Haizheng Xiong

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program associate

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Cornell University (2017); University of Arkansas System (2021); Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2020); Huzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2025); Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (2019); China National Rice Research Institute (2016–2017); State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology (2016–2017); Zhejiang University (2016–2017)

Faculty Researcher

16 h-index 54 pubs 786 cited

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Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Haizheng Xiong's research focuses on applying genomic approaches to understand plant traits and resistance mechanisms. He has investigated the genetic architecture of salt tolerance in cowpea populations and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for resistance to soybean cyst nematode and bacterial wilt in common bean. Xiong has also examined white rust resistance in spinach germplasm and explored the genetic basis of seed protein content in cowpea. His work extends to population structure and genetic diversity analysis in sugarcane and related species, as well as physicochemical characterizations of starches from *Tetrastigma hemsleyanum*.

With an h-index of 16 and 54 total publications, Xiong has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ibtisam Alatawi, Ainong Shi, Kenani Chiwina, and Gehendra Bhattarai, with whom he shares multiple publications. His recent work also includes research on microsensors for defect positioning and electrical-stress visualization in polymers, indicating a broader interest in material science applications.

Metrics

h-index: 16
Publications: 54
Citations: 786

Selected Publications

Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of fruit weight in spinach (2026)

Scientific Reports DOI OpenAlex
Genome-wide study of salt tolerance in USDA tomato germplasm at seedling stage (2025)

Scientific Reports DOI OpenAlex
Genome-wide association study and genome prediction of tallness trait in spinach phenotyping (2025)

Frontiers in Plant Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome-wide association study and genome prediction of tallness trait in spinach tallness phenotyping (2025)

Research Square 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome-Wide Association Study for Drought Tolerance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) at Seedling Stage Using a Whole Genome Resequencing Approach (2025)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome-wide association study for ashy stem blight resistance in USDA common bean germplasm (2025)

Frontiers in Plant Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome and GWAS analyses for soybean cyst nematode resistance in USDA world-wide common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) germplasm (2025)

Frontiers in Plant Science 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) from the USDA-GRIN Germplasm Collection (2024)

Agronomy 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Identification of Salt Tolerance and Stress Response in US Department of Agriculture Tomato Germplasm at the Seedling Stage (2024)

HortScience 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomic insights of leafminer resistance in spinach through GWAS approach and genomic prediction (2024)

Horticultural Plant Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomic insights into oxalate content in spinach: A genome-wide association study and genomic prediction approach (2024)

Horticultural Plant Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomic Association and Prediction Study for Yield Traits in a Sugarcane (<i>Saccharum</i> spp. Hybrids) Mapping Population ‘LCP 85‐384’ (2024)

Plant Breeding DOI OpenAlex
Genetic Dissection of Diverse Seed Coat Patterns in Cowpea through a Comprehensive GWAS Approach (2024)

Plants 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2024)

Agronomy 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of Tomato Germplasm from the United States Department of Agriculture (2024)

Agronomy 14 citations DOI OpenAlex