Personal Information                                                                  

Name :                           Chao Xia                                        

Gender :                        Male

Date of birth :                23rd August, 1990

Mobile:                         +86 18394336560

Email:                         xiac@lzu.edu.cn

Research interests: Interaction between fungi and host grasses under stresses.

Education

9/2013 - 6/2018  Ph.D. Grassland Science

College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University,

        Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Supervisor: Prof. Zhi-biao Nan

9/2009 - 6/2013  Bachelor, Grassland Science

College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,

Yangling, Shaanxi, China.

Work Experience:

9/2018 -  until now  Associate Research Fellow

 College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University,

 Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Selected Publications

     (Please see detailed in https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chao-Xia-6/research.)

l Cui X.L., Zhang X.X., Shi L.L., Christensen M.J., Nan Z.B., Xia, C.* Effects of Epichloë endophyte and transgenerational effects on physiology of Achnatherum inebrians under drought stress. Agriculture, 2022, 12(6):761.

l Xia C., Li N.N., Zhang Y.W., Li C.J., Zhang X.X.*, Nan Z.B.* Role of Epichloë endophytes in defense responses of cool-season grasses to pathogens: a review. Plant Disease, 2018, 102:2061-2073.

l Xia C., Christensen M.J., Zhang X.X.*, Nan Z.B.* Effect of Epichloë gansuensis endophyte and transgenerational effects on the water use efficiency, nutrient and biomass accumulation of Achnatherum inebrians under soil water deficit. Plant and Soil, 2018, 424(1-2):555-571.

l Xia C., Li N.N., Zhang X.X., Feng Y., Christensen M.J., Nan Z.B.* An Epichloë endophyte improves photosynthetic ability and dry matter production of its host Achnatherum inebrians infected by Blumeria graminis under various soil water conditions. Fungal Ecology, 2016, 22:26-34.

l Xia C., Zhang X.X.*, Christensen M.J., Nan Z.B., Li C.J. Epichloë endophyte affects the ability of powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis) to colonise drunken horse grass (Achnatherum inebrians). Fungal Ecology, 2015, 16: 26-33.

l Li N.N., Xia C., Zhong R., Ju Y.W., Nan Z.B., Christensen M.J., Zhang X.X.* Interactive effects of water stress and powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis) on alkaloid production of Achnatherum inebrians infected by Epichloë endophyte. Science China-Life Sciences, 2018, 61: 864-866.

l Zhong R., Xia C., Ju Y.W., Zhang X.X.*, Nan Z.B., Christensen M.J. Effects of Epichloë gansuensis on root-associated fungal communities of Achnatherum inebrians under different growth conditions. Fungal Ecology, 2018, 31: 29-36.