Dr. Du Taisheng, Professor
Professor Du Taisheng was born in Shandong Province of China on June 16th, 1975. He received the B.S. & M.S. degree from Northwest A&F University (the original Northwest Agricultural University) in 1998 and 2001, the Ph.D. degree from China Agricultural University in 2006. He worked as an assistant professor during July, 2001 to July, 2003 in College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University. He joined College of Water resources and Civil Engineering of CAU as a lecture on July 2006, he became an associate professor on December, 2007, and became a professor on December, 2012. He was also a visiting scholar in Hong Kong Baptist University during January to May, 2007, January to April, 2010 and February to May, 2011 respectively. He will also become a visiting scholar in University of California, Riverside, USA from 2014 to 2015.
He is the executive deputy director of Experimental station of the Shiyanghe Experimental Station for improving Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture. He is also the vice director of Department of Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, College of Water resources and Civil Engineering of CAU. He is the member of Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering and Chinese Society of Water Resource Engineering Economics.
His research interest is mainly on water saving irrigation mechanism and regulation technology for improving crop water use efficiency. His research mainly focused on: (1) Water stress and crop production, (2) Effect of water deficit on crops and crop water production function, (3) Alternate partial root-zone irrigation and regulated deficit irrigation, (4) Water transport in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum(SPAC) and its regulation mechanism, and (5) Comprehensive regulation for improving crop quality and water use efficiency. He has published about 30 papers and 4 academic books as first author or coauthor, and granted 4 invention patents on equipments for small-quota & non‐full irrigation. He was awarded the Sci & Tech Award for younger scholars by Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. He is the recipient of “New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education in 2011 and Outstanding Young Scientists of National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2012.
Recent Research Grants
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Water saving irrigation for improving quality and water use efficiency, China National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Youth Scientist (51222905), ￥1000,000, 2013-2015.
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2011
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Mechanism of fruit quality response based on isotope tracing of water relations under alternate partial root zone irrigation, China National Natural Science Fund (51079147), ￥370,000, 2011-2013.
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2011
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Technologies and products for crop water demand process controlling and efficient water-saving physiological regulation, Chinese National High Technology Research Program (863) of China (2011AA100502), ￥8,160,000, 2011-2015.
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2011
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Technological parameters and equipments for alternate partial root zone irrigation, Chinese National High Technology Research Program (863) of China (2011AA100505-3), ￥1,260,000, 2011-2015.
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2011
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Deficit irrigation based on plant water relations for improving fruit quality and water use efficiency, Program of New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education (NCET-11-0479), ￥500,000, 2011-2013.
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2010
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Water-saving irrigation technology for improving fruit quality and water use efficiency on greenhouse crops in Shiyang River Basin (20100061), Ministry of Water Resource. ￥3,000,000, 2010-2013.
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2008
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Water-fruit quality response and water-saving irrigation pattern for improving fruit quality in orchard of arid areas, China National Natural Science Fund (50709038), ￥210,000, 2008-2010.
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Awards
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2013
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The Second Degree Award of Science and Technology Progress by China Government for the Achievement: “Water resources allocation theory, control technology and utilization considering ecology in arid inland river basin” (2nd contributor)
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2012
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The First Degree Award of Science and Technology Progress by Chinese Ministry of Education for the Achievement: “Water Resource Transformation and Agricultural Water-saving Pattern on Catchment Scale in the Arid Inland River Basin” (2nd contributor)
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2008
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Science & Technology Award for Youth of Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering for the Achievement: “Research on Water-saving irrigation for improving fruit quality in arid areas”.
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2006
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The Top Ten Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of China Agricultural University for the Achievement: “Water-saving Mechanism and Application Pattern of Alternate Partial Root-zone Irrigation in the Oasis of Northwest China” (1th contributor).
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2006
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The Second Degree Award of Science and Technology Progress by State Council of China for the Achievement: “Research on Principle and Application of Efficient Water Use in Agriculture in Northwest China” (11th contributor).
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2005
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The Second Degree Award of Science and Technology Progress by Chinese Ministry of Education for the Achievement: “Controlled Alternate Partial Rootzone Irrigation and Regulated Deficit Irrigation” (7th contributor)
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2002
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The Third Degree Award of Science and Technology Progress by Gansu province for the Achievement: “Research and Application of Alternate Partial Rootzone Furrow Irrigation Technology on maize in arid oasis region”(7th contributor)
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Selected Recent Publications
Kang Shaozhong, Su Xiaoling, Du Taisheng et al (Eds), 2009, Water Resource Transformation and Efficient Water-saving Pattern in Arid Northwest China- A case Study in Shiyang River Basin. China Water Resources and Hydro Power Press. (Support by China National Science and Technology Publishing Fund). 786pp
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Jianhua, Li Fusheng, Hu Xiaotao. 2006, Yield and physiological responses of cotton to partial root-zone irrigation in the oasis field of northwest China. Agricultural Water Management, 84: 41-52.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Jianhua , Li Fusheng. 2008, Water use and yield responses of cotton to alternate partial root-zone drip irrigation in the arid area of north-west China. Irrigation Science, 26: 147-159.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Jianhua, Li Fusheng, Yan Boyuan. 2008, Water use efficiency and fruit quality of table grape under alternate partial root-zone drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management, 95: 659-668.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Sun Jingsheng, Zhang Xiying, Zhang Jianhua. 2010. An improved water use efficiency of cereals under temporal and spatial deficit irrigation in north China. Agricultural Water Management, 97: 66-74.
Cui Ningbo, Du Taisheng*, Kang Shaozhong, Li Fusheng, Hu Xiaotao, Wang Mixia, Li Zhijun. 2009. Relationship between stable carbon isotope discrimination and water use efficiency under regulated deficit irrigation of pear-jujube tree. Agricultural Water Management, 96: 1615-1622.
Qiu Rangjian, Song Jinjuan, Du Taisheng*, Kang Shaozhong, Tong Ling, Chen Renqiang, Wu Laosheng. Response of evapotranspiration and yield to planting density of solargreenhouse grown tomato in northwest China. Agricultural Water Management, 2013, 130: 44-51.
Ding Risheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Yanqun, Hao Xinmei, Tong Ling, Du Taisheng*. 2013. Partitioning evapotranspiration into soil evaporation and transpiration using a modified dual crop coefficient model in irrigated maize field with ground-mulching. Agricultural Water Management, 127: 85-96.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Yan Boyuan, Zhang Jianhua. 2013. Alternate furrow irrigation: A practical way to improve grape quality and water use efficiency in arid northwest China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(3): 509-519.
Liu Chunwei, Du Taisheng*, Li Fusheng, Kang Shaozhong, Li,Sien Tong Ling. 2012. Trunk sap flow characteristics during two growth stages of apple tree and its relationships with affecting factors in an arid region of northwest China. Agricultural Water Management, 104: 193-202.
Cui Ningbo, Du Taisheng*, Li Fusheng, Tong Ling, Kang Shaozhong, Wang Mixia, Liu Xiaozhi, Li Zhijun. 2009. Response of vegetative growth and fruit development to regulated deficit irrigation at different growth stages of pear-jujube tree. Agricultural Water Management, 96: 1237-1246.
Cui Ningbo, Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Li Fusheng, Zhang Jianhua, Wang Mixia, Li Zhijun. 2008. Regulated deficit irrigation improved fruit quality and water use efficiency of pear-jujube trees. Agricultural Water Management, 95: 489-497.
Kang Shaozhong, Hu Xiaotao, Du Taisheng, Zhang Jianhua, Peter Jiere. 2003. Transpiration coefficient and ratio of transpiration to evapotranspiration of pear tree (Pyrus communis L) under alternative partial rootzone drying condition, Hydrological Processes, 17(6): 1165-1176.
Kang Shaozhong, Gu Binjie, Du Taisheng, Zhang Jianhua. 2003. Crop coefficient and ratio of transpiration to evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize in a semi-humid region, Agricultural Water Management, 59(3): 239-254.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Baozhong, Li Sien, Yang Xiuying. 2008. Stem sap flow of grape under different drip irrigation patterns and its relationships with environmental factors in arid oasis region of Shiyang River Basin. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 19(2):299-305. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Ji, Yang Xiuying. 2006. Effects of different furrow irrigation modes on grape growth and water use in oasis region. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 17(5): 805-810. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Kang Shaozhong , Du Taisheng, Sun Jingsheng , Ding Risheng. 2007. Theory and technology of improving irrigation water use efficiency based on crop growing water demand information. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 38(6): 661-667. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Chen Ping, Du Taisheng*, Wang Feng, Dong Pingguo. 2009, Response of yield and quality of hot pepper in greenhouse to irrigation control at different stages in arid Northwest China. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 42(9):3203-3208. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du Taisheng，Kang Shaozhong. 2011, Efficient water-saving irrigation theory based on the response of water and fruit quality for improving quality of economic crops. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 42(2): 245-252. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Wang Feng, Du Taisheng*, Qiu Rangjian, Dong Pingguo. 2010. Effects of deficit irrigation on yield and water use efficiency of tomato in solar greenhouse. Transactions of the CSAE, 26(9): 46-52.
Wang Feng, Du Taisheng*, Qiu Rangjian. 2011. Deficit irrigation scheduling of greenhouse tomato based on quality principle component analysis. Transactions of the CSAE, 27(1): 75-80.
Wang Feng, Du Taisheng*, Qiu Rangjian, Dong Pingguom. 2011. Proceedings 2011 International Conference on New Technology of Agricultural Engineering. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. pp282-287.
Wang Feng, Kang Shaozhong, Du Taisheng, Li Fusheng, Qiu Rangjian. 2011. Determination of comprehensive quality index for tomato and its response to different irrigation treatments. Agricultural Water Management, 98(8): 1228-1238.
Liu Chunwei, Du Taisheng*, Li Fusheng, Kang Shaozhong,Li sien, Tong Ling. 2012. Trunk sap flow characteristics during two growth stages of apple tree and its relationships with affecting factors in an arid region of northwest China. Agricultural Water Management, 104: 193-202.
Qiu Rangjian, Kang Shaozhong, Li Fusheng, Du Taisheng, Tong Ling, Wang Feng, Chen Renqiang, Liu Junqi, Li Sien. 2011. Energy partitioning and evapotranspiration of hot pepper grown in greenhouse with furrow and drip irrigation methods. Scientia Horticulturae, 129(4): 790-797.
Liu Chunwei, Kang, Shaozhong, Li, Fusheng, Li, Sien, Du Taisheng, Tong Ling. 2011. Relationship between environmental factor and maximum daily stem shrinkage in apple tree in arid region of northwest China. Scientia Horticulturae, 130(1): 118-125.
Chen Jinliang, Kang Shaozhong, Du Taisheng, Qiu Rangjian, Guo Ping, Chen Renqiang. Quantitative response of greenhouse tomato yield and quality to water deficit at different growth stages. Agricultural Water Management, 2013, 129:152-162.
Qiu Rangjian, Kang Shaozhong, Du Taisheng, Tong Ling, Hao Xinmei, Chen Renqiang, Chen Jinliang, Li Fusheng. Effect of convection on the Penman-Monteith model estimates oftranspiration of hot pepper grown in solar greenhouse. Scientia Horticulturae, 2013, 160: 163–171.
Du Taisheng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhang Xiying, Zhang Jianhua. China’s food security is threatened by the unsustainable use of water resources in North and Northwest China. Food and Energy Security, Doi: 10.1002/fes3.40
Contact
Center for Agricultural Water Research in China,
P.O. Box 25, East Campus, China Agricultural University,
17, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District,
Beijing 100083, P. R. China
Tel: +86-10-62738548
E-mail: dutaisheng@cau.edu.cn；dts1975@126.com
