1. Qingzhang Du, Wei Pan, Baohua Xu, Bailian Li, and Deqiang Zhang*. Polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci within cellulose synthase (PtoCesA) genes are associated with growth and wood properties in Populus tomentosa. New Phytologist, 2013, 197(3): 763-776. (SCI, IF = 6.888).
2. Qingzhang Du, Chenrui Gong, Wei Pan, and Deqiang Zhang*. Development and application of microsatellites in candidate genes involved in wood formation in the Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa Carr.). DNA Research, 2013, 20(1): 31-44. (SCI, IF = 5.460)
3. Qingzhang Du, Wei Pan, Jiaxing Tian, Bailian Li, and Deqiang Zhang*. The UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase gene family in Populus: structure, expression, and association genetics. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(4): e60880. (SCI, IF = 4.244)
4. Qingzhang Du, Deqiang Zhang*, and Bailian Li. Development of 15 novel microsatellite markers from cellulose synthase genes in Populus tomentosa (Salicaceae). American Journal of Botany, 2012, 99(2): e46-e48. (SCI, IF = 3.108)
5. Qingzhang Du, Bowen Wang, Zunzheng Wei,Deqiang Zhang*, and Bailian Li. Genetic diversity and population structure of Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa) revealed by SSR markers. Journal of Heredity, 2012, 103 (6): 853-862. (SCI, IF = 2.438)
6. Qingzhang Du, Baohua Xu, Wei Pan, Chenrui Gong, Qingshi Wang, Jiaxing Tian, Bailian Li, and Deqiang Zhang*. Allelic variation in a cellulose synthase gene (PtoCesA4) associated with growth and wood properties in Populus tomentosa. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2013, 3(11):2069-2084. (SCI, IF = 1.794)
7. Qingzhang Du, Baohua Xu, Chenrui Gong, Xiaohui Yang, Wei Pan,Jiaxing Tian, Bailian Li, Deqiang Zhang*. Variation in growth, leaf, and wood property traits of Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa), a major industrial tree species in Northern China. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2014, 44: 326–339. (SCI, IF = 1.852)
8. Qingzhang Du, Lu Wang, Daling Zhou, Haijiao Yang, Chenrui Gong, Wei Pan, Deqiang Zhang*. Allelic variation within S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase gene family associated with wood properties in Chinese White Poplar (Populus tomentosa). BMC genetics, 2014, 15(Suppl 1):S4 (SCI, IF = 2.81)
9. Deqiang Zhang, Qingzhang Du, Baohua Xu, Zhiyi Zhang and Bailian Li. The actin multigene family in Populus: organization, expression and phylogenetic analysis. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2010, 284(2): 105-119. (SCI, IF = 2.636)
10. Zunzheng Wei, Qingzhang Du, Jinfeng Zhang, Bailian Li, and Deqiang Zhang*. Genetic diversity and population structure in Chinese indigenous poplar (Populus simonii) populations using microsatellite markers. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2013,31 (3): 620-632. (SCI, IF = 5.319)
11. Jiaxing Tian, Qingzhang Du, Bailian Li, and Deqiang Zhang*. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 5'UTR of UDP-glucose dehydrogenase (PtUGDH) associate with wood properties in Populus tomentosa. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s11295-013-0689-6.(SCI, IF = 2.42)
12. Jiaxing Tian, Qingzhang Du, Mengqi Chang, and Deqiang Zhang. Allelic variation in PtGA20Ox associates with growth and wood properties in Populus spp. PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(12): e53116. (SCI, IF = 4.244)
13. Bowen Wang, Qingzhang Du, Xiaohui Yang and Deqiang Zhang. Identification and Characterization of Nuclear Genes Involved in Photosynthesis in Populus. BMC Plant Biology, 2014 14:81 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-14-81 (SCI, IF = 4.354)
14. Lu Wang, Baolei Wang, Zunzheng Wei, Qingzhang Du, Deqiang Zhang*, and Bailian Li. Development of 35 microsatellite markers from heat stress transcription factors in Populus simonii (Salicaceae). American Journal of Botany, 2012, 99(9): e357-e361. (SCI, IF = 3.108)
15. Jiaxing Tian, Mengqi Chang, Qingzhang Du, Baohua Xu, Deqiang Zhang. Single?nucleotide Bpolymorphisms in PtoCesA7 and their association with growth and wood properties in Populus tomentosa Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00438-014-0824-6 (SCI, IF = 2.635).
16. Baohua Xu Jiaxing Tian Qingzhang Du Chenrui Gong Wei Pan Deqiang Zhang Single nucleotide polymorphisms in a cellulose synthase gene (PtoCesA3) are associated with growth and wood properties in Populus tomentosa Planta, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00425-014-2149-4 (SCI, IF=3.376)
17 Zunzheng Wei, Guanyu Zhang, Qingzhang Du, Jinfeng Zhang, Deqiang Zhang* and Bailian Li. Association mapping for morphological and physiological traits in Populus simonii. BMC genetics, 2014, 15(Suppl 1):S3 (SCI, IF = 2.81)
Qingzhang Du, Baohua Xu, Deqiang Zhang*, Bailian Li. Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 25,Construction of a Core Collection of Populus Tomentosa based on SSR Markers in China. pp. 151-169 Pub. Date: 2012 2nd Quarter,ISBN: 978-1-61942-556-95