Xuewen Xu is an associate professor at the School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, and is the deputy secretary general of the Yangzhou Vegetable Society. He received his bachelor’s degree from Anhui Agricultural University in 2010, and earned his master’s degree in vegetable science and a Ph.D. in horticultural plant resistance and resource utilization from Yangzhou University in 2013 and 2017, respectively. His main research areas include the stress resistance of cucumbers (e.g., flooding tolerance, powdery mildew resistance) and the quality of cucumbers (e.g., skin color, flesh color, flesh thickness, fruit flavor).