Dr. Chen Kunmei
Research Associate
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops (IBFC)
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Address: No.348, West Xianjiahu Rd., Changsha 410205, Hunan province, P.R. China
Phone: +86-731-88998511
Fax: +86-731-88998504
E-mail: chenkunmei@caas.cn
Education Background:
Ph.D. (Crop Genetics Breeding)
Northwest A&F University, China, 2015
B.S. (Seed Science and Engineering)
Northwest A&F University, China, 2008
Research Area:
Dr. Chen Kunmei mainly committed to the research of molecular genetic improvement of bast crops and multi-purpose utilization of bast crops, including the research on the functions and regulatory networks of the key genes regulating important economic traits of bast crops, the research on the control of heavy metal pollution by bast fiber crops, and functional genomics.
Selected Publications:
Kunmei Chen, Yulan Li, Chunming Yu, Ping Chen, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Xiaofei Wang, Heping Xiong, and Aiguo Zhu. Systematic evaluation of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) for phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated soil and the mechanism of microbial regulation. Chemosphere, 2023, accepted.
Kunmei Chen, Yao Ming, Mingbao Luan, Ping Chen, Junhui Chen, Heping Xiong, Jikang Chen, Bin Wu, Mingzhou Bai, Gang Gao, Qianqian Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Jianbo Jian, Chunming Yu, Aiguo Zhu. The chromosome-level assembly of ramie(Boehmeria nivea L.) genomeprovides insights into molecular regulation of fiber fineness. Journal of Natural Fibers. 2023, 20(1):2168819.
Kunmei Chen, Pan Mou, Aiguo Zhu, Ping Chen, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Xiaofei Wang, Xinkang Feng and Chunming Yu. A comparative study of different methods for the determination of cadmium in various tissues of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023, accepted.
Kunmei Chen, Wenjing Ou, Chunming Yu, Aiguo Zhu, Mingbao Luan, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Xiaofei Wang, Ping Chen. Genome-wide association study discovered favorable single nucleotide poly morphisms and candidate genes associated with ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) colloidal matters. Journal of Natural Fibers. 2022, 20(1):2154301.
Xiaojun Qiu, Haohan Zhao, AS Abubakar, DeYi Shao, JiKang Chen, Ping Chen, Chunming Yu, Xiaofei Wang, Kunmei Chen*, Aiguo Zhu*. Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF gene superfamily in ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) revealed their synergistic roles in regulating abiotic stress resistance and ramet development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022, 23:15117.
Kunmei Chen, Ping Chen, Xiaojun Qiu, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Xiaofei Wang, Aiguo Zhu and ChunmingYu. Regulating role of abscisic acid on cadmium enrichment in ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.). Scientific reports. 2021, 11: 22045.
Kunmei Chen, Bing Guo, Chunming Yu, Ping Chen, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Xiaofei Wang and Aiguo Zhu. Comparative transcriptome analysis provides new insights into the molecular regulatory mechanism of adventitious root formation in ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.). Plants, 2021, 10(1):160.
Kunmei Chen, Mingbao Luan, Heping Xiong, Ping Chen, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao, Kunyong Huang, Aiguo Zhu and Chunming Yu. Genome-wide association study discovered favorable single nucleotide polymorphisms and candidate genes associated with ramet number in ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.). BMC Plant Biology, 2018, 18(1):345.
Kunmei Chen, Yongting Yu, Kai Sun, Heping Xiong, Chunming Yu, Ping Chen, Jikang Chen, Gang Gao and Aiguo Zhu. The miRNAome of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.): identification, expression, and potential roles of novel microRNAs in regulation of cadmium stress response. BMC Plant Biology, 2018, 18(1):369.
Kunmei Chen, Hongwei Li, Yaofeng Chen, Qi Zheng, Bin Li, Zhensheng Li. TaSCL14, a novel wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) GRAS gene, regulates plant growth, photosynthesis, tolerance to photooxidative stress, and senescence. Journal of Genetics and Genomics
2015, 42(1): 21-32.