Areas of Focus
- Plant and microalgae carbon and nitrogen nutrition
- Bioenergy
- Crop remote sensing
- Soil remediation
Work Experience
- 1988-1992 - Guangxi Agricultural University, Department of Plant Protection - Teaching, Research, and Technology Poverty Alleviation
- 1997-present - Zhejiang University, Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985 Bachelor in Agricultural Chemistry, Sichuan Agricultural University
- 1995 PhD in Crop Nutrition, Zhejiang Agricultural University
- Published over 30 papers in respected journals
- Holds 3 national invention patents
Publications
- Spectral indices sensitively discriminating wheat genotypes of different canopy architecture, Zhou Qifa, 2010
- Direct microbial conversion of wheat straw into lipid by a cellulolytic fungus of Aspergillus oryzae A-4 in solid-state fermentation, Zhou Qifa, 2010
- Detection of nitrogen-overfertilized rice plants with leaf positional difference in hyperspectral vegetation index, Zhou Qifa, 2010