Chi Dinh Nguyen
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Florida
Department of Horticulture
Email: chi285@ufl.edu
Publications
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Ginori, J., Nguyen, C.D., Wilson, S., Deng, Z., & Huo, H. (2025). Investigating morphological and physiological responses to stress in Begonia semperflorens. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(8), 3514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083514
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Kim, J.-H., Yoo, C.-M., Nguyen, C.D., Lee, M.B., Huo, H., & Lee, S. (2024). Optimization of shoot regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 150(1), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS05388-24
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Nguyen, C.D., Creech, M.R., Xiang, D., Sandoya, G., Kopsell, D., & Huo, H. (2022). Performance of different lettuce cultivars grown hydroponically under fluorescent and light-emitting diode lighting conditions. HortScience, 57(11), 1447–1452. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16780-22
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Lian, Z., Nguyen, C.D., Liu, L., Wang, G., Chen, J., Wang, S., Yi, G., Wilson, S., Ozias-Akins, P., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2022). Application of developmental regulators to improve in planta or in vitro transformation in plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20(9), 1622–1633. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13837
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Kharel, P., Creech, M.R., Nguyen, C.D., Clark, D.G., & Huo, H. (2022). Effect of explant type, culture medium, and BAP concentration on in vitro shoot development in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 58, 1191–1199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-022-10299-0
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Nguyen, C.D., Li, J., Mou, B., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2021). Using an efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system to develop variegated lettuce: A case study. Vegetable Research, 1(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.48130/VR-2021-0004
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Nguyen, C.D., Chen, J., Clark, D., Perez, H., & Huo, H. (2021). Effects of maternal environment on seed germination and seedling vigor of Petunia × hybrida under different abiotic stresses. Plants, 10(3), 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030581
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Xiang, D., Nguyen, C.D., Felter, L., Clark, D., & Huo, H. (2020). Effects of preharvest LED light, melatonin, and AVG treatments on postharvest quality and vase life of snapdragon. Journal of Floriculture and Landscaping, 6, 14–19. https://doi.org/10.25081/jfcls.2020.v6.6236
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Xiang, D., Nguyen, C.D., Opgenorth, J., Clark, D., & Huo, H. (2020). Effects of melatonin and AVG on plant growth of three Pilea species in darkness. The Horticulture Journal, 89(5), 609–618. https://doi.org/10.2503/hortj.utd-208
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Lian, Z., Nguyen, C.D., Wilson, S., Chen, J., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2020). An efficient protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Antirrhinum majus. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 142(3), 527–536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-020-01877-4
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Li, J., Huang, X., Huang, H., Huo, H., Nguyen, C.D., Pian, R., Li, H., Ouyang, K., & Chen, X. (2019). Cloning and characterization of lignin biosynthesis genes (NcCSE and NcHCT) from Neolamarckia cadamba. AMB Express, 9(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-019-0860-z
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Chen, X.D., Gill, T.A., Nguyen, C.D., Killiny, N., Pelz-Stelinski, K.S., & Stelinski, L.L. (2019). Insecticide toxicity associated with detoxification enzymes and genes related to cuticular melanization among color morphs of Asian citrus psyllid. Insect Science, 26(5), 843–852. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12582
Grants
1. Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) Grant, Co-PI 2018
3, ASHS Travel Grant, 2019
4. Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) Travel Grant, 2019
5. SARE Graduate Student Grant, Student 2022
Conferences Attended
1. Society of In Vitro Biology (SIVB), Tampa, FL 2019
-Oral Presentation
2. American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). Las Vegas, NV 2019
-Poster Presentation
3. National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB), Virtual, 2021
-Poster Presentation
Awards and Scholarships
1. SIVB 3rd Place Student Oral Presentation Competition, 2019
2. National Horticulture Foundation (NHF) Scholarship, 2020
3. CALS Muriel Rumsey Scholarship, 2020
4. National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Borlaug Scholar, 2021
5. Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund, Arthur A. "Buck" Jones Scholarship, 2021
6. University of Florida's Department of Environmental Horticulture Scholarship, 2021
7. CALS Edgar A. Martin Scholarship, 2022
8. Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club Scholarship, 2023
9. ASHS Outstanding Graduate Student, 2023
Services
1. Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC). Apopka, FL
-Tour Guide
2. Valencia College Virtual Biotech Connect. Orlando, FL 2021
-Invited Speaker
3. ASHS Seed and Stand Establishment Professional Interest Group, Chicago IL 2022
-Secretary
4. ASHS Seed and Stand Establishment Professional Interest Group, Orlando FL 2023
-Chair-Elect