WEI Zhenhua
INTRODUCTION TO ZHENHUA WEI
Zhenhua Wei, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering,
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering
Northwest A&F University, P.R.China.
23# Weihui Rd, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100
0086-15801525914 (Cell-phone)
hnpdswzh@163.com；weizh@nwafu.edu.cn
EDUCATION
2018 Ph.D. Water Conservancy Engineering, China Agricultural University
2017 visiting Ph.D. Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 M.Sc. Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, China Agricultural University
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
01/2022 – present Associate Professor, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University
07/2018 – 12/2021 Lecturer, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biological water-saving irrigation theory and technology
Mechanism on modulated crop water use and fruit quality response to changed environment
Mechanism on efficient utilization of agricultural water, soil and fertilizer resources
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2020-2022 Effect of alternative partial root-zone irrigation on tomato nutrient element stoichiometry at elevated carbon dioxide concentration, National Natural Science Foundation of China-Youth Science Fund, ¥ 275,000 CNY, PI
2018-2020 Effect of soil drying on barley stomatal conductance and water use efficiency under different vapor pressure deficit, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ¥ 200,000 CNY, PI
2021-2023 Effects of elevated CO2 and deficit irrigation on carbon and nitrogen allocation and utilization in tomato and maize plants, Special Foundation for Introduced Domestic Doctors of Shaanxi Province, ¥ 60,000 CNY, PI
2018-2023 Mechanism on efficient water and nutrient use in soil-crop system, National Talents Supporting Foundation of Ministry of Education, ¥ 4000,000 CNY, Major Participant
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Zhenhua Wei, L O A Abdelhakim, Liang Fang, Xiaoying Peng, Jie Liu, and Fulai Liu, 2022, "Elevated CO2 effect on the response of stomatal control and water use efficiency in amaranth and maize plants to progressive drought stress." Agricultural Water Management, 266: 107609.
Xuezhi Liu, Yingying Ma, K Manevski, M N Andersen, Yue Li, Zhenhua Wei, and Fulai Liu, 2022, "Biochar and alternate wetting-drying cycles improving rhizosphere soil nutrients availability and tobacco growth by altering root growth strategy in Ferralsol and Anthrosol." Science of the Total Environment, 806: 150513.
Jie Liu, Shenglan Li, Xin Yang, Zhenhua Wei, and Fulai Liu, 2022, "Effects of soil drought and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) on water use efficiency of tomato plants with contrasting endogenous ABA levels." Scientia Horticulturae, 295: 110797.
Zhenhua Wei, Liang Fang, Xiangnan Li, Jie Liu, and Fulai Liu, 2021, "Endogenous ABA level modulates the effects of CO2 elevation and soil water deficit on growth, water and nitrogen use efficiencies in barley and tomato plants." Agricultural Water Management, 249: 106808.
Zhenhua Wei, Liang Fang, Xiangnan Li, Jie Liu, and Fulai Liu, 2020, "Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on leaf gas exchange response to progressive drought in barley and tomato plants with different endogenous ABA level." Plant and Soil, 447: 431-446.
Peng Zhang, Xin Yang, Yiting Chen, Zhenhua Wei, and Fulai Liu, 2021, "Dissecting the combined effects of air temperature and relative humidity on water use efficiency of barley under drought stress." Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 207: 606-617.
Zhenhua Wei, Taisheng Du, Xiangnan Li, Liang Fang, and Fulai Liu, 2018, "Interactive effects of CO2 concentration elevation and nitrogen fertilization on water and nitrogen use efficiency of tomato grown under reduced irrigation regimes." Agricultural Water Management, 202: 174-182.
Zhenhua Wei, Taisheng Du, Xiangnan Li, Liang Fang, and Fulai Liu, 2018, "Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and N fertilization on yield and quality of tomato grown under reduced irrigation regimes." Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 (328).
Zhenhua Wei, Taisheng Du, Xiangnan Li, Liang Fang, and Fulai Liu, 2018, "Simulation of stomatal conductance and water use efficiency of tomato leaves exposed to different irrigation regimes and air CO2 concentrations by a modified "Ball-Berry" model." Frontiers in Plant Science, 9(445).
Zhenhua Wei, Taisheng Du, Juan Zhang, Shujun Xu, Paul J Cambre, and William J Davies, 2016, "Carbon isotope discrimination shows a higher water use efficiency under alternate partial root-zone irrigation of field-grown tomato." Agricultural Water Management, 165: 33-43.
