Kangning Li: Plant Physiology First Author

Kangning Li, first author of “The rice transcription factor Nhd1 regulates root growth and nitrogen uptake by activating nitrogen transporters”

Current position: PhD student, Nanjing Agricultural University

Education: Nanjing Agricultural University

Non-scientific interests: Travel

Brief bio: In 2016, I joined professor Guohua Xu’s research group in College of Resource and Environmental Sciences at Nanjing Agricultural University to study the downstream genes of rice circadian clock Nhd1 (OsCCA1) and the mechanism of efficient nitrogen utilization. In the process, we hope to elucidate how plants are regulated by the internal clock to respond to changes in the external nutrient environment, and explore ways to improve nitrogen use efficiency of rice through genetic improvement. I hope that in the future, molecular biological techniques can be used to further improve yield and quality of crops and contribute to saving the consumption of fertilizers for sustainable development.

姓名：李康宁

目前职位：南京农业大学 博士生

教育：南京农业大学

非科学兴趣：旅游

简介：作为研究生，于2016年加入南京农业大学资源与环境科学学院徐国华教授课题组研究水稻生物钟调控因子Nhd1(OsCCA1)的下游基因及氮素高效利用的机理。在此过程中，我们希望解析植物如何受到内置生物钟调节从而响应外界营养环境变化，同时探究通过遗传改良提高水稻氮素利用效率的途径。我期望，将来可以利用分子生物学技术进一步提高产量和改良作物品质，为节约肥料资源，保证可持续发展做出贡献。