Name:Jiqiong Zhou

Address:SichuanAgricultural University

Phone: +86-156-5217-7374

E-mail:jiqiong_zhou@outlook.com

Education

2011/09—2017/12Ph.D.,Grassland Science, China Agricultural University

Advisors: Prof. Yingjun Zhang (Chief Scientist of

China Forage & Grassland Research System)

2006/09--2010/06 B.A. Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University

2015/11--2016/07 Joint Ph.D.,Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University.Advisors: Gail W.T. Wilson (Sarkeys Distinguished Professor)

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor,Grassland Science, College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, China. 2018/01– Present

Post doctor,Grassland Science, College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, China. 2020/01– Present

Research interests

Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas, Restoration Ecology, Grassland Restoration, Soil Ecology, Plant Community Ecology.

Major Research Projects Involved:

1.The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Grant number：31901379), 2019-2022.

2.Applied Basic Research Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Sichuan Province (2019YJ0431), 2018-2021.

Publications

1. Zhou J, Zhang F, Huo Y, Wilson GWT, Cobb AB, Xu X, Xiong, X,Liu, L,Zhang, Y. Following legume establishment, microbial and chemical associations facilitate improved productivity in degraded grasslands.Plant Soil. 2019. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-04169-9.

2. Zhou J, Wilson GWT, Cobb AB, Yang G, Zhang Y.Phosphorus and mowing improve native alfalfa establishment, facilitating restoration of grassland productivity and diversity.Land Degrad Dev. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3251

3. Zhou J, Wilson GWT, Cobb AB, Zhang Y, Liu L, Zhang X, Sun F.Mycorrhizal and rhizobial interactions influence model grassland plant community structure and productivity.Mycorrhiza.2022

4. Zhou J, Zhang Y, Wilson GWT, Cobb AB, Lu W, Guo Y. Small vegetation gaps increase reseeded yellow-flowered alfalfa performance and production in native grasslands.Basic Appl Ecol. 2017;24:41-52.

5. Zhou J, Deng B, Zhang Y, Cobb AB, Zhang Z.Molybdate in Rhizobial Seed-Coat Formulations Improves the Production and Nodulation of Alfalfa.Plos One. 2017;12(1):e0170179.

6. Zhang Y,Zhou J, Yang G, et al. Theory and application of no-tillage reseeding in degraded grasslands (in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 2020, 65, doi: 10.1360/TB-2020-0224

7. Liu L, Zeng K, Wu N, Zhang X, Sun F, Chen D, Gao W,Zhou J, Zhao J, You C, Sun G. Variation in physicochemical and biochemical soil properties among different plant species treatments early in the restoration of a desertified alpine meadow.Land Degrad Dev.2019; 30(16):1889-903. doi: 10.1002/ldr.3376.

8. Zhang F, Huo Y, Cobb AB, Luo G,Zhou J, Yang G, et al. Trichoderma biofertilizer links to altered soil chemistry, altered microbial communities, and improved grassland biomass.Front Microbiol. 2018;9:848.

9. Xiong X, Liu N, Wei Y-q, Bi Y-x, Luo J-c,Zhou J,Zhang Y. Effects of non-uniform root zone salinity on growth, ion regulation, and antioxidant defense system in two alfalfa cultivars.Plant Physiol Bioch. 2018;132:434-44.

10. Lu W, Liu N, Zhang Y,Zhou J, Guo Y, Yang X.Impact of vegetation community on litter decomposition: Evidence from a reciprocal transplant study with 13 C labeled plant litter.Soil Biol Biochem. 2017;112:248-57.