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Yunfei  Jiang

Assistant Professor

Yunfei Jiang Dal-AC January 2022

Email: yunfei.jiang@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 893-6032
Mailing Address: 
Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
 
Research Topics:
  • Agronomy
  • Crop physiology
  • Plant response to environmental stress
  • Sustainable agriculture

Research vision and interest

  • Dr. Jiang’s research program focuses on improving field crop production and enhancing crop resilience to climate change through sustainable agronomic practices in Atlantic Canada. Her research experience involves environmental and management factors in pulse crops, oilseeds, and cereal crops. You can find a list of her publications on  and visit her .

Education

  • Ph.D., Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan, 2017
  • M.Sc., Plant Science, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2013
  • B.Sc., Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 2010

Research topics

  • Evaluate agronomic and environmental effects of enhanced efficiency fertilizers in grain corn, wheat, and potato production in Maritime Canada. 
  • Evaluate agronomic potential of biochar and organic amendments for spring wheat growth in Nova Scotia.
  • Improving soil health and the subsequent cash crop production and enhancing land-use efficiency through intercrops with pulses and brassica oilseeds. 
  • Evaluation of improved genetics for sustainable cropping practices for cereals, soybeans, and oilseeds in Maritime Canada. 

Teaching

  • AGRN2001 – Cereal-Based Cropping Systems
  • PLSC2001 – Plant Propagation Techniques
  • RESM4014 – Honours Thesis I
  • RESM4015 – Honours Thesis II

Major Sources of Research Funding and Awards

  • Please visit Dr. Jiang’s lab website at

Graduate Students and their Research Projects

  • Please visit Dr. Jiang’s lab website at

Memberships

  • Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists
  • Canadian Society of Agronomy
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Soil Science Society of AmericaÂ