Hu Tiantian

Name: Hu Tiantian 
Sex:  Female 
Birth Date:  July 2, 1966 
Nationality:  Chinese 
Permanent Address:  
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering 
Northwest A & F University 
Weihui Road 23, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100 
P.R.CHINA 
E-mail:  hutiant@nwsuaf.edu.cn 
Telephone:  +86-029-87091602(H) 
                       +86-029-87082902(O) 

Education 
(1) Ph. D. in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering from Northwest A & F University, China, 2005. Dissertation title: “Responses of Uptake and Utilization of Water and Nitrogen by Maize to the Methods of Localized Supply in Root-zone”. 
(2) M.S. in Plant Nutrition and Fertilization from Northwest Agricultural University, China, 1991. Thesis title: “A Study on Methods and Indices for Soil Nitrogen Availability”. 
(3) B.A. in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition from Northwest Agricultural University, China, 1988. 

Professional Experience 
2010- Professor, Northwest A & F University 
2008-2009 Visiting scholar, Utah State University, America 
2005-2009 Associate professor, Northwest A & F University 
2001-2005 Research Associate, Northwest A & F University 
1994-2001 Research Fellow, Northwest A & F University 
1991-1994 Research Practice，Northwest Agricultural University 

Area of Specialization 
1. Plant nutrition and its regulation 
2. Theory and technology of water saving by plant 
3. Agricultural soil and water environment 

Courses 
(1) Soil Science and Crop-Water Relation (3 Credits) 
(2) Water Analysis Chemistry (2 Credits) 
(3) Water Quality and Analysis Chemistry (2 Credits) 
(4) Water Quality and Analysis Chemistry: Lab Analysis Methods (2 Credits) 
(5) Water Treatment Engineering (3 Credits) 
(6) Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering 

Representative Publications 
Text Books 
Xie Xiezhong (editor in chief), Zhang Yulei, Yu Ruisheng, Hu Tiantian (co-editor in chief). 2007. Water Analysis Chemistry. Beijing: China Electric Power Press 
Chapters in Books 
Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong. 2007. New principles and its application of plant stress resistance and compensatory effect. In Kang Shaozhong (ed.): Theory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering. Beijing: Chinese Agricultural Press. 
Main Articles 
1. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Li Fusheng, Zhang Jianhua. 2009. Effects of partial root-zone irrigation on the nitrogen absorption and utilization of maize. Agricultural Water Management, 96:208-214. 
2. Li, S. X., Wang, Z. H., Hu, T. T., Gao, Y. J., Stewart, B. A. 2009. Nitrogen in Dryland Soils of China and Its Management. Advances in Agronomy, 101:123-181. 
3. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Li Zhijun, Zhang Fucang. 2009. Uptake and allocation of nitrogen from different root zones of maize under local irrigation. Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science. 15(1):105-113. 
4. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Yuan Lina, Zhang Fucang, Li Zhijun. 2008. Effects of partial root-zone irrigation on Kang growth and development of maize root system. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 28(12):6180-6188. 
5. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Yuan Lina, Li Zhijun, Fucang Zhang. 2008. Effects of different irrigation pattern on the growth of maize root hair. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. 19(6):1289-1295. 
6. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong. 2007. Roles of different root zones in water uptake by maize under partial root-zone irrigation. Acta Agronomica Sinica. 33(5):776-781. 
7. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong. 2007. Effect of partial root-zone irrigation on hydraulic conductivity in soil-root system in different root zones of maize. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. 23(2):11-16. 
8. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Fucang, Zhang Jianhua. 2006. Alternate application of osmotic and nitrogen stresses to partial root system: effects on root growth and nitrogen use efficiency. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 29(12):2079-2092. 
9. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Fucang. 2005. Effects of local irrigation on absorption and use of nitrogen from different root zones of maize. Scientia Agricultura Sinica 38(11):2290-2295. 
10. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Li Zhijun, Zhangfucang. 2005. Characteristics of water consumption from different root zones of maize under localized supplies of water and nitrogen fertilizer. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. 21(5): 34-37 
11. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong. 2005. The compensatory effect in drought resistance of plants and its application in water-saving agriculture. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 25(4): 242- 248 
12. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong. 2005. A review of responses of plants to waterlogging stress. Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Natural Science Edition). 34(1): 18-24 
13. Hu Tiantian. Kang Shaozhong. Gao Mingxia, Zhangfucang. 2004. Effects and mechanisms of alternate water and nitrogen supply to partial root zone of maize. Acta Agronomica Sinica. 30(9):866-871. 
14. Gao Mingxia, Wang GuoDong, Hu Tiantian. Kang Shaozhong. 2004. NO3-N distribution in rhizosphere of maize under different irrigation methods. Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica. 24(5):881-885. 
15. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Gao Mingxia. 2003. Effects of alternate water and nitrogen supply to divided root systems of maize. Journal of Experimental Botany, Abstracts suppl.1:10-11. 
16. Hu Tiantian, Kang Shaozhong, Gao Mingxia, Zhang Fucang. 2003. Effects of alternate water and nitrogen supply to partial root zone of maize. p.103-110. In Shaozhong Kang, Bill Davies, Lun Shan, Huanjie Cai (eds.) Proceedings of International Conference on Water-Saving Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Water And Land Resources (ICWSAWLR). Shaanxi Science and Technology Press. 
17. Hu Tiantian, Liu Cuiying, Li Gang, Han Simin. 2001. Effects of fertilization on soil supply and crop absorption of nitrogen and phosphorus and the yield of winter wheat. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas. 19(3):36-41. 
18. Yuan Lina, Hu Tiantian. 2008. Effects of nitrogen localized supply on physiological response and yield of maize. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas. 26(4):49-52.