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Dr Xinhua He

Dr Xinhua He

Dr Xinhua He

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Research Areas and Interests

  • Mitigating impacts of climate change and water abstraction regimes on native ecosystems
  • Water/nutrients movement between phreatophytic vegetation and surrounding vadophytic plants in Mediterranean Banksia woodlands

Staff Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland .

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

  • Lou, Y., Liang, W., Xu, M., He, X., Wang, Y., Zhao, K., (2011), Straw coverage alleviates seasonal variability of the topsoil microbial biomass and activity. Catena, 86(2), 117-120, DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.03.006.
  • Wu, Q., Zou, YN., He, X., (2011), Differences of hyphal and soil phosphatase activities in drought-stressed mycorrhizal trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings. Scientia Horticulturae, 129(2), 294-298, Netherlands, DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.03.051.
  • Liang, B., Yang, X., He, X., Murphy, DV., Zhou, J., (2011), Long-term combined application of manure and NPK fertilizers influenced nitrogen retention and stabilization of organic C in Loess soil. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships, 353(1-2), 249-260, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-1028-z.
  • Lu, JK., He, X., Huang, LB., Kang, L ., Xu, DP., (2011), Two Burkholderia strains from nodules of Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen in Hainan Island, southern China. New Forests, n/a(n/a), 1-13, DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9290-8.
  • Duan, Y., Xu, M., He, X., Li, S., Sun, X., (2011), Long-term pig manure application reduces the requirement of chemical phosphorus and potassium in two rice-wheat sites in subtropical China. Soil Use and Management, 27(4), 427-436, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00364.x.
  • Liu, X., Deng, Z., Cheng, H., He, X., Song, S., (2011), Nitrite, sodium nitroprusside, potassium ferricyanide and hydrogen peroxide release dormancy of Amaranthus retroflexus seeds in a nitric oxide-dependent manner. Plant Growth Regulation, 64(2), 155-161, DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9551-0.
  • Zhang, H., Yang, X., He, X., Xu, M., Huang, S., Liu, H., Wang, B., (2011), Effect of long-term potassium fertilization on crop yield and potassium efficiency and balance under wheat-maize rotation in China. Pedosphere, 21(2), 154-163, DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(11)60113-6.
  • Wu, QS., Zou , YN., He, X., Luo , P., (2011), Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can alter some root characters and physiological status in trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) seedlings. Plant Growth Regulation: an international journal on plant growth and development, 65(2), 273-278, DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9598-6.
  • Liang, B., Yang, X., He, X., Zhou, J., (2011), Effects of 17-year fertilization on soil microbial biomass C and N and soluble organic C and N in loessial soil during maize growth. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 47(2), 121-128, DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0511-7.
  • Liu, Y., Mao, L., He, X., Cheng, G., Ma, X., An, L., Feng, H., (2011), Rapid change of AM fungal community in a rain-fed wheat field with short-term plastic film mulching practice. Mycorrhiza, 22(1), 31-39, DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0378-y.
  • Wang, FY., Tong, RJ., Shi, ZY., Xu, XF., He, X., (2011), Inoculations with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase vegetable yields and decrease phoxim concentrations in carrot and green onion and their soils. PLoS ONE, 6(2), Article number e16949, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016949.
  • Ding, Q., Liang, Y., Legendre, P., He, X., Pei, K., Du, X., Ma, K., (2011), Diversity and composition of ectomycorrhizal community on seedling roots: the role of host preference and soil origin. Mycorrhiza, 21(8), 669-680, DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0374-2.
  • Yu, C., Li, Y., Li, C., Sun, J., He, X., Zhang, F., Li, L., (2010), An improved nitrogen difference method for estimating biological nitrogen fixation in legume-based intercropping systems. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 46(3), 227-235, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0418-3.
  • Wu, Q., Zou, Y., He, X., (2010), Contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to growth, photosynthesis, root morphology and ionic balance of citrus seedlings under salt stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 32(2), 297-304, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/s11738-009-0407-z.
  • Wang, Y., Hu, CS., Zhu, BY., Xiang, H., He, X., (2010), Effects of wheat straw application on methane and nitrous oxide emissions from purplish paddy fields. Plant, Soil and Environment, 56(1), 16-22, Czech Republic.
  • Shen, W., Lin, X., Shi, W., Min, J., Gao, N., Zhang, H., Yin, R., He, X., (2010), Higher rates of nitrogen fertilization decrease soil enzyme activities, microbial functional diversity and nitrification capacity in a Chinese polytunnel greenhouse vegetable land. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships, 337(1), 137-150, The Netherlands, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0511-2.
  • Qin, S., Hu, C., Wang, Y., Li, X., He, X., (2010), Tillage effects on intracellular and extracellular soil urease activities determined by an improved chloroform fumigation method. Soil Science: an interdisciplinary approach to soils research, 175(11), 568-572, DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3181fa2810.
  • Qin, S., He, X., Hu, C., Zhang, Y., Dong, W., (2010), Responses of soil chemical and microbial indicators to conservational tillage versus traditional tillage in the North China Plain. European Journal of Soil Biology, 46(3-4), 243-247, France, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.006.
  • Qin, S., Hu, C., He, X., Dong, W., Cui, J., Wang, Y., (2010), Soil organic carbon, nutrients and relevant enzyme activities in particle-size fractions under conservational versus traditional agricultural management. Applied Soil Ecology, 45(3), 152-159, The Netherlands, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.03.007.
  • Lu, J., Zhang, WL., Xue, H., Pan, Y., Zhang, C., He, X., Liu, ML., (2010), Changes in AFLP and SSR DNA polymorphisms induced by short-term space flight of rice seeds. Biologia Plantarum: journal for experimental botany, 54(1), 112-116, The Netherlands, DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0016-0.
  • He, X., Duan, Y., Chen, Y., Xu, M ., (2010), A 60-year journey of mycorrhizal research in China: Past, present and future directions. Science in China. Series C: Life Sciences, 53 (12), 1374-1398, China, DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-4096-z.
  • Wu, Q., Zou, Y., He, X., (2010), Exogenous putrescine, not spermine or spermidine, enhances root mycorrhizal development and plant growth of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology , 12(4), 576-580 , Pakistan , DOI: 10?093/MFA/2010/12?4?576?580.
  • He, X., Xu, M., Qiu, GY., Zhou, J., (2009), Use of 15N stable isotope to quantify nitrogen transfer between mycorrhizal plants. Journal of Plant Ecology, 2(3), 107-118, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtp015.
  • Zhang, H., Xu, M., Zhang, W., He, X., (2009), Factors affecting potassium fixation in seven soils under 15-year long-term fertilization. Chinese Science Bulletin, 54(10), 1773-1780, China, DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0164-9.
  • Qiu, GY., Wang, L., He, X., Zhang, X., Chen, S., Chen, J., Yang, Y., (2008), Water use efficiency and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and its response to irrigation regime in the north China plain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148(11), 1848-1859, The Netherlands, DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.06.010.
  • He, X., Nara, K., (2007), Element biofortification: can mycorrhizas potentially offer a more effective and sustainable pathway to curb human malnutrition?. Trends in Plant Science, 12(8), 331-333, United Kingdom.
  • He, X., Horwath, WR., Zasoski, RJ., Aanderud, ZT., Bledsoe, CS., (2007), Nitrogen sink strength of ectomycorrhizal morphotypes of Quercus douglasii, Q. garryana, and Q. agrifolia seedlings grown in a northern California oak woodland. Mycorrhiza, 18(1), 33-41, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/s00572-007-0150-5.