[1] Zhao M^#, Tang S^#, Zhang H^#, He M, Liu J, Zhi H, Sui Y, Liu X, Jia G, Zhao Z, Yan J, Zhang B, Zhou Y, Chu J, Wang X, Zhao B, Tang W, Li J, Wu C*, Liu X* and Diao X*. DROOPY LEAF1 controls leaf architecture by orchestrating early brassinosteroid signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, 21766-21774.

[2] Zhao, M^#*., Zhang, Q^#., Liu, H^#., Tang, S., Shang, C., Zhang, W., Sui, Y., Zhang, Y., Zheng, C., Zhang, H., Liu, C., Chu, J., Jia, G., Wang, H., Liu, X., An, D., Zhu, F., Zhi, H., Wu, C., and Diao, X*. (2023). The osmotic stress–activated receptor-like kinase DPY1 mediates SnRK2 kinase activation and drought tolerance in Setaria. The Plant cell, koad200.

[3] Wang C, Tang S, Zhang Q, Shang Z, Liu X, Diao X and Zhao M*. Kinase activity is required for the receptor kinase DROOPY LEAF1 to control leaf droopiness. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2021, 16(11):1976561.

[4] Zhao M, Zhi H, Zhang X, Jia G, Diao X*. Retrotransposon-mediated DELLA transcriptional reprograming underlies semi-dominant dwarfism in foxtail millet. The Crop Journal, 2019, 7(4): 458-468.

[5] Zhao M, Zhi H, Doust AN, Li W, Wang Y, Li H, Jia G, Wang Y, Zhang N, Diao X*.(2013) Novel genomes and genome constitutions identified by GISH and 5S rDNA and knotted1 genomic sequences in the genus Setaria. BMC Genomics. 11; 14:244.

[6] Li Y^#, Fu X^#*, Zhao M^#, Zhang W, Li B, An D, Li J, Zhang A, Liu R*, Liu X*. A Genome-wide View of Transcriptome Dynamics During Early Spike Development in Bread Wheat. Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 15338.

[7] Liu H#, Han G#, Gu T#, Jin Y, Shi Z, Xing L, Yan H, Wang J, Hao C, Zhao M*, An D*. Identification of the major QTL QPm.cas-7D for adult plant resistance to wheat powdery mildew. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13:1042399.

[8] Li, Y, Li, L, Zhao, M, Guo, L, Guo, X, Zhao, D, Batool, A, Dong, B, Xu, H, Cui, S, Zhang, A, Fu, X, Li, J, Jing, R and Liu, X. Wheat FRIZZY PANICLE activates VERNALIZATION1-A and HOMEOBOX4-A to regulate spike development in wheat. Plant biotechnology journal, 2021, 19(6), 1141–1154.

[9] 赵美丞,刁现民.谷子近缘野生种的亲缘关系及其利用研究.作物学报: 2021.http://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.1809.S.20210524.1127.002.html.L.

[10] Tang, S., Zhao, Z., Liu, X., Sui, Y., Zhang, D., Zhi, H., Gao, Y., Zhang, H., Zhang, L., Wang, Y., Zhao, M., Li, D., Wang, K., He, Q., Zhang, R., Zhang, W., Jia, G., Tang, W., Ye, X., Wu, C., and Diao, X. (2023). An E2-E3 pair contributes to seed size control in grain crops. Nature Communications 14, 3091.

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