MA Qiang, male, born in July 1978 in Anshan, Liaoning Province, holds a Ph.D. degree and is a professor, deputy director of the Research Center for Soil Ecology and Agricultural Eco-engineering, and Secretary-General of the Liaoning Soil Society. He mainly studies nutrient and water cycling in agroecosystems and soil fertility management. He has made innovative contributions in material cycling and use efficiency in cropland, evaluation and spatial variation of black-soil fertility quality, yield prediction and yield stability analysis for dryland crops, effects of water–fertilizer interactions on crop yields, regional fluctuations in atmospheric aridity and estimation of precipitation assurance rates for high-yield maize, and nitrogen conservation and supply mechanisms governed by biotic and abiotic soil processes. His work has provided theoretical references and technical support for agricultural development in Liaoning Province and the southern black-soil region of Northeast China. He has led more than 10 projects, including key regional joint funds, general and young scientists projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, subprojects of the National Key Technology Support Program, subprojects of the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program, and Liaoning provincial basic R&D projects. He has published 133 papers, including 55 SCI papers (24 as first or corresponding author), 78 EI and Chinese core-journal papers, co-authored two monographs, and obtained five authorized invention patents. He received the Second Prize of the Shennong Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award in 2019, the Second Prize of the 11th Soil Science Society of China Science and Technology Award in 2016, and the Liaoning Award for New Scientific and Technological Achievements in Soil and Fertilizer in 2021.

2011.09–2015.07: Ph.D. in Soil Science, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. 2004.09–2007.07: M.S. in Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. 1997.09–2001.07: B.S. in Agricultural Meteorology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.

2021.11–present: Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. 2012.10–2021.10: Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. 2007.07–2012.09: Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. 2001.07–2007.06: Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.

Nitrogen Cycling; Carbon Cycling; Water Cycling; Soil Fertility Development

1. 2019: Second Prize of the Shennong Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award (Ranked 11th), Key Technologies and Application for Removing Soil Constraints and Improving Efficiency in Farmland of Major Grain-Producing Areas. 2. 2016: Second Prize of the Soil Science Society of China Science and Technology Award (Ranked 9th), Research and Application of Technologies for Improving Fertility of Typical Cropland in Major Agricultural Production Areas. 3. 2021: Liaoning Award for New Scientific and Technological Achievements in Soil and Fertilizer.

1. 2025–2028: Project Leader, Key Regional Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Mechanisms of Nitrogen Supply and Improvement of Soil Carbon Sequestration Capacity in Farmland of the Liaohe Plain. 2. 2023–2026: Project Leader, General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Microbially Mediated Processes of Fixed Ammonium Release and Their Nitrogen Supply Effects. 3. 2019–2022: Project Leader, General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Effects of Stabilized Nitrogen Fertilizer Application and Straw Return on Soil Nitrogen Conservation and Supply Mechanisms. 4. 2008–2010: Project Leader, Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Water-Cycle Characteristics of the Soil–Dryland Cropping System in the Lower Liaohe Plain and Water–Fertilizer Effects on Crop Yield Increase. 5. 2021–2026: Subproject Leader, CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A), Safe Utilization of Organic Manure and Efficient Fertility Enhancement. 6. 2012–2016: Subproject Leader, National Key Technology Support Program, Key Technologies for Efficient Enhancement of Organic Matter and Water/Fertilizer Regulation in Low- and Medium-Yield Farmland. 7. 2006–2010: Subproject Leader, National Key Technology Support Program, Key Technologies for Alleviating Quality Degradation and Enhancing Organic Matter in Black-Soil Cropland.

1. Ma Qiang, Wu Zhijie, Shen Shanmin, Zhou Hua, Jiang Chunming, Xu Yonggang, Liu Rui, Yu Wantai. 2015. Responses of biotic and abiotic effects on conservation and supply of fertilizer N to inhibitors and glucose inputs. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 89: 72–81. 2. Ma Qiang, Li Shuailin, Xu Zhiqiang, Fan Shaobo, Xia Zhuqing, Zhou Changrui, Zhu Mengmeng, Yu Wantai. 2020. Changes in N supply pathways under different long-term fertilization regimes in Northeast China. Soil & Tillage Research 201: 104609. 3. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Jiang Chunming, Zhou Hua, Xu Yonggang. 2012. The influences of mineral fertilization and crop sequence on sustainability of corn production in northeastern China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 158: 110–117. 4. Ma Qiang, Wu Zhijie, Yu Wantai, Zhou Changrui, Ning Chuanchuan, Yuan Haiyan, Xia Zhuqing. 2019. Does the incorporation of dicyandiamide and hydroquinone with straw enhance the nitrogen supplying capacity in soil? Applied Soil Ecology 136: 158–162. 5. Ma Qiang, Zhang Xinhui, Wu Zhijie, Li Shuailin, Xu Zhiqiang, Zhou Changrui, Xia Zhuqing, Zhu Mengmeng, Gao Yun, Yu Wantai. 2021. Occurrence of added nitrogen interaction affected by nitrogen stabilizer and glucose additions in an Alfisol. European Journal of Soil Biology 103: 103285. 6. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Shen Shanmin, Zhou Hua, Jiang Zishao, Xu Yonggang. 2010. Effects of fertilization on nutrient budget and nitrogen use efficiency of farmland soil under different precipitation in northeast China. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 88: 315–327.

1. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai. An operating platform for wrapping tin capsule samples of different diameters. Authorization Date: 2024.07.02. Application No. 201911300454.X. 2. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Zhang Lu, Zhou Hua. A maize-specific fertilizer with soil-improving effects and its preparation and application. Authorization Date: 2013.01.16. Application No. 200810229750.0. 3. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Zhang Lu, Zhou Hua. A water-retaining compound fertilizer for maize in arid and semi-arid regions and its preparation. Authorization Date: 2013.06.12. Application No. 200710159110.2. 4. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Zhang Lu, Zhou Hua. A soybean-specific fertilizer with soil-improving effects and its preparation and application. Authorization Date: 2013.04.03. Application No. 200810229747.9. 5. Ma Qiang, Yu Wantai, Zhang Lu, Zhou Hua. A composite soil water-retaining agent and its preparation. Authorization Date: 2012.10.24. Application No. 200710159105.1.