1. PERSO
NAL DETAILS
Dr Sun Benhua
Associate Professor of soil science
Address: College of natural resources and environment, Northwest A&F University
No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi712100, PRC
Mobile phone : +86-13572009381
Email: sunbenhua@126.com, sunbenhua@nwsuaf.edu.cn
2. EDUCATION
2003-2007 PhD of Soil Science, College of natural resources and environment, Northwest A&F University
2000-2003 Master of Soil Science, College of natural resources and environment, Northwest A&F University
1989-1993 Bachelor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Department of soil and agro-chemistry, Northwest Agriculture University
3. EMPLOYMENT AND APPOINTMENTS
2016-2017 Visiting scholar, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Gloucestershire UK (1 year)
2008-2009 Visiting scholar, Scottish Crop Research Institute (The James Hutton Institute), Dundee UK (1 year)
2008-date Associate Professor of Soil science, College of natural resources and environment, Northwest A&F University
1999-2008 Lecturer, College of natural resources and environment, Northwest A&F University
1998-1999 Research Associate, Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
1993-1998 Research Assistant, Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
4. RESEARCH
My research interests are Soil fertility, fertilizer use efficiency and water use efficiency on dry land, Soil biology and microbial diversity in understanding the biological processes underlying carbon and nitrogen transformations in soils and making the link between processes and organisms, Soil and Environmental Chemistry in agricultural non-point pollution and Phosphorus leaching. I have supervised 7 master students of Soil science and Environmental science so far.
5. TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Soil Science (for undergraduate students)
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (for undergraduate students)
Soil, Plant and Environment Analysis (for undergraduate students)
6. PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Publications
Hu Yajin, Sun Benhua*, Wu Shufang*, Feng Hao, Gao Mingxia, Zhang Binbin, Liu Yuanyuan. After-effects of straw and straw-derived biochar application on crop growth, yield, and soil properties in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) –maize (Zea mays L.) rotations: A four-year field experiment. Science of the Total Environment , 2021, 780: 146560.
Hu Yajin, Sun Benhua*, Wu Shufang*, Feng Hao, Gao Mingxia, Ma Penghui, Zhang Tongxun, Pi Xiaomin. Soil carbon and nitrogen of wheat–maize rotation system under continuous straw and plastic mulch. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems , 2021, 119: 181-193.
Yang Zhonglan, Bai Lingyu, Su Shiming, Wang Yanan, Wu Cuixia, Zeng Xibai*, Sun Benhua*. Stability of Fe-As composites formed with As(V) and aged ferrihydrite. Journal of Environmental Sciences , 2021, 100: 43-50.
Hu Yajin, Ma Penghui, Wu Shufang*, Sun Benhua*, Feng Hao, Pan Xiaolian, Zhang Binbin, Chen Guangjie, Duan Chenxiao, Lei Qi, Siddique Kadambot H.M., Liu Boyang. Spatial-temporal distribution of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots and water use efficiency under ridge-furrow dual mulching. Agricultural Water Management , 2020, 240: 106301.
Sun Benhua, Cui Quanhong, Guo Yun, Yang Xueyun, Zhang Shulan, Gao Mingxia*, David W. HOPKINS. Soil phosphorus and relationship to phosphorus balance under long-term fertilization. Plant Soil and Environment , 2018, 64(5): 214-220
Pi Xiaomin, Zhang Tongxun, Sun Benhua*, Cui Quanhong, Guo Yun, Gao Mingxia, Feng Hao, David W Hopkins. Effects of mulching for water conservation on soil carbon, nitrogen and biological properties. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering , 2017, 4(2): 146-154 DOI : 10.15302/J-FASE-2017136
Sun Benhua, Paul G Dennis, Kevin K Newsham, David W Hopkins, Paul D Hallett. Gelifluction and Thixotropy of Maritime Antarctic Soils: Small-Scale Measurements with a Rotational Rheometer. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes , 2017, 28: 314-321
Vito Armando Laudicina, Sun Benhua, Paul G. Dennis, Luigi Badalucco, Steven P. Rushton, Kevin K. Newsham, Anthony G. O’Donnell, Iain P. Hartley, David W. Hopkins. Responses to increases in temperature of heterotrophic micro-organisms in soils from the maritime Antarctic. Polar Biology , 2015, 38:1153-1160
Liu Qiang, Chen Yiping, Sun Benhua. Effects of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins on Soil Nutrition, Soil CO2 Emission, and Mung Bean Seedling Growth. Water Air Soil Pollution , 2015, 226: 71 DOI 10.1007/s11270-015-2294-9
SUN B., Roberts D. M., Dennis P. G., Caul S., Daniell T. J., Hallett P. D., Hopkins* D. W. Microbial properties and nitrogen contents of arable soils under different tillage regimes. Soil Use and Management , 2014, 30(1): 152-159.
Sun Benhua, Dennis P G, Laudicina V A, Ord V J, Rushton S P, O’Donnell A G, Newsham K K, Hopkins D W *. Biogeochemical responses to nutrient, moisture and temperature manipulations of soil from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands in the Maritime Antarctic. Antarctic Science , 2014, 26(5): 513-520.
Sun Benhua, Paul D. Hallett, Sandra Caul, Tim J. Daniell, David W. Hopkins*. Distribution of soil carbon and microbial biomass in arable soils under different tillage regimes. Plant and Soil , 2011, 338:17-25.
Yang Xueyun, Ren Weidong, Sun Benhua, Zhang Shulan*. Effects of contrasting soil management regimes on total and labile soil organic carbon fractions in a loess soil in China. Geoderma , 2012, (177-178): 49-56.
Xu MingGang, Zhang YiPing, Sun BenHua. Phosphate distribution and movement in soil-root interface zone III Dynamics. Pedosphere , 1995, 5(4): 349-355.
Hu Zheng-Yi*, Xu Cheng-Kai, Zhou Li-Na, Sun Ben-Hua, He Yuan-Qiu, Zhou Jing, Cao Zhi-Hong. Contribution of Atmospheric Nitrogen Compounds to N Deposition in a Broadleaf Forest of Southern China. Pedosphere , 2007, 17(3): 360-365.
Yang Xueyun, Li Pingru, Zhang Shulan*, Sun Benhua, Chen Xinping. Long-term fertilization effects on soil organic carbon, physical properties, and wheat yield of a loess soil. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. , 2011, 174: 775-784.
George, T.S.*, Brown, L.K., Newton, A.C., Hallett, P.D., Sun, B. H., Thomas, W.T.B. and White, P.J. Impact of soil tillage on the robustness of the genetic component of variation in phosphorus (P) use efficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Plant and Soil , 2011, 339(1-2): 113-123.
Sun Benhua, Hu Zhengyi, Lu Jialong, Zhou Lina, Xu Chengkai. The leaching solution chemistry of a broad-leaved forest red soil under simulated n deposition in southern china. Acta Ecologica Sinica , 2006, 26(6): 1872-1881. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Hu Zhengyi, Lu Jialong, Zhou Lina, Xu Chengkai. Nutrient leaching and acidification of southern china coniferous forest red soil under stimulated n deposition. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology , 2006, 17(10): 1820-1826. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Hu Zhengyi, Lu Jialong, Zhou Lina, Xu Chengkai. Effects of simulated n deposition on cation leaching from red soil in southern china. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation , 2007, 21(1): 18-21. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Gao Mingxia, Lu Jialong, Wang Xing, Zhang Yiping. Effect of cropland ecological conditions on soil nutrient and humic acid characteristics of gray desert soil. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture , 2007, 15(3): 18- 20. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Gao Mingxia, Lu Jialong, Wang Xing, Zhang Yiping. The Effect of Planting Alfalfa to Soil Nutrients and Humic Acid Characteristics on Gray Desert Soil. Research of Soil and Water Conservation , 2007, 14(3): 338-340. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Hu Zhengyi, Lu Jialong, Zhou Lina , Xu Chengkai. Dynamic Changes Of Wet Nitrogen Deposition In A Typical Hilly Agricultural Area In Yingtan, Jiangxi. Jour. of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ. o f Agri. and For . (Nat. Sci. Ed. ), 2006, 34(10): 118-122, 127. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Lu Jialong, Zhang Yiping, Li Ping. The Characteristics Of Decomposition And Variation Of Nutrient Elements Of Plant Residue In Desert Ecosystem. Jour. of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ. o f Agri. and For. (Nat. Sci. Ed.) , 2003, 31(6): 131-134. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Lu Jialong, Zhang Yiping, Sun Shengxue, Ma Jian. Study On Residue Decomposition And Nutrient Elements Releasing In Arid Desert Ecosystem. Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas , 2003, 21(3):34-37. (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Zhao Hubing, Tong Yan’an. Soil available S contents and S fertilizer use in Shaanxi province. Journal of Anhui agricultural University , 2000, 27(supplement): 88-90. (In Chinese)
Yang Xueyun, Sun Benhua, Gu Qiaozhen, Li Shengxiu, Zhang Shulan. The effects of long term fertilization on soil phosphorus status in manural loessial soil. Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science , 2009, 15 (4): 837- 842. (In Chinese)
Gu Qiaozhen, Yang Xueyun, Sun Benhua, Zhang Shulan, Tong Yan’an. Weed biodiversity in winter wheat field of loess soil under different fertilization regimes. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology , 2007, 18(5): 1038-1042. (In Chinese)
Lu Dianqing, Tong Yanan, Sun Benhua, Ove Emteryd. Study on effect of nitrogen fertilizer use on environment pollution. Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science , 1998, 4(1): 8-15. (In Chinese)
Xu Minggang, Sun Benhua, Zhang Yiping, Diffusion of phosphate in soils Ⅱ.influence of phosphorus application rate and its interaction with soil moisture or/and temperature. Acta Pedologica Sinica , 1998, 35(1): 55-63. (In Chinese)
Xu Minggang, Zhang Yiping, Sun Benhua. Diffusion of phosphate in soils Ⅲ. Kinetics and energy characteristics. Acta Pedologica Sinica , 1998, 35(2): 202-209. (In Chinese)
Xu Minggang, Zhang Yiping, Sun Benhua. Diffusion Of Phosphate In Soils Ⅳ. Prediction. Acta Pedologica Sinica , 1998, 35(3): 345-351. (In Chinese)
Yang Xueyun, Gu Qiaozhen, Ma Lujun, Sun Benhua, Li Shengxi. Forms of Phosphorus Leaching in Loessial Soil. Acta Pedologica Sinica , 2005, 42(5): 792-798. (In Chinese)
Edited Works - Books
Yang Xueyun, Sun Benhua, Gu Qiaozhen, Ma Lujun, Zhang Shulan. Chapter 14 Fertility Evolvement of Lou Soil and its Sustainable Use. In：Dynamic changes of soil fertilities in China (Xu Minggang, Liang Guoqing，Zhang Fudao, Chief-editors), China's agricultural science and technology press, 2006, Pp.279-300 (Editorial Board Member) (In Chinese)
Sun Benhua, Yang Xueyun, Zhang Shulan. Chapter 20 Dynamic changes of soil fertilities and the technology of soil fertility improvement on Lou Soil. In：Dynamic changes of soil fertilities in China-the second edition (Xu Minggang, Zhang Wenju，Huang Shaomin, Chief-editors), China's agricultural science and technology press, 2015, Pp.434-473 (Editorial Board Member) (In Chinese)