1. General information

　　First name: Lixin

　　Family name: Mei

　　Gender: Male

　　Date and place of birth: Born in Gaoling county, shaanxi province, September,1960.

　　Title: Researcher, Degree master instructor.

　　E-mail: meilixin@nwsuaf.edu.cn;hetaobiantao@163.com

　　Tele: +86-29-87082613

　　Fax: +86-29-87082613

　　2. Education and working experiences

　　1978-1982, Northwest Agricultural college, Bachelor Degree; Major: Horticulture;

　　1982-1998, working in Institute of Loess Plateau control, the Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences as research fellow; 1988.05-1988.12: visiting scholar in Fruits tree experiment station, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Japan.

　　1999-2000, working in Institute of  Pomology, the Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences as research fellow;

　　2001- up to now, working in College of Horticultural Science, Northwest A&F university;

　　3. Courses given to undergraduate, graduate and Ph. D students

　　Review: Advancement of walnut research.

　　4. Main interests in research

　　Walnut, almond and other fruit trees cultivation research and extension. In recently years, mainly focus on the introduction of Apple stock, application of Apple and the promotion of apple's industrial technology.

　　5. Main academic activities

　　Member of Chinese Horticulture association.

　　6．Awards

　　(1). 2001, the second Research progress of science and techology prize, Shaanxi province: "walnut grafting techology and responsing ways in weibei area";

　　(2). 2004, the second Research progress of science and techology prize, shannxi province: "Introduction of better walnuts' varities in weibei area ".

　　7．Main publications

　　(1). High quantity production of walnut cultivation techniques. Science and techology press of shaanxi province, 1998.09.

　　(2). Almond gardening, chinese standard press, 2001,10.

　　(3). Almond cultivation and storage precess techology, china Agricultural press, 2005.06.

　　(4). Early brearing fruits and thin peel walnut, shaanxi Science and techology press, 2007.08.

　　(5). MEI Li-Xin; Toru Maotani; Inomata Uxi, Prevention of Softening of Sweet Persimmon with Chemical Reagent, Plant physiology communication, 1992(4).

　　(6). Mei Lixin; Yang Weichang, Classification of Walnut(Juglans regia L) in Shaanxi Province. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-OCCIDENTALIS SINICA ,1995(4).

　　(7). Mei Lixin,Guo Chunhui; Wu Zhangqiang; Gu Aixian,Barbro Bijurman;Effects of Intercropping on Soil and Fruit Trees in Dry Terraced Orchards, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE ARID AREAS ; 1995(3).

　　(8). MEI Li xin; GUO Chun hui; LIU lin qiang ; Gap between China and the United States in walnut industry and China s strategies, JOURNAL OF NORTHWEST A & F UNIVERSITY(NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION), 2002(4).

　　(9). Mei Li-xin, Guo chun-hui and shen ye-hua; Characteristics of Introduced Almond Varieties, Journal of fruits science, 2003(3).

　　(10). MEI Li xin; GUO Chun hui; LIU Lin qiang; The status quo of almond production in China and development strategies, JOURNAL OF NORTHWEST A & F UNIVERSITY(NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION), 2003(4).

　　(11). MEI Li-xin; GAO Shang-feng; YANG Wei-chang; LIU Lin-qiang;  Study on Techniques of Walnut Top Working in Weibei, ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-OCCIDENTALIS SINICA, 2002(4).

　　(12). Mei Lixin; Guo Chunhui; Zhang Tan; and Liu Linqiang; Nongmei -A New Variety of Prunus communis Fritsch, ACTA horticultural science, 2004(4).

　　(13). MEI Li-xin; GUO Chun-hui; FAN Cun-mei; Fruit Growth Curve and Quality Determination of Almond in Weibei, ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-OCCIDENTALIS SINICA ,2003(2).

　　(14).MEI Li-xin1; GUO Chun-hui and WU Bao-li; Present Status of Prunus communis Fritsch.Trees Introduced and Analysis of Its Industry Development Prospect in China s North Region, ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-OCCIDENTALIS SINICA , 2007(6).

　　(15). MEI Li-xin; JIANG Bao; ZHAO Zheng-yang and LIANG Dong-quan; Comparison of Cold Hardiness Indices of Apple Dwarf Rootstocks Determined by Different Methods, ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-OCCIDENTALIS SINICA , 2008(6).

　　(16). MEI Li-xin1; LI Hui-ke;Effects of interplanting different herbage on microclimate in apple orchards in the area of Weibei plateau, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE ARID AREAS, 2010(1).

　　7．Contact information

　　Address: 3 Taicheng Road, shaanxi province,Shannxi, China. 712100;

　　College of Horticultural science, Northwest A&F university