SFB/TR32 - Project affiliations

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MGK - Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) – all doctoral students

Doctoral research topic

Project start date: 09/2012

Add the title PhD: The impact of soil water distribution on root water uptake and root development

Advisor: Jan Vanderborght

Other doctoral committee members: Harry Vereecken,

Sarah Garre(Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Brussels Area, Belgium)

Scientific interests

• 1st： root growth model
• 2nd: root water uptake model
• 3rd : the relation between soil hydraulic properties and canopy status

Education

2009-2012: Master´s degree, Huazhong Agricultural University，Hubei，China

Thesis title: Research of Rural Domestic Sewage Treatment by Constructed Wetlands in Southern Region of China

Fieldwork / Research assignments

• 1st：Conducting the field scale experiment
• 2nd：Monitoring，analysis of data，and modelling
• 3rd：Interpretation of field data and thesis writing

Appointments

(past jobs)

Professional memberships

TR32

Conference contributions

Author(s), year. Title, Conference name, dates and location, abstract published where?, type of presentation (Poster/Oral presentation)

Publications

Cai, G., Vanderborght, J., Klotzsche, A., van der Kruk, J., Neumann, J., Hermes, N., & Vereecken, H. (2016). Construction of Minirhizotron Facilities for Investigating Root Zone Processes.Vadose Zone Journal,15(9).

Cai,G. Hu,R.and Liu, S. 2013. An apparatus of treatment system for southern rural domestic sewage. China, Patent., CN102491520 B

Links

• http://www.fz-juelich.de/ibg/ibg-3/EN/Staff/C/Cai%20Gaochao.html?nn=1239630