成金桃   中共党员，博士，副教授，2005-2009年于中国农业大学园艺蔬菜学专业学习，获得农学学士学位，2009~2015年在中国农业大学蔬菜学专业攻读研究生，获农学博士学位，期间主要围绕黄瓜果实糖卸载及相关糖转运蛋白基因的功能展开研究；2015年7月-2018年7月于华中农业大学别之龙教授课题组进行师资博士后研究工作，期间主要围绕黄瓜和甜瓜果实糖卸载及积累的分子调控机制进行研究。2021年4月-2022年7月赴德国凯泽斯劳腾工业大学植物生理实验室进一步学习植物糖转运蛋白方面的研究，师从Neuhaus H. Ekkehard教授。2018年7月至今，华中农业大学园艺林学学院，副教授， 继续围绕甜瓜及黄瓜果实同化物卸载，糖转运蛋白功能与果实发育及糖积累的调控网络及分子机制展开研究。先后主持中国博士后科学基金、国家自然科学基金、华中农业大学自主科技创新基金、国家重点研发计划等国家和省部级科研项目。主要研究工作发表在Plant Physiology，J. Exp. Bot.， Food chemistry等国际著名刊物上。兼职Vegetable research 编委，受邀担任Nature plant, The plant cell, Current opinion in plant biology, New phytologist, Plant Journal, Horticulture Research等多个期刊审稿人。

主讲或参与的本科生课程有《设施园艺学》、《园艺植物栽培学总论》、《温室施工与维护实习》、《园艺产品品质分析》、《工厂化育苗原理与技术实验》、《设施蔬菜栽培实验》《设施环境工程实验》《设施栽培和育种综合实习》等。坚持指导本科生开展SRF、省创、国创项目以及本科毕业论文，所指导的本科生多次获得“学士学位论文创新奖”、“十佳作品”等奖项或作为第一作者或参与作者发表多篇SCI论文。

研究方向及兴趣：研究方向是瓜类作物果实发育及品质形成分子调控机理。以甜瓜和黄瓜为主要研究对象，围绕果实同化物卸载，糖转运蛋白功能与果实发育及糖积累的调控网络及分子机制展开研究。葫芦科作物同化物运输具有特殊的生物特点（水苏糖及棉子糖系列寡糖运输型），因此同化物在葫芦科作物源、库端的装卸载机制更为复杂。此外，大部分葫芦科果实还具有膨大速度快，糖分积累高（西甜瓜）的特点。葫芦科作物韧皮部同化物的运输、卸载及分配是影响产品库器官的发育及品质形成的关键因素。因此，相关研究对葫芦科作物高产优质栽培及育种具有重要的研究意义及价值。

代表性论文：

1） Cheng, J.#*, Wen, S., Li, K., Zhou, Y., Zhu, M., Neuhaus, H.E. and Bie, Z. # (2025) The hexose transporters CsHT3 and CsHT16 regulate postphloem transport and fruit development in cucumber. Plant Physiol. 197(2)

2） Wen S, Huang R, Gao M, Li J, Zhou Y, Cheng J (2025) Genome-wide identification of fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins (FLAs) in melon and the role of CmFLA8 in glucose accumulation in fruit. Vegetable Research, 1(5).

3） Kaleem, M.M., Zhu, P., Ateeq, Muhammad, Li, S., Wang, J., Cheng, J.*, Bie Zhilong*. (2025) Integrated multi-omics analysis provides molecular insights into flavor variation in pumpkingrafted melons during fruit development.  Horticultural Plant Journal. 11（3）.

4） Cheng, J.#*, Arystanbek, K.M., Heide, A., Khan, A., Lehmann, M., Schroder, L., Nagele, T., Pommerrenig, B., Keller, I. and Neuhaus, H.E.# (2024) Senescence-Associated Sugar Transporter1 affects developmental master regulators and controls senescence in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 196(4):2749-2767

5）Kaleem, M.M., Nawaz, M.A., Alam, S.M., Ding, X., Cheng, J. # and Bie, Z. # (2023) Rootstock–scion interaction mediated impact on fruit quality attributes of thick-skinned melon during storage under different temperature regimes. Scientia Horticulturae, 312, 111823.

6） Zhou, Y., Li, K., Wen, S., Yang, D., Gao, J., Wang, Z., Zhu, P., Bie, Z. and Cheng, J. (2023) Phloem unloading in cultivated melon fruits follows an apoplasmic pathway during enlargement and ripening. Horticulture Research, 10, d123.

7） Khan, A., Cheng, J., Kitashova, A., Fürtauer, L., Nägele, T., Picco, C., Scholz-Starke, J., Keller, I., Neuhaus, H.E. and Pommerrenig, B. (2023) Vacuolar sugar transporter EARLY RESPONSE TO DEHYDRATION6-LIKE4 affects fructose signaling and plant growth. Plant Physiology, 193, 2141-2163.

8） Chen H, Cheng J#*, Huang Y, Kong Q, Bie Z. (2023) Comparative analysis of sugar, acid, and volatile compounds in CPPU-treated and honeybee-pollinated melon fruits during different developmental stages. Food Chemistry 401, 134072.

9）Wen, S., Neuhaus, H.E., Cheng, J.* and Bie, Z.* (2022) Contributions of sugar transporters to crop yield and fruit quality. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73, 2275-2289

10）Kaleem, M.M., Nawaz, M.A., Ding, X., Wen, S., Shireen, F., Cheng, J.* and Bie, Z.* (2022) Comparative analysis of pumpkin rootstocks mediated impact on melon sensory fruit quality through integration of non-targeted metabolomics and sensory evaluation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 192, 320-330.

11）  Cheng, J., Chen, H., Ding, X., Huang, Y., Bie, Z (2021). Transcriptome analysis of the influence of CPPU application for fruit setting on melon volatile content. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 20, 3199-3208.

12） Wen, S., Bao, T., Zeng, X., Bie, Z. and Cheng, J. (2020) CsHT11 encodes a pollen-specific hexose transporter and is induced under high level sucrose in pollen tubes of cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Plant Growth Regulation, 90, 237-248

13） Lu, B., Wen, S., Zhu, P., Cao, H., Zhou, Y., Bie, Z. and Cheng, J. (2020) Overexpression of Melon Tonoplast Sugar Transporter CmTST1 Improved Root Growth under High Sugar Content. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 3524

14） Cheng, J., Wen, S. and Bie, Z. (2019) Overexpression of hexose transporter CsHT3 increases cellulose content in cucumber fruit peduncle. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 145, 107-113.

15）   Cheng, J.#, Wen, S.#, Xiao, S., Lu, B., Ma, M. and Bie, Z. (2018) Overexpression of the tonoplast sugar transporter CmTST2 in melon fruit increases sugar accumulation. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69, 511-523

16）Cheng Jintao^#, Wang Zhenyu^#, Yao Fengzhen^#, Gao Lihong, Ma Si, Sui Xiaolei*, Zhang Zhenxian*, 2015. Downregulating CsHT1, a pollen-specific hexose transporter of cucumber, inhibits pollen germination, tube growth and seed development. Plant Physiology, 168(2): p. 635-647.

17）   Cheng, J.#, Wang, Z.#, Yao, F.#, Gao, L., Ma, S., Sui, X. and Zhang, Z. (2015) DownRegulating CsHT1, a Cucumber Pollen-Specific Hexose Transporter, Inhibits Pollen Germination, Tube Growth, and Seed Development. Plant Physiology, 168, 635-647.

18） Wang Hongyun^#, Sui Xiaolei^#, Guo Jinju, Wang Zhenyu, Cheng Jintao, Ma Si, Li Xiang, Zhang Zhenxian*，2014. Antisense suppression of cucumber (Cucumis sativus 1 L.) sucrose synthase 3(CsSUS3) reduces hypoxic stress tolerance. Plant, Cell & Environment, 37(3): p. 795-810.

19）Huang Hongyu, Wang Zhenyu, Cheng Jintao, Zhao Wenchao, Li Xin, Wang Hongyun, Zhang Zhenxian, Sui Xiaolei*，2013. An Efficient Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Protoplast Isolation and Transient Expression System. Scientia Horticulturae, 150: p. 206-212.