HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE “PROGRESS ON NITROGEN RESEARCH FROM SOIL TO PLANT AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT”

Dr. Wim de Vries, Professor at the Environmental Systems Analysis Group of Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands. He holds a Chair in Integrated Nutrient Impact Modelling. His research is organized around integrated impacts of the use of nitrogen and phosphorus in agriculture or crop production, air, soil and water quality and greenhouse gas exchange. It also includes the investigation of the impacts of nutrient deposition, in interaction with climate change, on productivity and carbon sequestration and plant species diversity of terrestrial ecosystems. He has published more than 600 academic journal articles, book chapters and reports. He served as an associate editor for Air, Soil & Water Research (2008–2021), Geoderma-Regional (2013–present), Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (2018–present), and Nitrogen (2019–present)

Dr. Xuejun Liu, Professor at the National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University. He obtained his PhD degree from China Agricultural University (1997) and the China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (2014). He has being engaged in studies on the interactions of agriculture and environment, with research focusing on atmospheric deposition, nitrogen cycling and their impacts on soil acidification, eutrophication, ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions in croplands. He has published more than 300 refereed journal papers and book chapters and served as associate editor for Atmosphere and Ecology and Environment Sciences

Dr. Lixing Yuan, Professor at the Department of Plant Nutrition, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University. He obtained his PhD degree from the University of Hohenheim in Germany. He has been engaged in research on understanding the physiological, genetic, and molecular mechanisms of nutrient use efficiency in plants, particularly on the development of root system architecture and the processes of nutrient uptake and utilization. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in international academic journals, and also served as an associate editor for Frontiers in Plant Science (plant nutrition section)

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