Dr. Huachun Sheng is currently an Assistant Research Fellow at Southwest Minzu University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Northwest A&F University. With over 20 peer-reviewed publications in a range of academic journals, he serves as a Junior Editor for New Crops and a reviewer for multiple international journals. His research interests center on the mechanisms by which plant growth regulators (e.g., silicon fertilizers and phytohormones) modulate plant responses to environmental stresses.