Benye Xi, Professor. I graduated from the School of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, in 2013 and earned a PhD degree there. I have been working in BFU for more than 10 years and have also completed an overseas work experience in PFR and Lincoln University in New Zealand. My previous and current research interests include plantation water relationships, root ecology, and cultivation theory and techniques for timber plantations. I am a member of the silviculture branch of the China Forestry Society and am also on the editorial board of the Journal of Beijing Forestry University. Additionally, I am a PI in the State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources. I have received many awards such as the Liang Xi Forestry Science and Technology award. To date, I have published 60 papers in high-impact journals as the first/corresponding author. My h-index reaches 20.