Areas of Focus
- Efficient agricultural systems and crop cultivation techniques in arid regions
- Water-saving agriculture theory and technology in dry farming
Work Experience
- 2019-present - Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-2012 Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Henan University of Science and Technology
- 2012-2015 Master of Science in Ecology, Northwest A&F University
- 2015-2019 Doctor of Science in Ecology, Northwest A&F University
Publications
- Nutritional quality degradation: A potential risk due to nutrient dilution effects in film-mulched maize, Zhang X.D., Rui W., Dong Z.Y., Zhang P., Jia Z.K., Han Q.F., 2021
- Matching fertilization with water availability enhances maize productivity and water use efficiency in a semi-arid area: Mechanisms and solutions, Zhang X.D., Dong Z.Y., Wu X.Q., Gan Y.T., Chen X.J., Xia H.X., Kamran M., Jia Z.K., Han Q.F, Shayakhmetova A., Siddique K.H.M., 2021
- Increasing maize production and preventing water deficits in semi-arid areas: A study matching fertilization with regional precipitation under mulch planting, Zhang X.D., Li Z.M., Siddique K.H.M., Shayakhmetova A., Jia Z.K., Han Q.F., 2020
- Optimizing fertilization under ridge-furrow rainfall harvesting system to improve foxtail millet yield and water use in a semiarid region, China, Zhang X.D., Kamran M., Li F.J., Xue X.K., Jia Z.K., Han Q.F., 2020
- Plastic film mulching stimulates soil wet-dry alternation and stomatal behavior to improve maize yield and resource use efficiency in a semi-arid region, Zhang X.D., Yang L.C., Xue X.K., Kamran M., Ahmad I., Dong Z.Y., Liu T.N., Jia Z.K., Zhang P., Han Q.F., 2019
- Ridge-furrow mulching system regulates diurnal temperature amplitude and wetting-drying alternation behavior in soil to promote maize growth and water use in a semiarid region, Zhang X.D., Zhao J., Yang L.C., Kamran M., Xue X.K., Dong Z.Y., Jia Z.K., Han Q.F., 2019
- Ridge-furrow mulching system drives the efficient utilization of key production resources and the improvement of maize productivity in the Loess Plateau of China, Zhang X.D., Kamran M., Xue X.K., Zhao J., Cai T., Jia Z.K., Zhang P., Han Q.F., 2019
- Photosynthetic characteristics and grain yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in response to fertilizer, precipitation, and soil water storage before sowing under the ridge and furrow system: a path analysis, Dong Z.Y., Zhang X.D., Zhang C., Li J., Wei T., Yang Z., Cai T., Zhang P., Ding R.X., Jia Z.K., 2019
