Chenchen Zhao

Dynamic research fellow in crop genetics with a proven track record in plant science, identifying trends, and providing strategic recommendations in enhancing crop productivity and sustainability through innovative genetic approaches.

2021 to Present   Supervising 9 HDR students including 2 MRs. Primary supervisor of 2 PhD students

Teaching involvement KLA214, Crop Physiology; KLA434, Crop Production

• Increasing intrinsic heat tolerance of wheat through improved genetics in the source-sink relationship, GRDC, AU, 2023 - 2027
• Modelling the impacts of waterlogging on barley, canola and fababean, GRDC, AU, 2023 - 2026
• To investigate if organic compounds reduce oxygen loss rate under waterlogging, JM_Roberts, 2022 - 2023

https://discover.utas.edu.au/Chenchen.Zhao

• Evolution of Chloroplast Retrograde Signalling Facilitates Green Plant Adaptation to Land, Chenchen Zhao, Yuanyuan Wang, Kai Xun Chan et al., 2019, PNAS, 116, 11, 5015-5020
• Smart glass impacts stomatal sensitivity of greenhouse Capsicum through altered light, Chenchen Zhao, Sachin Chavan, Xin He, Meixue Zhou, Christopher I Cazzonelli, Zhong-Hua Chen, David T Tissue, Oula Ghannoum, 2021, J. Exp. Bot., 72, 8, 3235–3248
• Aluminium tolerance and stomata operation: Towards optimising crop performance in acid soil, Ce Guo, Sergey Shabala, Zhong-Hua Chen, Meixue Zhou, Chenchen Zhao, 2024, Plant Physiol. Biochem., 210, 108626
• Climate-resilient crops: Lessons from xerophytes, Xi Chen, Chenchen Zhao+, Ping Yun, Meixue Zhou, Zhonghua Chen and Sergey Shabala, 2024, Plant J, 117, 1815-1835, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16549
• Phosphorus Plays Key Roles in Regulating Plants’ Physiological Responses to Abiotic Stresses, Khan Fahad, Abu Bakar Siddique, Sergey Shabala, Meixue Zhou, and Chenchen Zhao, 2023, Plants, 12, (15), 2861