Professor Zhang Fucang
Personal Details:
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering
in Arid and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education.
College of Hydraulic and Architectural Engineering.
Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100
P.R. China
Phone -86 029-87091151
Fax -86 029-87091151
Academic Qualifications:
Ph.D, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Northwest A&F University (NWAU), Yangling, Shaanxi, P.R. China, June 2001
M.S. Soil Physics, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China. June 1993
B.Sc. Soil Science, Beijing Agricultural University, China, June 1985
Work Experience:
2003-present, Professor in Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid and Semiarid Areas of Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Province, China.
2008-2009, Visiting scholar in the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA.
1997-2003, Associate Research Professor in Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid and Semiarid Areas of Ministry of Education, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi Province, China.
1992-1997, Research Associate in Soil Physics, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, China.
1985-1992, Research Teaching Assistant, Soil Physics, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, China.
Visiting abroad:
Japan (2002.09); Israel (2004); United States (2008); Australia(2011); New Zealand (2011); Brazil, Argentina (2012); Egypt(2012); Mali(2012); Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Holland(2013);
Subjects of Teaching:
(1)Soil Science and Crop Science
(2)Dynamics of Soil Water and Solute
(3)Advances of Agriculture Soil and Water Engineering
Current Research Areas:
(1) Soil water and solute transport
(2) Crop water and nutrient managements in arid and semiarid areas.
(3) Crop water use and irrigation managements in the arid area of Northwest China
Current original papers in publications:
1. LI Jing, Zhang Fucang, Fang Dongping, LI Zhijun, et al. Effects of water and nitrogen supply on the growth and water use efficiency of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Under fertigation, Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2014, 47(22):4475-4487. (in Chinese)
2. Xing Yingying, Zhang Fucang, Zhang Yan, et al. Irrigation and fertilization coupling of drip irrigation under plastic film promotes tomato’s nutrient uptake and growth, Transactions of the CSAE, 2014, 30(21): 70-80. (in Chinese)
3. Zhou Hanmi, Zhang Fucang, Li Zhijun, et al.Response of water demand signal, yield and fruit quality of peach tree to soil moisture, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery,2014,45(12):171-180.
4. Zhang Min, Zhang Fucang, Xue Xuzhang, et al. Cooling method and vegetable growth in closed greenhouses based on ditch cultivation, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery,2014,45(12):187-193.
5. Zheng Caixia, Zhang Fucang, Jia Yungang, et al. Experimental study on soil water and nitrogen migration law under different drip fertilization, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2014, 28(6):167-176. (in Chinese)
6. Wu Lifeng, Zhang Fucang, Zhou Hanmi, et al. Effect of drip irrigation and fertilizer application on water use efficiency and cotton yield in North of Xinjiang, Transactions of the CSAE, 2014, 30(20): 137-146. (in Chinese)
7. Peiling LI, Zhang Fucang, Coupling effects of partitioning alternative drip irrigation with plastic mulch and nitrogen fertilization on cotton dry matter accumulation and nitrogen use, Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2013, 24(2):416-422. (in Chinese)
8. Qiliang Yang, Fusheng Li, Fucang Zhang, Xiaogang Liu, Interactive effects of irrigation frequency and nitrogen addition on growth and water use of Jatropha curcas, Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013, 59: 234-242.
9. Liu Xiaogang, Zhang Fucang, Yang Qiliang, Tian Yufeng, Li Zhijun, Coupling effect of water and nitrogen on spring maize in Wuwei Oasis of Shiyang River Basin, Northwest China, Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2013, 24(8):2222-2228. (in Chinese)
10. Qiliang Yang, Fucang Zhang, Fusheng Li, Xiaogang Liu. Hydraulic conductivity and water-use efficiency of young pear tree under alternate drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. 2013. 119:80-88.
11. Qiliang Yang, Fucang Zhang, Liu Xiaogang, Ge Zhenyang, Effects of drip irrigation mode and NaCl concentration on hydraulic resistance and water use of young apple tree, Transactions of the CSAE, 2012, 28(4):117-123. (in Chinese)
12. Qiliang Yang, Fucang Zhang, Fusheng Li, Effect of different drip irrigation methods and fertilization on growth, physiology and water use of young apple tree, Scientia Horticulturae, 2011, 129: 119–126
13. Qiliang Yang, Fucang Zhang, Liu Xiaogang, Wang Xi, Zhang Nan,Ge Zhenyang, Research progress on regulation mechanism for the process of water transport in plants, Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2011,31(15):4427-4436. (in Chinese)
14. L iu Xiaogang, Zhang Fucang,Yang Qiliang, Wang Jinfeng, Li Zhijun, Group use of water and nitrogen on maize under alternative furrow irrigation, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery,2011,42(5):100-105.
16. Peiling LI, Fucang Zhang , Effect of regulation of water and nitrogen on cotton yield and water use efficiency under different furrow irrigation patterns, Cotton Science, 2011, 23(1):28-33. (in Chinese)
17. Qiang Yang, Fucang Zhang, Xiaogang Liu, Zhenyang Ge, Effects of different furrow irrigation patterns, water and nitrogen supply levels on hydraulic conductivity and yield of maize,Transactions of the CSAE,2011, 27(1):15-21. (in Chinese)
18. Fusheng Li, Caihui Wei, Fucang Zhang et al., Water-use efficiency and physiological responses of maize under partial root-zone irrigation, Agricultural Water Management, 2010 (97) 1156–1164.
20. Junliang Fan, Fucang Zhang ,Estimation of parameters in Gardner-Russo model by vertical infiltration method, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2010,41(11):13: 67-1373. (in Chinese)
21. Peiling LI, Fucang Zhang, Regulation effect of water and nitrogen on cotton biomass and yield under different drip irrigation patterns.Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2010, 21(11):2814-2820.
24. Xiaogang Liu , Fucang Zhang , Qiliang Yang , Zhijun Li, Lifeng Wu,Effects of regulated deficit irrigation and nitrogen nutrition on validity of water and nitrogen in maize rootzone soil,Transactions of the CSAE, 2010,26(2):135-141. (in Chinese)
25. Peiling LI, Fucang Zhang , Yungang Jia, Coupling effect of water and nitrogen on population physiological indices under alternative furrow irrigation, Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2010, 43(1):206-214. (in Chinese)
26. Peiling LI, Fucang Zhang , Yungang Jia, Effect of different furrow irrigation patterns on cotton nitrogen absorption and nitrogen fertilizer use, Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science, 2010 ,16 (1) :145-152. (in Chinese)
27. Fusheng Li, Caihui Wei, Fucang Zhang et al.,Water-use efficiency and physiological responses of maize under partial root-zone irrigation, Agricultural Water Management, 2010 (97) 1156–1164.
34. Xiaogang Liu, Fucang Zhang, Yufeng Tian, Zhijun Li, Effects of irrigation and fertilization treatments on transfer and utilization of water and nitrogen in maize root zone, Transactions of the CSAE, 2008,24(11):19-24. (in Chinese).
36. Jinfeng Wang, Shaozhong Kang, Fusheng Li, Fucang Zhang, Zhijun Li,Jianhua Zhang, Effects of alternate partial root-zone irrigation on soil microorganism and maize growth, Plant Soil, 2008, 302:45-52.
39. Fucang Zhang, Shaozhong Kang, Advancement in the study on transport of nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in porous media,Acta Pedologica Sinica, 2007, 44(4): 744-751. (in Chinese)
40. Su Chunhong, Chen Yaxin, Zhang Fucang , Li Zhijun, Basic research and experiment rate of surface resistance in the ET0 calculates formula to set condition, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2007(S1), 269-275. (in Chinese)
41. Xinling Shi, Fucang Zhang, Gongdong Wang, An experimental study of soil dryness dynamics Process, Journal of Basic Science and Engineering, 2006, 14(3):333-339. (in Chinese)
42. Tiantian Hu, Shaozhong Kang, Fucang Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Alternate application of osmotic and nitrogen stresses to partial root system: Effects on root growth and nitrogen use efficiency，Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2006, 29 (12): 2079-2092.
43. Jinfeng Wang, Shaozhong Kang, Fucang Zhang, Li Zhijun, Effects of controlled alternate partial rootzone irrigation on soil microorganism and growth of maize, Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2006, 39(10):2056-2062.
44. Jia Hongwei, Kang Shaozhong, Fucang Zhang,One parameter models of soil hydraulic parameters, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2006,37(3):272-277.
45. Jia Hongwei, Kang Shaozhong, Fucang Zhang, Tong Ling, Yao Limin, Spatial variability of soil water infiltration in the plain of Shiyang river basin, Advances in Water Sscience, 2006,17(4):471-476.
46. Fucang Zhang, Shaozhong Kang, Daozhi Gong et al., Maize growth and phosphorous and zinc uptake under different phosphorous supply levels.Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2005, 16(5):903-906.
47. Li Zhijun, Zhang Fucang, Kang Shaozhong. Impacts of the controlled roots-divided alternative irrigation on water and nutrient use of winter wheat, Transactions of the CSAE, 2005, 21 (8): 17- 21.
49. Fucang Zhang, Renduo Zhang, and Shaozhong Kang, Estimating temperature effects on water flow in variably saturated soils using activation energy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 2003, 67(5): 1327-1333.
50. Fucang Zhang, Shaozhong Kang and Jianhua Zhang, Growth and ion uptake by cabbage supplied different NH4+/NO3- ratios, ABSTRACTS, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2003, 54, Supplement 1.
51. Zhang Fucang, Kang Shaozhong. Li Zhijun, Effect of application of nitrogen fertilizer on phosphorus translocation and changes of inorganic phosphorus fractions at soil-root interface of wheat. Acta Pedologica Sinica, 2003, 40(4): 635-639. (in Chinese).
52. Zhang Fucang, Kang Shaozhong. Li Zhijun, Effect of Nitrogen Forms on Nitrate Accumulation and Nutrient Absorption in Cabbage, 2003, Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 30 (1) : 93-94. (in Chinese)
53. Fucang Zhang, Shaozhong Kang, Experimental study on hydrodynamic dispersion of adsorption solute in saturated-unsaturated soil, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2002,3: 67-73. (in Chinese)
54. Shaozhong Kang, Fucang Zhang, Xiaotao Hu & Jianhua Zhang, Benefits of CO2 enrichment on crop plants are modified by soil water status. Soil and Plant. 2001, 238:69-77.
55. Shaozhong Kang, Fucang Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, A Simulation model of water dynamics in winter wheat field and its application in a semiarid region. Agricultural Water Management. 2001, 49(2): 115-129.
