Dr Dongxue Zhao
ARC Early Career Research Fellow
Centre for Crop Science
Researcher biography
Dr Dongxue Zhao is a Research Fellow within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research aims to contribute to sustainable gains in crop productivity by improving our understanding of how crop-soil interactions determine crop and root growth, water and nutrient uptake, and final yield. In her research, she combines innovative proximal and remote sensing techniques of crops, soils and roots, with predictive modelling and artificial intelligence tools. These include integrating electromagnetic induction (EMI) techniques, and drone and satellite imagery to monitor crop root growth and water use dynamics over time; 3D mapping of soil properties and sub-soil constraints to map resource constraints; time-lapse imaging of soil wetting and drying cycles for applications in irrigated cropping; developing new hyperspectral libraries for the rapid estimation of plant, crop and soil properties; data fusion and machine learning in the landscape mapping of soil carbon, plant water and nutrients availability.
Research Interests
- Phenotyping crop rooting systems in the field
- 3D characterization of soil water content and crop water use
- Developing new spectral databases for measuring and monitoring soil and plant properties
Book Chapter
He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dong-Xue and Gou, Zhonghua (2020). Integration of Low-Carbon Eco-City, Green Campus and Green Building in China. Green Building in Developing Countries: Policy, Strategy and Technology. (pp. 49-78) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24650-1_4
Journal Articles
Zhao, Dongxue, deVoil, Peter, Rognoni, Bethany G., Wilkus, Erin, Eyre, Joseph X., Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2024). Sowing summer grain crops early in late winter or spring: effects on root growth, water use, and yield. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-06648-0
Zhao, Yuxi, Zhang, Ming, Zhao, Dongxue, Duo, Linghua and Lu, Chunyang (2024). Optimizing the ecological network of resource-based cities to enhance the resilience of regional ecological networks. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31 (11), 17182-17205. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32271-8
Chen, Yaoyao, Duo, Linghua, Zhao, Dongxue, Zeng, Yi and Guo, Xiaofei (2023). The response of ecosystem vulnerability to climate change and human activities in the Poyang lake city group, China. Environmental Research, 233 116473, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116473
Xiao, Sheng, Duo, Linghua, Guo, Xiaofei, Zou, Zili, Li, Yanan and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Research on the coupling coordination and driving role of urbanization and ecological resilience in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. PeerJ, 11 e15869, 1-28. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15869
Gu, Ruili, Duo, Linghua, Guo, Xiaofei, Zou, Zili and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Spatiotemporal heterogeneity between agricultural carbon emission efficiency and food security in Henan, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (17), 49470-49486. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25821-z
Zhao, Xueyu, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue and Triantafilis, John (2023). Soil organic carbon prediction by multi-digital data fusion for nitrogen management in a sugarcane field. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 127 (1), 119-136. doi: 10.1007/s10705-022-10233-1
Zhao, Xueyu, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2022). Mapping Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) across sugarcane fields with different comparisons by using DUALEM data. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 27 (4), 191-205. doi: 10.32389/jeeg22-002
Zhao, Dongxue, Eyre, Joseph X., Wilkus, Erin, de Voil, Peter, Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2022). 3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 202 107409, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.107409
Zhao, Xueyu, Zhao, Dongxue, Wang, Jie and Triantafilis, John (2022). Soil organic carbon (SOC) prediction in Australian sugarcane fields using Vis–NIR spectroscopy with different model setting approaches. Geoderma Regional, 30 e00566, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00566
Zhou, Peng, Zhao, Dongxue, Liu, Xiao, Duo, Linghua and He, Bao-Jie (2022). Dynamic change of vegetation index and its influencing factors in Alxa League in the arid area. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 922739, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.922739
Duo, Linghua, Li, Yanan, Zhang, Ming, Zhao, Yuxi, Wu, Zhenhua and Zhao, Dongxue (2022). Spatiotemporal pattern evolution of urban ecosystem resilience based on “Resistance-Adaptation-Vitality”: a case study of Nanchang City. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10 902444, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.902444
He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Dong, Xin, Xiong, Ke, Feng, Chi, Qi, Qianlong, Darko, Amos, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Pathak, Minal (2022). Perception, physiological and psychological impacts, adaptive awareness and knowledge, and climate justice under urban heat: a study in extremely hot-humid Chongqing, China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 79 103685, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.103685
Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Zare, Ehsan, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2022). Unravelling drivers of field-scale digital mapping of topsoil organic carbon and its implications for nitrogen practices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 193 106640, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106640
Zhao, Dongxue, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Xueyu and Triantafilis, John (2022). Clay content mapping and uncertainty estimation using weighted model averaging. CATENA, 209 (Part 2) 105791, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105791
He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Dong, Xin, Zhao, Ziqi, Li, Liguang, Duo, Linghua and Li, Jing (2022). Will individuals visit hospitals when suffering heat-related illnesses? Yes, but…. Building and Environment, 208 108587. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108587
Li, Nan, Zhao, Dongxue, Arshad, Maryem, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2022). Comparison of a digital soil map and conventional soil map for management of topsoil exchangeable sodium percentage. Soil Use and Management, 38 (1), 121-134. doi: 10.1111/sum.12666
Wang, Jie, Zhao, Xueyu, Zhao, Dongxue and Triantafilis, John (2021). Selecting optimal calibration samples using proximal sensing EM induction and γ-ray spectrometry data: an application to managing lime and magnesium in sugarcane growing soil. Journal of Environmental Management, 296 113357, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113357
Arshad, Maryem, Zhao, Dongxue, Khongnawang, Tibet and Triantafilis, John (2021). A systematic evaluation of multisensor data and multivariate prediction methods for digitally mapping exchangeable cations: a case study in Australian sugarcane field. Geoderma Regional, 25 e00400, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00400
Zare, Ehsan, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Arshad, Maryam and Triantafilis, John (2021). Scope to map available water content using proximal sensed electromagnetic induction and gamma-ray spectrometry data. Agricultural Water Management, 247 106705, 106705. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106705
Zhao, Dongxue, Arshad, Maryem, Wang, Jie and Triantafilis, John (2021). Soil exchangeable cations estimation using Vis-NIR spectroscopy in different depths: Effects of multiple calibration models and spiking. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 182 105990, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.105990
Xu, Xiaocang, Zhang, Na, Zhao, Dongxue and Liu, Chengjie (2021). The effect of trade openness on the relationship between agricultural technology inputs and carbon emissions: evidence from a panel threshold model. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (8), 9991-10004. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-11255-4
Arshad, Maryem, Zhao, Dongxue, Zare, Ehsan, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2021). Proximally sensed digital data library to predict topsoil clay across multiple sugarcane fields of Australia: applicability of local and universal support vector machine. Catena, 196 104934. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104934
Zhao, Dongxue, Arshad, Maryem, Li, Nan and Triantafilis, John (2021). Predicting soil physical and chemical properties using vis-NIR in Australian cotton areas. Catena, 196 104938, 104938. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104938
Wang, Jie, Zhao, Xueyu, Zhao, Dongxue, Arshad, Maryem, Zare, Ehsan and Triantafilis, John (2020). Reconnaissance scale mapping of salinity in three-dimensions using EM38 and EM34 data and inversion modelling. Land Degradation and Development, 31 (18), 2936-2951. doi: 10.1002/ldr.3684
Zare, Ehsan, Arshad, Maryam, Zhao, Dongxue, Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar and Triantafilis, John (2020). Two-dimensional time-lapse imaging of soil wetting and drying cycle using EM38 data across a flood irrigation cotton field. Agricultural Water Management, 241 106383. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106383
Zhao, Dongxue, Li, Nan, Zare, Ehsan, Wang, Jie and Triantafilis, John (2020). Mapping cation exchange capacity using a quasi-3d joint inversion of EM38 and EM31 data. Soil and Tillage Research, 200 104618. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2020.104618
Arshad, Maryem, Li, Nan, Zhao, Dongxue, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2019). Comparing management zone maps to address infertility and sodicity in sugarcane fields. Soil and Tillage Research, 193, 122-132. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2019.05.023
Li, Nan, Arshad, Maryem, Zhao, Dongxue, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2019). Determining optimal digital soil mapping components for exchangeable calcium and magnesium across a sugarcane field. Catena, 181 104054. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.04.034
Khongnawang, Tibet, Zare, Ehsan, Zhao, Dongxue, Srihabun, Pranee and Triantafilis, John (2019). Three-dimensional mapping of clay and cation exchange capacity of sandy and infertile soil using EM38 and inversion software. Sensors, 19 (18) 3936. doi: 10.3390/s19183936
Zhao, Xueyu, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Li, Nan, Zare, Ehsan and Triantafilis, John (2019). Digital regolith mapping of clay across the Ashley irrigation area using electromagnetic induction data and inversion modelling. Geoderma, 346, 18-29. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.033
He, Bao-Jie, Zhu, Jin, Zhao, Dong-Xue, Gou, Zhong-Hua, Qi, Jin-Da and Wang, Junsong (2019). Co-benefits approach: Opportunities for implementing sponge city and urban heat island mitigation. Land Use Policy, 86, 147-157. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.05.003
He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dong-Xue, Zhu, Jin, Darko, Amos and Gou, Zhong-Hua (2018). Promoting and implementing urban sustainability in China: an integration of sustainable initiatives at different urban scales. Habitat International, 82, 83-93. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2018.10.001
Zhao, Dongxue, Zhao, Xueyu, Khongnawang, Tibet, Arshad, Maryem and Triantafilis, John (2018). A Vis-NIR spectral library to predict clay in Australian cotton growing soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 82 (6), 1347-1357. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2018.03.0100
Meng, Fan-Qin, He, Bao-Jie, Zhu, Jin, Zhao, Dong-Xue, Darko, Amos and Zhao, Zi-Qi (2018). Sensitivity analysis of wind pressure coefficients on CAARC standard tall buildings in CFD simulations. Journal of Building Engineering, 16, 146-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2018.01.004
Zhao, Dong-Xue and He, Bao-Jie (2017). Effects of architectural shapes on surface wind pressure distribution: case studies of oval-shaped tall buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 12, 219-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2017.06.009
Mou, Ben, He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dong-Xue and Chau, Kwok-Wing (2017). Numerical simulation of the effects of building dimensional variation on wind pressure distribution. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 11 (1), 293-309. doi: 10.1080/19942060.2017.1281845
Qu, Ji-Li and Zhao, Dong-Xue (2016). Comparative research on tillable properties of diatomite-improved soils in the Yangtze River Delta region, China. Science of the Total Environment, 568, 480-488. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.056
Qu, Jili and Zhao, Dongxue (2016). Stabilising the cohesive soil with palm fibre sheath strip. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 17 (1), 87-103. doi: 10.1080/14680629.2015.1064010
Zhao, Dong-Xue, He, Bao-Jie and Meng, Fan-Qin (2015). The green school project: a means of speeding up sustainable development?. Geoforum, 65, 310-313. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.08.012
Zhao, Dong-Xue, He, Bao-Jie, Johnson, Christine and Mou, Ben (2015). Social problems of green buildings: from the humanistic needs to social acceptance. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 51 4675, 1594-1609. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.072
Qu, Ji Li, Zhao, Dong Xue and Li, Bei Bei (2015). Effect of random inclusion of palm fibers on strength characteristics of Shanghai cohesive soil. Advanced Materials Research, 1096, 572-581. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1096.572
Data Collection
Rodriguez, Daniel and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Early sorghum 2019-2022 data set. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/7924c5e