Dr. Xianzhou Nie, Ph.D.

Chercheur scientifique

Virologie végétale, notamment virus de la pomme de terre et gestion des maladies virales.

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

Études sur les virus induisant la nécrose des tubercules de pomme de terre

Étude de la résistance de l'hôte contre les virus de la pomme de terre et développement de marqueurs moléculaires pour la sélection assistée par marqueurs à haut débit de clones de pomme de terre

Développement de meilleures pratiques de gestion pour la gestion du virus Y de la pomme de terre (PVY)

Énoncés de recherches/projets

Virus induisant la nécrose des tubercules de pomme de terre

Mécanisme de résistance de l'hôte dans la pomme de terre contre les virus

Développement de marqueurs moléculaires pour la résistance aux virus

Gestion des virus

Activités professionnelles / intérêts

Mon programme se concentre principalement sur les virus et les maladies virales de la pomme de terre pour le développement de pratiques efficaces de gestion des virus pour la production de pomme de terre.

Prix et études

Doctorat, University of Manitoba, 1997

Key publications

Nie X, Singh M, D Chen, C Gilchrist, Y Soqrat, M Shukla, A Creelman, V Dickison, B Nie, J Lavoie, and V Bisht. 2021. Development of high resolution DNA melting analysis for simultaneous detection of potato mop-top virus and its vector, Spongospora subterranea, in soil. Plant Disease. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-06-20-1321-RE
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Nie X, Dickison V, Singh M, De Koeyer D, Xu H, Bai Y, and Hawkins G. 2019. Potato tuber necrosis induced by alfalfa mosaic virus depends on potato cultivars rather than on virus strains. Plant Health 2019 – American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, 3-7 August 2019. Presentation No. 401-P2.
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De Koeyer, D., V. Dickison, K. Gardner, B. Bizimungu, D. Chen, C. Goyer, L. Kawchuk, D. Main, J. Neilson, X. Nie, A. Smith, and H. Tai. 2019. Modernization of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Potato Breeding Program. p. 34. In: Northeast Potato Technology Forum 2019 Conspectus. March 20-21, Charlottetown, PE.
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Singh M, Nie X, and Mackenzie T. 2019. Evaluation of foliar insecticide spray alternatives for management of PVY spread. Northeast Potato Technological Forum 2019. Charlottetown, PEI, 20-21 March 2019.
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Chuan J, Nie J, Gardner K, Hammill D. H., Nie X, Hale L, Xu H, Li X. 2019. Exploration of the virulence mechanism of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum causing potato zebra chip disease. Northeast Potato Technological Forum 2019. Charlottetown, PEI, 20-21 March 2019.
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Nie X. 2018. Invited Prevention: Genetic diversity and management of Potato Virus Y in Canada. PROCINORTE-Plant Health Task Force Trilateral Workshop Vector-borne Viruses Affecting Crops in North America Merida, Yucatan, Mexico – September 25-27, 2018 Hotel Holiday Inn Merida. Page: 7.
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Mackenzie T, Lavoie J, Nie X, and Singh M. 2018. Differential spread of Potato virus Y (PVY) strains in the field: Implications for the rise of recombinant PVY strains in New Brunswick, Canada (Abstr.). ICPP2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., July 29–August 3, 2018. Phytopathology 108:S1.121. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-108-10-S1.1
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Mackenzie T, Lavoie J, Nie X, and Singh M. 2018. Preferential spread of novel recombinant PVY strains, and their effects on symptom expression, yield and tuber quality in popular potato varieties. Northeast Potato Technological Forum 2018. Fredericton, NB, 21-22 March 2018. Page: 1.
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Nie X, Dickison V, Brooks S, Nie B, Singh M, De Koeyer D and Murphy A. 2018. High resolution DNA melting (HRM) assay for detection of Rx1 and Rx2 for rapid high-throughput selection for extreme resistance to Potato virus X in potato. Northeast Potato Technological Forum 2018. Fredericton, NB, 21-22 March 2018. Page: 4.
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Smith RL, Lawrence J, Shukla M, Singh M, Li X, Xu H, Gardner K and Nie X. 2018. First report of Coleus blumei viroid 5 and molecular confirmation of Coleus blumei viroid 1 in commercial Coleus blumei in Canada. Plant Disease DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0055-PDN
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Nie X, Boquel S, Singh M, Mackenzie T, GallagherA and LavoieJ. 2018. Management of PVY through combined use of mineral oil and insecticide along with other management practices. Assemblée de la catégorie des producteurs de pommes de terre aux fins de semences. 20 février 2018
Hôtel Plaza Québec, Quebec City. Invited Presentation.
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Dickison V, Bizimungu B, De Koeyer D, Douglass K, Nie X. 2017. Review: Marker–assisted selection of disease traits integration into AAFC’s Potato Breeding Program. Canadian Phytopathological Society Maritime Region Meeting 2017, 23 Nov 2017, Kentville, NS.
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Bai Y, Han S,Gao Y, Zhang W, Fan G, Qiu C, Shen Y, Zhang S, Shang H, Nie X, Wen J. 2017. Pathogenicity of Potato virus Y strains in different potato varieties. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica 27: 1713-1720
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Nie X. 2017. Seed potato production system and recent virus research advances in Canada. Invited Seminar. 24 October 2017. Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Nie X. 2017. Recent advances in potato virus research in Canada. Invited Seminar. 19 October 2017. Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Keshan, Heilongjiang, China.
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Lacomme C, Pickup J, Fox A, Glais L, Dupuis B, Steinger T, Rolot J-L, Valkonen J P T, Kruger K, Nie X, Modic S, Mehle N, Ravnikar M, Hullé M. 2017. Transmission and epidemiology of Potato virus Y. Chapter 5. In “Potato virus Y: biodiversity, pathogenicity, epidemiology and management”. Lacomme C, Glais L, Bellstedt D, Dupuis B, Karasev A, Jacquot E (Eds.). pp. 141-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58860-5_6.
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Nie X and Singh RP. 2017. Coleus blumei viroids. Chapter 27. In “Viroids and Satellites”, Hadidi A, Randles JW, Flores R, and Palukaitis P, ed. Academic Press/Elsevier. Page: 289-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801498-1.00027-9
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Nie X and Singh RP. 2017. Viroid detection and identification by bioassay. Chapter 33. In “Viroids and Satellites” Hadidi A, Randles JW, Flores R, and Palukaitis P, ed. Academic Press/Elsevier. Page: 347-356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801498-1.00033-4
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Nie X, Dickison V, Murphy A, Singh M and De Koeyer D. 2017. Development and validation of high resolution DNA melting markers linked to extreme resistance to PVY. The 101th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, July 23- 27, 2017. Fargo, ND, Page: 79-80.
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Boquel S. and Nie X. 2017. How mineral oil impacts non-persistent Potato virus Y transmission. Proceeding of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society. Winnipeg, MN, June 18- 21, 2017. Page: 65.
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