| Expert Name | Prof. Qiguo Zhao |
| Title | Professor/Academician |
| Division | Institute of Soil Sciences |
| Institution | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| City | Nanjing |
| Country | China |
| Telephone | 86 25 3611830 |
| Email | zhaoqg(at)njnet.ihep.ac.cn |
| Work Experience | Zhao Qiguo was graduated from Hua Zhong Agriculture University in 1953, and he spent more than 40 years as a soil scientist working in the red soil are of South China, the forested region of Northeaast China, the arid region of Northwest China and the salinized and alkaline regions of central China. He has contributed significantly to develop soil resources maps. With his efforts, pedogenetic indices of modern and paleosol weathering processes and planning for development and utilization of the soil in tropical and sub-tropical regions based on distribution and properties of soils. He contacted more than 30 states and also spent five years in Cuba from 1965 to 1969, and a soil classification scheme has been developed and a research institute of soil research has been established in Cuba. He has participated the international congress of ISSS since 1986, 1990 and 1994 as the Chief of Chinese delegation. He was invited to attend the IGBP, ICSU and IPCC international meeting during r |
| Qualifications | Aug. 1953. Ph.D. on Agriculture Development in China, Hua Zhong Agriculture University. |
| Number of Publications | 80 |
| Awards | 1. National Prize of Invention - 1992.
2. Zhu Kezheng's Prize for Field Work - 1994.
3. Science Progress Prize of Chinese Academy of Sciences - 1986.
4. National Specialist of Outstanding Contribution - 1986.
5. International Dokuchaev Medal and |
| Other Activities | 1. Long-term station observation and study.
2. Soil degradation and rehabilitation (soil erosion and soil desertification).
3. Soil resources evaluation and soil regionalization of China. |
| Publications | 1. Soil Resource of China, Chief Editor, 1991, Nanjing University Press, Nanjing.
2. Methodology of Soil Geographic Research , Chief Editor, 1989, Science Press, Beijing.
3. Red Soil in Jiangxi. Chief Editor, 1988, Jaingxi Science and Technology Press, Nanchang.
4. Regionalization of Soil Amelioration and Utilization in the Red-yellow Earth Areas of China, Chief Editor, 1985, Agricultural Press, Beijing.
5. Soil Resources in Heilongjiang Province and Northeastern Part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Chief Editor, 1982, Science Press. |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
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