一、基本信息
王中元，男，山西太原人，副教授，硕士生导师。2022年12月毕业于西北农林科技大学园艺学院，获农学博士学位，2023年1月进入西北农林科技大学作物学流动站开展博士后研究工作。2025年12月入职西北农林科技大学园艺学院。
二、研究方向
主要从事设施西甜瓜遗传育种、生长发育及抗逆调控机理研究。
三、科研项目
1. “甜瓜显性全雌控制基因图位克隆及功能分析”，国家自然科学基金青年项目，30万元，主持。
2. “优质西瓜甜瓜新品种选育与高效栽培技术研究与示范”，云南省科技厅项目，30万元，主持。
3. “优质甜瓜新品种选育与适配砧木研究与应用”，西安市科技计划项目，40万元，主要参与人。
四、发表论文
1. Wang, Z., Li, S., Zhao, T., Yu, H., Wang, Q., Wan, Z., Wei, C., Ma, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Li, H., 2025. No-dependent H2O2 signaling regulates melatonin-induced resistance to fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. Niveum race 1 in watermelon. Plant Physiology, 199.
2. Wang, Z., Zhang, S., Yang, Y., Li, Z., Li, H., Yu, R., Luan, F., Zhang, X., Wei, C., 2022. Novel bisexual flower control gene regulates sex differentiation in melon (Cucumis melo L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70: 15401-15414.
3. Wang, Z., Yang, Y., Yadav, V., Zhao, W., He, Y., Zhang, X., Wei, C., 2022. Drought-induced proline is mainly synthesized in leaves and transported to roots in watermelon under water deficit. Horticultural Plant Journal, 8: 615-626. (ESI 高被引论文)
4. Wang, Z., Yadav, V., Chen, X., Zhang, S., Yuan, X., Li, H., Ma, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, J., Zhang, X., Wei, C., 2023. Multi-omics analysis reveals intricate gene networks involved in female development in melon. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24: 16905.
5. Wang, Z., Yadav, V., Yan, X., Cheng, D., Wei, C., Zhang, X., 2021. Systematic genome-wide analysis of the ethylene-responsive acs gene family: Contributions to sex form differentiation and development in melon and watermelon. Gene, 805: 145910.
6. Wang, Z., Cheng, D., Yao, S., Zhang, S., Duan, J., Hu, J., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Li, C., Wang, Y., Yang, X., Zhang, X., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., 2025a. Joint transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the mechanism of flesh transcoloration and orange flesh formation in melon. Vegetable Research, 5: 0-0.
7. Zhang, S., Yuan, X., Duan, J., Hu, J., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Li, C., Hou, S., Luo, X., Li, J., Zhang, X.*, Wang, Z.*, 2024. Genome-wide identification and characterization of pectin methylesterase inhibitor gene family members related to abiotic stresses in watermelon. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15.
8. Yadav, V., Wang, Z., Guo, Y., Zhang, X., 2022. Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the role of phytohormones and phenylpropanoid pathway in early-stage resistance against powdery mildew in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
9. Cheng, D., Wang, Z., Li, S., Zhao, J., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., 2022. Genome-wide identification of ccd gene family in six cucurbitaceae species and its expression profiles in melon. Genes, 13: 262.
10. Yadav, V., Wang, Z., Wei, C., Amo, A., Ahmed, B., Yang, X., Zhang, X.J., 2020. Phenylpropanoid pathway engineering: An emerging approach towards plant defense. Pathogens, 9.
11. Yadav, V., Wang, Z., Yang, X., Sikdar, A., Zhang, X.J., 2021a. Evaluation of watermelon germplasm and advance breeding lines against powdery mildew race '2f'. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58: 321-330.
12. Yadav, V., Wang, Z., Yang, X., Wei, C., Zhang, X.J.G., 2021b. Comparative analysis, characterization and evolutionary study of dirigent gene family in cucurbitaceae and expression of novel dirigent peptide against powdery mildew stress. Genes, 12: 326.
13. Tao, Q., Niu, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, W., Wang, H., Wang, S., Zhang, X., Li, Z., 2018. Ethylene responsive factor ERF110 mediates ethylene-regulated transcription of a sex determination-related orthologous gene in two cucumis species. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69: 2953-2965.
14. Wei, C., Chen, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Li, H., Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Yang, J., Zhang, X., 2017. Genetic mapping of the lobed leaf 1 (ClLL1) gene to a 127.6-kb region in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.). Plos One, 12.
15. Yan, X., Yue, Z., Li, S., Chen, X., Huang, X., Feng, M., Wang, Z., Zhang, S., Luan, F., Liu, S., Yu, R., Li, H., Yuan, L., Zhang, X., Wei, C., 2025. The hd-zip i transcription factor ClLL1 regulates lobed leaf development through the auxin pathway in watermelon. Plant J, 123: e70366.
16. Yue, Z., Fu, Y., Dai, X., Chen, Y., Guo, C., Zhang, R., Huang, X., Feng, M., Yan, X., Wang, Z., Yu, R., Liu, S., Li, H., Zhang, X., Yuan, L., Wei, C., 2025. The knox transcription factor clsp activates claprr2 to regulate dark green stripe formation in watermelon. Plant Biotechnol J, 23: 3012-3023.
17. Li, H., Chang, J., Chen, H., Wang, Z., Gu, X., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Yang, J., Zhang, X., 2017. Exogenous melatonin confers salt stress tolerance to watermelon by improving photosynthesis and redox homeostasis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.
18. Wang, Y., Yang, X., Yadav, V., Mo, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, Z., Chang, J., Li, H., Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Wei, C., Zhang, X., 2020. Analysis of differentially expressed genes and pathways associated with male sterility lines in watermelon via bulked segregant rna-seq. 3 Biotech, 10.
19. Yin, L., Hou, Y., Chen, X., Huang, X., Feng, M., Wang, C., Wang, Z., Yue, Z., Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Li, H., Yang, J., Zhang, X., Yu, R., Wei, C., 2023. Construction of watermelon mutant library based on 60co γ-ray irradiation and ems treatment for germplasm innovation. Horticulturae, 9: 1133.
20. 崔健, 杨小振, 王中元, 李好, 魏春华, 马建祥, 张勇, 张显, 2025. 基于自动灌溉控制系统的小西瓜最适灌溉定额研究. 西北农林科技大学学报(自然科学版), 53: 44-55.
21. 肖玉珍，张瑞青，张跃星，代雪，张勇，王中元，于蓉，侯尹婕，张显，魏春华, 2024. 甜瓜KASP标记开发以及指纹图谱构建. 中国瓜菜, 37: 9.
22. 杨永超, 王中元, 杨小振, 王永琦, 张宇, 张显., 2018. 西瓜ClP5CS基因克隆及其功能研究. 西北农林科技大学学报, 46；No.337: 95-106.
23. 杨永超, 张海斐, 杨小振, 王中元, 魏春华, 张显., 2017. 甜瓜海藻糖-6-磷酸合成酶基因鉴定及表达. 西北植物学报, 037: 1066-1072.
24. 张瑞青, 张跃星, 张驿飞, 代雪, 王中元, 程永安, 马建祥, 魏春华, 2024. 印度南瓜种子萌发期耐盐性鉴定评价. 种子, 43: 100-105+112.
25. 张跃星, 张瑞青, 肖玉珍, 代雪, 张勇, 王中元, 于蓉, 侯尹婕, 张显, 魏春华, 2025. 西瓜KASP标记的开发及指纹图谱的构建. 中国蔬菜: 54-64.
五、专利
1. 王中元; 魏春华; 张显; 张勇; 马建祥; 李好; 杨建强; 张思语; 岳贞; 一种甜瓜果型的SNP标记、检测方法及应用, 2023-08-28, 中国, CN202311088202.1 (发明专利)
2. 王中元; 魏春华; 张显; 段嘉豪; 张思语; 李好; 马建祥; 张勇; 李超; 魏瑾瑾; 一种甜瓜果皮条纹的SNP标记、检测方法及应用, 2025-10-10, 中国, CN202411937771.3 (发明专利)
3. 魏春华; 王中元; 张显; 张勇; 马建祥; 李好; 杨建强; 张思语; 岳贞; 一种甜瓜雌性系的InDel标记CmF03、检测方法及应用, 2023-01-07, 中国, CN202310021431.5 (发明专利)
4. 魏春华; 王中元; 张显; 兰光普; 于玉红; 李好; 张勇; 马建祥; 杨建强; 张琳; 西瓜WRKY转录因子ClWRKY60在抗干旱胁迫中的应用, 2025-07-18, 中国, CN202510993500.8 (发明专利)
5. 张显; 魏春华; 王中元; 一种SNP分子标记、检测甜瓜花性型的方法及应用, 2022-04-01, 中国,ZL201910057790.X (发明专利)
6. 魏春华; 张显; 王中元; 郭祎栋; 兰光普; 李好; 马建祥; 杨建强; 张勇; 西瓜ABA受体基因ClPYL13在抗干旱胁迫中的应用, 2025-07-15, 中国, CN202510969948.6 (发明专利)
7. 张显; 魏春华; 兰光普; 王中元; 马建祥; 张勇; 杨建强; 李好; 袁黎; 王家发; 田树娟; 张思语;西瓜ClWRKY61基因在影响果实大小发育中的应用, 2025-09-19, 中国, CN202411659362.1 (发明专利)
8. 张显; 杨永超; 王中元; 王永琦; 一种拟南芥壮苗的培育方法, 2019-01-08, 中国,CN201810693155.6 (发明专利)
9. 张显; 魏春华; 王中元; 轩长青; 马建祥; 张勇; 杨建强; 李好; 代雪; 西瓜几丁质酶基因ClChitin在抗枯萎病中的应用, 2025-04-07, 中国, CN202510425232.X (发明专利)
六、品种及奖励
1. 选育植物新品种（西瓜），西农科904，第一完成人；
2. 选育植物新品种（西瓜），西农科903，主要完成人；
3. 科研奖励， “甜瓜优质多抗种质创制与农大甜系列新品种选育及应用”, 陕西省科技进步二等奖, 2024年，王中元(9/10)。
七、联系方式
通讯地址：陕西省杨凌示范区西北农林科技大学园艺学院
邮编：712100
邮箱：zydx@nwafu.edu.cn
