Profile:

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Academic & Professional Background:

Dr. Jianye Ma is an Associate Professor at Xi’an University of Technology. He earned his degree in Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control from Northwest A&F University. His research focuses on ecological restoration, soil and water conservation, and ecohydrology. Dr. Ma has been involved in significant projects, including the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation and National Key Research and Development Program projects of China. He has led a National Natural Science Foundation youth project and has published over 30 papers, with 12 being SCI-indexed, and has been cited more than 160 times.

Areas of Research:

• Soil and Water Conservation
• Ecohydrology
• Plant Roots
• Water Cycle

Water Conservation Research Focus 🌊

Dr. Jianye Ma’s research in water conservation revolves around understanding and improving soil and water management practices to enhance ecological sustainability. His key areas of focus include:

1. Soil and Water Conservation Techniques: Developing and optimizing methods for effective soil and water conservation to prevent erosion, improve soil fertility, and manage water resources sustainably.
2. Ecological Hydrology: Investigating how water cycles interact with ecological processes. This includes studying the impact of vegetation and soil properties on water infiltration, runoff, and overall watershed health.
3. Soil Hydrological Properties: Analyzing soil properties such as saturated hydraulic conductivity and water content under various vegetation conditions. This research aims to understand how different root systems affect soil’s ability to manage water.
4. Impact of Plant Roots: Examining the role of plant roots in soil conservation. Dr. Ma studies how different types of roots, such as fibrous and tap roots, influence soil stability, water retention, and erosion control.
5. Critical Factor Analysis: Identifying and quantifying key factors that affect soil detachment and hydrological properties, providing insights into the conditions that shape soil and water interactions.

Publication Top Notes:

• Effect of Mixed Plant Roots on Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Saturated Water Content of Soil in the Loess Region
  Ma, J., Li, Z., Li, P., Wang, Z., Min, Z.
  Agricultural Water Management, 2024, 295, 108784
• Effect of Roots on the Soil Detachment Process in Grassland and Shrubland
  Ma, J., Ma, B., Li, Z., Zhang, Z., Li, G.
  Land Degradation and Development, 2023, 34(10), pp. 3017–3032
• Correction to: Wheat Straw Reduces Runoff, Sediment Yield and Flow Velocity in Sloping Farmland Under Two Straw Mulching Methods
  Ma, J., Ma, B., Wang, C., Fan, S., Li, C.
  Plant and Soil, 2023, 483(1-2), pp. 721
• Determining the Mechanism of the Root Effect on Soil Detachment Under Mixed Modes of Different Plant Species Using Flume Simulation
  Ma, J., Ma, B., Li, Z., Shang, Y., Zhang, Z.
  Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 858, 159888
• Wheat Straw Reduces Runoff, Sediment Yield and Flow Velocity in Sloping Farmland Under Two Straw Mulching Methods
  Ma, J., Ma, B., Wang, C., Li, C., Fan, S.
  Plant and Soil, 2023, 483(1-2), pp. 355–377
• Effect of Wheat Straw Mulch on Slope Hydrodynamic Characteristics
  Li, G., Cao, W., Ma, J., Wang, Y., Wang, Q.
  Nongye Gongcheng Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2023, 39(1), pp. 108–116
• Response Mechanism of the Soil Detachment Capacity of Root-Soil Composites Across Different Land Uses
  Ma, J., Li, Z., Ma, B., Sun, B., Shang, Y.
  Soil and Tillage Research, 2022, 224, 105501
• Effects of Seasonal Freeze–Thaw and Wind Erosion on Runoff and Sediment Yields of Three Loamy Slopes of Loess Plateau, China
  Sun, B., Liu, J., Ren, F., Ma, B., Li, Z.
  Catena, 2022, 215, 106309
• Combined Effects of the Wheat Straw Length and Incorporation Rate on Reducing Runoff and Sediment Yields
  Ma, J., Ma, B., Wang, Y., Li, C., Xiao, J.
  Catena, 2022, 215, 106310
• Mechanism and Modeling of Different Plant Root Effects on Soil Detachment Rate
  Ma, J., Li, Z., Sun, B., Ma, B.
  Catena, 2022, 212, 106109