Dr.Zhang Jianguo, Associate Professor, doctoral supervisor, Associate Dean of the Department of Resources Science. He is the reviewer of several international journals, such as Land Degradation & Development, Water Resources Management, Journal of Arid Environments, Journal of Arid Land, Achieves of Agronomy and Soil Science, Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science, Applied Water Science, etc.
Education Experience:
degree year major
Chinese Academy of Science PhD 2009 Ecology
Northwest A&F University BS 2004 Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control
Professional Employment and Research Experience:
Lecturer, 2009 to 2015, Northwest A&F University
Associate Professor, 2016 to now, Northwest A&F University
Visiting scholar, 2015 to 2016, Washing State University
Main Research Fields: Soil Water and Salt Movement, Desertification Control, Arid resources and environment.
Projects Hosted
1. 2019-2022, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41877541), ￥610,000.
2. 2015-2018, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41471222), ￥830,000.
2. 2010-2012, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40901137), ￥230,000.
3. 2015-2017, Special Training Project for Young Talent of the Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS, ￥300, 000.
4. 2010-2012, the Basic Scientific Special of Northwest A&F University (Grant No. QN2009039), ￥100, 000.
5. 2010-2012, the Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS (Grant No. LBBS-2010-009), ￥30, 000.
6. 2009-2012, the Dr. Scientific Research Starting Project of Northwest A&F University, ￥50, 000.
Publications (*Corresponding Author):
ZHANG JianGuo, XU XinWen*, LEI JiaQiang, SUN ShuGuo, FAN JingLong, LI ShengYu, GU Feng, QIU YongZhi, XU Bo. 2008. The salt accumulation at the shifting aeolian sandy soil surface with high salinity groundwater drip irrigation in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert. Chinese Sciences Bulletin, 53(S02):63-70.
Jianguo Zhang, Xinwen Xu, Jiaqiang Lei, S.Y. Li, R.L. Hill, Y. Zhao*. 2013. The effects of high salinity irrigation and shelterbelt age on the formation of soil salt crusts and soil evaporation in the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt of Northwest China. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 13 (4): 1019-1028.
Jianguo Zhang, Xinwen Xu, Jiaqiang Lei, Shengyu Li. 2013. Research on chemical characteristics of soil salt crusts with saline groundwater drip-irrigation in the Tarim Desert Highway Shelterbelt. SpringerPlus, 2(Suppl 1): S5. DOI:10.1186/2193-1801-2-S1-S5.
Jianguo Zhang, Yongdong Wang, Ying Zhao*, Xinwen Xu*, Jiaqiang Lei, Shengyu Li. 2016. Temporal–Spatial Distribution of Soil Salt Crust under Saline Drip Irrigation in an Artificial Desert Highway Shelterbelt. Water, 8, 35. DOI:10.3390/w8020035.
Zhang, J.G., Xu, X.W.*, Zhao, Y.*, Lei J.Q., Li S.Y., Wang Y.D.2016. Effect of shifting sand burial on soil evaporation and moisture–salt distribution in a hyper-arid desert. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75: 1417. DOI:10.1007/s12665-016-6184-2.
J. G. Zhang, J. Q. Lei, Y. D. Wang, Y. Zhao*, X. W. Xu. 2016. Survival and growth of three afforestation species under high saline drip irrigation in the Taklimakan Desert, China, Ecosphere, 7(5). DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1285.
Jianguo Zhang, Xinwen Xu, Shengyu Li*, Ying Zhao*, Afeng Zhang, Tibin Zhang, Rui Jiang. 2016. Is the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt Sustainable to Long-Term Drip Irrigation with High Saline Groundwater? PLoS ONE, 11 (10): e0164106. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0164106.
Yahong Wei†, Baodan Wang†, Limei Zhang, Jianguo Zhang*, and Shaolin Chen*. Pedobacter yulinensis sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter . Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2018, 68: 2523–2529.
Zhang Jianguo, Xu Xinwen, Lei Jiaqiang, et al. Effect of drip-irrigation with salinity water on soil environment of the Tarim Desert highway shelterbelt. Transactions of the CSAE, 2008, 24(10): 34－39. (EI, in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jianguo, Xu Xinwen, Lei Jiaqiang, et al. Effects of salt crust on soil evaporation condition with saline-water drip-irrigation in extreme arid region. Transactions of the CSAE, 2010, 26(9): 34－39. (EI, in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jianguo, XU Xinwen, LEI Jiaqiang, LI Shengyu. Research on Construction and Application of Adaptability Evaluation Indicator System of Introduced Plants in the Hinterland of Taklimakan Desert. Journal of Natural Resources, 2009, 24(5): 849-858. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jianguo, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, Di Kun, Du Wen-yi. Introduction of Plants and Evaluation of Adaptability in the Hinterland of Taklimakan Desert. Forestry Science & Technology, 2008, 33(4): 10-13. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jian-guo, LI Ying-gang, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, LI Sheng-yu. Effects of stumping on Calligonum mongolicum shelterbelt growth and soil moisture and salt distribution along Tarim Desert Highway, Xinjiang of Northwest China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2012, 23(6): 1462-1468. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jian-guo, LI Ying-gang, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, LI Sheng-yu. Effects of thinning on Calligonum arborescens growth and soil water-salt distribution in Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt, Xinjiang of Northwest China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2012, 23(9): 2377-2382. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jian-guo, Sun Shu-guo, Xu Xin-wen, Lei Jia-qiang, Li Sheng-yu. Characterizing and estimating soil evaporation in Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conversation, 2011, 31(1): 145-148, 248. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jian-guo, Xu Xin-wen, Lei Jia-qiang, Li Sheng-yu. Leaching effect of drip irrigation with saline water on soil salt. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 2013, 32(5): 55-58. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jian-guo, Xu Xin-wen, Lei Jia-qiang, Li Sheng-yu. Injury of unexpected strong precipitation to Calligonum under different factors: a case of the shelterbelt eco-project along the Tarim Desert highway. Arid Land Geography, 2009, 32(3): 346-352. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jian-guo, Xu Xin-wen, Lei Jia-qiang, Wang Hai-feng, Li Sheng-yu. Change in soil physical and chemical property in the Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt under saline water drip-irrigation. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, 2009, 17(4): 667-672. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Zhang Jian-guo, Xu Xin-wen, Lei Jia-qiang, Wang Hai-feng, Li Sheng-yu. Chemical Properties of the Salt Crust Layer in Shelterbelts under Drip Irrigation with Saline Water in a Mobile Desert. Arid Zone Research, 2009, 26(2): 255-260. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jian-guo, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, GUO Shu-wen. Progress in the Researches of Sand Drift Disasters and Defense System along the Tarim Desert Highway. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2009, 24(2): 50-54. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jian-guo, MA Ai-sheng, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang. Progress and Prospects in Soil Salt Crusts. Shaanxi Agricultural Sciences, 2013, (4): 146-149. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jian-guo, ZHAO Ying, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, LI Sheng-yu, WANG Yong-dong. Effect of shifting sand burial on evaporation reduction and salt restraint under saline water irrigation in extremely arid region. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014, 25(5): 1415-1421. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jianguo, ZHANG Afeng, WANG Yongdong, CHANG Qing. Optimal temperature and salt conditions for germination of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. seed. Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2017, 45(2): 182-188. (in Chinese with English abstract)
ZHANG Jianguo, XU Xinwen, LEI Jiaqiang, LI Shengyu, WANG Yongdong. Effect of water mineralization on salt-leaching process of saline drip-irrigated soils. Journal of Soil and Water Conversation, 2015, 29(1): 52-55, 61. (in Chinese with English abstract)
HUO Hai-xia, ZHANG Jian-guo*. Advance and prospects of research on soil salt movement under saline irrigation. Water Saving Irrigation, 2015, (4): 41-45. (in Chinese with English abstract)
HUO Hai-xia, ZHANG Jian-guo*. Progress and Prospects of Soil Carbon Cycle in Arid Deserts. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2018, 33(1): 98-104. (in Chinese with English abstract)
JIAO Rui, ZHAO Ying, SI Bing-cheng, LAN Zhi-long, ZHANG Jian-guo*. Effects of conversion of cropland to forest measures on deep soil moisture in Loess Plateau. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2017, 35(5): 129-135. (in Chinese with English abstract)
SUN Shu-guo, ZHANG Jian-guo, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, LI Sheng-yu. The Effect of Soil Texture and Quantity and Quality of Irrigation Water on Soil Moisture Evaporation in the Hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert. Chinese Journal of Soil Science, 2009, 40(6): 1245-1249. (in Chinese with English abstract)
SUN Shu-guo, ZHANG Jian-guo, XU Xin-wen, LEI Jia-qiang, LI Sheng-yu. Inhibition of Guilspare R on Soil Evaporation in the Hinterland of Taklimakan Desert. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation, 2008, 28(5): 99-103. (in Chinese with English abstract)
SUN Yan-wei, LI Sheng-yu, XU Xin-wen, ZHANG Jian-guo, LI Ying. Effects of the grain size and thickness of dust deposits on soil water and salt movement in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2009, 20(8): 1905-1911. (in Chinese with English abstract)
LI Ying-gang, XU Xin-wen, LI Sheng-yu, ZHANG Jian- guo, SUN Shu-guo. Analysis on the Cutting Benefit of Calligonum arborescens in Shelterbelt along the Tarim Desert Highway. Journal of Arid Land Resources and Environment, 2008, 22(8): 196-200. (in Chinese with English abstract)
HUO Hai-xia, NIU Wen-quan, WANG You-ke, ZHANG Jian-guo. Effects of irrigation upper control limit on growth and water consumption of pepper. Water Saving Irrigation, 2012, (8): 1-3, 7. (in Chinese with English abstract)
W. Han, L. Cao, H. Yimit*, X.W. Xu, J.G. Zhang. Optimization of the saline groundwater irrigation system along the Tarim Desert Highway Ecological Shelterbelt Project in China. Ecological Engineering, 2012, 40: 108–112.
FAN JingLong, XU XinWen, LEI JaQiang, ZHAO JingFeng, LI ShengYu, WANG HaiFeng, ZHANG JianGuo, ZHOU HongWei. 2008. The temporal and spatial fluctuation of the ground-water level along the Tarim Desert Highway. Chinese Sciences Bulletin, 2008, 53(S2): 53-62.
Jun Yi, Ying Zhao*, Ming’an Shao, Jianguo Zhang, Lele Cui, Bingcheng Si. 2014. Soil freezing and thawing processes affected by the different landscapes in the middle reaches of Heihe River Basin, Gansu, China. Journal of Hydrology, 519, 1328-1338.
Huijie Li, Jun Yi, Jianguo Zhang, Ying Zhao*, Bingcheng Si*, Robert Lee Hill, Lele Cui, Xiaoyu Liu. 2015. Modeling of Soil Water and Salt Dynamics and Its Effects on Root Water Uptake in Heihe Arid Wetland, Gansu, China. Water, 2015, 7: 2382-2401. (SCI).
Yuan Huang, Yongdong Wang, Ying Zhao*, Xinwen Xu*, Jianguo Zhang, Congjuan Li. 2015. Spatiotemporal Distribution of Soil Moisture and Salinity in the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt. Water, 7:4343-4361.
Rui JIANG, Xiao LI, Minghua ZHOU, Hui Jie LI, Ying ZHAO, Jun YI, Le Le CUI, Ming LI, Jian Guo ZHANG, Dong QU. 2015. Plastic film mulching on soil water and maize ( Zeamays L.) yield in a ridge cultivation system on Loess Plateau of China, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, DOI:10.1080/00380768.2015.1104642
Sujith Ravi, Brenton S. Sharratt, Junran Li, Stuart Olshevski, Zhongju Meng, Jianguo Zhang. 2016. Particulate matter emissions from biochar-amended soils as a potential tradeoff to the negative emission potential. Scientific Reports, 6, 35984; doi: 10.1038/srep35984.
Man Zhang, Gong Cheng, Hao Feng, Benhua Sun, Ying Zhao, Haixin Chen, Jing Chen, Miles Dyck, Xudong Wang, Jianguo Zhang, Afeng Zhang. 2017. Effects of straw and biochar amendments on aggregate stability, soil organic carbon, and enzyme activities in the Loess Plateau, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(11): 10108–10120.
CUI Le-le, ZHAO Ying*, YI Jun, ZHANG Jian-guo, WANG Yan. Soil water and heat dynamics in soil freezing-thawing processes of farmland-desert transitional zone in middle reach of Heihe River. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conversation, 2014, 34(6): 94-100. (in Chinese with English abstract)
YAO Nan, ZHAO Ying*, ZHANG Jianguo, HE Hailong, SI Bingcheng, JIAO Rui. Soil water and heat dynamics during freezing and thawing period under three grazing densities in grassland of Inner Mongolia. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 24(5): 132-138. (in Chinese with English abstract)
HUO Hai-xia, ZHANG Jian-guo, NIU Wen-quan, WANG You-ke. Effects of irrigation upper control limit on photosynthesis and transpiration. Shaanxi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2017, 63(4): 25-28. (in Chinese)
LAN Zhi-long, PAN Xiao-lian, ZHAO Ying*, SI Bing-cheng, WANG You-ke, JIAO Rui, ZHANG Jian-guo. Effects of land use types on deep soil water content in the loess hilly area of the north Shaanxi Province, China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2017, 28(3): 847-855. (in Chinese with English abstract)
LIU Haidong, LIU Jiao, ZHAO Ying*, LI Shengyu, WANG Yongdong, LEI Jiaqiang, ZHANG Jianguo. Effects of Haloxylon ammodendron and Calligonum mongolicum on water-heat-salt dynamics in sandy soil. Journal of Soil and Water Conversation, 2017, 31(3): 169-175, 181. (in Chinese with English abstract)
LAN Zhi-long, ZHAO Ying*, ZHANG Jian-guo, LI Hui-jie, SI Bing-cheng, JIAO Rui, Muhammad Numan Khan, Tanveer Ali Sial. Profile Distribution of Soil Organic and Inorganic Carbon under Different Land Use Types in the Loess Plateau of Northern Shaanxi. Environmental Science, 2018, 39(1): 339-347. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings:
1 Jianguo Zhang, Xinwen Xu, Jiaqiang Lei, Shengyu Li. Research on chemical characteristics of soil salt crusts with saline groundwater drip-irrigation in the Tarim Desert Highway Shelterbelt. Proceedings of the International Conference on Combating Land Degradation in Agricultural Areas (LANDCON2010), October 11-15, 2010 Xi’an China.
2 Jianguo Zhang, Xinwen Xu, Ying Zhao, Jiaqiang Lei & Shengyu Li. Spatial-temporal distribution of soil salt crusts in the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt of Northwest China. 20th World Congress of Soil Science, June 8-13, 2014 Jeju, Kerea. Abstracts.
3 Jianguo Zhang, Xu Xinwen, Ying Zhao, Jiaqiang Lei, Shengyu Li. Effect of shifting sand burial on dynamics of soil water and salt under saline water irrigation in an extreme arid desert. 8th International conference on Aeolian Research (ICAR 8), July 21-25, 2014 Lanzhou, China. Abstracts.
4. Jianguo Zhang, Zhongju Meng, Brenten Sharratt. Artificial cultivation of soil salt crust and its effects on wind erosion. 21th World Congress of Soil Science, 2018, Rio, Brazil. Oral presentation.
Business Address:
College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University
No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, P.R.China
Email: zhangjianguo21@nwafu.edu.cn
