Dr. Zhikuan Jia, male, born in January 1962, a native of Shuozhou city, Shanxi province, Ph.D, Professor of Crop Production and Farming System, Supervisor of Ph.D students; Sept. 1978- July 1982: Degree of Bachelor in Agronomy, Department of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University. Sept. 1987- July 1990: Degree of Doctor in Crop production and Farming System, Department of Agronomy, Northwest University of Agriculture. Director of the Key Lab of Crop Physi-ecology and Tillage Science in Northwestern loess Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture, Chief Editor of the journal: Agricultural research in the Arid Areas .
Research areas
Mainly engaged in research on efficient farming system and crop cultivation techniques, crop efficient water use theory and technology in arid areas.
Teaching courses
To teach the subject of crop cultivation and tillage for graduate students.
Research projects and academic achievements
Presided over more than 30 national and provincial research projects, achieved 1 national award of sci-technological progress, and 6 provincial awards of sci-technological progress. Published 17 monographs and teaching materials (chief editor), 4 patents were granted.
Publications
More than 260 scientific research papers have been published, and the representative academic papers published in the past 3 years are as follows:
[1] Juan Han，Zhikuan Jia∗， Modeling impacts of film mulching on rainfed crop yield in Northern China with DNDC， Field Crops Research，2014,155（1）:202-212
[2] Peng Zhang, Zhikuan Jia*， Effects of Straw Incorporation on Soil Organic Matter and Soil Water-Stable Aggregates Content in Semiarid Regions of Northwest China， PLOS ONE, 2014，9(3) e92839,1—11
[3] Yang Wu, Zhikuan Jia∗，Effects of ridge and furrow rainwater harvesting system combined with irrigation on improving water use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-humid area of China， Agricultural Water Management，2015, 158 (2015) 1–9
[4] Peng Zhang, Zhikuan Jia*，Effects of straw incorporation on the stratification of the soil organic C,total N and C:N ratio in a semiarid region of China， Soil & Tillage Research, 153 (2015) 28–35
[5] Xiaojuan Wang, Zhikuan Jia*,Impacts of manure application on soil environment, rainfall use efficiency and crop biomass under dryland farming，Scientific Reports | 6:20994 | DOI: 10.1038/srep20994
Address: Agronomy college, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Zip code: 712100 Tel: 029-87080168 e-mail: jiazhk@126.com
