Chunni Zhang Ph. D.

 

　　Associate professor of Entomology

　　Graduate student advisor

　　College of Plant Protection

　　Northwest A&F University

　　Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China

　　Email: chunnizh@nwsuaf.edu.cn

　　Tel: 18729551958

 

　　Research Focus

　　[1]Functional characterization of response elements mediating gossypol-inducible expression of CYP6AE14 inHelicoverpa armigera. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2012-2014, 0.24 million RMB.

　　[2]Characterization and function analysis of transcription factor responsive to plant allelochemicals induction of CYP321A1 in Helicoverpa armigera. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2017-2020, 0.60 million RMB.

　　[3]Integrated management research of Comprehensive control of Shaanxicruciferous diamondback moth Plutella xylostella and its demonstration and dissemination. Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest. 2011-2015, 0.20 million RMB.

　　Representative papers （* Corresponding author）

　　1.Chunni Zhang, Andrew Wong, Yalin Zhang, Xinzhi Ni, Xianchun Li. Common and unique cis-acting elementsmediatexanthotoxin and flavone induction of the generalist P450 CYP321A1. Scientific Reports, 2014,4:6490.

　　2. Long Ma, Wu Dai, Xianchun Li, Yalin Zhang, Chunni Zhang*.Molecular cloning and expression analysis ofsoluble and membrane-bound trehalase genes in the cotton bollworm,Helicoverpaarmigera.JournalofAsia-Pacific Entomology, 2015, 18, 187-195.

　　3.Chunni Zhang, XiangxiaLuo, Xinzhi Ni, Yalin Zhang, Xianchun Li. Functional characterization of cis-actingelements mediating flavone-inducible expression of CYP321A1. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,2010, 40: 898-908.

　　4. Chunni Zhang, Liuxing Pan, Yeping Lu, Chris Dietrich, Wu Dai. Reinvestigation of the antennal morphologyof the white-backed planthopperSogatellafurcifera （Horváth） （Hemiptera: Delphacidae）。 ZoologischerAnzeiger, 2016, 262: 20-28.

　　5. Long Ma, Wu Dai, Chunni Zhang*. Toxicity of hexaflumuron and its effects on chitin and chitinase of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Journal of Northwest A&F University （Nat. Sci. Ed.）， 2014, 42 （7）：141-147.

　　6. Tingting Wang, Chunni Zhang*. Effects of chlorfenapyr on detoxifying enzyme activities of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2014, 23（8）：196-200.

　　Major and research direction

　　Agricultural Entomology and pest control, Insect physiology,Insect biochemistry and Molecular biology.