Title:

Professor;

College of Agriculture;

Guangxi University

Email: xunbozhou@gxu.edu.cn

Telephone:+86 18376720

STUDY WORK HISTORY

1996.7-2003.6, Lecturer, Agricultural College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural Reclamation University

2003.7-2014.6, Lecturer and associate professor, College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University

2014.7- Associate Professor and Professor, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University

TEACHING AREA

Crop science

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Efficient utilization of agricultural ecology and water and fertilizer resources

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

ZHOU lab's research mainly focuses on the relationship between crops and environmental ecology, including: soil carbon fixation and fertilization and green planting; efficient utilization mechanism of crop water and fertilizer resources; innovative research in fields such as optimized design of farmland habitat and crop population structure, as well as crop physiology and ecology.

PUBLICATIONS

[1]Wang G.Y., Ahmad S., Wang Y., Wang B.W., Huang J.H., Jahan M.S., Zhou X.B., Shi C.Q. Multivariate analysis compares and evaluates drought and flooding tolerances of maize germplasm. Plant Physiology, 2023,193:339-355.

[2]Gao F., Khan R., Yang L., Chi Y.X., Wang Y., Zhou X.B. Uncovering the potentials of long-term straw return and nitrogen supply on subtropical maize (Zea maysL.) photosynthesis and grain yield. Field Crops Research, 2023,302:109062.

[3]Muhammad I., Yang L., Ahmad S., Farooq S., Khan A., Muhammad N., Ullah S., Adnan M., Ali S., Liang Q.P., Zhou X.B. Melatonin-priming enhances maize seedling drought tolerance by regulating the antioxidant defense system. Plant Physiology, 2023,191:2301-2315.

[4]Hu Y., Zeeshan M., Wang G., Pan Y., Liu Y., Zhou X. Supplementary irrigation and varying nitrogen fertilizer rate mediate grain yield, soil-maize nitrogen accumulation and metabolism. Agricultural Water Management, 2023,276:108066.

[5]Yang L., Muhammad I., Chi Y.X., Liu Y.X., Wang G.Y., Wang Y., Zhou X.B. Straw return and nitrogen fertilization regulate soil greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potential in dual maize cropping system. Science of the Total Environment, 2022,853:158370.