Molecular biology and physiology of plant hormone action and interactions, effects of gravity and micro-gravity on gene expression in higher plants;
Genetic engineering of plants: development of novel fusion genes for improvement of agricultural, horticultural and forest crops, and development of transgenic plants to produce antibodies, antigens, vaccines and other pharmaceutical and industrial proteins.

 

Hui Duan

Dr. Degang Zhao

John Wurst

Dr. Yan H. Wu

Hao Wu

Phone: (860) 486-6780 (Office), (860) 486-6778 (Lab)
Fax:  (860) 486-6777

Email:   yili@canr.cag.uconn.edu

Walton, D. C., and Y. Li (1995): Abscisic acid biosynthesis and metabolism. In Plant Hormones  Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd edition. (Davies P. J. ed). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands  pp. 140-157.

Strabala, T. J., Y. Wu, and Y. Li (1996): Combinatorial effects of cytokinin and auxin transport inhibitors: alteration of organogenesis and organ development from the shoot apical meristem.  Plant and Cell Physiology, 37:1178-1182.

Zhang, J-S.,  Y. Wu, Q. Li, and Y. Li (1998): Molecular cloning and expression pattern of a cDNA from tobacco, Nfbp6, a homologue of the petunia FBP6 floral identity gene.  Plant Sexual Reproduction, 11:113-117.

Li, Y.  (1998):  Molecular mechanisms of auxin and cytokinin action.  In Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Growth and Development.  Eds Z. Xu and C. Liu.  Scientific Publishing House, Beijing, pp 141-151.

Li, Y., Y. Wu, G. Hagen, and T. J. Guilfoyle (1999): Expression of the GH3/GUS gene as a molecular marker for auxin physiology. Plant and Cell Physiology, 40:675-682 .

Wu, Y., Q. Li, J. Zhang, Z.F. Zheng, S. Xue, and Y. Li (2000): Molecular characterization of two MADS box genes from tobacco plants, Sexual Plant Reproduction, 13: 163-169.

Li Y., Y. Wu, H. R. McAvoy, and H. Duan (2001): Transgenics in Crops, in Biotechnology Annual Review 2000, Ed. by M. R. EL-Gewely, Elsevier, 435-456