State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry (Joint)

Mission

To develop a prehensive understanding of Plant Environment Interactions, and to apply the knowledge toward the agriculture development in China for more efficient and sustainable production

Basic Information

• Founded in 2002 as a joint laboratory with China Agricultural University （CAU）
  

• Director: Professor YANG Shu-Hua in CAU

• Deputy Director: Professor ZHENG Shao-Jian in ZJU

• Space Areas: 1800 m2

• Total Value of Instruments and Equipment: 35 million Yuan

  
  

Research Focuses

• Plant/Crop cellular signal transduction in responses to abiotic stress

• Regulation of gene expression in plant/crop responses to abiotic stress

• Plant/Crop developmental regulation and stress responses

• Physiological and molecular mechanisms of water and nutrient use efficiencies in crop

Achievements

• Number of National Grants (2013-2017): 37

• Total Amount of Funding (2013-2017): 56 million Yuan

• Number of SCI Publications (2013-2017): 88

• Number of Patents (2013-2017): 7

• Long-term Partnerships: University of Oxford, University of Maryland, La Trobe University, University of Western Australia

  
  

Contact

E-mail: sjzheng@zju.edu.cn