Editor Profile
Dr. Fei Liang, Ph.D.
Professor
Present
Yili Normal University
Ili, Xinjiang
China
Ph.D., Researcher, Doctoral/Master's Supervisor. Recipient of the 7th Xinjiang Science Popularization Award; Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Leader; Member of the Technical Committee for Standardization of Cultivated Land Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Member of the Water-Saving Committee of China Agricultural Promotion Association; Member of the Cultivated Land Fertility Committee of China Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Society; Executive Director of the Xinjiang Soil and Fertilizer Society; Expert Committee Member of Xinjiang Agricultural Leading Enterprise Association.
Principal investigator (PI) of 4 national projects (including NSFC), 3 provincial projects, and 1 municipal project; key participant in 13 additional projects. Holds 11 invention patents and 16 utility model patents. Published over 50 papers as first or corresponding author. Chief editor of 7 books (2 selected into the "Key Publications Recommendation Catalog for Rural Libraries"). In 2021, as the first completer, led the project "Key Technologies Research and Demonstration of Integrated Water and Fertilizer Regulation for Drip-Irrigated Maize" which won the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (provincial/ministerial level).
- Integrated Water and Fertilizer Management
- Soil Quality Improvement
- Resource Utilization
- Hongyan Zhu, Bingyan Zheng, Weibo Nie, Liangjun Fei, Yuyang Shan, Ge Li, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Optimization of maize irrigation strategy in Xinjiang, China by AquaCrop based on a four-year study. Agricultural Water Management, 2024, 297: 108816.
- Cao G, Zhang L, Wang G, Zheng J, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Effect of Different Potassium Fertilizer Application Rates on the Yield and Potassium Utilization Efficiency of Maize in Xinjiang, China. Agronomy, 2026, 16: 72
- Tianjiang Duan, Licun Zhang, Guodong Wang, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Effects of Water Application Frequency and Water Use Efficiency Under Deficit Irrigation on Maize Yield in Xinjiang. Agronomy, 2025, 15: 1110.
- Yumeng Zheng, Yunxia Li, Wenxin Liu, Hong Chen, Mengjie Liu, Tianjiang Duan, Fei Liang (Corresponding). The difference in cultivated land soil quality: a comparison between the north and south sides of the Tianshan Mountains. Scientific Reports, 2025, 15: 23652.
- Chen H, Liu W, Wang G, Zheng Y, Fan X, Zhang L, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Effects of different irrigation methods on the spatial and temporal distribution of soil temperature. PLoS One, 2025, 20(9): e0332649.
- Mengjie Liu, Jiliang Zheng, Quansheng Li, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Xiaoguo Mu, Dongjie Pei, Hongtao Jia, Zhenhua Wang. Effects of Film Mulching on Soil Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in the Maize Root Zone under Drip Irrigation in Northwest China. Agronomy, 2024, 14: 1139.
- Mengjie Liu, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Quansheng Li, Guodong Wang, Yuxin Tian, Hongtao Jia. Enhancement growth, water use efficiency and economic benefit for maize by drip irrigation in Northwest China. Scientific Reports, 2024, 13: 8392.
- Mengjie Liu, Guodong Wang, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Quansheng Li, Yuxin Tian, Hongtao Jia. Optimal Irrigation Levels Can Improve Maize Growth, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency under Drip Irrigation in Northwest China. Water, 2022, 14(23): 3822.
- Liu Ye, Xiamixiye Xiaohelaiti, Li Hao, Wang Zhenjia, Suo Xiaoqin, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Effects of Phosphorus Fertilizer Rate on Growth, Yield and Harvest Quality of Grain-Forage Maize. Feed Research, 2025, (14): 138-144.
- Liu Mengjie, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Li Quansheng, Tian Yuxin, Wang Guodong, Jia Hongtao. Effects of Mulched Drip Irrigation and Furrow Irrigation on Maize Growth and Yield. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2023, 56(8): 1515-1530.
- Liu Dao, Liu Mengjie, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Li Quansheng, Tian Yuxin, Jia Hongtao. Effects of Drip Application of Different Water-Soluble Phosphorus Fertilizers on Phosphorus Distribution in Calcareous Soil and Phosphorus Uptake and Utilization of Maize. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers, 2022, 28(9): 1720-1733.
- Liang Fei, Li Yunxia, Guan Xinyuan, Liu Hui, Yin Feihu (Corresponding). Research progress on the effects of long-term field drip irrigation on soil water-salt environment in Xinjiang. Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University, 2023, 42(5): 1-11.
- Li Quansheng, Wang Guodong, Xie Zongming, Liu Zheng, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Effects of Microbial Fertilizer on Soil Microorganisms and Enzyme Activities in the Root Zone of Mulched Drip-Irrigated Maize. Journal of Maize Sciences, 2019, 27(4): 141-147.
- Liu Mengjie, Liu Dao, Fei Liang (Corresponding), et al. Effect of Film Removal Time on Growth and Yield Formation of Drip-Irrigated Maize. Journal of Maize Sciences, 2023, 31(2): 97-105+115.
- Liu Dao, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Li Quansheng, et al. Effects of Drip Application of Different Water-Soluble Phosphorus Fertilizers on Yield Formation of Maize. Soils and Fertilizers Sciences in China, 2022, (7): 49-57.
- Tian Yuxin, Fei Liang (Corresponding), Li Quansheng, et al. Effects of Different Drip Irrigation Quotas on Root Distribution Characteristics and Yield of Maize at the Milking Stage. Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, 2021, 52(12): 212-220.
- Shi Lei, Lü Ning, Chen Yun, Fei Liang (Corresponding). Accumulation and Distribution Characteristics of Dry Matter and Nutrients in Spring Maize under Different Irrigation Regimes and Their Correlation with Yield Formation. Journal of Maize Sciences, 2021, 29(2): 103-108+116.
- Liang Fei, Wang Guodong, Wang Kequan, et al. Effects of Drip Application of Different Water-Soluble Fertilizers on Yield Formation of Maize. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2018, 36(4): 53-59.
- Wang Kequan, Wang Guodong, Fei Liang (Corresponding), et al. Effect of Irrigation Quota on Soil Water-Heat Spatial Distribution and Yield of Spring Maize under Mulched Drip Irrigation. Journal of Henan Agricultural Sciences, 2017, 46(11): 25-29+41.
- Liang Fei, Wang Guodong, Wang Kequan, et al. Effect of Dripper Selection on Maize Growth and Yield. Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, 2017, 48(7): 151-156.
- Liang Fei, Zeng Shenghe, Wang Guodong, et al. Effect of Dripper Pressure on Maize Growth and Yield. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2016, 25(2): 215-219.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan, Tian Mingming, et al. Effect of Nitrogen Topdressing on Growth of Suaeda salsa and Its Ameliorative Effect on Salinized Soil. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2013, 22(3): 234-240.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan, Zeng Shenghe, et al. Effect of Nitrogen Application Rate on Growth and Sodium Accumulation of Salicornia europaea. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2012, 30(6): 152-156.
- Liang Fei, Zeng Shenghe, Wang Guodong, et al. Study on Combined Application of Nitrogen and Phosphorus for Mulched Drip-Irrigated Maize in Northern Xinjiang. Journal of Tarim University, 2012, 24(3): 74-78.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan, Zhang Hui. Effects of Nitrogen Application and Mowing on Growth and Salt Accumulation of Salicornia europaea. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2012, 21(2): 99-105.
- Liang Fei, Zeng Shenghe, Zhang Lei, et al. Effect of Balanced Application of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Drip-Irrigated Wheat in Northern Xinjiang. Crops, 2012, (2): 109-112.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan, Yin Chuanhua. Effect of Ridge-Furrow Planting on Growth and Mineral Element Content of Salicornia europaea. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2011, 29(6): 104-107.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan, Yin Chuanhua, et al. Preliminary Report on the Effect of Salicornia europaea on Improving Salinized Cotton Fields in Xinjiang. China Cotton, 2011, 38(10): 30-32.
- Liang Fei, Tian Changyan. Effect of Soil Salinization on Ammonia Volatilization from Urea and Urea Phosphate. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2011, 31(14): 3999-4006.
- Liang Fei. Q&A and Case Studies on Integrated Water and Fertilizer Management. China Agriculture Press, 2017. (Selected into the 2019 "Key Publications Recommendation Catalog for Rural Libraries")
- Liang Fei, Li Zhiqiang, Zhang Lei. Q&A and Case Studies on Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement. China Agriculture Press, 2018.
- Liang Fei, Wu Zhiyong, Wang Jun. Q&A on Proper Fertilizer Selection and Scientific Fertilization. China Agriculture Press, 2020.
- Liang Fei, Sun Xia, Wang Chunxia. 200 Q&A on Scientific Irrigation and Rational Fertilization. China Agriculture Press, 2021. (Selected into the 2022 "Key Publications Recommendation Catalog for Rural Libraries")
- Wang Chunxia, Liang Fei, Guo Zaihua. Q&A and Case Studies on Water-Saving Agriculture. China Agriculture Press, 2022.
- Liang Fei, Xu Xiuhua. Whispers in the Cornfield – A Science Popularization on Integrated Water and Fertilizer Management. China Water & Power Press, 2022
- Wang Chunxia, Liang Fei, Fu Qiuping. 100 Q&A on Efficient Utilization of Rural Water Resources. China Water & Power Press, 2024.