imaging and advanced morphometrics: implications for understanding cluster density, Journal of Experimental Botany 2019, 70(21):6261-6276
 
Ni Jiang, Eric Floro, Adam L Bray, Benjamin Laws, Keith E Duncan, Christopher N Topp, Three-dimensional time-lapse analysis reveals multiscale relationships in maize root Systems with contrasting architectures The Plant Cell 2019, 31(8):1708-1722
 
Zilong Guo, Wanneng Yang, Yu Chang, Xiaosong Ma, Haifu Tu, Fang Xiong, Ni Jiang, Hui Feng, Chenglong Huang, Peng Yang, Hu Zhao, Guoxing Chen, Hongyan Liu, Lijun Luo, Honghong Hu, Qian Liu, Lizhong Xiong, Genome-wide association studies of image traits reveal the genetic architecture of drought resistance in rice. Molecular Plant 2018, 11(6):789-805
 
Xiong Xiong, Lejun Yu, Wanneng Yang, Meng Liu, Ni Jiang, Di Wu, Guoxing Chen, Lizhong Xiong, Kede Liu, Qian Liu, A high-throughput stereo- imaging system for quantifying rape leaf traits during the seedling stage. Plant Methods 2017, 13:7
 
Wanneng Yang, Zilong Guo, Chenglong Huang, Ke Wang, Ni Jiang, Hui Feng, Guoxing Chen, Qian Liu, Lizhong Xiong, Genome-wide association study of rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf traits with a high-throughput leaf scorer. Journal of Experimental Botany 2015, 66(18): 5605-5615
 
Ni Jiang, Wanneng Yang, Lingfeng Duan, Guoxing Chen, Wei Fang, Lizhong Xiong, Qian Liu, A non-destructive method for estimating the total green leaf area of individual rice plants using multi- angle color images. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences 2015, 8(2): 1550002
 
Wanneng Yang#, Zilong Guo#, Chenglong Huang#, Lingfeng Duan#, Guoxing Chen#, Ni Jiang, Wei Fang, Hui Feng, Weibo Xie, Xingming Lian, Gongwei Wang, Qingming Luo, Qifa Zhang, Qian Liu, Lizhong Xiong, Combining high- throughput phenotyping and genome-wide association studies to reveal natural genetic variation in rice. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 5087
 
Chenglong Huang, Wanneng Yang, LingFeng Duan, Ni Jiang, Guoxing Chen, Lizhong Xiong, Liu Qian. Rice panicle length measuring system based on dual-camera imaging, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2013, 98: 158-165.
 
Hui Feng, Ni Jiang, Chenglong Huang, Wei Fang, Wanneng Yang, Guo xing Chen, Lizhong Xiong, Qian Liu. A hyperspectral imaging system for an accurate prediction of the above-ground biomass of individual rice plants, Review of Scientific Instruments 2013, 84(9):095107-095107.
 
Ni Jiang, Wanneng Yang, Lingfeng Duan, Xiaochun Xu, Chenglong Huang, Qian Liu, Acceleration of CT reconstruction for wheat tiller inspection based on adaptive minimum enclosing rectangle. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2012, 85: 123-133