Nie, Xianzhou, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

850 Lincoln Road
PO Box 20280
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 4Z7
Telephone: 506-460-4514
Fax: 506-460-4377
Email: xianzhou.nie@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• potato
• plant biotechnology
• gene cloning
• host resistance
• host-virus interactions
• viruses and viral diseases

Current Projects:

• Improving seed potato quality by determining the prevalence of virus strains, their molecular detection, characterization and elimination

Research Publications:

2013:

• Fageria, M.S., Singh, M., Nanayakkara, U.N., Pelletier, Y., Nie, X., and Wattie, D. (2013). "Monitoring Current Season Spread of Potato virus Y in Potato Fields Using ELISA and Real-time RT-PCR.", Plant Disease, 97(5), pp. 641-644. doi : 10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0283-RE
• Hu, X., Lei, Y., Xiong, X., He, C.Z., Liu, M., and Nie, X. (2013). "Identification of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in potatoes in China.", Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology / Revue canadienne de phytopathologie. doi : 10.1080/07060661.2013.785981
• Nie, X., Singh, M., Pelletier, Y., and McLaren, D.L. (2013). "Recent Advances on Potato virus Y Research in Canada.", American Journal of Potato Research, 90(1), pp. 14-20. doi : 10.1007/s12230-012-9288-6
• Singh, M., Singh, R.P., Fageria, M.S., Nie, X., Coffin, R.H., and Hawkins, G. (2013). "Optimization of a real-time RT-PCR assay and its comparison with ELISA, conventional RT-PCR and the grow-out test for large scale diagnosis of Potato virus Y in dormant potato tubers.", American Journal of Potato Research, 90(1), pp. 43-50. doi : 10.1007/s12230-012-9274-z

2012:

• Nanayakkara, U.N., Nie, X., Giguère, M.-A., Zhang, J.H., Boquel, S., and Pelletier, Y. (2012). "Aphid Feeding Behavior in Relation to Potato Virus Y (PVY) Acquisition.", Journal of Economic Entomology, 105(6), pp. 1903-1908. doi : 10.1603/EC11427
• Nanayakkara, U.N., Nie, X., Giguère, M.-A., Zhang, J.H., and Pelletier, Y. (2012). "Chenopodium album L. as a Host for Potato Virus Y (PVY) in New Brunswick, Canada.", American Journal of Potato Research, 89(3), pp. 245-247. doi : 10.1007/s12230-012-9243-6
• Nanayakkara, U.N., Singh, M., Pelletier, Y., and Nie, X. (2012). "Investigation of Potato virus Y (PVY) Strain Status and Variant Population in Potatoes in New Brunswick, Canada.", American Journal of Potato Research, 89(3), pp. 232-239. doi : 10.1007/s12230-012-9247-2
• Nie, B.-H., Singh, M., Murphy, A.M., Sullivan, A., Xie, C.-H., and Nie, X. (2012). "Response of potato cultivars to five isolates belonging to four strains of Potato virus Y.", Plant Disease, 96(10), pp. 1422-1429. doi : 10.1094/PDIS-01-12-0018-RE
• Nie, B.-H., Xie, C.-H., and Nie, X. (2012). "Progress in research on the resistance mechanism against viruses in potatoes.", Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 39(9), pp. 1703-1714.
• Nie, X. (2012). "Analysis of Sequence Polymorphism and Population Structure of Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid in Viroid-Infected Tomato Plants.", Viruses, 4(6), pp. 940-953. doi : 10.3390/v4060940
• Pelletier, Y., Nie, X., Giguère, M.-A., Nanayakkara, U.N., Maw, H.E.L., and Foottit, R.G. (2012). "A New Approach for the Identification of Aphid Vectors (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of Potato Virus Y.", Journal of Economic Entomology, 105(6), pp. 1909-1914. doi : 10.1603/EC12085

2011:

• Hu, X., Nie, X., He, C.Z., and Xiong, X. (2011). "Differential pathogenicity of two different recombinant PVY^NTN isolates in Physalis floridana is likely determined by the coat protein gene.", Virology Journal, 8:207. doi : 10.1186/1743-422X-8-207
• Hu, X., Nie, X., Song, Y., Xiong, X., and Tai, H.H. (2011). "Ethylene is involved but plays a limited role in Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid-induced symptom development in tomato.", Agricultural Sciences in China, 10(4), pp. 544-552. doi : 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60035-7
• Nie, B.-H., Singh, M., Sullivan, A., Singh, R.P., Xie, C.-H., and Nie, X. (2011). "Recognition and molecular discrimination of severe and mild PVY^O variants of Potato virus Y in potatoes in New Brunswick, Canada.", Plant Disease, 95(2), pp. 113-119. doi : 10.1094/PDIS-04-10-0257
• Nie, X. (2011). "Plant Viral Disease Management in the Genomics Era.", The Americas Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 5(Spec. Issue 1), pp. 107-114.
• Nie, X., Giguère, M.-A., and Pelletier, Y. (2011). "The use of test tube plantlets for the assessment of Potato virus Y transmission by Myzus persicae and Aphis glycines.", Phytoprotection, 92(1), pp. 15-18.
• Nie, X., Pelletier, Y., Mason, N., Dilworth, A.D., and Giguère, M.-A. (2011). "Aphids preserved in propylene glycol can be used for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detection of Potato virus Y.", Journal of Virological Methods, 175(2), pp. 224-227. doi : 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.05.019

2010:

• Chen, H., Nie, X., Liu, M., and Xiong, X. (2010). "Recent Progress in Research on Anthocyanin and Its Genetics in Potatoes.", Scientia Agricultura Sinica / Zhongguo nongye Kexue, 43(8), pp. 1634-1642.
• Nie, X. (2010). "Preliminary Assessment of Resistance of Potato Varieties to Potato latent virus.", American Journal of Potato Research, 87(1), pp. 78-82. doi : 10.1007/s12230-009-9119-6
• Qin, Y.Z., Guo, M., Li, X., Xiong, X., He, C.Z., Nie, X., and Liu, X.M. (2010). "Stress responsive gene CIPK14 is involved in phytochrome A-mediated far-red light inhibition of greening in Arabidopsis.", Science China Life Sciences, 53(11), pp. 1307-1314. doi : 10.1007/s11427-010-4078-1

2009:

• Hu, X., He, C.Z., Xiao, Y., Xiong, X., and Nie, X. (2009). "Molecular characterization and detection of recombinant isolates of potato virus Y from China.", Archives of Virology, 154(8), pp. 1303-1312. doi : 10.1007/s00705-009-0448-z
• Hu, X., He, C.Z., Xiong, X., Liu, M., Song, Y., and Nie, X. (2009). "Advances on Potato virus Y research."
• Nie, X. (2009). "The complete nucleotide sequence and genome structure of potato latent virus.", Archives of Virology, 154(2), pp. 361-364. doi : 10.1007/s00705-008-0291-7

Other Science Related Publications:

2012:

• He, C.Z. and Nie, X. (2012). "Potato viruses and viral disease control.", in Tai, G.C.C. and Xiong, X. (eds.) - Research Topics in World Potato Science, OmniScience Press, Toronto, Canada, Chapter 11, pp. 189-214.

2011:

• Fageria, M.S., Singh, M., Nanayakkara, U.N., Wattie, D., and Nie, X. (2011). "Monitoring Current Season Spread of PVY in Seed Potato Fields of New Brunswick.", 19th Annual Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB, Canada, March 16-17, 2011.
• Nanayakkara, U.N., Singh, M., Pelletier, Y., Maradukhel, G., and Nie, X. (2011). "Genetic Diversity of Potato Virus Y (PVY) in Seed-lot Potatoes in New Brunswick.", 19th Annual Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB, Canada, March 16-17, 2011.
• Nie, X., Nie, B.-H., Singh, M., Sullivan, A., and Xie, C.-H. (2011). "Responses of Potato Cultivars to Potato Virus Y Strain Groups.", 19th Annual Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB, Canada, March 16-17, 2011.
• Pelletier, Y., Nie, X., Giguère, M.-A., Mason, N., and Nanayakkara, U.N. (2011). "Which Aphid Species is Transmitting PVY?", 19th Annual Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB, Canada, March 16-17, 2011.

2009:

• Chapman, B., Johnston, J., Kulka, M., Zhang, J.H., Zidichouski, J., Wang, Y., Williams, A., Bernard, K., Kerr, R., Saleh, T., Smith, J., Robertson, G., Murphy, A.M., Tai, H.H., De Koeyer, D.L., and Nie, X. (2009). "Bioactives, Functional Food and Nutraceuticals - The science behind developing a BioPotato.", BioPotato Network Meeting, Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB, Canada, November 2, 2009. (Abstract)