Yuefei Xu

　　 　　

　　Yuefei Xu, Ph D, Associate Professor

　　E-mail: xuyuefei1980@163.com

　　Education:

　　2000/09-2004/07 Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities, Department of grassland science, BSc.

　　2004/09- 2007/06 Yunnan Agricultural University, Department of grassland science, MSc.

　　2007/09— 2010/06 China Agricultural University, Department of grassland science, Ph.D.

　　Work Experience:

　　2010/07-2015/12 Lecturer, Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University;

　　2011/09-2015/03 Post-doctoral, Postdoctoral mobile station in animal husbandry, Northwest A&F University;

　　2016/01-2018/08 Associate Professor, Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University;

　　2018/09- Associate Professor, Department of Grassland Science, College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University.

　　Research Interests:

　　Forage & turfgrass stress biology.

　　Teaching Course:

　　Turf science, Forage cultivation, Grassland management, artificial grassland management and utilization, Grassland science introduction.

　　Grants:

　　Project director: 

　　(1) Study on the mechanism of hydrogen sulfide regulating the shade tolerance of tall fescue (2452019080), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2019/05-2021/12; 

　　(2) Demonstration and popularization of forage introduction experiment (20181214000004), Animal Husbandry Technology Popularization Project of Shaanxi Province, 2018/06-2019/12;

　　(3) Molecular mechanism of nitric oxide mediated abscisic acid regulating shade tolerance of tall fescue (31402129), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015/01-2017/12;

　　(4) Regulation of nitric oxide on cold tolerance of Elymus nutans and its signal transduction mechanism (2016JM3025), Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province, 2016/01-2017/12;

　　(5) Regulation mechanism of nitric oxide on cold tolerance of Elymus nutans  (Z109021531), Youth cultivation special Program of Northwest A&F University, 2015/09-2015/12;

　　(6) Study on the regulation mechanism of nitric oxide and abscisic acid on light stress of tall fescue (QN2011100), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2012/01-2014/12;

　　(7) Physiological mechanism of nitric oxide on turfgrass under high light stress (2010BSJJ007), Doctoral start fund of Northwest A&F University, 2010/10-2012/12.

　　Project participants:

　　(1) Forage and legume crop breeding to improve EU and Chinese protein self-sufficiency (2017YFE0111000), Ministry of Science and Technology, China-Europe Intergovernmental Science and Technology Cooperation Key Project, 2018/04-2020/03;

　　(2) Research and development of key technologies for high-quality forage supply and grass breeding cycle (2017YFD0502100), Sub-project of the 13th Five-Year National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2017/01-2020/12;

　　(3) Study on dormancy Mechanism and Breaking of Energy Grass switchgrass Seeds (31502005), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016/01-2018/12;

　　(4) Drought Resistant related Genes Cloning and Function Analysis of Alfalfa Based on the Microarray Result (31272490), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015/01-2017/12;

　　(5) Grassland livestock carrying capacity evaluation in Tibet (200903060), The agricultural special public industry of China MOA, 2009/01-2013/12.

　　Professional Memberships:

　　(1) Member of Chinese Grassland Society

　　(2) Executive director of the Chinese Grassland Society Education Committee

　　(3) Executive director of the China Grassland Society Sports Field Committee

　　(4) Director of the Chinese Grassland Society Lawn Committee

　　(5) Director of the Chinese Grassland Society Youth Academic Committee

　　Publications:

　　Refereed journal articles:

　　[1] Liu Y.H., Zhang X.H., Liu B.W., Ao B., Liu Q., Wen S. Y., Xu Y.F.* Hydrogen sulfide: an ameliorative signaling molecule for the regulation of photosynthesis system response in tall fescue exposed to low light.  Photosynthetica , 2019, 57(3):714-723.

　　[2] Zhang X.H., Chai R., Ma Y.F., Meng W.W., Qi Y.W., Chu X.T., Xu Y.F.* Nitric oxide mediates antioxidant defense and plant hormones in roots of tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea  Schreb.) to mowing.  Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology , 2019, 21, 5.

　　[3] Xu Y.F., Chu X.T., Zhang X.H., Liu Q., Miao Y.J., Sun Y.F., The forms of nitrogen source influence the interaction between Elymus nutans  Griseb. and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. South African Journal of Botany , 2018, 119: 37–44.

　　[4] Zhang X.H., Liu Y.H., Liu Q., Zong B., Yuan X.P., Sun H.E., Wang J., Zang L., Ma Z.Z., Liu H.M., He S.B., Chu X.T., Xu Y.F.* Nitric oxide is involved in abscisic acid-induced photosynthesis and antioxidant system of tall fescue seedlings response to low-light stress.  Environmental and Experimental Botany ,  2018, 155: 226–238.

　　[5] Fu J.J., Wu Y., Miao Y.J., Xu Y.M., Zhao E.H., Wang J., Sun H.E., Liu Q., Xue Y.W., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M.* Improved cold tolerance in Elymus nutans  by exogenous application of melatonin may involve ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways.  Scientific Reports , 2017, 7: 39865.

　　[6] Fu J.J., Liu J., Yang L.Y., Miao Y.J., Xu Y.F.*. Effects of cold stress on seed germination, early seedling growth and antioxidant systems of the wild Elymus nutans  Griseb. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology , 2017, 19(5): 1113–1125.

　　[7] Fu J.J., Gates R.N., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M.* Diffusion limitations and metabolic factors associated with inhibition and recovery of photosynthesis following cold stress in  Elymus nutans Grise .  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biolog y , 2016, 163(10), 30–39. 

　　[8] Fu J.J., Xu Y.F., Miao Y.J., Hu T.M. Altitude variation in chilling tolerance among natural populations of Elymus nutans in the Tibetan Plateau. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum , 2016, 38, 218. 

　　[9] Xu Y.F.*, Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Yang L.Y., Hu T.M.* Crosstalk of nitric oxide with Calcium (Ca²⁺) induced light-tolerance in leaves of tall fescue.  Biologia P lantarum , 2016, 60(2): 376–384.

　　[10] Chu X.T., Fu J.J., Sun Y.F., Xu Y.M., Miao Y.J., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M^. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on cold stress-induced oxidative damage in leaves of  Elymus nutans  Griseb.   S outh A frican J ournal of B otany , 2016, 104(63): 21–29.

　　[11] Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Miao Y.J., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M.* Involvement of nitric oxide in 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced antioxidant defense in roots of Elymus nutans exposed to cold stress.  Biologia Plantarum , 2016, 60(3): 585–594.

　　[12] Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Miao Y.J., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M.* Nitric oxide mediates 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced antioxidant defense in leaves of Elymus nutans  Griseb. exposed to chilling stress. PLoS ONE , 2015, 10(7): e0130367.

　　[13] Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M.* Exogenous 5-aminolevulenic acid promotes seed germination in  Elymus nutans  against oxidative damage induced by cold stress .   PLoS ONE , 2014, 9(9):e107152.

　　[14] Yang W.Z., Fu J.J., Yang L.Y., Zhang X., Zheng Y.L., Feng F., Xu Y.F.* Protective effects of Ca²⁺ against oxidative damage induced by low-light stress in tall Fescue.  Russian Journal of Plant Physiology , 2014, 61(6):818–827. 

　　[15] Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Yang L.Y., Xu Y.F.*, Hu T.M. Exogenously applied nitric oxide (NO) alleviates shade-induced oxidative stress in tall fescue.  The Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology ,  2014, 89: 193–200.

　　[16] Xu Y.F., Fu J.J., Chu X.T., Sun Y.F., Zhou H., Hu T.M*. Nitric oxide mediates abscisic acid induced light-tolerance in leaves of tall fescue under high-light stress.  Scientia Horticulturae , 2013, 162: 1–10.

　　[17] Xu Y.F., Sun X.L., Jin J.W., Zhou H*. Protective effect of nitric oxide on light-induced oxidative damage in leaves of tall fescue.  Journal of Plant Physiology , 2010, 167: 512–518.

　　Book chapters:

　　[1] Li Haiying (Editor in Chief), Long Mingxiu, Xu Yuefei (sub-editor), Forage cultivation and processing storage, Northwest A&F University Press, 2011.

　　[2] Hu Tianming, Long Mingxiu (Editor in Chief), Xu Yuefei, Forage cultivation bilingual, Higher education press, 2019.

　　[3] Hou Fujiang (Editor in Chief), Xu Yuefei, China Grassland Productivity and Food Safety Research, Science Press, Beijing, 2017.

　　[4] Su Derong, Zhou He (Editor in Chief), Xu Yuefei, Lawn low-consumption maintenance technology research, Science Press, Beijing, 2012.

　　Awards:

　　[1] The 3rd National Plant Production College Student Practice Innovation Forum “Instructor” (2^nd Grade), Issued in 2016.

　　[2] The 9th Xi'an High-tech "Challenge Cup" and Shaanxi University Students' Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition Forum “Instructor” (2^nd Grade), Issued in 2013.

　　[3] Northwest A&F University Undergraduate Innovation Forum “Excellent Instructor” (Special prize), Issued in 2013.