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PhD
Højbakkegård Allé 13
2630 Taastrup
Højbakkegård Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup
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Research goal
My overall research goal is to improve crop yield, quality, and resource use efficiency in field and in greenhouse production systems by exploiting plant adaptation mechanisms to environmental perturbations in a future warmer, drier and CO2-enriched climate.
Past research focuses and achievements
My research during the last 20 years had been focused on the physiological and biochemical regulation of growth and functioning of crop plants subjected to major abiotic stresses including drought, heat, cold and salinity, individually or in combination. I have given much attention to the relative importance of hydraulic and chemical influences on crop vegetative and reproductive physiology under drought/heat/cold stresses. My post-doctoral research (2004-2007) financed by the Danish Research Council (SJVF, 23-03-0208, 2004-2007) and by the European Commission (SAFIR, EU, INCO-CT-2004-509163, 2005-2009) was on exploiting the physiological mechanisms for enhancing crop water use efficiency in both horticultural and field crops during deficit irrigation strategies. The research ideas were latterly tested in projects of my Ph.D. students from 2008 to 2015. By integrating the knowledge of crop physiology, agronomy and soil science, my research aimed to understand the processes occurring at the interfaces between crops and their environments; and to develop mechanistic models in order to optimize water-saving deficit irrigation strategies to enhance crop yield/quality and simultaneously improve resource use efficiency. The scientific publications (see publication list) based on my research findings have made significant contribution to the literature and which have increased our knowledge about:
Current research focuses
Currently, my research lies at investigating the effect of biochar amendment on soil P bioavailability and root to shoot signalling of plants during soil drying. Focus has also been on exploring physiological and biochemical mechanisms of crop plants response to major abiotic stresses in future climate change scenarios. These comprise the following four aspects:
Future research plan
My research vision is to reveal and exploit the physiological and genotypic resilience mechanisms of major crop plants in response to climate changes scenarios, e.g., co-occurrence of multiple abiotic stresses (drought, heat, and salinity) at elevated CO2. My core hypothesis is that physiological and genetic responses to multiple abiotic stresses are integrated by complex regulatory network that influence the processes important for yield and quality formation, and which can be revealed by combing modern genotyping and advanced phenotyping technologies. Thus, I will pursue an interdisciplinary approach to:
1988 – 1992 B.Sc. China Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), Beijing, China
1998 – 2000 M.Sc. University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
2001 – 2004 Ph.D. The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University (KVL, now University of Copenhagen), Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 – 2008 Diploma in educational studies for Assistant Professors, Danish Pedagogical University
2019 Certificate of Completion of Leading Research – a leadership course, University of Copenhagen
2020.5 – Professor and group leader of Crop Stress Physiology, Crop Sciences Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 – 2020.4 Associate Professor and group leader of Crop Stress Physiology, Crop Sciences Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Copenhagen, Denmark
2000 – 2001 Research Assistant, Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
1992 – 1998 Research assistant/associate, Institute of Soils and Fertilizers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Below is a list of major projects:
Year |
Sponsor and project title |
PLEN share mio DKK | |
2004-2009 |
SJVF (DFF, FTP now): Physiological basis for improving water use efficiency in crop plants under ‘Partial Root-zone Drying, PRD’ irrigation strategy (PI) |
1.88 | |
2005-2009 |
EU FP6-FOOD: Safe and high quality food production using low quality waters and improved irrigation systems and management (EU, SAFIR) (CO-PI) |
5.46 | |
2006-2010 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Jordbær – Ny vandingsteknik (PRD-vanding) med henblik på bedre smag og holdbarhed samt reduceret vand- og pesticidforbrug (PI) |
0.39 | |
2009-2012 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Bæredygtig fremtid for dansk konsumfrugt (PI) |
1.58 | |
2009-2011 |
DANIDA: The potential of bambara groundnut genetic resources (PI) |
2.85 | |
2010 |
DFF EU-START: Manipulation the regulators: Sustaining crop production by modulating phytohormonal balance for a future drier climate (SUSCROP) (PI) |
0.15 | |
2010-2013 |
DANIDA: Sustainable food production through irrigated intensive farming systems in West Africa (SIFA) (CO-PI) |
0.90 | |
2010-2013 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Øget vandudnyttelseseffektivitet i kartofler ved præcisionsforædling og genmodifikation (PI) |
2.38 | |
2012-2015 |
Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC): Interactive effect of biochar application and deficit irrigation on water and nutrient use efficiencies in tomatoes (PI) |
1.26 | |
2014-2019 |
DANIDA: Integrated water, energy-from-biomass, soil, organics, and crop (WEBSOC) management strategies tailored to Ghanaian farming communities (PI) |
0.45 | |
2014-2015 |
SDC postdoc stipend: Effect of reduced irrigation regimes on phosphorus use efficiency of potato (PI) |
0.75 | |
2015-2017 |
Villum Foundation Block Stipend: Sustainable grain yield and quality of wheat crops for a future warmer and drier climate (PI) |
1.73 | |
2017 |
Climate-KIC Nordic: Ideation Workshop (PI) |
0.07 | |
2015-2018 |
SDC: The effect of biochar on P bioavailability in acidic, alkaline and iron oxide rich soils (PI) |
1.50 | |
2017-2020 |
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): PhD stipend to Sajid Shokat (PI) |
0.15 | |
2012- |
SDC: Water and Environment MSc programme (PI) |
4.51 | |
2018 |
Chr. Hansen A/S: Magellan 3 |
0.51 | |
2018-2022 |
Innovation Fund Denmark: Bac4Crop – A platform for efficient launching of plant beneficial bacterial products for climate resilient crop production (CO-PI) |
6.26 | |
2019-2022 |
SDC: Effects of elevated CO2 on source and sink dynamics of cereals in response to combined drought and heat stress (PI) |
1.55 | |
2020-2023 |
EU H2020: Smart Protein for a Changing World. Future-proof alternative terrestrial protein sources for human nutrition encouraging environment regeneration, processing feasibility and consumer trust and acceptance (PI) |
1.97 | |
2021-2025 |
Dissecting climate robustness for sustainable wheat production (SUSWHEAT) (PI) |
5.04 | |
2024-2027 |
System-based precision agriculture for sustainable crop production (PI) |
3.27 | |
2024 |
RECOPE - Rhizoshpere manipulations to enhance crop phosphorus use efficiency (PI) |
0.78 |
Since 2017 – Associate editor for Frontiers in Plant Science
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