Updated on 2025/12/06

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XIANG, Zikai
 
Affiliation
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering
Job title
Junior Researcher(Assistant Professor)
Degree
Doctor of Agricultural Science ( 2025.03 Kobe University )
Master of Agriculture ( 2022.03 Kobe University )
Bachelor of Engineering ( 2019.06 Qilu University of Technology )
Mail Address
メールアドレス
Homepage URL
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zikai-Xiang

Research Experience

  • 2025.04
    -
    Now

    Waseda University   Research Institute for Science and Engineering   Junior Researcher   Assistant Professor

    Masahito Hosokawa Laboratory

  • 2022.04
    -
    2025.03

    Kobe University   Kobe University SPRING Scholarship Awardee

    Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation(JST SPRING)

  • 2021.04
    -
    2022.03

    Ichikawa International Scholarship Foundation   Ichikawa International Scholarship Foundation Scholarship recipient

    Ichikawa International Scholarship Foundation

Education Background

  • 2022.04
    -
    2025.03

    Kobe University   Graduate School of Agricultural Science   Department of Agrobioscience  

    Doctoral program

  • 2020.04
    -
    2022.03

    Kobe University   Graduate School of Agricultural Science   Department of Agrobioscience  

    Master's Degree Program

  • 2015.09
    -
    2019.06

    Qilu University of Technology   School of Biological Engineering   Biological Engineering  

Professional Memberships

  • 2020.04
    -
    Now

    The Phytopathological Society of Japan

  • 2024.01
    -
    2025.01

    The British Society for Plant Pathology

Research Areas

  • Plant protection science / Cell biology

Research Interests

  • Single-cell analysis (SCA)

  • Biotechnology

  • Filamentous fungi

  • Plant pathology

Awards

  • Rikusou Encouragement Award for Student

    2025.03   Rikusou kai, Alumni Association of Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University  

    Winner： Zikai Xiang

 

Papers

  • Corynascella humicola, a root endophytic fungus from crabgrass, confers growth promotion and induced systemic resistance in gramineous plants

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Biological Control   207   105810 - 105810  2025.05  [Refereed]  [International journal]

    Authorship：Lead author

    DOI

    Scopus

  • The secret life of the Pyricularia fungi in the rhizosphere

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Fungal Biology   129 ( 1 ) 101524 - 101524  2025.02  [Refereed]  [International journal]

    Authorship：Lead author

    DOI

    Scopus

    1
    Citation
    (Scopus)

  • Specific detection of Pyricularia oryzae pathotype Triticum using qPCR and LAMP methods

    KENICHI IKEDA, Kaichi Uchihashi, Itsuki Okuda, Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki

    Journal of General Plant Pathology    2023.12  [Refereed]

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    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Wheat blast is an important disease that affects cross-border food security. The causal pathogen, <jats:italic>Pyricularia oryzae</jats:italic> (syn. <jats:italic>Magnaporthe oryzae</jats:italic>) <jats:italic>Triticum</jats:italic> pathotype (MoT), forms a phylogenetic group distinct from the other <jats:italic>P. oryzae</jats:italic> pathotypes pathogenic on various gramineous plants. Here we developed MoT-specific primer sets for qPCR and LAMP detection methods, and their amplification specificity and efficiency were tested in comparison with previous reported MoT-specific primers. The amplification efficiency and specificity were affected by the polymerase premix. To evaluate the detection specificity, purified DNA samples of 15 MoT isolates, 89 non-MoT isolates of <jats:italic>Pyricularia</jats:italic> spp., and crude DNA from wheat plants inoculated with MoT were used. We conclude that the Sp3 primer sets for qPCR and the MoT3<jats:italic>L</jats:italic> primer sets for LAMP were the best in this research.</jats:p>

    DOI

    Scopus

    3
    Citation
    (Scopus)

  • Novel insights into host specificity of Pyricularia oryzae and Pyricularia grisea in the infection of gramineous plant roots

    Zikai Xiang, Daiki Okada, Soichiro Asuke, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Molecular Plant Pathology   23 ( 11 ) 1658 - 1670  2022.08  [Refereed]  [International journal]

    Authorship：Lead author

    DOI

    Scopus

    5
    Citation
    (Scopus)

Presentations

  • The secondary metabolism gene PgACE1 of Pyricularia grisea is involved in black lesion formation on rice roots

    Xiang, Z., Nakayashiki, H., Ikeda, K.

    2025 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2025.03

    Event date：
    2025.03
    　
    　

  • Effects of Corynascella humicola isolated from crabgrass roots on plant growth and induced systemic resistance against Pyricularia oryzae

    Xiang, Z, Nakayashiki, H, Ikeda, K

    2024 Kansai Division Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2024.09

    Event date：
    2024.09
    　
    　

  • Effect of polyphosphate compounds on pathogenicity in Pyricularia oryzae

    Xiaowen Yang, Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Asian Conference on Plant Pathology 2024 (ACPP2024)  (Changchun) 

    Presentation date： 2024.08

    Event date：
    2024.08
    　
    　

  • Pyrichalasin H produced by Pyricularia grisea causes growth inhibition of rice roots

    Zikai Xiang, Tetsu Tsurushima, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Asian Conference on Plant Pathology 2024 (ACPP2024)  (Changchun) 

    Presentation date： 2024.08

    Event date：
    2024.08
    　
    　

  • The parasitic specificities between Pyricularia spp. and gramineous plants show different responses depending on the leaves and roots

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Asian Conference on Plant Pathology 2024 (ACPP2024)  (Changchun) 

    Presentation date： 2024.08

    Event date：
    2024.08
    　
    　

  • Evidence that Pyricularia fungi have an underground life cycle in nature

    Xiang, Z. K., Nakayashiki, H., Ikeda, K.

    2024 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2024.03

    Event date：
    2024.03
    　
    　

  • コムギいもち病菌侵入過程における糖代謝と脂質代謝のクロストーク

    向 子愷, 楊 鈞晧, 楊 筱雯, 中屋敷 均, 池田 健一

    若手フロンティア研究会2023  神戸大学研究基盤センター

    Presentation date： 2023.12

  • Effect of polyphosphate and phosphoric acid on appressorium formation in Pyricularia oryzae

    Xiaowen Yang, Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    Presentation date： 2023.12

  • Characterization of blackening of rice roots caused by Pyricularia grisea and the distribution of the Pyrichalasin H biosynthesis gene cluster in the genus Pyricularia.

    Xiang, Z. K, Nakayashiki, H, Ikeda, K

    2023 Kansai Division Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2023.09

    Event date：
    2023.09
    　
    　

  • Analysis of factors involved in growth inhibition and blackening of rice roots infected with Pyricularia grisea

    Zikai Xiang, Tetsu Tsurushima, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY (ICPP 2023)  (France) 

    Presentation date： 2023.08

    Event date：
    2023.08
    　
    　

  • Analysis of factors involved in growth inhibition and blackening of roots infected with Pyricularia grisea

    Xiang, Z. K., Tsurushima T., Nakayashiki, H., Ikeda, K.

    2023 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2023.03

    Event date：
    2023.03
    　
    　

  • Characteristics of disease symptoms of Pyricularia grisea on rice roots

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    The 2nd online symposium of the Plant Microbiota Research Network (PMRN)  (Online) 

    Presentation date： 2022.08

  • Race-cultivar specific resistance against Pyricularia oryzae on roots is not as effective as on leaves.

    Xiang, Z. K., Nakayashiki, H., Ikeda, K.

    2022 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2022.03

  • Mechanisms of root infection in Pyricularia oryzae and P. grisea (1) Characterization of responses of gramineous plants to infection by various P. oryzae and P. grisea pathotypes.

    Xiang, Z. K., Okada, D., Nakayashiki, H., Ikeda, K.

    2021 Kansai Division Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2021.09

    Event date：
    2021.09
    　
    　

  • Cross-talk between sugar and lipid metabolisms during the infection process of Pyricularia oryzae.

    Yang J, Xiang Z, Nakayashiki, H, Ikeda, K

    2021 Kansai Division Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 

    Presentation date： 2021.09

    Event date：
    2021.09
    　
    　

  • Disease symptoms and resistance reaction on roots of rice, wheat, and barley inoculated with Pyricularia spp.

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    IPSR International Plant Web Forum 2021  (Online)  Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University

    Presentation date： 2021.09

    Event date：
    2021.09
    　
    　

  • The analysis of tissue-specific infection strategy in Pyricularia oryzae and P. grisea

    Zikai Xiang, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Kenichi Ikeda

    The 1st online symposium of the Plant Microbiota Research Network (PMRN)  (Online) 

    Presentation date： 2021.08

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Research Projects

  • 病原真菌の単一細胞解析による環境由来DNA取り込み機構の解明

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業

    Project Year :

    2025.07
    -
    2027.03
     

    XIANG ZIKAI

Misc

  • Evidence that Pyricularia fungi have an underground life cycle in nature

    XIANG Zikai, 中屋敷均, 池田健一

    日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集   2024  2024

    J-GLOBAL

  • Analysis of factors involved in growth inhibition and blackening of roots infected with Pyricularia grisea

    XIANG Zikai, 鶴嶋鉄, 中屋敷均, 池田健一

    日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集   2023  2023

    J-GLOBAL

  • Race-cultivar specific resistance against Pyricularia oryzae on roots is not as effective as on leaves

    XIANG Zikai, 中屋敷均, 池田健一

    日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集   2022  2022

    J-GLOBAL

  • Cross-talk between sugar and lipid metabolisms during the infection process of Pyricularia oryzae.

    YANG J., XIANG Z., 中屋敷均, 池田健一

    日本植物病理学会報   88 ( 1 )  2022

    J-GLOBAL

  • Mechanisms of root infection in Pyricularia oryzae and P. grisea (1) Characterization of responses of gramineous plants to infection by various P. oryzae and P. grisea pathotypes.

    XIANG Z.K., 岡田大樹, 中屋敷均, 池田健一

    日本植物病理学会報   88 ( 1 )  2022

    J-GLOBAL