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Name:	Xiying Zhang	Education:	Ph.D.
Positions:		Academic title:	Professor
Postal Code:	050021	Subject categories:
Mailing Address:	286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China	E-mail:	xyzhang@sjziam.ac.cn

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Professor, Dr. Xiying Zhang 　　

Research focus: Crop-water relationship; Crop root growth and soil water use; Deficit irrigation scheduling; Cultivars characters related to drought resistance; Improving crop water use efficiency.

　　Education

　　1985 Agro-meteorological department, Beijing (China) Agricultural University. Bachelor degree.

　　2006 Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Doctor degree in Agronomy.

　　Visiting scholar

　　1989-1990 (one year) at Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK

　　1996 (half year) at Land and Water, CSRIO, Australia

　　2002 (half year) at University of California, Davis, USA

　　Appointments

　　July 1985 to Oct. 1990, Research Intern, Shijiazhuang Institute of Agricultural Modernization, The Chinese Academy of Sciences.

　　Oct. 1990 to Oct. 1994 Assistant Professor at the same institute.

　　Oct. 1994 to Oct. 1999, Associate Professor at the same institute.

　　Oct. 1999 to Oct. 2002, Professor, at the same institute.

　　Oct. 2002 to Present, Professor and Principal Investigator, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, IGDB, CAS(Same institute with new name)

　　Professional Activities

　　Editorial Board and Associate Editor, Agricultural Water Management

　　Editorial Board, European Journal of Agronomy

Editorial Board, Field Crops Research　　

　　Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Eco-Agricultural Research

　　Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Irrigation and Drainage

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Article:

Yang Lu, Sandra Payen, Stewart Ledgard, Jiafa Luo, Lin Ma, Xiying Zhang*, 2018. Components of feed affecting water footprint of feedlot dairy farm systems in Northern China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 183:208-219.

Muhammad Adil Rashida, Mathias Neumann Andersen, Bernd Wollenweber, Kirsten K？rup, Xiying Zhang, J？rgen Eivind Olesen. 2018. Impact of heat-wave at high and low VPD on photosynthetic components of wheat and their recovery. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 147:138-146

Muhammad Adil Rashida, Mathias Neumann Andersen, Bernd Wollenweber, Xiying Zhang, J？rgen Eivind Olesen. 2018. Acclimation to higher VPD and temperature minimized negative effects on assimilation and grain yield of wheat. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 248: 119-129.

Qin Fang, Xiying Zhang？, Liwei Shao, Suying Chen, Hongyong Sun, 2018. Assessing the performance of different irrigation systems on winter wheat under limited water supply. Agricultural Water Management 196:133-143.

Yang Lu, Xiying Zhang,* Suying Chen, Liwei Shao, Hongyong Sun, Junfang Niu, 2017. Increasing the Planting Uniformity Improves the yield of summer maize. Agronomy Journal 109:1-13.

Qin Fang, Xiying Zhang*, Suying Chen, Liwei Shao, Hongyong Sun, 2017.Selecting traits to increase winter wheat yield under climate changein the North China Plain. Field Crops Research 207:30–41.

Zhang Xiying*, Qin Wenli, Chen Suying, Shao Liwei, Sun Hongyong. 2017. Responses of yield and WUE of winter wheat to water stress during the past three decades—A case study in the North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management. Agricultural Water Management 179: 47–54.

Liting Liu, Chunsheng Hu, E. Olesen, Zhaoqiang Ju, Xiying Zhang. 2017. Effect of warming and nitrogen addition on evapotranspiration and water use efficiency in a wheat-soybean/fallow rotation from 2010 to 2014. Climate Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-016-1825-8.

Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhang Xiying*, Liu XW, Shao LW,Chen SY,Sun HY, 2016. Improving Winter Wheat Performance by Foliar Spray of ABA and FA Under Water Deficit Conditions. J Plant Growth Regul. 2016. 35:83-96

Xiuwei Liu, Til Feike, Liwei Shao, Hongyong Sun, Suying Chen, Xiying Zhang*, 2016. Effects of different irrigation regimes on soil compaction in a winter wheat–summer maize cropping system in the North China Plain, Catena. 137: 70–76.

Yanzhe Wang, Xiying Zhang*, Xiaoyu Zhang, Liwei Shao, Suying Chen, 2016. Soil water regime affecting correlation of carbon Isotope discrimination with yield and water-use efficiency of winter wheat. Crop Science. 86:1-13

Liu X., Sun H., Feike T., Zhang X*., Shao L., Chen S. 2016. Assessing the impact of air pollution on grain yield of winter wheat - A case study in the North China Plain. PLoS ONE. 2016. 11(9): e0162655.

Sun H., Zhang X.*, Wang E., Shao L., Chen S., Qin W. 2016. Assessing the contribution of weather and management to the annual yield variation of summer maize using APSIM in the North China Plain. Field Crops Research. 194:94-102.

Lu Y., Zhang X*., Chen S., Shao L., Sun H. 2016. Changes in water use efficiency and water footprint in grain production over the past 35 years: a case study in the North China Plain. Journal of Cleaner Production. 116:71-79.

Liu X., Feike T., Chen S. Shao L., Sun H., Zhang X*., 2016. Effects of saline irrigation on soil salt accumulation and grain yield in the winter wheat-summer maize double cropping system in the low plain of North China，Journal of Integrative Agriculture 15: 60345-7.

Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhang Xiying*, Chen Suying, Sun Hongyong, Shao Liwei, Liu Xiuwei.2016. Optimized timing of using canopy temperature to select high yielding cultivars of winter wheat under different water regimes. Expl. Agric. 1-6.

Zhang Xiying*, Qin Wenli, Xie Juanna. 2016. Improving water use efficiency in grain production of winter wheat and summer maize in the North China Plain: a review. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. DOI : 10.15302/J-FASE-2016090

Wenying Zhang, Bianyin Wang, Binhui Liu, Zhaojin Pang, Xishen Wang, Xiying Zhang,* and Xurong Mei*, 2016. Performance of New Released Winter Wheat Cultivars in Yield: A Case Study in the North China Plain. 108:1346–1355.

Kiril Manevskia,Christen D. B？rgesena, Xiaoxin Li,b, Mathias N. Andersen, Xiying Zhang, Per Abrahamsen, Chunsheng Hu, S？ren Hansen,. 2016. Optimising crop production and nitrate leaching in China: Measuredand simulated effects of straw incorporation and nitrogen fertilisation. Europ. J. Agronomy 80:32–44.

Sun HY, Zhang XY*, Wang EL, Chen SY, Shao LW. 2015. Quantifying the impact of irrigation on groundwater reserve and cropproduction – A case study in the North China Plain. European Journal of Agronomy. 70:48–56

Zhang XY, Zhang XY*,Liu XW, Shao LW,Sun HY,,Chen SY. 2015.Incorporating root distribution factor to evaluate soil water statusfor winter wheat. Agricultural Water Management. 153:32–41

Liu XW, Zhang XY*,Chen SY,Sun HY, Shao LW. 2015.Subsoil compaction and irrigation regimes affect the root–shootrelation and grain yield of winter wheat. Agricultural Water Management. 154: 59–67.

Zhigan Zhao, Xin Qin, Enli Wang*, Peter Carberry, Yinghua Zhang, Shunli Zhou, Xiying Zhang, Chunsheng Hu, Zhimin Wang*.. 2015. Modelling to increase the eco-efficiency of a wheat–maize double cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.210:36-46.

Chen SY, Sun HY, Shao LW, Zhang XY*. 2014. Performance of winter wheat under different irrigation regimes associated with weather conditions in the North China Plain. Australian. Journal of Crop Science. 8：550-55.

Hongyong Sun, Xiying Zhang,* Suying Chen, and Liwei Shao, 2014, Performance of a Double Cropping System under a Continuous Minimum Irrigation Strategy. Agron. J. 106:281–289.

Xiying Zhang*, Shufen Wang, Hongyong Sun, Suying Chen, Liwei Shao, Xiuwei Liu. 2013. Contribution of cultivar, fertilizer and weather to yield variation of winter wheat over three decades: A case study in the North China Plain. Europ. J. Agronomy, 50:52– 59.

Zhang X.Y*., Wang Y.Z., Sun H.Y., Chen S.Y., Shao L.W. 2013. Optimizing the yield of winter wheat by regulating water consumption during vegetative and reproductive stages under limited water supply. Irrigation Science. 31:1103–1112 .

Liu XW, Shao LW, Sun HY, Chen SY, Zhang XY*. 2013. Responses of yield and water use efficiency to irrigation amount decided by pan evaporation for winter wheat. Agric. Water Manage. 129:173-180.

Yanzhe Wang, Xiying Zhang？, Xiuwei Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Liwei Shao,Hongyong Sun, Suying Chen. 2013. The effects of nitrogen supply and water regime on instantaneous WUE, time-integrated WUE and carbon isotope discrimination in winter wheat. Field Crops Research. 144:236–244.

Sun H, Shao L, Chen S, Wang Y and Zhang X*. 2013. Effects of sowing time and rate on crop growth and radiation use efficiency. International Journal of Plant Production. 7(1):117-138.

Niu JF, Zhang WF, Ru SH, Chen XP, Xiao K, Zhang XY, Assara M, Imas P, Hille M, Zhang FS. 2013. Effects of potassium fertilization on winter wheat under different production practices in the North China Plain. Field Crops Research. 140: 69–76.

Taisheng Du, Shaozhong Kang, Xiying Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, 2013. China's food security is threatened by the unsustainable use of water resources in North and Northwest China, Food and Energy Security 10/2013; DOI:10.1002/fes3.40.

Zhang X.Y*., Shao L.W., Sun H.Y., Chen S.Y., Wang Y.Z. 2012.Incorporation of Soil Bulk Density in Simulating Root Distribution of Winter Wheat and Maize in Two Contrasting Soils. Soil Science Society American Journal. 76: 638-647.

Sun H.Y, Shao L.W., Liu X.W., Miao W.F., Chen S.Y., Zhang X. Y*. 2012. Determination of water consumption and the water-saving potential of three mulching methods in a jujube orchard. European Journal of Agronomy. 43:87-95.

Wang F, Zhang X, Zhang K, Bai L. 2012.Simulation of intensive swine wastewater irrigation of wheat-maize with RZWQM in North China Plain. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. 10:1020-1024.

Shao L.W., Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Wang Y.M. 2011. Yield and water use response of winter wheat to winter irrigation in the North China Plain. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 66: 104-113

Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Shao L.W., Wang Y.Z. 2011. Changes in evapotranspiration over irrigated winter wheat and maize in North China Plain over three decades，Agricultural Water Management, 98: 1097-1104.

Chen S.Y., Zhang X.Y*., Sun H.Y., Ren T.S., Wang Y.M. 2010. Effects of winter wheat row spacing on evapotranpsiration, grain yield and water use efficiency. Agricultural Water Management, 97 :1126–1132.

Sun H.Y., Shen Y.J.,Yu Q., Flerchinger G.N., Zhang Y.Q., Liu C. M., Zhang X.Y., 2010. Effect of precipitation change on water balance and WUE of the winter wheat–summer maize rotation in the North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management, 97:1139-1145.

Shao L.W., Zhang X.Y*., Hideki A., Tsuji A, Chen S.Y. 2010. Effects of Defoliation on Grain Yield and Water Use of Winter Wheat. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 148:191-204.

Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Wang Y.M., Shao L.W. 2010. Water use efficiency and associated traits in winter wheat cultivars in the North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management, 97:1117–1125.

Du TS, Kang SZ, Sun JS, Zhang XY, Zhang JH. 2010. An improved water use efficiency of cereals under temporal and spatial deficit irrigation in north China, Agricultural Water Management, 97: 66-74.

Zhang X.Y*, Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Wang Y.M., Shao L.W. 2009. Root size, distribution and soil water depletion as affected by cultivars and environmental factors. Field Crops Research, 114: 75–83

Wang Y.M.,Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Zhang X.Y*. 2009. Effects of different cultivation practices on soil temperature and wheat spike differentiation. Cereal Research Communication, 37(4): 587-596

Shao L.W., Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Wang Z.H. 2009. Effects of irrigation frequency under limited irrigation on root water uptake, yield and water use efficiency of winter wheat. Irrigation & Drainage, 58:393-405.

Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Sun H.Y., Pei D., Wang Y.M. 2008. Dry matter, harvest index, grain yield and water use efficiency as affected by water supply in winter wheat, Irrig Sci. 27:1–10.

Qiu GY, Wang LM, He XH, Zhang XY, Chen SY, Yang J, Yang YH. 2008. Water use efficiency and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and its response to irrigation regime in the north China plain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148(11):1848-1859.

Sun H.Y., Zhang X.Y*., Chen S.Y., Pei D., Liu C.M. 2007.Effects of Harvest and Sowing Time on the Performance of the Rotation of Winter wheat - Summer Maize in the North China Plain. Industrial crops and products,25,239-247

Chen S.Y., Zhang X.Y*., Pei D., Sun H.Y., Chen S.L. 2007. Effects of straw mulching on soil temperature, evaporation and yield of winter wheat: field experiments on the North China Plain. Annals of Applied Biology, 150, 261-268.

Xiying Zhang*, Dong Pei, Suying Chen, Hongyong Sun and Yonghui Yang, 2006, Performance of Double-Cropped Winter Wheat–Summer Maize under Minimum Irrigation in the North China Plain, Agronomy Journal, 98:1620-1626.

Hong-Yong Sun, Chang-Ming Liu, Xi-Ying Zhang, Yan-Jun Shen, Yong-Qiang Zhang，2006, Effects of irrigation on water balance, yield and WUE of winter wheat in the North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management 85:211–218.

Tadanobu Nakayama, Yonghui Yang, Masataka Watanabe, and Xiying Zhang，2006, Simulation of groundwater dynamics in the North China Plain by coupled hydrology and agricultural models， Hydrological Processes 20, 3441–3466

Yonghui Yang, Masataka Watanabe, Xiying Zhang, Xiaohua Hao and Jiqun Zhang，2006,Estimation of groundwater use by crop production simulated by DSSAT-wheat and DSSAT-maize models in the piedmont region of the North China Plain，Hydrological Processes , 20, 2787–2802

Yonghui Yang, Masataka Watanabe,Xiying Zhang,Jiqun Zhang,Qinxue Wang ,Seiji Hayshi, 2006. Optimizing irrigation management for wheat to reduce groundwater depletion in the piedmont region of tthe Taihang Moyntains in the North China Plain. Agricultral Water Management 82:25-44.

Liming Wang, Guoyu Qiu, Xiying Zhang, Suying Chen, 2005, Application of a new method to evaluate crop water stree index, Irrigation Science, 24:49-54.

Hu Chunsheng, Delgado J.A, Zhang Xiying, Ma Liwang. 2005. Assessment of groundwater use by wheat in the Luancheng Xian Region and potential implications for water conservation in the Northwestern North China Plain, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 60:80-88

Xiying Zhang*, Suying Chen, Mengyu Liu, Dong Pei, Hongyong Sun, 2005, Improved Water use efficiency associated with cultivars and agronomic management in the North China Plain, Agronomy Journal, 97:783-790

Zhang Xiying*, Chen Suying, Pei Dong, Liu Mengyu and Sun Hongyong, 2005. Evapotranspiration, yield and crop coefficient of irrigated maize under straw mulch, Pedosphere, 15(5) 576-584.

Xiying Zhang*, Dong Pei and Suying Chen, 2004，Root growth and soil water utilization of winter wheat in the North China Plain, Hydrological Processes,18:2275-2287.

Yongqiang Zhang, Qiang Yu, Changming Liu, Jie Jiang, and Xiying Zhang, 2004，Estimation of Winter Wheat Evapotransiration under Water Stress with Two Semiempirical Approaches, Agronomy Journal, 96:159-168.

Xiying Zhang*, Dong Pei and Chunsheng Hu, 2003，Conserving groundwater for irrigation in the North China Plain,Irrigation Science, 21：159-166.

Zhang Xiying, Pei Dong, Chen Suying, Mengyu Liu. 2003, Effects of deficit irrigation on yield, yield components and water-use efficiency of winter wheat (Abstract), Journal of Experimental Botany (Supplement) 54:18

Changmin Liu, Xiying Zhang, Yongqiang Zhang, 2002，Determination of Daily evaporation and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize by large-scale weighting lysimeter and micro-lysimeter, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 111:109-120

Zhang Xiying， Pei Dong, Li Zhihong, Wang Yukun, 2002, Management of supplemental irrigation of winter wheat for maximum profit, Deficit irrigation Practices, Water Reports 22, 57-66.

Johnson SH,Svendsen M, Xiying Zhang, 1998, Changes in system performance in two Chinese irrigation system as a result of organizational reforms, Irrigation and Drainage Systems,12:289~309.

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