Education:
Ph.D., plant nutrition, China Agricultural University, 2011-2015
M.S., plant-pathogen interaction,, Yunnan Agricultural University, 2008-2011
B.S., plant pathology, China Agricultural University, 2004-2008
Research interests：
Chemecology mechanisms of disease control in non-host plants: Study the mechanism of non-host plant roots in intercropping system to reduce disease by interfering with pathogen infection
Biodiversity for crop disease management:Study the plant-plant-microbe mechanisms involved in disease suppression in agri-biodiversity system. Then build the model with the benefits of agri-biodiversity to manage crop disease in agricultural system.
Awards and honors：
Yunnan Province "High-level Talent Training Program" youth top-notch talents
the Young and Middle-aged Academic and Technical Leaders Reserve Program in Yunnan Province
Research Projects
Leader of the mechanism of sulphur compounds mediating programmed cell death of phytophthora in "attract-kill" of Garlic root in intercropping supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC General Projects: 31972328), 2020-2023
Leader of Chemecology mechanism of disease control by non-host plant root "attract-kill" mode in intercropping system supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31801792), 2019-2021
Selected Journal Publications：
Yuxin Yang#, He Zhang#, Yuting Fang#, Ying Li, Xinyue Mei, Huichuan Huang, Fei Du, Shusheng Zhu, Min Yang*, Yixiang Liu*. The Interference of Non-host Roots in the Phytophthora nicotianae Infection Process in Fennel and Tobacco Cropping Systems[J]. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2021, 8(3): 447-459
Chen Ye†, Yixiang Liu†, Junxing Zhang, Tianyao Li, Yijie Zhang, Cunwu Guo, Min Yang, Xiahong He, Youyong Zhu, Huichuan Huang*, Shusheng Zhu*. α-Terpineol fumigation alleviates negative plant-soil feedbacks of Panax notoginseng via suppressing Ascomycota and enriching antagonistic bacteria[J]. Phytopathology Research, 2021, 3(1): 1-17.
He Zhang, Yuxin Yang, Xinyue Mei, Ying Li, Jiaqing Wu, Yiwen Li, Huiling Wang, Huichuan Huang, Min Yang, Xiahong He, Shusheng Zhu*, Yixiang Liu*. Phenolic acids released in maize rhizosphere during maize-soybean intercropping inhibit Phytophthora blight of soybean[J]. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020, 11: 886.
Wei Wei†, Chen Ye†, Huichuan Huang†, Min Yang, Xinyue Mei, Fei Du, Xiahong He, Shusheng Zhu*, Yixiang Liu*. Appropriate nitrogen application enhances saponin synthesis and growth mediated by optimizing root nutrient uptake ability[J]. Journal of Ginseng Research, 2020, 44(4): 627-636.
Yixiang Liu, Jianhao Sun, Fangfang Zhang, Long Li*. The plasticity of root distribution and nitrogen uptake contributes to recovery of maize growth at late growth stages in wheatmaize intercropping [J]. Plant and Soil, 2020, 447: 39-53.
Min Yang†, Ye Yuan†, Huichuan Huang†, Chen Ye, Cunwu Guo, Yanguo Xu, Wenpeng Wang, Xiahong He, Yixiang Liu*, Shusheng Zhu*. Steaming combined with biochar application eliminates negative plant-soil feedback for sanqi cultivation[J]. Soil and Tillage Research, 2019, 189: 189-198.
Xinyue Mei#, Yixiang Liu#, Huichuan Huan, Fei Du, Lanlin Huang, Jiaqing Wu, Yiwen Li, Shusheng Zhu Min Yang. Benzothiazole inhibits the growth of Phytophthora capsici through inducing apoptosis and suppressing stress responses and metabolic detoxification[J]. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2019, 154: 7-16.
Published books：
Li, Long, Yixiang Liu, and XiaoFei Li. "Intercropping to Maximize Root–Root Interactions in Agricultural Plants: Agronomic Aspects." The Root Systems in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (2021): 309-328.
Shusheng Zhu, Xiahong He, Bin Chen, Huichuan Huang, Yixiang Liu, Min Yang. Panax notoginseng organic cultivation technology under forest[M]. Beijing: China Agricultural Press, 2020.
Youyong Zhu, Xiahong He, Shusheng Zhu, Bin Chen, Huichuan Huang, Yixiang Liu, Fei Du. Agrobiodiversity and Crop Pest Management[M]. Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2020.
