**About the Editors**

#### **Xiaohui Hu**

Dr. Xiaohui Hu has worked as a Professor at the College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University since 2006. She obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees at Northeast Agricultural University, China, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and obtained her PhD degree at Nanjing Agricultural University, China, in 2006. Her research areas cover the fields of effective greenhouse production, the anti-stress mechanism of protected crops and its technical application, soilless culture and automatic control of greenhouse environments, as well as water and fertilizers.

#### **Shiwei Song**

Dr. Shiwei Song has worked as a Professor in vegetable biology and protected horticulture science at the College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University since 2008. He obtained his bachelor's degree at Shandong Agriculture University, China, in 2001, his master's degree at South China Agriculture University, China, in 2004, and his PhD degree in Vegetable Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, in 2008, respectively. His research areas cover the fields of vegetable physiology and molecular biology, environmental horticulture, vegetable nursery science, and plant factories.

#### **Xun Li**

Dr. Xun Li is currently working as an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his bachelor's and PhD degrees in Chemistry from Nanjing University, China, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. He then worked at the Institute of Soil Science as an Assistant Researcher and Associate Researcher. His research interests involve the regulation of greenhouse environmental factors and their effect on greenhouse soil properties, nitrogen transformation, and vegetable growth and qualities.
