Zhang Yulin

First Name

Yulin

Last Name

Zhang

Professional Title/Position

Associate professor

Highest Degree

Doctor

Affiliation

Department

Environmental Engineering

E-mail

yulinzhangbest@126.com

Research area

Nutrient management in dry land soil; soil amelioration

Educational Qualifications

 September 2003– June 2007: Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China.

 September 2007– June 2010: Master’s degree in Soil Physics, Northwest A&F University, China.

 September 2010– January 2015: Doctor’s degree in Soil Chemistry, Adelaide University, Australia.

 September 2014– January 2015: Research assistant, Adelaide University, Australia.

Professional Experience

 May 2015– December 2018: Lecturer, College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China.

 January 2019 to now: Associate professor, College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China;

 September 2020– August 2021: Vice director, the Bureau of Modern Agriculture and Rural Development in Yangling Demonstration Zone;

Academic Publications

[1] Liyan He, Sixu Lu, Chenguang Wang, Jun Mu, Yulin Zhang*, Xudong Wang*. Changes in soil organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities in response to tillage practices in the Loess Plateau of China. Soil & Tillage Research, 2021, 209: 104940.

[2] Yulin Zhang, Xiao Wang, Xudong Wang, Ming Li. Effects of land use on characteristics of water-extracted organic matter in soils of arid and semi-arid regions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26(25): 26052-26059.

[3] Zhang Yulin, Wang Yanli, Tan Yaru, Li Limin, Wang Xudong. How air-drying affects DGT P results in calcareous soils. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2018, 28(3): 1507-1515.

[4] Zhang, Yulin, Duan, Pengfei, Zhang, Ping, Li, Ming. Variations in cyanobacterial and algal communities and soil characteristics under biocrust development under similar environmental conditions. Plant Soil, 2018, 429: 241-251.

[5] Li Zhonghui, Wei Binmeng, Wang Xudong, Zhang Yulin, Zhang Afeng. Response of soil organic carbon fractions and CO2 emissions to exogenous composted manure and calcium carbonate. Journal of Soil and Sediments, 2018, 18(5): 1832-1843.

[6] Li Zhonghui, Wang Meng, Yang Yan, Zhao Shixiang, Zhang Yulin, Wang Xudong. Effect of composted manure plus chemical fertilizer application on aridity response and productivity of apple trees on the loess plateau, China. Arid Land Research and Management, 2017, 31(4): 388-403.

[7] Yunchao Dai, Mubasher Nasir, Yulin Zhang, Jiakai Gao, Yamin Lv, Jialong Lv. Comparison of DGT with traditional extraction methods for assessing arsenic bioavailability to Brassica chinensis in different soils. Chemosphere. 2017, 191: 183-189.

[8] Yunchao Dai, Mubasher Nasir, Yulin Zhang, Haiming Wu, Honghong Gao, Jialong Lv. Comparison of DGT with traditional methods for assessing cadmium bioavailability to Brassica chinensis in different soils. Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1-9.

[9] Zhang Yulin*, Nachimuthu G, Mason S, McLaughlin MJ, McNeill A, Bell MJ. Comparison of soil analytical methods for estimating wheat potassium fertilizer requirements in response to contrasting plant K demand in the glasshouse. Scientific Reports 2017; 7: 11391.

[10] Yulin Zhang*, Sean Mason, Ann McNeill and Michael J McLaughlin. Application of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for available potassium measurement in agricultural soils: effects of competing cations on potassium uptake by the resin gel. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2014, 842: 27-34.

[11] Yulin Zhang, Sean Mason, Ann McNeill and Michael J McLaughlin (2013) Optimisation of the diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) method for simultaneous assay of potassium and plant-available phosphorus in soils. Talanta. 113: 123-129.

[12] Sean Mason, Ann McNeill, Yulin Zhang, Michael J McLaughlin and Chris Guppy (2011) Application of Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT) to measure potassium and sulphur availability in agricultural soils. In 16th Australia agronomy conference.

Conference Attendance

 20th International Soil Tillage Research Organization Conference (ISTRO), September 2015, Nanjing, China.

 The 20th World Soil Congress, June 2014, ICC Jeju, South Korea (Poster presentation).

 The Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference, December 2012, Tasmania, Australia.

Contact

 Address: 7-22 College of Resources and Environment, 3 Taicheng Road, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, Yangling, China；

 Postcode: 712100；

 Email: yulinzhangbest@126.com