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Fazhu Zhao is a researcher affiliated with Northwest University in China, specializing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a research focus extending to Environmental Science. Their scholarly work comprises 94 publications in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 57 in Environmental Science, reflecting a broad engagement with multiple disciplines related to soil and environmental processes.

Their research extensively covers subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Molecular Biology. This multidisciplinary approach contributes to an understanding of soil microbial communities, plant interactions, and environmental nutrient dynamics.

The main topics addressed in Fazhu Zhao's work include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Bioenergy crop production and management

Fazhu Zhao has authored several recent papers, among which are:

  • "Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass and affects microbial community structure: A meta-analysis," 2020, published in Geoderma
  • "Contrasting patterns of microbial community and enzyme activity between rhizosphere and bulk soil along an elevation gradient," 2020, published in CATENA
  • "Global turnover of soil mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon," 2024, published in Nature Communications
  • "A meta-analysis on cover crop impact on soil water storage, succeeding crop yield, and water-use efficiency," 2021, published in Agricultural Water Management
  • "Microbial traits determine soil C emission in response to fresh carbon inputs in forests across biomes," 2021, published in Global Change Biology

The venues where Zhao frequently publishes include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • CATENA
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Nature Communications

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of Zhao's work. Regular co-authors include:

  • Chengjie Ren
  • Jieying Wang
  • Yaoxin Guo
  • Liyuan He
  • Jun Wang

Fazhu Zhao's scholarship shows a consistent focus on soil processes and interactions within ecosystems, reflecting engagement with both fundamental and applied agricultural and environmental research topics.

Best Publications

  • Linkages of C:N:P stoichiometry and bacterial community in soil following afforestation of former farmland

    Chengjie Ren;Fazhu Zhao;Di Kang;Gaihe Yang

  • Differential responses of soil microbial biomass and carbon-degrading enzyme activities to altered precipitation

    Chengjie Ren;Fazhu Zhao;Zheng Shi;Ji Chen

  • Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass and affects microbial community structure: A meta-analysis

    Ihsan Muhammad;Ihsan Muhammad;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Upendra M. Sainju;Shaohong Zhang

  • Differential soil microbial community responses to the linkage of soil organic carbon fractions with respiration across land-use changes

    Chengjie Ren;Tao Wang;Yadong Xu;Jian Deng

  • Analysis of the ecological conservation behavior of farmers in payment for ecosystem service programs in eco-environmentally fragile areas using social psychology models

    Jian Deng;Pingsheng Sun;Fazhu Zhao;Xinhui Han

  • Responses of soil total microbial biomass and community compositions to rainfall reductions

    Chengjie Ren;Ji Chen;Xingjie Lu;Russell Doughty

  • Regulation of soil CO2 and N2O emissions by cover crops: A meta-analysis

    Ihsan Muhammad;Upendra M. Sainju;Fazhu Zhao;Ahmad Khan

  • Response of microbial diversity to C:N:P stoichiometry in fine root and microbial biomass following afforestation

    Chengjie Ren;Ji Chen;Jian Deng;Fazhu Zhao

  • Temporal variation in soil enzyme activities after afforestation in the Loess Plateau, China

    Chengjie Ren;Di Kang;Jian ping Wu;Fazhu Zhao

  • Soil stoichiometry and carbon storage in long-term afforestation soil affected by understory vegetation diversity

    Fazhu Zhao;Di Kang;Xinhui Han;Gaihe Yang

  • Grazing intensity influence soil microbial communities and their implications for soil respiration

    Fazhu Zhao;Chengjie Ren;Shelby Shelton;Ziting Wang

  • Changes of soil microbial and enzyme activities are linked to soil C, N and P stoichiometry in afforested ecosystems

    F.Z. Zhao;F.Z. Zhao;C.J. Ren;X.H. Han;G.H. Yang

  • Global turnover of soil mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon

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  • Contrasting patterns of microbial community and enzyme activity between rhizosphere and bulk soil along an elevation gradient

    Chengjie Ren;Chengjie Ren;Zhenghu Zhou;Yaoxin Guo;Gaihe Yang

  • Microbial traits determine soil C emission in response to fresh carbon inputs in forests across biomes

    Chengjie Ren;Jieying Wang;Felipe Bastida;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo

  • A meta-analysis on cover crop impact on soil water storage, succeeding crop yield, and water-use efficiency

    Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Shaohong Zhang;Upendra M. Sainju;Rajan Ghimire

  • Change in soil bacterial community during secondary succession depend on plant and soil characteristics

    F.Z. Zhao;L. Bai;J.Y. Wang;J. Deng

  • Soil bacterial and fungal diversity and compositions respond differently to forest development

    Chengjie Ren;Chengjie Ren;Weichao Liu;Fazhu Zhao;Zekun Zhong

  • Understanding soil carbon sequestration following the afforestation of former arable land by physical fractionation

    Xinhui Han;Fazhu Zhao;Xiaogang Tong;Jian Deng

  • Responsiveness of soil nitrogen fractions and bacterial communities to afforestation in the Loess Hilly Region (LHR) of China.

    Chengjie Ren;Pingsheng Sun;Di Kang;Fazhu Zhao

  • Deep Soil C, N, and P Stocks and Stoichiometry in Response to Land Use Patterns in the Loess Hilly Region of China.

    Changzhen Li;Luhong Zhao;Pingsheng Sun;Fazhu Zhao

  • Soil microbial community and carbon and nitrogen fractions responses to mulching under winter wheat

    Xin Fu;Xin Fu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Upendra M. Sainju;Fazhu Zhao

  • Stratification of Carbon Fractions and Carbon Management Index in Deep Soil Affected by the Grain-to-Green Program in China

    Fazhu Zhao;Gaihe Yang;Xinhui Han;Yongzhong Feng

  • Soil C, N, P and Its Stratification Ratio Affected by Artificial Vegetation in Subsoil, Loess Plateau China

    Jian Deng;Pingsheng Sun;Fazhu Zhao;Xinhui Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Chengjie Ren
Chengjie Ren Northwest A&F University
Gaihe Yang
Gaihe Yang Northwest A&F University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida
Upendra M. Sainju
Upendra M. Sainju Agricultural Research Service
Felipe Bastida
Felipe Bastida Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo Spanish National Research Council
Yuanhe Yang
Yuanhe Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaofeng Xu
Xiaofeng Xu San Diego State University

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