Lailiang Cheng

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Lailiang Cheng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lailiang Cheng has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Plant Science, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Lailiang Cheng's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (68 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (63 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (32 papers). Lailiang Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (68 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (63 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (32 papers). Lailiang Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Lailiang Cheng's co-authors include Pengmin Li, Mingjun Li, Leslie H. Fuchigami, Fengwang Ma, Fengjuan Feng, Li‐Song Chen, Yanzi Zhang, Abhaya M. Dandekar, Dong Meng and Gan‐Yuan Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lailiang Cheng

160 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Phased diploid genome assemblies and pan-genomes provide insights into the genetic history of apple domestication

2020 213 citations Kenong Xu, Lailiang Cheng et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Challenges and opportunities in using biowaste for sustainable hydroponic netted melon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivation 2025 ·Agricultural Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yu‐Pin Lin, Lailiang Cheng, Yu‐Shen Cheng, Shu-I Lin, Chihhao Fan	2
2	Preharvest 1-methylcyclopropene and aminoethoxyvinylglycine treatment effects on ‘NY2’ (RubyFrost®) apple fruit quality and postharvest watercore dissipation at different temperatures 2024 ·Postharvest Biology and Technology ·(unknown), Yosef Al Shoffe, (unknown), Lailiang Cheng, Christopher B. Watkins	4
3	A linker histone acts as a transcription factor to orchestrate malic acid accumulation in apple in response to sorbitol 2024 ·The Plant Cell ·Da‐Gang Hu, (unknown), Chunlong Li, Tingting Zhao, (unknown), Quan Sun, Chu‐Kun Wang, Dong Meng, Cui‐Hui Sun, Zhangjun Fei, Abhaya M. Dandekar, Lailiang Cheng	5
4	Alternative Splicing Underpins the ALMT9 Transporter Function for Vacuolar Malic Acid Accumulation in Apple 2024 ·Advanced Science ·Chunlong Li, Srinivasan Krishnan, (unknown), Da‐Gang Hu, Dong Meng, Janin Riedelsberger, Laura Dougherty, Kenong Xu, Miguel A. Piñeros, Lailiang Cheng	17
5	Focus on fruit crops 2023 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Jun Wu, Lailiang Cheng, Richard V. Espley, Fengwang Ma, Mickaël Malnoy	1
6	Phytochemical Composition and Content of Red-Fleshed Grape Accessions 2023 ·Horticulturae ·(unknown), Yingzhen Yang, Gan‐Yuan Zhong, Zhenchang Liang, Lailiang Cheng	4
7	Genome editing of apple SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDNG PROTEIN-LIKE 6 enhances adventitious shoot regeneration 2022 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Huixia Li, (unknown), (unknown), Shiyao Wang, (unknown), Yi Li, Lailiang Cheng, Zhihong Zhang, Yi Wang, Xinzhong Zhang, (unknown), Zhenhai Han, Wei Li	6
8	Reduction of the canonical function of a glycolytic enzyme enolase triggers immune responses that further affect metabolism and growth in Arabidopsis 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·Leiyun Yang, Zhixue Wang, Aiqin Zhang, Ruchika Bhawal, Chunlong Li, Sheng Zhang, Lailiang Cheng, Jian Hua	23
9	A Sugar Transporter Takes Up both Hexose and Sucrose for Sorbitol-Modulated In Vitro Pollen Tube Growth in Apple 2019 ·The Plant Cell ·Chunlong Li, Dong Meng, Miguel A. Piñeros, Yuxin Mao, Abhaya M. Dandekar, Lailiang Cheng	65
10	Heterologous expression of the apple hexose transporter MdHT2.2 altered sugar concentration with increasing cell wall invertase activity in tomato fruit 2019 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Zhengyang Wang, Xiaoyu Wei, Jingjing Yang, Huixia Li, Baiquan Ma, Kaikai Zhang, Yanfeng Zhang, Lailiang Cheng, Fengwang Ma, Mingjun Li	60
11	Sorbitol Modulates Resistance to Alternaria alternata by Regulating the Expression of an NLR Resistance Gene in Apple 2018 ·The Plant Cell ·Dong Meng, Chunlong Li, (unknown), Jonathan B. González, (unknown), Abhaya M. Dandekar, B. Gillian Turgeon, Lailiang Cheng	106
12	Increased activity of MdFRK2, a high-affinity fructokinase, leads to upregulation of sorbitol metabolism and downregulation of sucrose metabolism in apple leaves 2018 ·Horticulture Research ·Jingjing Yang, Lingcheng Zhu, (unknown), Chen Zhang, Dongxia Li, Baiquan Ma, Lailiang Cheng, Yong‐Ling Ruan, Fengwang Ma, Mingjun Li	54
13	Proteomic analysis reveals dynamic regulation of fruit development and sugar and acid accumulation in apple 2016 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Mingjun Li, Dongxia Li, Fengjuan Feng, Sheng Zhang, Fengwang Ma, Lailiang Cheng	88
14	Primary and secondary metabolism in the sun‐exposed peel and the shaded peel of apple fruit 2012 ·Physiologia Plantarum ·Pengmin Li, Fengwang Ma, Lailiang Cheng	83
15	Phloem Loading Strategies and Water Relations in Trees and Herbaceous Plants 2011 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Lailiang Cheng, Yang-Dong Guo, Robert Turgeon	76
16	Effects of Nitrogen Supply on Source-sink Balance and Fruit Size of ‘Gala’ Apple Trees 2009 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·(unknown), Lailiang Cheng, Alan N. Lakso, Martin C. Goffinet	44
17	Accumulation of Macro- and Micronutrients and Nitrogen Demand-supply Relationship of ‘Gala’/‘Malling 26’ Apple Trees Grown in Sand Culture 2009 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Lailiang Cheng, Richard Raba	64
18	Iron Assimilation and Carbon Metabolism in ‘Concord’ Grapevines Grown at Different pHs 2007 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Brandon R. Smith, Lailiang Cheng	2
19	Carbon Assimilation and Carbohydrate Metabolism of `Concord' Grape (Vitis labrusca L.) Leaves in Response to Nitrogen Supply 2003 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Li‐Song Chen, Lailiang Cheng	1
20	INTRA- AND EXTRA-CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROKARYOTES, PROCHLORON SP., IN A COLONIAL ASCIDIAN : ULTRASTRUCTURAL AND QUANTITATIVE STUDIE S 1998 ·Symbiosis ·Euichi Hirose, (unknown), Lailiang Cheng, Ralph A. Lewin	12

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