Jikang Chen is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Bast Fiber Crops (IBFC) at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Agronomy in 2006 and his Master’s degree in Agronomy in 2009, both from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology at China Agricultural University. In 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Longping Branch of the Graduate School, Hunan University. His research primarily focuses on nitrogen utilization and soil ecology in bast fiber crops, including plant stress responses related to nitrogen and water limitations, cultivation techniques to enhance resource utilization in bast fiber crops, and the multi-use of byproducts.