Ma Jing

General Information
Name: Ma Jing
Title: Associate Professor
Work Email: jma@issas.ac.cn
Work Phone: 025-86881022
Research Fields
(1)Greenhouse gases emissions from agriculture and mitigation strategies
Education Background
(1)2003-2008, Ph.D., Agriculture Soil Science, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
(2)1992-1996, Bachelor, Environmental Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Professional Experience
(1)2010- Present, Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
(2)2008-2010, Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Social Positions
(1)2008-Present, Member, Soil Science Society of China (SSSC)
Projects
(1)Study on key technologies of reducing greenhouse gas emission by coupling optimization of fertilizer and water in typical farmlands, 2022.01-2024.12, The Scientific and Technological Innovation Special Fund Project of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in Jiangsu Province, China (Participant)
(2)Mechanism in response of greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields to climate change and cultivation approach of emission reduction, 2017.07-2020.12, The National Key Research and Development Program of China (Participant)
(3)Greenhouse gas emissions from water-saving rice cultivation in Southwest China, 2016.01-2018.12, The Knowledge Innovation Program of Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (PI)
(4)Evapotranspiration-based estimation of methane emission from typical wetland in China, 2015.06-2017.07, The Open Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Surface Process and Resource Ecology (PI)
(5)Microbial mechanism of soil organic matter of exogenous organic substances, 2014.06-2019.05, The “Strategic Priority Research Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Participant)
(6)Research on greenhouse gas emission reduction technology in winter paddy field, 2013.01-2016.12, The National Science and Technology Project in Rural Areas during the 12th Five-year Plan (PI)
(7)Research and potential estimation of greenhouse gas emission reduction technology in rice field, 2012.06-2015.05, The International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Participant)
(8)Monitoring and mitigating greenhouse gases of single rice in Yangtze River Vally, 2011.01-2015.12, The Special Project of Public Welfare Industry (Agriculture) Scientific Research (Participant)
(9)Research on carbon-isotope fractionation factors during CH4 oxidation and transport in rice paddies and their influencing factors, 2011.01-2013.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI)
(10)Effect of straw returning mode on soil carbon and nitrogen conversion and release in rice fields, 2010.01-2012.12, Outstanding Young Talent Program of State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture (PI)
(11)Research on CH4 and N2O emissions reduction technology from Rice field, 2009.01-2011.12,  Important direction project of Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (PI)
(12)Research on greenhouse gas emission of agricultural farm land, 2008.06-2011.05, The International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Participant)
Publications
(1)Ji Y, Xu YJ, Zhao MY, Zhang GB*, Conrad R, Liu PF, Feng ZZ, Ma J, Xu H. Winter drainage and film mulching cultivation mitigated CH4 emission by regulating the function and structure of methanogenic archaeal and fermenting bacterial communities in paddy soil. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 323: 116194.
(2)Zhang GB, Huang Q, Song KF, Zhu XL, Ma J, Zhang Y, Yan XY, Xu H*. Gaseous emissions and grain-heavy metal contents in rice paddies: A three-year partial organic substitution experiment. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 826: 154106.
(3)Zhang GB, Song KF, Huang Q, Zhu XL, Gong H, Ma J, Xu H*. Heavy metal pollution and net greenhouse gas emissions in a rice-wheat rotation system as influenced by partial organic substitution. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 307: 114599. 
(4)Song KF, Zhang GB, Ma J, Peng SB, Lv SH*, Xu H*. Greenhouse gas emissions and health risk assessment of different ratoon rice varieties. Field Crops Research, 2022, 277: 108423.
(5)Yu HY, Zhang GB*, Xia LL, Huang Q, Ma J, Zhu CW, Shan J, Jiang Q, Zhu JG, Smith P, Yan XY, Xu H. Elevated CO2 does not necessarily enhance greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 810: 152363.
(6)Yu HY, Zhang GB, Ma J, Wang TY, Song KF, Huang Q, Zhu CW, Jiang Q, Zhu JG, Xu H*. Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Reduces CH4 and N2O Emissions of Two Contrasting Rice Cultivars from a Subtropical Paddy Field in China. Pedosphere, 2022, 32(5): 707-717.
(7)Yu HY, Wang TY, Huang Q, Song KF, Zhang GB, Ma J, Xu H*. Effects of elevated CO2 concentration on CH4 and N2O emissions from paddy fields: A meta-analysis. Science China: Earth Science, 2022, 65(1): 96-106.
(8)Huang Q, Zhang GB, Ma J, Song KF, Zhu XL, Shen WY, Xu H*. Dynamic interactions of nitrogen fertilizer and straw application on greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration of soil carbon and nitrogen: A 13-year field study. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2022, 325: 107753.
(9)Zhang GB, Zhu XL, Shen WY, Ji Y, Xu H, Ma J*. Methane emission and acetate-dependent methanogenesis in rice-based cropping systems with urea addition. MC Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, 2021, 1(4): 03-19. 
(10)Yang YT, Zhang GB, Ma J, Huang Q, Yu HY, Song KF, Zhu XL, Miao X, Xu H*. Responses of methanogenic pathway and fraction of CH4 oxidization to rice planting in a flooded paddy soil. Pedosphere, 2021, 31(6): 859-871.
(11)Zhang GB, Huang Q, Song KF, Yu HY, Ma J, Xu H*. Responses of greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration to field management in the winter season: A 6-year measurement in a Chinese double-rice field. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2021, 318: 107506.
(12)Zhang GB, Song KF, Miao X, Huang Q, Ma J, Gong H, Zhang Y, Keith P, Yan XY, Xu H*. Nitrous oxide emissions, ammonia volatilization, and grain-heavy metal levels during the wheat season: effect of partial organic substitution for chemical fertilizer. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2021, 311: 107340.
(13)Song KF, Zhang GB, Yu HY, Huang Q, Zhu XL, Wang TY, Xu H, Lv SH, Ma J*. Evaluation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions in a three-year case study on single rice and ratoon rice paddy fields. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 297: 126650.
(14)Song KF, Zhang GB, Yu HY, Xu H, Lv SH, Ma J*. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a ratoon paddy field in Sichuan Province, China. European Journal of Soil Science, 2021, 72(3): 1478-1491.
(15)Dong YJ, Yuan J, Zhang GB, Ma J, Hilario P, Liu XJ, Lv SH*. Optimization of nitrogen fertilizer rate under integrated rice management in the hilly area of Southwest China. Pedosphere, 2020, 30(6): 759-768.
(16)Dong YJ, Zhang GB, Ma J, Hilario P, Lv SH*. Water retention and warming effect of integrated rice management for the hilly areas of Southwest China. Agronomy Journal, 2020, 112(4): 3140-3151. 
(17)Zhang GB, Yang YT, Huang Q, Ma J, Yu HY, Song KF, Dong YJ, Lv SH, Xu H*. Reducing yield-scaled global warming potential and water use by rice plastic film mulching in winter flooded paddy field. European Journal of Agronomy, 2020, 114: 126007.
(18)Liu G, Ma J#, Yang YT, Yu HY, Zhang GB, Xu H*. Effects of straw incorporation with a microbial inoculant on nitrous oxide and methane emissions from a wheat-rice rotation system. Pedosphere, 2019, 29(2): 204-215. 
(19)Yang YT, Huang Q, Yu HY, Song KF, Ma J, Xu H, Zhang GB*. Winter tillage with the incorporation of stubble reduces the net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity of double-cropping rice fields. Soil & Tillage Research, 2018, 183: 19-27.
(20)Zhang GB, Ma J, Yang YT, Yu HY, Song KF, Dong YJ, Lv SH, Xu H*. Achieving low methane and nitrous oxide emissions with high economic incomes in a rice-based cropping system. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2018, 259: 95-106.
(21)Zhang GB, Ma J#, Yang YT, Yu HY, Shi YP, Xu H*. Variations of stable carbon isotopes of CH4 emission from three typical rice fields in China. Pedosphere, 2017, 27(1): 52-64.
(22)Sun MM, Zhang Y, Ma J, Yuan WP, Li XL*, Cheng X*. Satellite data based estimation of methane emissions from rice paddies in the Sanjing Plain in northeast China. PlOS one, 2017, 12(6): e0176765.
(23)Zhang GB, Yu HY, Fan XF, Yang YT, Ma J, Xu H*. Drainage and tillage practices in the winter fallow season mitigate CH4 and N2O emissions from a double-rice field in China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016, 16(18): 11853-11866.
(24)Zhang GB, Yu HY, Fan XF, Ma J, Xu H*. Carbon isotope fractionation reveals distinct process of CH4 emission from different compartments of paddy ecosystem. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 27065.
(25)Liu G, Yu HY, Zhang GB, Xu H, Ma J*. Combination of wet irrigation and nitrification inhibitor reduced nitrous oxide and methane emissions from a rice cropping system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23(17): 17426-17436.
(26)Fan XF, Yu HY, Wu QY, Ma J, Xu H*, Yang JH, Zhuang YQ. Effects of fertilization on microbial abundance and emissions of greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O) in rice paddy fields. Ecology and Evolution, 2016, 6(4): 1054-1063.
(27)Zhang GB, Yu HY, Fan XF, Liu G, Ma J, Xu H*. Effect of rice straw application on stable carbon isotopes, methanogenic pathway, and fraction of CH4 oxidized in a continuously flooded rice field in winter season. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2015, 84: 75-82.
(28)Zhang GB, Zhang WX, Yu HY, Ma J, Xu H*, Yagi K. Increase in CH4 emission due to weeds incorporation prior to rice transplanting in a rice-wheat rotation system. Atmospheric Environment, 2015, 116: 83-91.
(29)Zhang GB, Zhang WX, Yu HY, Ma J, Xu H*, Yagi K. Fraction of CH4 oxidized in paddy field measured by stable carbon isotopes. Plant and Soil, 2015, 389: 349-359.
(30)Liu G, Yu HY, Ma J, Xu H*, Wu QY, Yang JH, Zhuang YQ. Effects of straw incorporation along with microbial inoculant on methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice fields. Science of the Total Environment, 2015, 518-519: 209-216.
(31)Wang BZ, Zhao J, Guo ZY, Ma J, Xu H, Jia ZJ*. Differential contributions of ammonia oxidizers and nitrite oxidizers to nitrification in four paddy soils. The ISME Journal, 2015, 9: 1062-1075.
(32)Ji Y, Liu G, Ma J, Zhang GB, Xu H*. Effects of urea and controlled release urea fertilizers on methane emission from paddy fields: A multi-year field study. Pedosphere, 2014, 24(5): 662–673.
(33)Li XL, Ma J, Yao YJ, Liang SL, Zhang GB, Xu H*, Yagi K. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from irrigated lowland rice paddies after wheat straw application and midseason aeration. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2014, 100: 65-76.
(34)Zhang GB, Ji Y, Liu G, Ma J, Xu H*. Carbon isotope fractionation during CH4 transport in a paddy field. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 2014, 57(7): 1664-1670. 
(35)Zhang GB, Liu G, Zhang Y, Ma J, Xu H*, Yagi K. Methanogenic pathway and fraction of CH4 oxidized in paddy fields: seasonal variation and effect of water management in winter fallow season. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(9): e73982. 
(36)Zhang GB, Ji Y, Ma J, Liu G, Xu H*, Cai ZC, Yagi K. Pathway of CH4 production, fraction of CH4 oxidized, and 13C isotope fractionation in a straw incorporated rice field. Biogeosciences, 2013, 10: 3375-3389.
(37)Ma J, Ji Y, Zhang GB, Xu H*, Yagi K. Timing of midseason aeration to reduce CH4 and N2O emissions from double rice cultivation in China. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2013, 59(1): 35-45. 
(38)Ji Y, Liu G, Ma J, Zhang GB, Xu H*, Yagi K. Effect of controlled-release fertilizer on mitigation of N2O emission from paddy field in South China: a multi-year field observation. Plant and Soil, 2013, 371:473-486.
(39)Zhang GB, Ji Y, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC, Yagi K. Intermittent irrigation changes production, oxidation, and emission of CH4 in paddy fields determined with stable carbon isotope technique. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2012, 52: 108-116.
(40)Zhang XY, Zhang GB, Ji Y, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC. Straw application altered CH4 emission, concentration and 13C-isotopic signature of dissolved CH4 in a rice field. Pedosphere, 2012, 22(1): 13-21.
(41)Ji Y, Liu G, Ma J, Xu H*, Yagi K. Effect of controlled-release fertilizer on nitrous oxide emission from a winter wheat field. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2012, 94(1): 111-122.
(42)Zhang GB, Zhang XY, Ji Y, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC. Carbon isotopic composition, methanogenic pathway, and fraction of CH4 oxidized in a rice field flooded year-round. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2011, 116, G04025. 
(43)Zhang GB, Zhang XY, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC. Effect of drainage in the fallow season on reduction of CH4 production and emission from permanently flooded rice fields. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2011, 89(1): 81-91. 
(44)Zhang GB, Ji Y, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC. Case study on effects of water management and rice straw incorporation in rice fields on production, oxidation, and emission of methane during fallow and following rice seasons. Soil Research, 2011, 49(3): 238-246.
(45)Ma ED, Zhang GB, Ma J, Xu H*, Cai ZC, Yagi K. Effects of rice straw returning methods on N2O emission during wheat-growing season. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2010, 88(3): 463-469.
(46)Ma J, Ma ED, Xu H*, Yagi K, Cai ZC. Wheat straw management affects CH4 and N2O emissions from rice fields. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2009, 41(5): 1022-1028.
(47)Ma J, Xu H*, Yagi K, Cai ZC. Methane emission from paddy soils as affected by wheat straw returning mode. Plant and Soil, 2008, 313(1-2): 167-174. 
(48)Ma J, Yagi K, Xu H*, Han Y, Cai ZC. Is burial of wheat straw in ditches a way to reduce CH4 emissions from rice cultivation? Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2008, 54(4): 638-643. 
(49)Ma J, Xu H*, Han Y, Cai ZC, Yagi K. Short-term effects of wheat straw incorporation into paddy field as affected by rice transplanting time. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 2008, 46(3): 281-287.
(50)Zhu RB*, Liu YS, Xu H, Ma J, Gong ZJ, Zhao SP. Methane emissions from three sea animal colonies in the maritime Antarctic. Atmospheric Environment, 2008, 42(6): 1197-1205. 
(51)Zhu RB*, Liu YS, Ma J, Xu H, Sun LG. Nitrous oxide flux to the atmosphere from two coastal tundra wetlands in eastern Antarctica. Atmospheric Environment, 2008, 42(10): 2437-2447. 
(52)Zhu RB*, Liu YS, Xu H, Ma J, Zhao SP, Sun LG. Nitrous oxide emissions from sea animal colonies in the maritime Antarctic. Geophysical Research Letters, 2008, 35, L09807.
(53)Zhu RB*, Liu YS, Xu H, Ma J, Sun LG. Temporal and spatial variations of δ15N and δ18O for atmospheric N2O above the oceanic surface from Shanghai to Antarctica. Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences, 2008, 51(6): 899-910. 
(54)Ma J, Li XL, Xu H*, Han Y, Cai ZC, Yagi K. Effects of nitrogen fertiliser and wheat straw application on CH4 and N2O emissions from a paddy rice field. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 2007, 45(5): 359-367.
Conference Papers
(1)Zhang GB, Ma J, Xu H*, Lv SH, Yan XY*. Mitigation of yield-scaled global warming potential by plastic mulch technology in rice crops in Southwestern China. In “Climate Smart Agriculture for the Small-Scale Farmers in the Asian and Pacific Region”, Edited by Shirato H and Hasebe A, 2019, 1-18.
Book
(1)Cai ZC, Xu H, Ma J. Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Rice-based Ecosystems. Hefei: University of Science and Technology of China Press, 2009.
Awards & Honors
(1)2019, The Second-class Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award, China.
(2)2010, Outstanding Young Scholar Award of Soil Science Society of China (SSSC), China.
(3)2009, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Jiangsu, China.
(4)2008, Excellence Award of President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

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