Rate My Professor Jiasheng Wu

Professor Jiasheng Wu is Vice President and Professor in the School of Forestry and Biotechnology at Zhejiang A&F University in Hangzhou, China. He is affiliated with the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture and the State Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Forest Food Resources. His research centers on the molecular physiology of stress responses in subtropical woody plants, with a particular emphasis on Torreya grandis. Key investigations include transcriptional regulation of jasmonate synthesis for chilling tolerance, ethylene biosynthesis modules for development, proline dehydrogenase in waterlogging tolerance, and genomic analyses revealing evolutionary diversification in the Taxaceae family. Additional studies explore phosphorus uptake enhancement via microbial interactions, hypobaric treatments mitigating chilling injury, and phenological models for spring budburst under varying temperatures, photoperiods, and moisture levels.

Wu has published over 150 papers, accumulating more than 3,600 citations. Prominent publications encompass 'The Torreya grandis genome illuminates the origin and diversification of the Taxaceae' (Nature Communications, 2023), 'Transcription factors TgbHLH95 and TgbZIP44 cotarget jasmonate synthesis to mediate chilling tolerance in Torreya grandis' (Plant Physiology, 2023), 'Growth, physiological, and biochemical responses of four Vitis interspecific hybrid grapevine cultivars to drought stress' (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2015), 'TgMYC2-TgPAL module regulated by jasmonic acid mediates phenylpropanoid biosynthesis to enhance resistance to root rot in Torreya grandis' (Industrial Crops and Products, 2026), 'TgIAA7-TgARF10-TgProDH1 module regulates waterlogging tolerance by modulating proline homeostasis in Torreya grandis' (Plant Physiology, 2025), 'Effective chilling temperatures for dormancy release in overwintering buds of woody plants' (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2026), and 'Effects of calcium phosphate and phosphorus-dissolving bacteria on the growth and phosphorus uptake of Torreya grandis seedlings' (BMC Microbiology, 2024). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Zhejiang A&F University and on the editorial board of Food Frontiers. Wu has delivered opening remarks at international events, including the International Young Scientist Forum for Climate Change: Bamboo-based Solutions and the Finland-China Food and Health Network conference. His contributions advance understanding of adaptive mechanisms in forestry species amid climate challenges.