I was born in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province, China. The master's degree was obtained from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Doctor's degree was obtained from Nanjing Institute of Soil Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have been employed in the School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology since July 2018. From November 2021 to November 2023, I had carried out postdoctoral research in the University of Gottingen, Germany. I have been engaged in the development and application of biological nitrogen fixation green manure for a long time, as well as the research on the impact of high-quality green manure such as Azolla on agricultural and global carbon and nitrogen cycling.

Now, I'm exploring the mechanism of sexual differentiation of Azolla spores, the mechanism of symbiotic cyanobacteria assembled into sporangia and leaf cavities, the mechanism of sporulation of Azolla, the mechanism of Azolla increasing soil organic carbon and organic nitrogen, and the mechanism of Azolla for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission reduction in rice fields.

I have presided over a National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund project and published 6 SCI papers as the first author (5 papaers in Field Crop Research and 1 papaer in Environmental Pollution), as well as 4 SCSD papers (Chinese journals) as the corresponding author.

1.      朱彤，李红，周艳萍，郑继成，尹斌，姚元林*. 肥料深施、红萍和土壤pH对稻田氨挥发的影响. 土壤学报, 2025, 62(1): 223-232.

2.      Yao YL, Zeng Ke, Deji Zhuoma, Zhao Zejing, Wang Haitao. The split injection of water-soluble fertilizers effectively reduces N₂O, CH₄ and NH₃ emissions while simultaneously improving rice yield and harvest index. Field Crops Research, 2024, 319: 109637.

3.      陈若谷, 胡正华, 曾科, 姚元林, 尹斌, 庄锦贵. (2023) 稻田养萍模式下不同施氮量对稻田氨挥发及红萍生物固氮作用的影响. 土壤, 55(2): 245-253.

4.      Yao YL, Zeng K, Song YZ. (2020) Biological nitrification inhibitor for reducing N₂O and NH₃ emissions simultaneously under root zone fertilization in a Chinese rice field. Environmental Pollution, 264: 114821.

5.      Yao YL, Zhang M, Tian YH, Zhao M, Zhang BW, Zeng K, Zhao M, Yin B (2018) Urea deep placement in combination with Azolla for reducing nitrogen loss and improving fertilizer nitrogen recovery in rice field. Field Crops Research 218: 141-149.

6.      Yao YL, Zhang M, Tian YH, Zhao M, Zeng K, Zhang BW, Zhao M, Yin B (2018) Azolla biofertilizer for improving low nitrogen use efficiency in an intensive rice cropping system. Field Crops Research 216: 158-164.

7.      Yao YL, Zhang M, Tian YH, Zhao M, Zhang BW, Zeng K, Zhao M, Yin B (2018) Urea deep placement for minimizing NH₃ loss in an intensive rice cropping system. Field Crops Research 218: 254-266.

8.        Yao YL, Zhang M, Tian YH, Zhao M, Zhang BW, Zeng K, Zhao M, Yin B (2017) Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) as green manure for increasing yield and reducing nitrogen loss in rice production. Field Crops Research 214: 273-282.