MSU Plant Biology Department

Tao Sang

Professor
Ph.D. (Ohio State)

Department of Plant Biology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1312 USA
Phone: (517) 355-4689
Fax: (517) 353-1926
e-mail:sang@msu.edu


Plant Biology Department
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Program
Genetics Graduate Program
College of Natural Science


 

Research Interests

I am interested in a better understanding of genetic, genomic, and ecological mechanisms of plant adaptation and diversification in natural and agricultural systems.  I am also interested in applying this understanding to the development and improvement of food, energy, and ecological crops for the long-term sustainability of human society.

 

Selected Publications

Zhang L.-B., Q. Zhu, Z.-Q.Wu, J. Ross-Ibarra, B.S. Gaut, S. Ge, and T. Sang. 2009. Selection on grain shattering genes and rates of rice domestication. New Phytologist 184: 708-720. [PDF]

Huang X., Q. Feng, Q. Qian, Q. Zhao, L. Wang, A. Wang, J. Guan, D. Fan, Q. Weng, T. Huang, G. Dong, T. Sang, B. Han. 2009. High-throughput genotyping by whole-genome resequencing. Genome Research 19:1068-1076. [PDF]

Yan J., H.-J. Chu, H.-C. Wang, J.-Q. Li, and T. Sang. 2009. Population structure of two Medicago species shaped by distinct life form, mating system and seed dispersal. Annals of Botany 103: 825-834. [PDF]

Grillo, M.A, C. Li, A.M. Fowlkes, T.M. Briggeman, A. Zhou, D.W. Schemske, and T. Sang. 2009. Genetic architecture for the adaptive origin of annual wild rice, Oryza nivara. Evolution 63: 870-883. [PDFSuppl Figs Suppl Table

Sang, T. 2009. Genes and mutations underlying domestication transitions in grasses. Plant Physiology 149: 63-70. [PDF] 

Lorts, C.M, T. Briggeman, and T. Sang. 2008. Evolution of fruit types and seed dispersal: A phylogenetic and ecological snapshot. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 46: 396-404. [PDF]

Zou, X.-H., F.-M. Zhang, J.-G. Zhang, L.-L. Zang, L. Tang, J. Wang, T. Sang, and S. Ge. 2008. Analysis of 142 genes resolves the rapid diversification of the rice genus. Genome Biology 9:R49. [PDF]

Sang, T. and S. Ge. 2007. Genetics and phylogenetics of rice domestication. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 17: 533-538.[PDF]

Sang, T. and S. Ge. 2007. The puzzle of rice domestication. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 49:760-768.[PDF]

Li, C. B., A. L. Zhou, and T. Sang. 2006. Rice domestication by reducing shattering. Science 311: 1936-1939. [PDF]

Li, C.B., A.L. Zhou, and T. Sang. 2006. Genetic analysis of rice domestication syndrome with the wild annual species, Oryza nivara. New Phytologist 170: 185-194. [PDF]

Sang. T., J. Pan, D. Zhang, D.M. Ferguson, C. Wang, K. Pan, and D.-Y. Hong. 2004. Origins of polyploids: an example from Paeonia and a model for angiosperms. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 82: 561-571. [PDF]

Sang, T. 2002. Utility of low-copy nuclear gene sequences in plant phylogenetics. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  37: 121-147. [PDF]

Ferguson, D.M. and T. Sang. 2001. Speciation through homoploid hybridization between allotetraploids in peonies (Paeonia). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 98: 3915-3919. [PDF]

Sang, T. and Y. Zhong. 2000. Testing hybridization hypotheses based on incongruent gene trees. Systematic Biology 49: 422-434. [PDF]

Wang, X.-Q., D.C. Tank, and T. Sang. 2000. Phylogeny and divergence times in the pine family: Evidence from three genomes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 17: 773-781. [PDF]

Ge, S., T. Sang, B.-R. Lu, and D.-Y. Hong. 1999. Phylogeny of rice genomes with emphasis on origins of allotetraploid species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 96: 14400-14405. [PDF]

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