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Xu, K., Zhu, J., Guo, N………Xia Z*. A novel 7-base pair deletion at a splice site inMS-2 impairs male fertility via premature tapetum degradation in common bean (Phaseolis vulgaris L.).Theor Appl Genet 136, 56 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04255-8

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Xia ZJ*,  Watanabe S, Yamada T, Tsubokura S, Nakashima H,  Zhai H, Anai H,  Sato S, Yamazaki T, Lǜ SX, Wu HY,  Tabata S, Harada K (2012) Positional cloning and characterization reveal the molecular basis for soybean maturity locus E1 that regulates photoperiodic flowering. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109 (32) E2155–E2164; (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1117982109).

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Watanabe S,  Xia ZJ, Hideshima R, Tsubokura Y, Sato S, Yamanaka N, Takahashi R, Anai T, Tabata S, Kitamura K  Harada K (2011) A Map-Based Cloning Strategy employing a Residual Heterozygous Line Reveals that the GIGANTEA Gene Is Involved in Soybean Maturity and Flowering. Genetics 188: 395-407

Tsubokura Y, Hajika M, Kanamori H,XIA ZJ, Watanabe S, Kaga A, Katayose Y, Ishimoto M, Harada K (2012) The β-conglycinin deficiency in wild soybean is associated with the tail-to-tail inverted repeat of the α-subunit genes. Plant Mol Biol 78: 301-309.

XIA ZJ*, Wu HY and Achar PN* (2011) Infection and ultrastructure of conidia and pycnidia of Stenocarpella maydis in maize. J. Food Prot. 74(4):676–680.

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Kong FJ, Liu BH,Xia ZJ, Sato S, Kim BM, Watanabe S, Yamada T, Tabata S, Kanazawa A, Harada K, Abe J. et al. (2010) Two coordinately regulated homologues of Flowering Time Locus T are involved in the control of photoperiodic flowering in soybean. Plant Physiology 154(3):1220-31.

Liu B, Watanabe S, Uchiyama T, Kong F, Kanazawa A,Xia ZJ, Nagamatsu A, Arai M, Yamada T, Kitamura K, Masuta C, Harada K, Abe J. (2010) Soybean stem growth habit gene Dt1 is an orthologue of Arabidopsis TFL1. Plant Physiol. 153:198-210. 

Xia ZJ, Watanabe, S, Chen, Q S,, Sato, S, Harada, K. (2009). A novel manual pooling system for preparing three-dimensional pools of a deep coverage soybean bacterial artificial chromosome library. Molecular Ecology Resources 9(2):516-524.

Watanabe S, Hideshima R, Xia ZJ, Tsubokura Y, Sato S, Nakamoto Y, Yamanaka N, Takahashi R, Ishimoto M, Anai T, Tabata S, Harada K. (2009) Map-based Cloning of the Gene Associated With Soybean Maturity Locus E3. Genetics 182: 1251-1262. 

Xia ZJ, Tsubokura Y, Hoshi M, Hanawa M, Yano C, Okamura K, Ahmed TA, Anai T, Watanabe S, Hayashi M, Kawai T, Hossain KG, Masaki H, Asai K, Yamanaka N, Kubo N, Kadowaki K, Nagamura Y, Yano M, Sasaki T, Harada K. (2007) An integrated high-density linkage map of soybean with RFLP, SSR, STS, and AFLP markers using a single F2 population. DNA Res. 14(6): 257-69.

Sayama T, Hwang TY, Yamazaki H, Yamaguchi N, Komatsu K, Takahashi M, Suzuki C, Miyoshi T, Tanaka Y,Xia ZJ, Tsubokura Y, Watanabe S, Harada K, Funatsuki H, Ishimoto M (2010) Mapping and comparison of quantitative trait loci for soybean branching phenotype in two locations. Breeding Science 60: 380–389  

Hwang TY, Sayama T, Takahashi M, Takada Y, Nakamoto Y, Funatsuki H, Hisano H, Sasamoto S, Sato S, Tabata S, Kono I, Hoshi M, Hanawa M, Yano C,Xia ZJ, Harada K, Kitamura K, Ishimoto M. (2009). High-density Integrated Linkage Map Based on SSR Markers in Soybean. DNA Res. 16: 213-225

Tsubokura Y, Onda R, Sato S,Xia ZJ, Hayashi M, Fukushima Y, Tabata S Harada K (2008). Characterization of soybean genome based on synteny analysis with Lotus japonicus. Breeding Sci. 58:157-167

Ferdous SA, Watanabe S, Suzuki-Orihara C, Tanaka Y, Kamiya M,Xia ZJ, Yamanaka N, Harada K (2006) Conversion of AFLP Markers Surrounding a QTL, rhg-t1, for Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance into PCR-based Markers. Breeding Sci.e 56: 195-199.

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Xia ZJ, Achar PN (2001)  RAPD and PCR markers for the differentiation and detection ofStenocarpella maydis in maize seeds. J. of Phytopathology 149: 35-44.

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