“The Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Legume Biology”team currently uses legume and rhizobia as major research systems and apply approaches of multi-omics, genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, bioinformatics, structural biology, and evolutionary biology to investigate key basic and applied biological questions in sustainable agriculture. Our current and future research plans focus on the following research areas: the molecular mechanisms of the legume-rhizobium interactions and symbiotic nitrogen fixation, as well as their responses to environmental stimuli and endogenous cues. We are also committed to precisely improve legume crops with high yield, wide resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and high nutritional quality, by molecular design, and discover the highly efficient compatibility and nitrogen fixation between legume varieties and rhizobial strains, and their application in green agriculture.
