Areas of Focus
- Crop stress resistance and yield increase cultivation theories and technologies
- Mechanisms and pathways for efficient water use and drought resistance in crops
- Wheat yield improvement and resource utilization theories and technologies
- Mechanisms of wheat lodging and anti-lodging control technologies
Work Experience
- 2014 - Present: Northwest A&F University, College of Agriculture - Associate Professor
- 2016 - 2019: Northwest A&F University, 'Crop Science' Postdoctoral Research Station - Research on 'High-Efficiency Water Use Theories and Technologies in Arid Area Crops'
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007 - BSc in Science: Shanxi Agricultural University
- 2013 - PhD in Science: Shandong Agricultural University
Publications
- Non-uniform wheat population distribution enhances wheat yield and lodging resistance synchronously, Wang X F, Zhang J W, Cai T et al., 2024
- Heterogeneous population distribution enhances resistance to wheat lodging by optimizing the light environment, Hu Y B, Qin F, Cai T et al., 2023
- Advantages of deep fertilizer placement in environmental footprints and net ecosystem economic benefits under the variation of precipitation year types from winter wheat fields, Wang Y X, Cai T, Jia Z K, et al., 2023
- Sustainable nitrogen placement depth under different rainfall levels can enhance crop productivity and maintain the nitrogen balance in winter wheat fields, Wang Y X, Cai T, Jia Z K, et al., 2023
- Agronomic system for stabilizing wheat yields and enhancing the sustainable utilization of soil: A 12-year in-situ rotation study in a semi-arid agro-ecosystem, Wu P, Zhao G, Cai T et al., 2021
- Ridge-furrow mulching system and supplementary irrigation can reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity, Xu Y Y, Cai T, Jia Z K, et al., 2020
- Can intercropping or mixed cropping of two genotypes enhance wheat lodging resistance?, Cai T, Ren X, et al., 2019
- Exogenous hormonal application regulates the occurrence of wheat tillers by changing endogenous hormones, Cai T, Ren X, et al., 2018
- Effect of rainfall concentration with different ridge widths on winter wheat production under semiarid climate, Ren X L, Cai T, et al., 2016
- Exogenous hormonal application improves grain yield of wheat by optimizing tiller productivity, Cai T, Wang Z L, et al., 2014
Awards
- First Prize in School-Level Teaching Achievement (2/6)
- 2 Patents Authorized
- Participation in the formulation of 1 National Standard and 1 Local Standard
