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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
32
Citations
4773
World Ranking
5887
National Ranking
346

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

Cheng-Yuan Xu focuses on Biochar, Agronomy, Slash-and-char, Soil pH and Alternanthera philoxeroides. His research in Biochar intersects with topics in Soil classification and Soil water. His Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthesis and Nutrient.

His Slash-and-char research includes themes of Soil texture and Nitrate. Cheng-Yuan Xu interconnects Environmental chemistry, Greenhouse gas and Soil conditioner in the investigation of issues within Soil pH. His work focuses on many connections between Alternanthera philoxeroides and other disciplines, such as Alternanthera, that overlap with his field of interest in Photosynthetic acclimation, Chlorophyll, Ecophysiology, Nitrogen assimilation and Photosynthetic capacity.

His most cited work include:

  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)
  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)
  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Agronomy, Biochar, Ecology, Botany and Nutrient are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil type, Soil carbon, Nitrate and Soil pH. His study in the fields of Slash-and-char under the domain of Biochar overlaps with other disciplines such as Organic fertilizer and Amendment.

His study in the field of Invasive species, Introduced species, Biomass and Weed is also linked to topics like Genetic diversity. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Weed, concentrating on Phenotypic plasticity and intersecting with Alternanthera philoxeroides. In his research, Salicaceae, δ13C and Organic matter is intimately related to Carbon dioxide, which falls under the overarching field of Botany.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (73.33%)
  • Biochar (76.00%)
  • Ecology (45.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Biochar (76.00%)
  • Agronomy (73.33%)
  • Organic fertilizer (21.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochar, Agronomy, Organic fertilizer, Soil pH and Slash-and-char. The Biochar study combines topics in areas such as Irrigation, Methanotroph, Anaerobic oxidation of methane, Methane and Soil test. His research integrates issues of Biomass, Nitrogen cycle and Evergreen in his study of Agronomy.

In his research, he performs multidisciplinary study on Organic fertilizer and Nutrient. The study incorporates disciplines such as Alpha diversity, Carbon sequestration, Soil texture, Greenhouse gas and Environmental chemistry in addition to Soil pH. Cheng-Yuan Xu combines Slash-and-char and Charcoal in his research.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)
  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)
  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis (185 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of study are Biochar, Agronomy, Soil pH, Slash-and-char and Nitrate. His studies in Biochar integrate themes in fields like Soil texture, Organic matter, Ecosystem and Agroforestry. His work carried out in the field of Soil texture brings together such families of science as Soil carbon, Temperate rainforest, Forest ecology and Soil respiration.

The concepts of his Soil pH study are interwoven with issues in Photosynthetic bacteria and Alpha diversity. His Slash-and-char research includes elements of Environmental chemistry, Greenhouse gas and Soil conditioner. His Nitrate research spans across into subjects like Charcoal and Organic fertilizer.

Best Publications

  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis

    Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Iman Tahmasbian;Rongxiao Che;Rongxiao Che

  • Effects of biochar application on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis

    Yanghui He;Xuhui Zhou;Liling Jiang;Ming Li

  • Phenotypic plasticity rather than locally adapted ecotypes allows the invasive alligator weed to colonize a wide range of habitats.

    Yu-Peng Geng;Xiao-Yun Pan;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Wen-Ju Zhang

  • Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Shahla Hosseini-Bai;Shahla Hosseini-Bai;Yanbin Hao;Yanbin Hao;Rao C. N. Rachaputi

  • Combined effects of biochar and fertilizer applications on yield: A review and meta-analysis

    Shahla Hosseini Bai;Shahla Hosseini Bai;Negar Omidvar;Marta Gallart;Wiebke Kämper

  • Wood biochar increases nitrogen retention in field settings mainly through abiotic processes

    Shahla Hosseini Bai;Shahla Hosseini Bai;Frédérique Reverchon;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Zhihong Xu

  • The effects of short term, long term and reapplication of biochar on soil bacteria

    Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Helen M Wallace;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Lukas Van Zwieten

  • Genetic diversity of alligator weed in China by RAPD analysis

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Wen-Ju Zhang;Cui-Zhang Fu;Bao-Rong Lu

  • Carbon limitation overrides acidification in mediating soil microbial activity to nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland.

    Qiushi Ning;Qiushi Ning;Stephan Hättenschwiler;Xiaotao Lü;Paul Kardol

  • Phenotypic plasticity of invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides in relation to different water availability, compared to its native congener

    Yu-Peng Geng;Xiao-Yun Pan;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Wen-Ju Zhang

  • Leaf phenology and seasonal variation of photosynthesis of invasive Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) and two co-occurring native understory shrubs in a northeastern United States deciduous forest.

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Kevin L. Griffin;W. S. F. Schuster

  • Effects of clonal integration and light availability on the growth and physiology of two invasive herbs.

    Cheng‐Yuan Xu;Shon S. Schooler;Rieks D. Van Klinken

  • Age-related decline of stand biomass accumulation is primarily due to mortality and not to reduction in NPP associated with individual tree physiology, tree growth or stand structure in a Quercus-dominated forest

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Matthew H. Turnbull;David T. Tissue;David T. Tissue;James D. Lewis;James D. Lewis

  • Responses of soil respiration and its components to drought stress

    Yanfen Wang;Yanbin Hao;Xiao Yong Cui;Haitao Zhao

  • Biochar increased soil respiration in temperate forests but had no effects in subtropical forests

    Guiyao Zhou;Xuhui Zhou;Tao Zhang;Zhenggang Du

  • The Relative Importance of Genetic Diversity and Phenotypic Plasticity in Determining Invasion Success of a Clonal Weed in the USA and China

    Yupeng Geng;Yupeng Geng;Rieks D. van Klinken;Alejandro Sosa;Bo Li

  • Seasonal variation in the temperature response of leaf respiration in Quercus rubra: foliage respiration and leaf properties

    C.‐Y. Xu;K. L. Griffin

  • Phenotypic divergence during the invasion of Phyla canescens in Australia and France: evidence for selection-driven evolution

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Mic H. Julien;Mohammad Fatemi;Christophe Girod

  • Plasticity and ontogenetic drift of biomass allocation in response to above- and below-ground resource availabilities in perennial herbs: a case study of Alternanthera philoxeroides

    Yu-Peng Geng;Xiao-Yun Pan;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Wen-Ju Zhang

  • Short-term dynamics of carbon and nitrogen using compost, compost-biochar mixture and organo-mineral biochar

    Ian Darby;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Helen M. Wallace;Stephen Joseph

  • Leaf respiratory CO2 is 13C-enriched relative to leaf organic components in five species of C3 plants

    Cheng-yuan Xu;Cheng-yuan Xu;Guang-hui Lin;Guang-hui Lin;Guang-hui Lin;Kevin L. Griffin;Raymond N. Sambrotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhihong Xu
Zhihong Xu Griffith University
Kevin L. Griffin
Kevin L. Griffin Columbia University
Yanbin Hao
Yanbin Hao University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rieks D. van Klinken
Rieks D. van Klinken Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lukas Van Zwieten
Lukas Van Zwieten New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Xiaoyong Cui
Xiaoyong Cui University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bo Li
Bo Li Fudan University
David T. Tissue
David T. Tissue Western Sydney University
Yanfen Wang
Yanfen Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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