Dr. Izhar Ali received his B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. (Hons.) degrees in Agriculture from the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan, and earned his Ph.D. in Crop Science from Guangxi University, China, under the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC). He has completed two postdoctoral appointments at Guangxi University, China, in the College of Agriculture and the College of Forestry, respectively. He is currently undertaking his third postdoctoral appointment at Zhejiang A&F University, China, affiliated with the College of Environment and Resources and the College of Carbon Neutrality. His research interests include crop physiology and morphology, root biology, soil–plant interactions, soil-plant interactions, plant stress physiology, greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer management, grain quality, plant–soil–microbe interactions, and sustainable agricultural and forestry systems. His research focuses on understanding soil and plant processes to improve productivity, enhance carbon sequestration, and reduce environmental impacts. Dr. Ali is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Soil, Plant and Environment (https://www.jspae.com/).