Junliang Fan, Ph.D., 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

Email: nwwfjl@163.com

QUALIFICATIONS

2014/10         Ph.D. Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Queensland

2010/07         M.E. Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University

2008/07         B.E. Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering, Northwest Agricultural University

WORK EXPERIENCE

2020/01 – present      Professor, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University

2017/01 – 2019/12    Associate Professor, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University

2015/03 – 2016/12    Lecturer, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Water-saving irrigation and dryland farming

Water-fertilizer coupling mechanism and regulation

Hydrological processes under changing environment

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Associate Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science (2022/09 - ), Frontiers in Agronomy (2020/12 - )

Editorial Board Member: Water (2022/10- )

Guest Editor: Plants (2022/07- )

HONORS AND AWARDS

2021  The second participant in the First Prize of Agricultural Water-saving Science and Technology Award: “Long-term observation, modeling and mechanism of farmland evapotranspiration in arid regions”

2019 The third participant in the Second Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress Award of Shaanxi Province: “Key technologies and applications of agro-ecological construction and synergistic utilization of soil water and fertilizer”

2021  The second participant in the First Prize of Science and Technology Award of Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province: “Key technologies for restoring soil system and improving crop quality and efficiency on the Loess Plateau”

2019  The third participant in the First Prize of Science and Technology Award of Colleges and Universities in Shaanxi Province: “Systematic regulation and efficient utilization mechanism of watershed water and fertilizer processes”

2019  Scientific and Technological New Star of Shaanxi Province

2019 Distinguished Youth Scholars of Shaanxi Province

2020/2021/2022  World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020/2021/2022

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2013-2026 Synergistic regulation mechanism of water and nitrogen on xylem hydraulic characteristics and carbon-nitrogen metabolism of maize under mulched drip irrigation, General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, ¥ 540,000 CNY, PI

2019-2022 Mechanism of high-efficient water and nitrogen utilization by spring maize and optimum planting mode with high yield and low greenhouse gas emission in drylands of Loess Plateau under interaction of soil mulching and nitrogen fertilization, General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, ¥ 610,000 CNY, PI

2016-2018 Rainfall interception, redistribution and utilization by summer maize under different planting patterns in drylands of Loess Plateau, National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars, ¥ 220,000 CNY, PI

2016-2020 Mechanism of crop water movement and utilization based on isotope tracer, subproject of National Key Research and Development Program of China, ¥ 500,000 CNY, PI

2017-2020 Efficient irrigation techniques and modes for saving water and controlling salt in cotton fields under film drip irrigation in southern Xinjiang, subproject of National Key Research and Development Program of China, ¥250,000 CNY, PI

2017-2020 Rainfall chemistry and stable isotope characteristics of typical forestlands returned from farmlands on the Loess Plateau of China, Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, ¥250,000 CNY, PI

2022-2024 Mechanism of saving water, improving quality and increasing yield and optimal irrigation and fertilization decision of drip-fertigated apple, Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province, ¥ 80,000 CNY, PI

2020-2021  Modeling of diffuse solar radiation under air-polluted conditions in different regions of China, Scientific and Technological New Star Program of Shaanxi Province, ¥ 100,000 CNY, PI

2020-2022 Optimization and evaluation of irrigation schedule based on machine learning and crop model, Excellent Youth Training Program of Northwest A&F University, ¥ 300,000 CNY, PI

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Junliang Fan, Wenjun Yue, Lifeng Wu*, Fucang Zhang, Huanjie Cai, Xiukang Wang, Xianghui Lu, Youzhen Xiang. Evaluation of SVM, ELM and four tree-based ensemble models for predicting daily reference evapotranspiration using limited meteorological data in different climates of China.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology , 2018, 263, 225-241.

Junliang Fan*, Adrien Guyot, Kasper Ostergaard, David Lockington. Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology , 2018, 249, 264-274

Junliang Fan, Jing Zheng, Lifeng Wu*, Fucang Zhang. Estimation of daily maize transpiration using support vector machines, extreme gradient boosting, artificial and deep neural networks models.  Agricultural Water Management , 2021, 245, 106547.

Junliang Fan, Lifeng Wu*, Jing Zheng, Fucang Zhang. Medium-range forecasting of daily reference evapotranspiration across China using numerical weather prediction outputs downscaled by extreme gradient boosting.  Journal of Hydrology , 2021, 601, 126664

Zhenqi Liao, Kaibao Zhang, Junliang Fan*, Zhijun Li, Fucang Zhang, Xiukang Wang, Haidong Wang, Minghui Cheng, Yufeng Zou. Ridge-furrow plastic mulching and dense planting with reduced nitrogen improve soil hydrothermal conditions, rainfed soybean yield and economic return in a semi-humid drought-prone region of China.  Soil & Tillage Research , 2022, 217, 105291.

Shicheng Yan, You Wu, Junliang Fan*, Fucang Zhang, Jinjin Guo, Jing Zheng, Lifeng Wu. Optimization of drip irrigation and fertilization regimes to enhance winter wheat grain yield by improving post-anthesis dry matter accumulation and translocation in northwest China.  Agricultural Water Management , 2022, 271, 107782.

Jing Zheng, Junliang Fan*, Minghua Zhou, Fucang Zhang, Zhenqi Liao, Zhenlin Lai, Shicheng Yan, Jinjin Guo, Zhijun Li, Youzhen Xiang. Ridge-furrow plastic film mulching enhances grain yield and yield stability of rainfed maize by improving resources capture and use efficiency in a semi-humid drought-prone region.  Agricultural Water Management , 2022, 269, 107654.

You Wu, Shicheng Yan, Junliang Fan*, Fucang Zhang, Wenju Zhao, Jing Zheng, Jinjin Guo, Youzhen Xiang, Lifeng Wu. Combined effects of irrigation level and fertilization practice on yield, economic benefit and water-nitrogen use efficiency of drip-irrigated greenhouse tomato.  Agricultural Water Management , 2022, 262, 107401.

Jing Zheng, Haiming Wang, Junliang Fan*, Fucang Zhang, Jinjin Guo, Zhenqi Liao, Qianlai Zhuang. Wheat straw mulching with nitrification inhibitor application improves grain yield and economic benefit while mitigating gaseous emissions from a dryland maize field in northwest China.  Field Crops Research , 2021, 263, 108125.

Jing Zheng, Junliang Fan*, Fucang Zhang, Qianlai Zhuang. Evapotranspiration partitioning and water productivity of rainfed maize under contrasting mulching conditions in Northwest China.  Agricultural Water Management , 2021, 243, 106473.