Optimizing fertilizer and planting density to stabilize yields and improve water use efficiency in rain-fed wheat–maize rotations - Xueni Yang; Shujie Sun; Haocong Li; Ziyan Guo; Chi Ma; Bo Liu; Wei Zhang; Ruixia Ding; Peng Zhang; Tiening Liu; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (European Journal of Agronomy, 2026)

Adaptive fertilization strategies for premature senescence challenges in film-mulched maize: Insights from a 4-year field study - Haixiang Xiong; Chi Ma; Shujie Sun; Ziyi Wang; Ji Zhao; Chun Zhang; Lin Yang; Zhaoyun Dong; Zhikuan Jia; Dan Liu; Qingfang Han; Xudong Zhang (European Journal of Agronomy, 2025)

Adaptive sowing window strategy for improving grain filling and water loss characteristics of film-mulched maize in Northwest China - Xudong Zhang; Haixiang Xiong; Rui Wang; Junjie Li; Zhaoyun Dong; Zhikuan Jia; Qingfang Han (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Structural characterization of modified straw combined with CPAM conditioned sludge filter cake and analysis of its structure-performance relationship with sludge dewatering performance - Qiyong Yang; Yanbin Zhao; Qingfang Zhang; Ji Wang; Bingjie Xu; Xinhua Zhang; Houfeng Xiong; Han Zhou; Ruimin Xiao (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

The long-term nitrogen fertilizer management strategy based on straw return can improve the productivity of wheat-maize rotation system and reduce carbon emissions by increasing soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration - Ziyan Guo; Yang Liu; Xiangping Meng; Xueni Yang; Chi Ma; Huina Chai; Hui Li; Ruixia Ding; Khudayberdi Nazarov; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Reducing fertilization with high planting density increases maize yield stability and nitrogen use efficiency in semi-arid areas - Xiaorong Wu; Zhimin Li; Wenjing Li; Xuanke Xue; Linchuan Yang; Jing Xu; Baoping Yang; Ruixia Ding; Zhikuan Jia; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (European Journal of Agronomy, 2024)

Adapting to diversified garlic-maize rotation systems by adjusting nitrogen application: Assessing crop yield, nitrogen utilization, and nitrogen footprint - Dan Liu; Qin Mo; Wei Zhang; Wei Lin; Wenjing Li; Maksat Batyrbek; Ruixia Ding; Hui Li; Baoping Yang; Yufeng Zou; Li Wang; Yantai Gan; et al. (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Driving soil N2O emissions under nitrogen application by soil environmental factor changes in garlic-maize rotation systems - Dan Liu; Chi Ma; Yang Liu; Qin Mo; Wei Lin; Wenjing Li; Hui Li; Baoping Yang; Ruixia Ding; Altyn Shayakhmetoya; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (European Journal of Agronomy, 2024)

Spatial correlation and allometric growth relationship between economic development and carbon emission in Lanzhou–Xining urban agglomeration - Qingfang Liu; Jinping Song; Teqi Dai; Huiran Han; Jianhui Xu; Jianmei Li; Enru Wang (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024)

Shaping the succession patterns of different soil nutrients, enzyme stoichiometry, and microbial communities through rotation systems - Dan Liu; Yang Liu; Junjie Li; Qin Mo; Junyan Tang; Wenhan Liu; Maksat Batyrbek; Tiening Liu; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (CATENA, 2024)

Higher Available Soil Water Storage at Sowing and Frequency of Rainfall Events During the First Month Enhanced the Inhibitory Effect of Nitrification Inhibitor on Nitrous Oxide Emissions - Xiaorong Wu; Junjie Li; Tao Zhang; Xuanke Xue; Shakeel Ahmad; Baoping Yang; Zhikuan Jia; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2024)

Partitioning evapotranspiration using 18O abundance to understand water use efficiency in maize produced using ridge-furrow mulching system - Jing Xu; Fangjian Li; Xudong Zhang; Zhikuan Jia; Lingling Li; Qingfang Han (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Inhibiting N2O emissions and improving environmental benefits by integrating garlic growing in grain production systems - Dan Liu; Hongwei Dong; Chi Ma; Qin Mo; Bo Liu; Ahmad Irshad; Hui Li; Baoping Yang; RuiXia Ding; Altyn Shayakhmetoya; Xudong Zhang; Qingfang Han (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Exploring the relationship between deep roots and shoot growth of wheat under different soil moisture: A large soil column experiment 1 - Dan Liu; Siwei Mou; Yufeng Zou; Baoping Yang; Ruixia Ding; Junfeng Nie; Xudong Zhang; Zhikuan Jia; Qingfang Han (Rhizosphere, 2023)

GITRL impairs the immunosuppressive function of MDSCs via PTEN-mediated signaling pathway in experimental Sjögren syndrome - Jie Tian; Beibei Zhang; Qingfang Yuan; Xueqing Sun; Na Peng; Bo Zhu; Chang Liu; Xiaoran Wang; Man Han; Meng Cao; Fan Xiao; Shengjun Wang; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2022)

Exogenous Application of Melatonin Induces Tolerance to Salt Stress by Improving the Photosynthetic Efficiency and Antioxidant Defense System of Maize Seedling - Shakeel Ahmad; Wenwen Cui; Muhammad Kamran; Irshad Ahmad; Xiangping Meng; Xiaorong Wu; Wennan Su; Tehseen Javed; Hamed A. El-Serehy; Zhikuan Jia; Qingfang Han (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Hormonal changes with uniconazole trigger canopy apparent photosynthesis and grain filling in wheat crop in a semi-arid climate - Irshad Ahmad; Muhammad Kamran; Xiangping Meng; Shahzad Ali; Shakeel Ahmad; Zhiqiang Gao; Tiening Liu; Qingfang Han (Protoplasma, 2021)

Foliar application of melatonin delay leaf senescence in maize by improving the antioxidant defense system and enhancing photosynthetic capacity under semi-arid regions - Shakeel Ahmad; Wennan Su; Muhammad Kamran; Irshad Ahmad; Xiangping Meng; Xiaorong Wu; Tehseen Javed; Qingfang Han (Protoplasma, 2020)

Characterization of a Saccharum spontaneum with a basic chromosome number of x = 10 provides new insights on genome evolution in genus Saccharum - Zhuang Meng; Jinlei Han; Yujing Lin; Yiyong Zhao; Qingfang Lin; Xiaokai Ma; Jianping Wang; Muqing Zhang; Liangsheng Zhang; Qinghui Yang; Kai Wang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Seed Filling, Endogenous Hormone Contents and Maize Production in Semiarid Regions - Irshad Ahmad; Muhammad Kamran; Xiangping Meng; Shahzad Ali; Bayasgalan Bilegjargal; Tie Cai; Tiening Liu; Qingfang Han (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2019)

Application of Uniconazole Improves Photosynthetic Efficiency of Maize by Enhancing the Antioxidant Defense Mechanism and Delaying Leaf Senescence in Semiarid Regions - Irshad Ahmad; Muhammad Kamran; Wennan Su; Wang Haiqi; Shahzad Ali; Bayasgalan Bilegjargal; Shakeel Ahmad; Tiening Liu; Tie Cai; Qingfang Han (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2019)

Effects of deficit irrigation combined with rainwater harvesting planting system on the water use efficiency and maize (Zea mays L.) yield in a semiarid area - Peng Zhang; Ting Wei; Yuling Li; Yan Zhang; Tie Cai; Xiaolong Ren; Qingfang Han; Zhikuan Jia (Irrigation Science, 2019)

Seed filling in maize and hormones crosstalk regulated by exogenous application of uniconazole in semiarid regions - Irshad Ahmad; Muhammad Kamran; Shahzad Ali; Tie Cai; Bayasgalan Bilegjargal; Tiening Liu; Qingfang Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Application of paclobutrazol: a strategy for inducing lodging resistance of wheat through mediation of plant height, stem physical strength, and lignin biosynthesis - Muhammad Kamran; Irshad Ahmad; Xiaorong Wu; Tiening Liu; Ruixia Ding; Qingfang Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The heterogeneity of islet autoantibodies and the progression of islet failure in type 1 diabetic patients - Jin Liu; Lingling Bian; Li Ji; Yang Chen; Heng Chen; Yong Gu; Bingqin Ma; Wei Gu; Xinyu Xu; Yun Shi; Jian Wang; Dalong Zhu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)