Zhang Zhi

Ph.D. & Associate Professor

College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

No.3 Taicheng Road,

Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China

E- mail:zhangzhione@126.com

Education:

2007.9- 2015.1:Doctor of Engineering, specializing in Agricultural Biological Environmental and Energy Engineering in Northwest A&F University, China.

2004.9- 2007.6: Master of Engineering, majored in agricultural environment and control engineering in Northwest A&F University, China.

1997.9- 2001.7: Bachelor of Engineering, studied in the field of Automation in Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China.

Academic Achievements:

6 national patents, 1 first prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award.

Research Interests:

Models and algorithms of water-fertilizer regulation, intelligent regulation of greenhouse environment

Courses:

Engineering Mechanics, Building electricity, Introduction to intelligent agriculture, Environment Engineering of protected agriculture.

Publications

1. Zhihao He, Manning Li, Zelin Cai, Rongsheng Zhao, Tingting Hong, Zhi Yang, Zhi Zhang*. Optimal irrigation and fertilizer amounts based on multi-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of yield, growth and fruit quality on cherry tomato. Agricultural Water Management, 241 (2020) 106360(SCI、EI)

2. Zhihao He, Tingting Hong, Zelin Cai, Zhi Yang, Manning Li, Zhi Zhang*. Determination of amount of irrigation and nitrogen for comprehensive growth of greenhouse cucumber based on multi-level fuzzy evaluation, International Journal of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, 2021,14(2):35-42(SCI、EI)

3. Hong Tingting, Cai Zelin, Zhao Rongsheng, He Zhihao, Ding Ming, Zhi Zhang*. Effects of water and nitrogen coupling on the yield, quality, and water and nitrogen utilization of watermelon under CO2 enrichment. Scientia Horticulturae,2021

4. Zhang Zhi, Gates Richard S, Zou Zhirong, Hu Xiaohui. Evaluation of Ventilation Performance and Energy Efficiency of Greenhouse Fans. International Journal of Agricultural & Biological Engineering.2015,8(1):103-110(SCI、EI)

5. Z. Zhang, X. X. Chang, L. Zhang, J. M. Li, X. H. Hu. Spermidine Application enhances Tomato Seeding Tolerance to Salinity-alkalinity Stress by Modifying Chloroplast Antioxidant Systems. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2016,63(4): 491-498

6. Zhang Zhi, He Zhihao, Hong Tingting, Zhu Changan, Cai Zelin, Liu Jianfei. Coupling regulation of water and fertilizer factors for comprehensive growth of cherry tomato based on multi-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2019,50(12) :293-302

7. ZHANG Zhi, LI Manning, YANG Zhi, CAI Zelin, HONG Tingting,DING Ming. Comprehensive regulation of Water and Fertilizer Coupling Based on Multi-index Collaboration of Strawberry. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2020, 51(2):267-276

8. Zhang Zhi, Steven E Ford, Richard S Gates, Zou Zhirong. Evaluation of Ventilation Performance and of Greenhouse Fans based on Fans Assessment Numeration System. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2014, 45(11):311-316