Zhihong Xu, Chinese botanist (Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 14 October 1942 –

Authored over 240 papers, reviews and monographs

With N. Sunderland discovered that the growth of androgen could be stimulated by the density effect and components in anther culture (1981-2)

Introduced a new technique to increase the success rate for protoplast culture by isolating it from young roots (1981-2)

Verified that protoplasm could promote growth of the male pit in anther through cultivation of anther

Identified the regulatory role of auxin polar transport in embryo development and bilateral symmetry, as well as the relationship between auxin and auxin binding protein (ABP)

With C.M. Liu & N.H. Chua. Auxin polar transport is essential for the establishment of bilateral symmetry during early plant embryogenesis. Plant Cell 5:621-30, 1993

Developed some important cell transformation technology to help with the research in various plants such as sorghum and soya bean

HONORS

90826 Xuzhihong (Asteroid)