Main work
Prof. Liu Xiaojin has been working on breeding and efficient cultivation technology of tropical tree species (Aquilaria, Dalbergia, Santalum etc.), also serviced as the general secretary of the Precious Tree Species Branch of the Chinese Forestry Society, the general secretary of the National Innovation Alliance of Precious Tree Species Industry, and the young editorial board member of China Urban Forestry, Journal of Tropical Crops etc. He is specialized on tree physiology, environmental stress and responses, tree functional traits as well as heartwood formation.
Prof. Liu Xiaojin had carried out more than 10 research projects or funds such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the promotion of scientific and technological achievements of the State Forestry and Grass Administration, the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province, the sub-projects of National Key Research and Development plan, the science and technology innovation of the Guangdong Forestry Administration, the cooperation between provincial and provincial institutes of the Zhejiang Forestry Administration, and the fundamental research funds for the central Non-profit research institution of Chinese Academy of Forestry were presided. 33 papers as the first author or corresponding author were published, 4 national invention patents have been authorized as the first author, 10 achievements were certified, 2 industry standards have been formulated and 1 monograph has been published (deputy editor). As an important participant, won the first grade of 13th Liangxi Forestry Science and Technology Award and Guangdong Agricultural technology Promotion Award.
Key research projects
Aroma characteristics and germplasm screening of Yi Jie (Qinan) Agarwood, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, 2024-2026;
Research on breeding and efficient cultivation of Homalium hainanense, Provincial Institute Cooperation Project of Zhejiang Forestry Bureau, 2024-2026;
Research on the mechanism of Agarwood production of Qinan based on Functional Traits Differences, Central Non-profit research institution of Chinese Academy of Forestry, 2023-2027;
Research and Demonstration of Key Technologies for efficient Cultivation of Important and precious tree species in South China, Key Project of Science and Technology Innovation of Guangdong Forestry Administration, 2020-2023;
Promotion and demonstration of high efficient agarwood production technology, Forestry and grassland national promotion Project, 2020-2022;
Integration and demonstration of oriented cultivation technology of Dalbergia odorifera, subproject of National Key Research and Development Plan, 2017-2021;
Study on gas-induced heartwood formation and the correspondence metabolic pathways of sandalwood, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015-2018.
Awards & achievements
Published articles & books
Hong Zhou*, Peng Dan*, Tembrock Luke R, Liao Xuezhu, Xu Daping, Liu Xiaojin*, Wu Zhiqiang*, 2023. Chromosome-level genome assemblies from two sandalwood species provide insights into the evolution of the Santalales. Communications Biology, 6, 587.
Zhang Qilei, Liu Xiaojin*, Xu Daping, Hong Zhou, Zhang Ningnan, Cui Zhiyi. 2022. Effects of drought and host on the growth of Santalum album seedlings in pot culture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 11241.
Liu Xiaojin, Zhang Qilei, Hong Zhou, Xu Daping*. 2022. Induction of heartwood formation in young Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) by gas elicitors. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 961391.
Liu Xiaojin, Xu Daping*, Hong Zhou, Zhang Ningnan, Cui, Zhiyi. 2021. Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Santalum (Santalaceae). Forests, 12, 1303.
Liu Xiaojin, Xu Daping*, Yang Zengjiang, Zhang Ningnan, Pan Lijun. 2018. Investigation of exogenous benzyladenine on growth, biochemical composition, photosynthesis and antioxidant activity of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seedlings. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 37, 1148-1158.
Liu Xiaojin, Xu Daping*, Yang Zengjiang, Zhang Ningnan. 2017. Chemical composition of essential oils from the heartwood of Pterocarpus macrocarpus by different extraction methods in southern China. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 20, 110-115.
Liu Xiaojin, Xu Daping, Yang Zengjiang, Zhang Ningnan. 2017. Geographic variations in seed germination of Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen in response to temperature. Industrial Crops and Products, 102, 45-50.
Xu D P, Qu Z W, Liu X J, Qu C. Cultivation technology on valuable tree species in southern China. Guangzhou: Guangdong Science and technology Press. 2013.
Other results
Authorized patents as the first inventor:
A chemical regulation method for improving quality and resistance of sandalwood (Santalum album) seedlings, ZL 201810135838.X, 2021-01-15.
A fertilization method for regulating vegetative or reproductive growth of Dalbergia odorifera. ZL 201810135838.X, 2021-01-15.
A method for rapid identification of Dalbergia odorifera and D. cochinchinensis base on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. ZL 201711406063.7, 2020-08-21.
A fast raising method for Santalum yasi seedlings based on Hetero-rootstock grafting. ZL 201510669584.6, 2017-11-24.
Certified achievement:
Efficient cultivation technology of major precious tree species in Southern China, Chinese Forestry Society, 2021-12-25, Ranking 7/40.
