Fulai Liu
Professor
Education
1988 – 1992 B.Sc., Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), Beijing, China
1998 – 2000 M.Sc., Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
2001 – 2004 Ph.D., The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University (KVL, now University of Copenhagen), Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 – 2008 Diploma in educational studies for Assistant Professors, Danish Pedagogical University
2019 Certificate of Completion of Leading Research – a leadership course, University of Copenhagen
Employment
2020.5 – Professor and group leader of Crop Stress Physiology, Crop Sciences Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 – 2020.4 Associate Professor and group leader of Crop Stress Physiology, Crop Sciences Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Copenhagen, Denmark
2000 – 2001 Research Assistant, Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
1992 – 1998 Research assistant/associate, Institute of Soils and Fertilizers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Research Specialization
- Crop stress physiology
- Agricultural water and nutrient management
Research and Scientific Leadership
- Group leader of Crop Stress Physiology since 2016
- PI or Co-PI for more than 30 national and international projects in the last 20 years with a total budget > 40 million DKK
Below is a list of major projects:
Year |
Sponsor and project title |
PLEN share mio DKK | |
2004-2009 |
SJVF (DFF, FTP now): Physiological basis for improving water use efficiency in crop plants under ‘Partial Root-zone Drying, PRD’ irrigation strategy (PI) |
1.88 | |
2005-2009 |
EU FP6-FOOD: Safe and high quality food production using low quality waters and improved irrigation systems and management (EU, SAFIR) (CO-PI) |
5.46 | |
2006-2010 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Jordbær – Ny vandingsteknik (PRD-vanding) med henblik på bedre smag og holdbarhed samt reduceret vand- og pesticidforbrug (PI) |
0.39 | |
2009-2012 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Bæredygtig fremtid for dansk konsumfrugt (PI) |
1.58 | |
2009-2011 |
DANIDA: The potential of bambara groundnut genetic resources (PI) |
2.85 | |
2010 |
DFF EU-START: Manipulation the regulators: Sustaining crop production by modulating phytohormonal balance for a future drier climate (SUSCROP) (PI) |
0.15 | |
2010-2013 |
DANIDA: Sustainable food production through irrigated intensive farming systems in West Africa (SIFA) (CO-PI) |
0.90 | |
2010-2013 |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri – FødevareErhverv: Øget vandudnyttelseseffektivitet i kartofler ved præcisionsforædling og genmodifikation (PI) |
2.38 | |
2012-2015 |
Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC): Interactive effect of biochar application and deficit irrigation on water and nutrient use efficiencies in tomatoes (PI) |
1.26 | |
2014-2019 |
DANIDA: Integrated water, energy-from-biomass, soil, organics, and crop (WEBSOC) management strategies tailored to Ghanaian farming communities (PI) |
0.45 | |
2014-2015 |
SDC postdoc stipend: Effect of reduced irrigation regimes on phosphorus use efficiency of potato (PI) |
0.75 | |
2015-2017 |
Villum Foundation Block Stipend: Sustainable grain yield and quality of wheat crops for a future warmer and drier climate (PI) |
1.73 | |
2017 |
Climate-KIC Nordic: Ideation Workshop (PI) |
0.07 | |
2015-2018 |
SDC: The effect of biochar on P bioavailability in acidic, alkaline and iron oxide rich soils (PI) |
1.50 | |
2017-2020 |
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): PhD stipend to Sajid Shokat (PI) |
0.15 | |
2012- |
SDC: Water and Environment MSc programme (PI) |
4.51 | |
2018 |
Chr. Hansen A/S: Magellan 3 |
0.51 | |
2018-2022 |
Innovation Fund Denmark: Bac4Crop – A platform for efficient launching of plant beneficial bacterial products for climate resilient crop production (CO-PI) |
6.26 | |
2019-2022 |
SDC: Effects of elevated CO2 on source and sink dynamics of cereals in response to combined drought and heat stress (PI) |
1.55 | |
2020-2023 |
EU H2020: Smart Protein for a Changing World. Future-proof alternative terrestrial protein sources for human nutrition encouraging environment regeneration, processing feasibility and consumer trust and acceptance (PI) |
1.97 | |
2021-2025 |
Dissecting climate robustness for sustainable wheat production (SUSWHEAT) (PI) |
5.04 | |
2024-2027 |
System-based precision agriculture for sustainable crop production (PI) |
3.27 | |
2024 |
RECOPE - Rhizoshpere manipulations to enhance crop phosphorus use efficiency (PI) |
0.78 |
Fellowships
- 1998-2000: DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Fellowship
- 2001-2004: KVL Ph.D. Stipend
Committees
- 2008 – Member of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at Hunan Agricultural University
- Since 2010 – Evaluator for NSFC (National Scientific Foundation of China) proposals
- 2011 – Chair of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at University of Copenhagen
- 2012 – 2019 Head of Education Program for Water and Environment in the Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC)
- 2012 – Member of Scientific Committee for the 12th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato
- 2013 – Member of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at Danish Technical University
- 2014 – Member of Assessment Committee for a Ph.D. thesis at Aarhus University.
- 2015 – External Examiner for Ph.D. thesis at University of Western Australia.
- 2015 – Evaluator for a research proposal (Understanding cold-tolerance of C4 photosynthesis to improve yield) submitted to NOW, the Netherland
- 2015 – External Examiner for Ph.D. thesis at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 2016 – External Examiner for Ph.D. thesis at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 2016 – Chairman of Assessment Committee for PhD thesis at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2017 – External Examiner for Ph.D. thesis at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 2017 – Evaluator for a research proposal (Ecological relevance of stomatal density and size) submitted to Czech Science Foundation
- 2017 – Evaluator for a proposal submitted to DAAD programme P.R.I.M.E., Germany
- 2018 – Chairman of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at University of Copenhagen
- 2018 – Member of Assessment Committee for a postdoc position in crops – beneficial microbial interaction at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2018 – Chairman of evaluation committee for an assistant professor position in applied statistics at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2018 – Evaluator for a research proposal (MemoCrop) submitted to ANR, France
- 2019 – Chairman of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2019 – Member of evaluation committee for an associate professor position in plant nutrition in protected production at Aarhus University
- Since 2019 – Member of Ph.D. Committee at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2020 - Chairman of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. Thesis at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2021 - Chairman of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. position at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- Since 2021 - PhD coordinator at PLEN, University of Copenhagen
- 2021 - External examiner for a Ph.D. qualifying exam at Aarhus University
- 2021 - Member of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at Norwgian University of Life Science, Norway
- 2021 - Review Panel member for full tenure professorship at COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
- 2022 - Evaluator for full professorship promotion at China Agricultural University, China
- 2022 - Convener for S11 of IHC 2022, Angers, France
- 2023 - External examiner for a Ph.D. qualifying exam at Aarhus University
- 2023 - Member of Assessment Committee for Ph.D. thesis at Aarhus University
- 2023 - Evaluator for a research proposal submitted to NOW, The Netherlands
- 2024 - Member of Examination Committee for Ph.D. thesis at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU
- 2024 - Evaluator for a research proposal submitted to UAUE, UAE.
Editorial Functions
- Since 2014 – Member of editorial board for Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
- Since 2017 – Associate editor for Frontiers in Plant Science
- Since 2019 - Associate editor for Plants
Education
PhD
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Alternate partial root-zone drying irrigation improves fruit quality in tomatoes
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