Prof. & Dr. Luo Zhibin
Group of Environments & Tree Physiology, College of Forestry,
Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University of China,
Taicheng Road 3, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Mobile: (0086)-15191586038, Fax: (0086)-(0)29 87092262
E-mail: luozbbill@163.com 
             luozhibin@nwsuaf.edu.cn
 

Current Position:
Professor in Tree Physiology, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University of China
 

University Education:
10.10.2002-30.12.2005: PhD in Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Goettingen, Germany
01.09.2000-30.06.2002: Master in Ecophysiology, Southwest Forestry College, P.R. of China
01.09.1993-30.06.1997: Bachelor in Forestry, Central-south Forestry College, P. R. of China
 

Academic Career:
22.09.2008-present: Professor in Tree Physiology, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University of China
01.10.2006-30.09.2008: Postdoctoral in Tree Physiology, University of Goettingen, Germany
01.01.2006-30.09.2006: Postdoctoral in Plant Molecular Physiology, University of Goettingen, Germany
01.07.1997-31.08.2000: Assistant engineer in Forest Planning and Inventory, Institute of Forest Inventory of Guangxi Province, P.R. of China.
 

Academic Activities:
01.01.2009-present: Member of Chinese Society of Botany
01.10.2008-present: Member of Chinese Society of Forest Sciences
01.01.2006-present: Peer referee for scientific journals (New Phytologist, Journal of Experimental Botany, Oecologia, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of Plant Physiology, Functional Plant Biology, Annals of Forest Science, Trees-Structure & Function, Plant Cell Reports)
 

Stays Abroad:
01.06.2005–30.09.2008, Germany
01.03.2005–30.05.2005, Canada
10.10.2002–28.02.2005, Germany
 

Projects in the Field of Environments and Tree Physiology:
Currently Running Projects:
1. The molecular and physiological mechanisms of nitrogen modulating lignin biosynthesis in wood of Populus species. (Contract No. 121026, supported by the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation).
2. The regulation of PAL, CCoAOMT and F5H gene expression in lignin biosynthesis pathway of Populus species by nitrogen. (Contract No. 20090204110027, supported by the Ministry of Education of China).
3. The ecophysiological responses and PIPs gene expression levels of Populus simonii Carr. exposed to soil dehydration conditions. (Contract No. QN2009063, supported by Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University of China).
4. Ecophysiology and molecular physiology of Populus species exposed to stress conditions. (Contract No. NCET-08-0468, supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities from the Ministry of Education of China).
5. The molecular physiology of cadmium tolerance in Populus species. (Contract No. 01140414, A213020903, supported by the Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University of China).
6. A study on the spatial and temporal dynamics in carbon storage of plantations established in grain for green project on the Loess Plateau. (Contract No. KZCX2-YW-443, supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences).
Finished Projects:
7. Molecular mechanisms of ectomycorrhizal formation between Populus × canescens and Paxillus involutus and influence of ectomycorrhizas on Populus × canescens exposed to NaCl stress. (Contract No. PO362/12-3, supported by the German Science Foundation)
8. An integrated European scientific infrastructure for global change studies on forest and agro-forest ecosystems utilising FACE technology. (Contract No. EVR1-CT-2002-40027, supported by the European Union).
9. Antioxidant systems in Arabidopsis (Supported by the German Science Foundation).
 

Publications (* indicates corresponding author)
Original Articles
1) Zhi-Bin Luo*, Yuping Tan, Xiangning Jiang, Cornelia Göbel, Henning Wildhagen, Ivo Feußner, Heinz Rennenberg and Andrea Polle (2010) The ectomycorrhizal fungus (Paxillus involutus) modulates leaf physiology of a salt sensitive poplar (Populus × canescens) exposed to salt stress. Planta (Submitted) (SCI, IF2009 = 3.3)
2) Zheng Y., Zhao Z., Zhou J., Zhou H.，Liang Z. and Luo* Z.B. (2010) The importance of slope aspect and stand age on the photosynthetic carbon fixation capacity of forest: a case study with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations on the Loess Plateau. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (Accepted) (SCI, IF2009 = 1.2)
3) Zhi-Bin Luo, Dennis Janz, Xiangning Jiang, Cornelia Göbel, Henning Wildhagen, Yupeng Tan, Heinz Rennenberg, Ivo Feussner, Andrea Polle (2009) Upgrading Root Physiology for Stress Tolerance by Ectomycorrhizas: Insights from Metabolite and Transcriptional Profiling into Reprogramming for Stress Anticipation. Plant Physiology 151：1902-1917 (SCI, IF2008 = 6.1)
4) Zhi-Bin Luo, Andrea Polle (2009) Wood composition and energy content in a poplar short rotation plantation on fertilized agricultural land in a future CO2 atmosphere. Global Change Biology 15: 38-47 (SCI, IF2008 = 5.9)
5) Zhi-Bin Luo*, Ke Li, Xiangning Jiang, Andrea Polle (2009) The ectomycorrhizal fungus (Paxillus involutus) and hydrogels affect performance of Populus euphratica exposed to drought stress. Annals of Forest Science 66: 106. (SCI, IF2008 = 1.6)
6) Zhi-Bin Luo, Carlo Calfapietra, Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, Marion Liberloo, Andrea Polle (2008) Carbon-based secondary metabolites and internal N pools in Populus nigra under Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and N-fertilisation. Plant and Soil 304: 45-57 (SCI, IF2008 = 2.0)
7) Zhi-Bin Luo, Carlo Calfapietra, Marion Liberloo, Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, Andrea Polle (2006) Carbon partitioning to mobile and structural fractions in poplar wood under elevated CO2 (EUROFACE) and N-fertilization. Global Change Biology 12: 272-283 (SCI, IF2008 = 5.9)
8) Zhi-Bin Luo, Rosemarie Langenfeld-Heyser, Carlo Calfapietra, and Andrea Polle (2005) Influence of free air CO2 enrichment (EUROFACE) and nitrogen fertilisation on the anatomy of juvenile wood of three poplar species after coppicing. Trees 19: 109-118 (SCI, IF2008 = 1.5)
9) Marion Liberloo, Sophie Dillen, Carlo Calfapietra, Sara Marinari, Zhi-Bin Luo, Paolo De Angelis, Reinhart Ceulemans (2005) Elevated CO2 concentration, fertilization and their interaction: growth stimulation in a short-rotation poplar coppice (EUROFACE). Tree Physiology 25: 179-189 (SCI, IF2008 = 2.2)
10) Marion Liberloo, Carlo Calfapietra, Martin Lukac, Douglas Godbold, Zhi-Bin Luo, Andrea Polle, Marcel Hoosbeek, Olevi Kull, Michal Marek, Christine Raines, Gail Taylor, Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, Reinhart Ceulemans (2006) Woody biomass production during the second rotation of a bio-energy Populus plantation increases in a future high CO2 world. Global Change Biology 12: 1094-1106 (SCI, IF2008 = 5.9)
Dissertations
11) Zhi-Bin Luo (2008) Metabolic analysis and genome-wide transcriptional profiling using Affymetrix poplar genome array have revealed that ectomycorrhizas attenuate NaCl-stress responses in the salt-sensitive poplar (Poplulus × canescens). Dissertation for fulfilling Postdoctoral Research，University of Goettingen, Germany.
12) Zhi-Bin Luo (2006) Wood Quality, Carbon and Nitrogen Partitioning, and Gene Expression Profiling in Populus Exposed to Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and N-fertilisation. PhD thesis, University of Goettingen, Germany.
Posters
13) Zhi-Bin Luo*, Carlo Calfapietra, Andrea Polle (2004) Seasonal changes of carbohydrates and nitrogen in Populus nigra exposed to free air carbon dioxide enrichment (EUROFACE) and N-fertilisation after coppicing. International FACE Workshop: Short- and long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on managed ecosystems. Ascona, Switzerland, 20–25 March 2004.
14) Zhi-Bin Luo*, Carlo Calfapietra, Andrea Polle (2004) Non-structural carbohydrate dynamics in Populus nigra exposed to Free Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FACE) and N-fertilisation. Understanding Poplar: From Genes to Functions. Poplar-Symposium, 13 and 14 May, 2004, Goettingen, Germany.
Invited Oral Presentations
15) Effects of Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and N-fertilisation on carbon-based secondary metabolites of Populus nigra. Botany Conference, Sep. 5-10, 2004, Braunschweig, Germany.
16) Carbon partitioning between growth and defense in Populus nigra exposed to Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and N-fertilisation. EUROFACE contractors meeting, Oct. 21-22, 2004, University of Essex, UK.
17) Upgrading plant tolerance against salinity by ectomycorrhizas. The Second Poplar Symposium, Mar. 11-13, 2009, University of Goettingen, Germany.
Reviews
18) Zhi-Bin Luo*, Huangcheng Ma, Longbin Rao (2002) Research progress in hydrogels and their application in afforestation. Forestry Research: 620-627 (In Chinese with English Abstract)
19) Ya-long He, Gang Li, Hong Li, Chun-mei Gong, Zong-suo Liang, Jin-jiang Hu, Zhi-Bin Luo* (2010) Research Progress in Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of the Ecosystem’s Carbon Storage Driven by the Grain for Green Project. Chinese Journal of Soil Science (Accepted) (In Chinese with English Abstract)