1.基本信息
祝庆刚，1987年7月生，河南信阳人，副教授，博士研究生导师。2009年6月毕业于ray雷竞技官网入口园艺专业，获农学学士学位；2012年6月毕业于ray雷竞技官网入口果树学专业，获农学硕士学位；2013年9月至2014年8月在中国热带农业科学院环境与植物保护研究所工作；2018年3月毕业于浙江大学果树学专业，获农学博士学位。2018年5月至2020年5月，在浙江大学农业与生物技术学院生物学博士后流动站进行博士后研究工作。2020年6月到ray雷竞技官网入口参加工作至今。目前主要开展柿、猕猴桃等果实的贮藏保鲜与品质调控基础理论研究，及柿果实采后脱涩保脆技术、即食猕猴桃技术研发等。目前担任中国园艺学会柿分会常务理事，Fruit Research期刊青年编委，Horticulturae期刊客座编辑，Frontiers in Plant Science的review editor，并入选2023年度陕西省“三区”科技服务人才，科研成果荣获省部级科技进步奖二等奖两项。
2.研究方向
果实品质及贮藏保鲜生物学基础
3.开设课程
本科生“园艺产品贮运学”、“园艺产品商品学”等课程教学和实践实习教学。
4.科研项目
1）乙烯和ABA互作影响柿果实采后软化的机制研究，ray雷竞技官网入口引进人才科研启动项目，2020.06-2023.06，主持。
2）柿果实脱涩后软化过程ABA代谢及调控的分子机制研究，国家自然科学基金青年项目，2021.01-2023.12，主持。
3）激素互作调控柿果实后熟软化机制研究，中央高校基本科研业务费，2022.01-2022.12，主持。
4）基于赤霉素与乙烯拮抗效应调控柿果实后熟软化的转录调控机制研究，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2023.01-2026.12，主持。
5.发表论文（*为通讯作者）
1) Xu YX,Yang F, Song HR, Zhao XR, Gao H, Sun NJ, Liu XF, Yin XR, Ding YD, Zhu QG*.2026. ABA-ethylene crosstalk accelerates persimmon fruit softening via induction of DkNAC26 and DkNAC28. Horticulture Research. Accept.
2) Cai J, Li SJ, Zeng SY, Ren ML, Ding YD, Zhu QG*, Xu YX*. 2026. CaCl2 combined with high-temperature treatment delays softening in apple fruit through suppressing the ethylene biosynthesis and cell wall degradation. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 232, 114009.
3) Zhou H, Nie JJ, Ren ML, Ding YD, Xu YX, Zhu QG*. 2025. Physiological and transcriptome analysis revealed the effect of ABA on promoting persimmon fruit postharvest deastringency. Life, 15, 1027.
4) Yang F, Wang YC, Wu FZ, Wang SK, Ding YD, Chen Y, Zhu QG*, Ma YP*. 2025. Insights into stress response pathways and potential triterpene accumulation mechanisms induced by friction damage in kiwifruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 228, 113664.
5) Yuwei Wang, Shiyu Lin, Mengyuan Zhang, Jiaojiao Nie, Aijun Tang, Ningjing Sun, Shuyu Zeng, Xiaofen Liu, Yuduan Ding, Xueren Yin, Qinggang Zhu*. 2024. Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed the effect of melatonin on delaying persimmon fruit softening. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 214: 113008.
6) Jing S, Shi YW, Zhu BH, Yang YJ, Nian SW, Wang KH, Guo XC, Zhu QG*, Kou LP*. 2024. Methyl Jasmonate alleviates the husk browning and regulates expression of genes related to phenolic metabolism of pomegranate fruit. Scientia Horticulturae, 338, 113783.
7) Jing S, Wang CL, Yong YJ, Zhu BH, Hou DH, Guo XC, Zhu QG*, Kou LP*. Integrated transcriptomics and physiological parameters reveal the husk browning difference between two cultivars of pomegranate fruit. Scientia Horticulturae, 336, 113413.
8) Yang F, Zhao RK, Suo JT, Ding YD, Tan JW, Zhu QG*, Ma YP*. 2024. Understanding quality differences between kiwifruit varieties during softening. Food Chemistry, 430, 136983.
9) Liu MY, Wang CR, Ji HL, Sun MX, Liu TY, Wang JH, Cao H*, Zhu QG*. 2024. Ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction during ripening and softening in non-climacteric fruits: an overview. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1368692.
10) Jianqing Jiao, Mijing Jin, Hui Liu, Jiangtao Suo, Xueren Yin, Qinggang Zhu*, Jingping Rao*. 2022. Application of melatonin in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) alleviated chilling injury during cold storage. Scientia Horticulturae, 296: 110876.
11) Yiheng He, Hui Liu, Huan Li, Mijing Jin, Xianglan Wang, Xueren Yin, Qinggang Zhu*, Jingping Rao*. 2021. Transcription factors DkBZR1/2 regulate cell wall degradation genes and ethylene biosynthesis genes during persimmon fruit ripening. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72: 6437-6446.
12) Mijing Jin, Sufu Gan, Jianqing Jiao, Yiheng He, Hui Liu, Xueren Yin, Qinggang Zhu*, Jingping Rao*. 2021. Genome-wide analysis of the bZIP gene family and the role of AchnABF1 from postharvest kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang) in osmotic and freezing stress adaptations. Plant Science, 308: 110927.
13) Sumei Kou, Rong Jin, Yingying Wu, Jingwen Huang, Qiuyun Zhang, Ningjing Sun, Yong Yang, Changfei Guan, Wenqiu Wang, Changqing Zhu, Qinggang Zhu*, Xueren Yin*. 2021. Transcriptome analysis revealed the roles of carbohydrate metabolism on differential acetaldehyde production capacity in persimmon fruit in response to high-CO2 treatment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69: 836-845.
14) Wei Wu, Miaomiao Wang, Hui Gong, Xiaofen Liu, Dalong Guo, Ningjing Sun, Jing-wen Huang, Qinggang Zhu, Kunsong Chen, Xueren Yin*. High CO2/hypoxia-induced softening of persimmon fruit is modulated by DkERF8/16 and DkNAC9 complexes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71: 2690-2700.
15) Qinggang Zhu#, Yang Xu#, Yong Yang, Changfei Guan, Qiuyun Zhang, Jingwen Huang, Don Grierson, Kunsong Chen, Bangchu Gong*, Xueren Yin*. 2019. The persimmon (Diospyros oleifera Cheng) genome provides new insights into the inheritance of astringency and ancestrasl evolution. Horticulture Research, 6: 138.
16) Qinggang Zhu#, Ziyuan Gong#, Jingwen Huang, Donald Grierson, Kunsong Chen, Xueren Yin*. 2019. High-CO2/hypoxia-responsive transcription factors DkERF24 and DkWRKY1 interact and activate DkPDC2 promoter. Plant Physiology, 180:621-633.
17) Qinggang Zhu, Ziyuan Gong, Miaomiao Wang, Xian Li, Donald Griersion, Xueren Yin*, Kunsong Chen. 2018. A transcription factor network responsive to high CO2/hypoxia is involved in deastringency in persimmon fruit. Journal of Experimental Botany. 8: 2061-2070
18) Qinggang Zhu, Miaomiao Wang, Ziyuan Gong, Fang Fang, Ningjing Sun, Xian Li, Donald Grierson, Xueren Yin*, Kunsong Chen. 2016. Involvement of DkTGA1 transcription factor in anaerobic response leading to persimmon fruit postharvest de-astringency. PLOS ONE,11(5): e0155916.
19) Qinggang Zhu#, Zhengke Zhang#, Jingping Rao, Donald J. Huber, Jingyi Lv, Yali Hou, Kanghua Song. 2013. Identification of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase genes (XTHs) and their expression in persimmon fruit as influenced by 1-methylcyclopropene and gibberelic acid during storage at ambient temperature. Food Chemistry, 138:471-477.
20) Rong Jin#, Qinggang Zhu#, Xinyue Shen, Miaomiao Wang, Wajeeha Jamil, Donald Grierson, Xueren Yin*, Kunsong Chen. 2018. DkNAC7, a novel high-CO2/hypoxia-induced NAC transcription factor, regulates persimmon fruit de-astringency. PLoS ONE, 13: e0194326.
21) Miaomiao Wang, Qinggang Zhu, Chuli Deng, Zhengrong Luo, Ningjing Sun, Donald Grierson, Xueren Yin*, Kunsong Chen. 2017. Hypoxia-responsive ERFs involved in postdeastringency softening of persimmon fruit. Plant Biotechnology Jouranl, 15: 1409-1419.
22) Zhengke Zhang, Qinggang Zhu, Meijiao Hu, Zhaoyin Gao, Feng An, Min Li*, Yueming Jiang. 2017. Low-temperature conditioning induces chilling tolerance in stored mango fruit. Food Chemistry, 219: 76-84.
23) Fang Fang, Miaomiao Wang, Qinggang Zhu, Ting Min, Donald Grierson, Xueren Yin*, Kunsong Chen. 2016. DkMYB6 is involved in persimmon fruit deastringency, via transcriptional activation on both DkPDC and DkERF. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 111: 161-167.
24) 祝庆刚，饶景萍*，田红炎，韩叶. 2012. 1-甲基环丙烯和丙烯处理对采后柿果实XTH基因表达的影响. 园艺学报，39（7）：1278-1284.
6.联系方式
通讯地主：陕西杨凌邰城路3号ray雷竞技官网入口南校区园艺学院
邮编：712100
Email: qinggangzhu@nwafu.edu.cn
