Resume：

• 2022 - present: Associate research, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2015-2021: Assistant researcher, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2010-2015: Ph.D candidate, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2006-2010: Undergraduate, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University

Professional specialty：

• Plant abiotic stress physiology and molecular biology
  Plant-microbe interaction for plant stress tolerance

Funded projects：

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Academic service：

• 1. Off-campus graduate tutor, Hunan Agricultural University.
  2. Reviewer of Frontiers of Plant Science, Frontiers in microbiology, etc.

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Major publications：

• 1. Feng QJ, Cao SL, Liao SJ, Wassie M, Sun XY, Chen L, Xie Y. 2023, Fusarium equiseti-inoculation altered rhizosphere soil microbial community, potentially driving perennial ryegrass growth and salt tolerance. Science of the Total Environment, 871:162153.
  2. Xie Y, Bu HS, Feng QJ, Wassie M, Amee M, JiangY, Bi YF, Hu LX, Chen L. 2021 Identification of Cd-resistant microorganism from heavy metal-contaminated soil and its potential in promoting the growth and Cd accumulation of bermudagrass. Environmental Research, 200: 111730.
  3. Xie Y, Liu XY, Amee M, Yu H, Huang Y, Li XN, Chen L, Fu JM, Sun XY. 2021. Evaluation of salt tolerance in Italian ryegrass by multiple morphological and physiological characters at different developmental stages. Agronomy, 11: 1487.
  4. Feng QJ, Song SR, Yang Y, Amee M, Chen L, Xie Y. 2021. Comparative physiological and metabolic analyzes of two Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivars with contrasting salinity tolerance. Physiologia Plantarum, 172: 1688-1699.
  5. Zhang MD, He YS, Zhou WX, Ai LQ, Liu HH, Chen L, Xie Y. 2021. Effects of continuous cropping of Codonopsis tangshen on soil bacterial community as determined by pyrosequencing. Diversity, 13: 317.
  6. Xie Y, Li XN, Huang XB, Han SJ, Amombo A, Wassie M, Chen L, Fu JM. 2019. Characterization of Cd-resistant fungus A.aculeatus and its potential in increasing in antioxidants and photosynthetic efficiency of rice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,171:373-381.
  7. Xie Y, Sun XY, Feng QJ, Luo HJ, Wassie M, Amee M, Amombo E, Chen L. 2019. Comparative physiological and metabolomic analyses reveal mechanisms of Aspergillus aculeatus-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in tall fescue, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 142: 342-350.
  8. Xie Y, Li XN, Liu XY, Amombo E, Chen L, Fu JM. 2018. Application of Aspergillus aculeatus to rice roots reduces Cd concentration in grain. Plant and Soil, 422: 409-422.
  9. Han SJ, Li XN, Amombo E, Fu JM, Xie Y. 2018. Cadmium tolerance of perennial ryegrass induced by Aspergillus aculeatus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9: 1579.
  10. Fan JB, Xie Y, Zhang ZC, Chen L. 2018. Melatonin: A multifunctional factor in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19: 1528.
  11. Xie Y, Han SJ, Li XN, Amombo E, Fu JM. 2017. Amelioration of salt stress on bermudagrass by the fungus Aspergillus aculeatus. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 30 (3): 245-254.
  12. Li XN, Gitau MM, Han SJ, Fu JM, Xie Y. 2017. Effects of cadmium-resistant fungi Aspergillus aculeatus on metabolic profiles of bermudagrass [Cynodondactylon (L.) Pers.] under Cd stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 114: 38-50.
  13. Li XN, Han SJ, Wang GY, Liu XY, Amombo E, Xie Y, Fu JM. 2017. The fungus Aspergillus aculeatus enhances salt-stress tolerance, metabolite accumulation, and improves forage quality in perennial ryegrass. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8:1664.
  14. Gitau MM, Fan JB, Xie Y, Fu JM. 2017. Genetic diversity and association mapping of forage quality in diverse bermudagrass accessions. Euphytica, 213: 234.
  15. Zhang L, Hu T, Amombo E, Wang GY, Xie Y, Fu JM. 2017. The alleviation of heat damage to photosystem II and enzymatic antioxidants by exogenous spermidine in Tall Fescue. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1747.
  16. Xie Y, Fan JB, Zhu WX, Amombo E, Lou YH, Chen L, Fu JM. 2016. Effect of heavy metals pollution on soil microbial diversity and bermudagrass genetic variation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 755.
  17. Xie Y, Sun XY, Ren J, Fan JB, Lou YH, Fu JM, Chen L. 2015. Genetic diversity and association mapping of cadmium tolerance in bermudagrass. Plant and Soil, 390:307-321.
  18. Xie Y, Luo HJ, Du ZM, Hu LX, Fu JM. 2014. Identification of cadmium–resistant fungi related to Cd transportation in bermudagrass. Chemosphere, 117: 786-792.
  19. Xie Y, Luo HJ, Hu LX, Sun XY, Lou YH, Fu JM. 2014. Classification of genetic variation for cadmium tolerance in Bermudagrass [Cynodondactylon (L.) Pers.] using physiological traits and molecular markers. Ecotoxicology, 23:1030-1043.