Improving nutrient use efficiency in crops

Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. Improving nutrient use efficiency in crops. in: eLS John Wiley & Sons Chichester, West Sussex.

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A new conceptual model for seed germination and seedling tillering of winter wheat in the field

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Wheat genetic resources have avoided disease pandemics, improved food security, and reduced environmental footprints: A review of historical impacts and future opportunities

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Unravelling the impact of soil types on zinc, iron, and selenium concentrations in grains and straw of wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum and wheat/Triticum urartu doubled haploid lines

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Guwela, V. F., Broadley, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Maliro, M. F. A., Bokosi, J., Banda, M., Grewal, S., Wilson, L. and King, J. 2024. Unravelling the impact of soil types on zinc, iron, and selenium concentrations in grains and straw of wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum and wheat/Triticum urartu doubled haploid lines. Frontiers in Agronomy. 6, p. 1305034. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1305034

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Yu, C., Mawodza, T., Atkinson, B. S., Atkinson, J. A., Sturrock, C. J., Whalley, W. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Cooper, H., Zhang, X., Zhou, H. and Mooney, S. J. 2024. The effects of soil compaction on wheat seedling root growth are specific to soil texture and soil moisture status. Rhizosphere. 29, p. 100838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100838

The Functional Diversity of the High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter Gene Family in Hexaploid Wheat: Insights from Distinct Expression Profiles

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Sigalas, P., Buchner, P. H., Kroeper, A., Hawkesford, M. J. and Kroper, A. 2024. The Functional Diversity of the High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter Gene Family in Hexaploid Wheat: Insights from Distinct Expression Profiles. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 25 (1), p. 509. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010509

Root phenotyping and root water uptake calculation using soil water contents measured in a winter wheat field

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Huang, Z., Zhang, X., Ashton, R. W., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2023. Root phenotyping and root water uptake calculation using soil water contents measured in a winter wheat field. Agricultural Water Management. 290, p. 108607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108607

Modeling the spatial-spectral characteristics of plants for nutrient status identification using hyperspectral data and deep learning methods

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Okyere, F., Cudjoe, D., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Riche, A. B., Castle, M., Greche, L., Simms, D., Mhada, M., Mohareb, F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Modeling the spatial-spectral characteristics of plants for nutrient status identification using hyperspectral data and deep learning methods. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1209500. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1209500

Field phenotyping for African crops: overview and perspectives

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Cudjoe, D., Virlet, N., Castle, M., Riche, A. B., Mhada, M., Waine, T. W., Mohareb, F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Field phenotyping for African crops: overview and perspectives. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1219673. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1219673

Soil structure has a greater effect on the rooting of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) than nitrogen fertilisation rate or genotype

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Mawodza, T., Zhou, H., Atkinson, B. S., Atkinson, J. A., Sturrock, C. J., Riche, A. B., Whalley, W. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Cooper, H. and Mooney, S. J. 2023. Soil structure has a greater effect on the rooting of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) than nitrogen fertilisation rate or genotype. Rhizosphere. 27, p. 100770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100770

Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation

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Shewry, P. R., Wood, A., Hassall, K. L., Pellny, T. K., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Shi, Z., Mosleth, E. F., Charlton, M., Poole, M., Jones, S., Newton, K., Penson, S., Tucker, G., Griffiths, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103 (15), pp. 7664-7672. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12848

Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Segmentation of Images of Field and Glasshouse Based Plants for High Throughput Phenotyping

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Okyere, F., Cudjoe, D., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Riche, A. B., Castle, M., Greche, L., Mohareb, F., Simms, D. M., Mhada, M. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Segmentation of Images of Field and Glasshouse Based Plants for High Throughput Phenotyping. Plants - Basel. 12 (10), p. 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12102035

Feeding the world sustainably: efficient nitrogen use

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Waqas, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Geilfus, C-M. 2023. Feeding the world sustainably: efficient nitrogen use. Trends in Plant Science. 28 (5), pp. 505-508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.010

Nitrogen uptake and remobilization from pre‑ and post‑anthesis stages contribute towards grain yield and grain protein concentration in wheat grown in limited nitrogen conditions

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Sharma, S., Kumar, T., Foulkes, M. J., Orford, S, Singh, A. M., Wingen, L. U., Venkatesh, K., Lekshmy, S. N., Mandal, P. K., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R., Bentley, A. R. and Pandey, R. 2023. Nitrogen uptake and remobilization from pre‑ and post‑anthesis stages contribute towards grain yield and grain protein concentration in wheat grown in limited nitrogen conditions. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 4 (1), p. 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00153-7

Using proximal sensing parameters linked to the photosynthetic capacity to assess the nutritional status and yield potential in quinoa

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Cudjoe, D., Okyere, F., Virlet, N., Castle, M., Buchner, P. H., Parmar, S., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Riche, A. B., Sohail, Q., Mhada, M., Ghanem, M., Waine, T. W., Mohareb, F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Using proximal sensing parameters linked to the photosynthetic capacity to assess the nutritional status and yield potential in quinoa. Acta Horticulturae. 1360, pp. 373-379. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1360.45

Necrotrophic fungal infection affects indolic glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa

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Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Watanabe, M., Tohge, T., Hawkesford, M. J., Fernie, A. R., Hoefgen, R., Elzenga, J. T. M. and De Kok, L. J. 2023. Necrotrophic fungal infection affects indolic glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa. Acta physiologiae plantarum. 45 (5), p. 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-023-03546-3

Nutritional and tissue-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 CYP711A MAX1 homologues and strigolactone biosynthesis in wheat

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Sigalas, P., Buchner, P. H., Thomas, S. G., Jamois, F., Arkourn, M., Yvin, J.- C., Bennett, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Nutritional and tissue-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 CYP711A MAX1 homologues and strigolactone biosynthesis in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74 (6), pp. 1890-1910. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad008

Functions of macronutrients

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Hawkesford, M. J., Cakmak, I., Coskun, D., De Kok, L. J., Lambers, H., Schjoerring, J. K. and White, P. J. 2023. Functions of macronutrients. in: Rengel, Z., Cakmak, I. and White, P. J. (ed.) Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Plants 4th edition London Elsevier. pp. 201-281

Time series canopy phenotyping enables the identification of genetic variants controlling dynamic phenotypes in soybean

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Li, D., Bai, D., Tian, Y., Li, Y.‐H., Zhao, C., Wang, Q., Guo, S., Luan, X., Wang, R., Yang, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Schnable, J. C., Jin, X. and Qiu, L. 2022. Time series canopy phenotyping enables the identification of genetic variants controlling dynamic phenotypes in soybean. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13380

Root architecture and leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with nitrogen-use efficiency in landrace-derived lines in wheat

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Kareem, S. H. S., Hawkesford, M. J., DeSilva, J., Weerasinghe, M., Wells, D. M., Pound, M. P., Atkinson, J. A. and Foulkes, M. J. 2022. Root architecture and leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with nitrogen-use efficiency in landrace-derived lines in wheat. European Journal of Agronomy. 140, p. 126603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126603

A predictive model of wheat grain yield based on canopy reflectance indices and the theoretical definition of yield potential

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Pennacchi, J. P., Virlet, N., Barbosa, J. P. R. A. D., Parry, M. A. J., Feuerhelm, D., Hawkesford, M. J. and Carmo-Silva, E. 2022. A predictive model of wheat grain yield based on canopy reflectance indices and the theoretical definition of yield potential. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology. 34, pp. 537-550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40626-022-00263-z

Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative

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Langridge, P., Alaux, M., Aldmeida, N. F., Ammar, K., Baum, M., Bekkaoui, F., Bentley, A. R., Beres, B. L., Berger, B., Braun, H-J., Brown-Guedira, G., Burt, C. J., Caccamo, M. J., Cattivelli, L., Charmet, G., Civan, P., Cloutier, S., Cohan, J-P., Devaux, P. J., Doohan,. F. M., Dreccer, M. F., Ferrahi, M., German, S. E., Goodwin, S. B., Griffiths, S., Guzman, C., Handa, H., Hawkesford, M. J., He, Z., Huttner, E., Ikeda, T. M., Kilian, B., King, I. P., King, J., Kirkegaard, J. A., Lage, J., Le Gouis, J., Mondal, S., Mullins, E., Ordon, F., Ortiz-Monasterio, J. I., Ozkan, H., Ozturk, İ., Pereya, S. A., Pozniak, C. J., Quesneville, H., Quincke, M. C., Rebetzke, G. J., Reif, J. C., Saavedra-Bravo, T., Schurr, U., Sharma, S., Singh, S. K., Singh, R. P., Snape, J. W., Tadesse, W., Tsujimoto, H., Tuberosa, R., Willis, T. G. and Zhang X. 2022. Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative. Agronomy. 12 (11), p. 2767. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112767

Effect of high molecular weight glutenin subunit Dy10 on wheat dough properties and end-use quality

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Wang, Y., Guo, Z, Chen, Q., Zhao, K., Wan, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Jiang, Y.-F, Pu, Z.-E., Deng, M., Jiang, Q.-T, Lan X.-J, Wang, J.-R, Chen G.-Y., Ma, J., Zheng, Y.-l., Wei, Y.-M. and Qi, P.-F. 2022. Effect of high molecular weight glutenin subunit Dy10 on wheat dough properties and end-use quality. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 21 (8), pp. 1609-1617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2022.08.041

Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat

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Wan, Y., Stewart, T., Amrahli, M., Evans, J., Sharp, P., Govindan, V., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2022. Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 105 (May 22), p. 103470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103470

Disruption of the Nα-Acetyltransferase NatB Causes Sensitivity to Reductive Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Huber, M., Armbruster, L., Etherington, R. D., De La Torre, C., Hawkesford, M. J., Sticht, C., Gibbs, D. J., Hell, R. and Wirtz, M. 2022. Disruption of the Nα-Acetyltransferase NatB Causes Sensitivity to Reductive Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 799954. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.799954

Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap

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Senapati, N., Semenov, M. A., Halford, N. G., Hawkesford, M. J., Asseng, S., Cooper, M., Ewert, F., Ittersum, M. K. V., Martre, P., Olesen, J. E., Reynolds, M., Rotter, R. P. and Webber, H. 2022. Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap. Nature Food. 3 (July), pp. 532-541. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00540-9

Digital phenotyping and genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) models to predict complex traits in cereal crops

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Virlet, N., Lyra, D. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2022. Digital phenotyping and genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) models to predict complex traits in cereal crops. in: Walter, A. (ed.) Advances in plant phenotyping for more sustainable crop production Burleigh Dodds.

Plant adaptation to nutrient stress

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Pandey, R., Vengavasi. K. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. Plant adaptation to nutrient stress. Plant Physiology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-021-00636-7

Below-ground physiological processes enhancing phosphorus acquisition in plants

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Vengavesi, K., Pandey, R., Soumya, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J. and Siddique, K. H. M. 2021. Below-ground physiological processes enhancing phosphorus acquisition in plants. Plant Physiology Reports. 26, pp. 600-613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-021-00627-8

Next Generation dsRNA-Based Insect Control: Success So Far and Challenges

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Nitnavare, R., Bhattacharya, J., Singh, S., Kour, A., Hawkesford, M. J. and Arora, N. 2021. Next Generation dsRNA-Based Insect Control: Success So Far and Challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12 (18 October), p. 673576. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.673576

Editorial: State-of-the-Art Technology and Applications in Crop Phenomics

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Yang, W., Doonan, J. H., Hawkesford, M. J., Pridmore, T. and Zhou, J. 2021. Editorial: State-of-the-Art Technology and Applications in Crop Phenomics. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 2226. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.767324

Post-translational cleavage of HMW-GS Dy10 allele improves the cookie-making quality in common wheat (Triticum aestivum).

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wang, Y., Chen, Q., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Liu, C., Wan, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhu, J., Wu, W., Wei, M., Zhao, K., Jiang, Y., Zhang, Y., Xu, Q., Kong, L., Pu, Z., Deng, M., Jiang, Q., Lan, X., Wang, J., Chen, G., Ma, J., Zheng, Y., Wei, Y. and Qi, P. 2021. Post-translational cleavage of HMW-GS Dy10 allele improves the cookie-making quality in common wheat (Triticum aestivum). Molecular Breeding. 41, p. 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-021-01238-9

Wheat value chains in Malawi: trends, gaps, challenges and opportunities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Guwela, V. F., Maliro, M. F. A, Joy, E. J. M., Tang, K., Bokosi, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Broadley, M. and King, J. 2021. Wheat value chains in Malawi: trends, gaps, challenges and opportunities. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 16 (046), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR202116046

High molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) 1Dx5 is concentrated in small protein bodies when overexpressed in wheat starchy endosperm

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wang, Y., Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Qi, P. and Wan, Y. 2021. High molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) 1Dx5 is concentrated in small protein bodies when overexpressed in wheat starchy endosperm. Journal of Cereal Science. 101 (September), p. 103291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103291

Determination of wheat spike and spikelet architecture and grain traits using X-ray Computed Tomography imaging

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhou, H., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Atkinson, B. S., Sturrock, C. J. and Mooney, S. J. 2021. Determination of wheat spike and spikelet architecture and grain traits using X-ray Computed Tomography imaging. Plant Methods. 17 (article), p. 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-021-00726-5

The interaction between wheat roots and soil pores in structured field soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhou, H., Whalley, W. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Ashton, R. W., Atkinson, B., Atkinson, J. A., Sturrock, C. J., Bennett, M. J. and Mooney, S. J. 2021. The interaction between wheat roots and soil pores in structured field soil. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72 (2), pp. 747-756. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa475

A Neural Network Method for Classification of Sunlit and Shaded Components of Wheat Canopies in the Field Using High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. A Neural Network Method for Classification of Sunlit and Shaded Components of Wheat Canopies in the Field Using High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery. Remote Sensing. 13 (5), p. 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13050898

Advances in understanding of nitrogen (N) uptake by plant roots

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2021. Advances in understanding of nitrogen (N) uptake by plant roots. in: Gregory, P. (ed.) Understanding and improving crop root function UK Burleigh Dodds.

High-Throughput Estimation of Crop Traits - A review of ground and aerial phenotyping platforms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Jin, X., Zarco-Tejada, P. J., Schmidhalter, U., Reynolds, M. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Varshney, R. V., Yang, T., Nie, C., Li, Z., Ming, B, Xiao, Y, Xie, Y. and Li, S. 2021. High-Throughput Estimation of Crop Traits - A review of ground and aerial phenotyping platforms . IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine. 9 (1), pp. 200-231. https://doi.org/10.1109/MGRS.2020.2998816

Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wan, Y., Wang, Y., Shi, Z., Rentsch, D., Ward, J. L., Hassall, K. L., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Buchner, P. H., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain. PLOS ONE. 16 (2), p. e0246763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246763

Time-lapse geophysical assessment of agricultural practices on soil moisture dynamics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blanchy, G., Watts, C. W., Richards, J., Bussell, J., Huntenburg, K., Sparkes, D. L., Stalham, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Binley, A. 2020. Time-lapse geophysical assessment of agricultural practices on soil moisture dynamics. Vadose Zone Journal. 19 (1), p. e20080. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20080

Accounting for heterogeneity in the 𝛉–𝛔 relationship: Application to wheat phenotyping using EMI

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blanchy, G., Watts, C. W., Ashton, R. W., Webster, C. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Binley, A. 2020. Accounting for heterogeneity in the 𝛉–𝛔 relationship: Application to wheat phenotyping using EMI. Vadose Zone Journal. 19 (1), p. e20037. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20037

Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mariem, S. B., Gamez, A. L., Larraya, L., Fuertes‑Mendizabal, T., Canameras, N., Araus, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Muru, C. G., Gaudeul, M., Medina, L., Paton, A., Cattivelli, L., Fangmeier, A., Bunce, J., Tausz‑Posch, S., Macdonald, A. J. and Aranjuelo, I. 2020. Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples. Scientific Reports. 10 (Article), p. 21828. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78504-x

Nickel toxicity in Brassica rapa seedlings - Impact on sulfur metabolism and mineral nutrient content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Prajapati, D. H., Ausma, T., De Boer, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2020. Nickel toxicity in Brassica rapa seedlings - Impact on sulfur metabolism and mineral nutrient content. Journal fur Kulturpflanzen - Journal of cultivated plants. 72 (9 S), pp. 473-478. https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2020.09.03

Impacts of G x E x M on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat and Future Prospects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. and Riche, A. B. 2020. Impacts of G x E x M on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat and Future Prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 1157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01157

Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Whitcomb, S. J., Rakpenthai, A., Bruckner, F., Fischer, A., Parmar, S., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2020. Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01118

Genetic variation and heritability of grain protein deviation in European wheat genotypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mosleth, E. F., Lillehammer, M., Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Genetic variation and heritability of grain protein deviation in European wheat genotypes. Field Crops Research. 255, p. 107896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107896

Substantial increase in yield predicted by wheat ideotypes for Europe under future climate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Senapati, N., Griffiths, S, Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R. and Semenov, M. A. 2020. Substantial increase in yield predicted by wheat ideotypes for Europe under future climate. Climate Research. 80 (3), p. 189–201. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01602

Low protein wheat for bread making

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Shewry, P. R., Wood, A. J., Hassall, K. L., Pellny, T. K., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Penson, S., Tucker, G. and Baker, C. 2020. Low protein wheat for bread making. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

Time-intensive geoelectrical monitoring under winter wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blanchy, G., Virlet, N., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Watts, C. W., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Binley, A. 2020. Time-intensive geoelectrical monitoring under winter wheat . Near Surface Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12107

A comparison between water uptake and root length density in winter wheat: effects of root density and rhizosphere properties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Whalley, W. R., Zhang, X., Whalley, P. A., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, G., Huang, Z. D., Zhou, H. and Mooney, S. J. 2020. A comparison between water uptake and root length density in winter wheat: effects of root density and rhizosphere properties . Plant and Soil. 451, pp. 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04530-3

Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wang, H., Wan, Y., Buchner, P. H., King, R., Ma, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2020. Phylogeny and gene expression of the complete NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (NPF) in Triticum aestivum L. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (15), pp. 4531-4546. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa210

Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Khokhar, J. S., King, J., King, I. P., Young, S. D., Foulkes, M. J., De Silva, J., Weerasinghe, M., Mossa, A., Griffiths, S., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R. and Broadley, M. R. 2020. Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces. PLOS ONE. 15 (2), p. e0229107. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229107

Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Lyra, D. H., Virlet, N., Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Hassall, K. L., Wingen, L. U., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Slavov, G. 2020. Functional QTL mapping and genomic prediction of canopy height in wheat measured using a robotic field phenotyping platform . Journal of Experimental Botany. p. erz545. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz545

Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Powers, S. J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N Application at Anthesis Stimulates Gene Expression of Grain Protein Fractions and Alters Protein Body Distribution in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67 (46), pp. 12709-12719. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04634

Molybdate toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not the direct consequence of changes in sulphur metabolism

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zuidersma, E. I., Ausma, T., Stuiver, C. E. E., Prajapati, D. H., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2019. Molybdate toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not the direct consequence of changes in sulphur metabolism. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13065

Soil strength influences wheat root interactions with soil macropores

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Atkinson, J. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H. and Money, S. J. 2019. Soil strength influences wheat root interactions with soil macropores. Plant, Cell and Environment. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13659

Spatial distribution of functional components in the starchy endosperm of wheat grains

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Hawkesford, M. J. and Tosi, P. 2019. Spatial distribution of functional components in the starchy endosperm of wheat grains. Journal of Cereal Science. 91 (January), p. 102869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102869

DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Ampe, E. M., Reyns, P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. DeepCount: In-Field Automatic Quantification of Wheat Spikes Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, p. 1176. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01176

Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shi, Z., Wang, Y., Wan, Y., Hassall, K. L., Jiang, D., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Gradients of Gluten Proteins and Free Amino Acids along the Longitudinal Axis of the Developing Caryopsis of Bread Wheat . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67 (31), pp. 8706-8714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02728

Radiometric calibration of ‘Commercial off the shelf’ cameras for UAV-based high-resolution temporal phenotyping of reflectance and NDVI

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Holman, F. H., Riche, A. B., Castle, M., Wooster, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Radiometric calibration of ‘Commercial off the shelf’ cameras for UAV-based high-resolution temporal phenotyping of reflectance and NDVI. Remote Sensing. 11 (14), p. 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11141657

Effect of Senescence Phenotypes and Nitrate Availability on Wheat Leaf Metabolome during Grain Filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Heyneke, E., Watanabe, M., Erban, A., Duan, G., Buchner, P. H., Walther, D., Kopka, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2019. Effect of Senescence Phenotypes and Nitrate Availability on Wheat Leaf Metabolome during Grain Filling . Agronomy. 9 (6), p. 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060305

Exploiting genetic variation in nitrogen use efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. and Griffiths, S. 2019. Exploiting genetic variation in nitrogen use efficiency. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 49, pp. 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.05.003

A breeding strategy targeting the secondary gene pool of bread wheat: introgression from a synthetic hexaploid wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hao, M., Zhang, L., Zhao, L., Dai, S., Li, A., Yang, W., Xie, D., Li, Q., Ning, S., Yan, Z., Wu, B., Yuan Z., Huang, L., Wang, J., Zheng, K., Chen, W., Chen, X., Chen, M., Wei, Y., Zhang, H., Kishii, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Mao, L., Zheng, Y. and Liu, D. 2019. A breeding strategy targeting the secondary gene pool of bread wheat: introgression from a synthetic hexaploid wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03354-9

Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rossmann, A., Buchner, P. H., Savill, G. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Scherf, K. A. and Muhling, K. H. 2019. Foliar N application at anthesis alters grain protein composition and enhances baking quality in winter wheat only under a low N fertiliser regimen. European Journal of Agronomy. 109, p. 125909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.04.004

Multiple abiotic stress, nitrate availability and the growth of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ge, Y., Hawkesford, M. J., Rosolem, C. A., Mooney, S. J., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J. and Whalley, W. R. 2019. Multiple abiotic stress, nitrate availability and the growth of wheat . Soil & Tillage Research. 191 (August), pp. 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.04.005

Scalable Database Indexing and Fast Image Retrieval Based on Deep Learning and Hierarchically Nested Structure Applied to Remote Sensing and Plant Biology

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Angelov, P., Virlet, N. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2019. Scalable Database Indexing and Fast Image Retrieval Based on Deep Learning and Hierarchically Nested Structure Applied to Remote Sensing and Plant Biology. Journal of Imaging. 5 (3), p. 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging5030033

The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bai, C., Ge, Y., Ashton, R. W., Evans, J., Milne, A. E., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Parry, M. A. J., Melichar, J., Feuerhelm, D., Bansept, P. and Bartsch, M. 2019. The relationships between seedling root screens, root growth in the field and grain yield for wheat . Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04088-9

Developing new types of wheat with good processing quality at low grain protein content.

Conference paper

Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Shi, Z., Hussain, A., Riche, A. B., Baker, C., Griffiths, S., Penson, S., Mosleth, E., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2018. Developing new types of wheat with good processing quality at low grain protein content. 13th International Gluten Workshop. CIMMYT, Mexico 14 Mar 2018

Nutrient dynamics in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J., Buchner, P. H. and Riche, A. B. 2018. Nutrient dynamics in wheat. Annual Plant Reviews online. 3 (November), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119312994.apr0663

Sulfur metabolism in Allium cepa is hardly affected by chloride and sulfate salinity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Reich, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Burow, M. 2018. Sulfur metabolism in Allium cepa is hardly affected by chloride and sulfate salinity . Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1540037

Calcium ameliorates the toxicity of sulfate salinity in Brassica rapa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Reich, M., Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2018. Calcium ameliorates the toxicity of sulfate salinity in Brassica rapa. Journal of Plant Physiology. 231, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2018.08.014

Perspective on wheat yield and quality with reduced nitrogen supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zorb, C., Ludewig, U. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Perspective on wheat yield and quality with reduced nitrogen supply. Trends in Plant Science. 23 (11), pp. 1029-1037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.012

Hidden variation in polyploid wheat drives local adaptation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gardiner, L.-J., Joynson, R., Omony, J., Rusholme-Pilcher, R., Olohan, L., Lang, D., Bai, C., Hawkesford, M. J., Salt, D., Spannagl, M., Mayer, K. F. X., Kenny, J., Bevan, M., Hall, N. and Hall, A. 2018. Hidden variation in polyploid wheat drives local adaptation. Genome Research. 28, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.233551.117

Temperature and nitrogen supply interact to determine protein distribution gradients in the wheat grain endosperm

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Savill, G. P., Michalski, A., Powers, S. J., Wan, Y., Tosi, P., Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Temperature and nitrogen supply interact to determine protein distribution gradients in the wheat grain endosperm. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69 (12), pp. 3117-3126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery127

Rice auxin influx carrier OsAUX1 facilitates root hair elongation in response to low external phosphate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Giri, J., Bhosale, R., Huang, G., Pandey, B. K., Parker, H., Zappala, S., Yang, J., Dievart, A., Bureau, C., Ljung, K., Price, A., Rose, T., Larrieu, A., Mairhofer, S., Sturrock, C. J., White, P., Dupuy, L., Hawkesford, M. J., Perin, C., Liang, W., Peret, B., Hodgman, C. T., Lynch, J., Wissuwa, M., Zhang, D., Pridmore, T., Mooney, S. J., Guiderdoni, E., Swarup, R. and Bennett, M. J. 2018. Rice auxin influx carrier OsAUX1 facilitates root hair elongation in response to low external phosphate. Nature Communications. 9, p. 1408. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03850-4

The electronic Rothamsted Archive (e-RA): an online resource for data from the Rothamsted long-term experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Perryman, S. A. M., Castells-Brooke, N. I. D., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T., Hawkesford, M. J., Macdonald, A. J., Ostler, R. J., Poulton, P. R., Rawlings, C. J., Scott, T. and Verrier, P. J. 2018. The electronic Rothamsted Archive (e-RA): an online resource for data from the Rothamsted long-term experiments. Scientific Data. 5, p. 180072. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.72

Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gruen, A., Buchner, P. H., Broadley, M. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field. Plant Biology. 20 (2), pp. 374-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12668

Sulfate Transport in Plants: A Personal Perspective

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Sulfate Transport in Plants: A Personal Perspective. in: De Kok, L. J., Hawkesford, M. J., Haneklaus, S. H. and Schnug, E. (ed.) In: Sulfur Metabolism in Higher Plants - Fundamental, Environmental and Agricultural Aspects Springer International Publishing AG. pp. 3-12

Spatiotemporal expression patterns of wheat amino acid transporters reveal their putative roles in nitrogen transport and responses to abiotic stress

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wan, Y., King, R., Mitchell, R. A. C., Hassani-Pak, K. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Spatiotemporal expression patterns of wheat amino acid transporters reveal their putative roles in nitrogen transport and responses to abiotic stress. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 5461. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04473-3

Effects of selenium on plant metabolism and implications for crops and consumers

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Schiavon, M., Lima, L. W., Jiang, Y. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Effects of selenium on plant metabolism and implications for crops and consumers. in: Pilon-Smits, E. A. H., Winkel, L. H. E. and Lin, Z-Q. (ed.) Selenium in plants (Chapter 15) Springer International Publishing AG.

Use of a modified CRISPR/Cas9 construct to simultaneously mutagenize multiple genes in hexaploid wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Winfield, M., Allen, S., Cartlidge, L., Sparks, C. A., Jones, H., Huttly, A. K., Martignago, D., Hawkesford, M. J. and Edwards, K. 2017. Use of a modified CRISPR/Cas9 construct to simultaneously mutagenize multiple genes in hexaploid wheat. MonoGram 2017, 4-6 April, University of Bristol. Bristol, University of Bristol.

Genetic variation in traits for nitrogen use efficiency in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Genetic variation in traits for nitrogen use efficiency in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68 (10), pp. 2627-2632. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx079

Automated method to determine two critical growth stages of wheat: heading and flowering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Sabermanesh, K., Virlet, N. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Automated method to determine two critical growth stages of wheat: heading and flowering. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8 (252). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00252

Nutrient use efficiency in wheat and prospects for improvement

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Nutrient use efficiency in wheat and prospects for improvement. Plant nutrition, growth and environment interactions III International conference, Vienna, Austria, 20-21 February, 2017.

Plant phenotyping: increasing throughput and precision at multiple scales - Foreword

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. and Lorence, A. 2017. Plant phenotyping: increasing throughput and precision at multiple scales - Foreword. Functional Plant Biology. 44 (1), pp. V-VII. https://doi.org/10.1071/FPv44n1_FO

Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Whalley, W. R., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Shanahan, P., Dodd, I. C., Ober, E. S., Ashton, R. W., Webster, C. P., White, R. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field. Plant and Soil. 415 (1-2), pp. 407-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3161-1

Chloride and sulfate salinity differently affect biomass, mineral nutrient composition and expression of sulfate transport and assimilation genes in Brassica rapa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Reich, M., Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Helm, J., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2017. Chloride and sulfate salinity differently affect biomass, mineral nutrient composition and expression of sulfate transport and assimilation genes in Brassica rapa. Plant and Soil. 411 (1), pp. 319-332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3026-7

System analysis of metabolism and the transcriptome in Arabidopsis thaliana roots reveals differential co-regulation upon iron, sulfur and potassium deficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Forieri, I., Sticht, C., Reichelt, M., Gretz, N., Hawkesford, M. J., Malagoli, M., Wirtz, M. and Hell, R. 2017. System analysis of metabolism and the transcriptome in Arabidopsis thaliana roots reveals differential co-regulation upon iron, sulfur and potassium deficiency. Plant, Cell and Environment. 40 (1), pp. 95-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12842

The role of ZIP transporters and group F bZIP transcription factors in the Zn-deficiency response of wheat (Triticum aestivum).

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Evens, N. P., Buchner, P. H., Williams, L. E. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. The role of ZIP transporters and group F bZIP transcription factors in the Zn-deficiency response of wheat (Triticum aestivum). The Plant Journal. 92 (2), pp. 291-304. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13655

Enhanced Plant Rooting and Crop System Management for Improved N Use Efficiency

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Rosolem, C. A., Ritz, K., Cantarella, H., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R. and Mooney, S. J. 2017. Enhanced Plant Rooting and Crop System Management for Improved N Use Efficiency. in: Sparks, D. L. (ed.) Advances in Agronomy Vol.146 Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science.

Characterization of the wheat leaf metabolome during grain filling and under varied N-supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Heyneke, E., Watanabe, M., Erban, A, Duan, G, Buchner, P. H., Walther, D., Kopka, J, Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2017. Characterization of the wheat leaf metabolome during grain filling and under varied N-supply. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8 (2048), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02048

Multi-feature machine learning model for automatic segmentation of green fractional vegetation cover for high-throughput field phenotyping

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Sabermanesh, K. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Multi-feature machine learning model for automatic segmentation of green fractional vegetation cover for high-throughput field phenotyping. Plant Methods. 13 (103), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0253-8

Improving the uptake and assimilation of nitrogen in wheat plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Le Gouis, J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2016. Improving the uptake and assimilation of nitrogen in wheat plants. in: Langridge, P. (ed.) Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat. Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases. Burleigh Dodds.

High throughput field phenotyping of wheat plant height and growth rate in field plot trials using UAV based remote sensing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Holman, F. H., Riche, A. B., Michalski, A., Castle, M., Wooster, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2016. High throughput field phenotyping of wheat plant height and growth rate in field plot trials using UAV based remote sensing. Remote Sensing. 8 (12), p. 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8121031

Genome-wide analysis of autophagy-associated genes in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) and characterization of the function of SiATG8a in conferring tolerance to nitrogen starvation in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Li, W. W., Chen, M., Wang, E. H., Hu, L. Q., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhong, L., Chen, Z., Xu, Z. S., Li, L. C., Zhou, Y. B., Guo, C. H. and Ma, Y. Z. 2016. Genome-wide analysis of autophagy-associated genes in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) and characterization of the function of SiATG8a in conferring tolerance to nitrogen starvation in rice. BMC Genomics. 17 (797), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-3113-4

Field Scanalyzer: An automated robotic field phenotyping platform for detailed crop monitoring

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Virlet, N., Sabermanesh, K., Sadeghi-Tehran, P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2016. Field Scanalyzer: An automated robotic field phenotyping platform for detailed crop monitoring. Functional Plant Biology. 44 (1), pp. 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP16163

Interactions of sulfate with other nutrients as revealed by H2S fumigation of Chinese cabbage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Reich, M., Shahbaz, M., Prajapati, D. H., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2016. Interactions of sulfate with other nutrients as revealed by H2S fumigation of Chinese cabbage. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, p. 541. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00541

Deep roots and soil structure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gao, W., Hodgkinson, L., Jin, K., Watts, C. W., Ashton, R. W., Shen, J., Ren, T., Dodd, I. C., Binley, A., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2016. Deep roots and soil structure. Plant, Cell and Environment. 39 (8), pp. 1662-1668. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12684

Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gaju, O., DeSilva, J., Carvalho, P., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Greenland, A. and Foulkes, M. J. 2016. Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat. Field Crops Research. 193, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.04.018

The dynamics of protein body formation in developing wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Moore, K. L., Tosi, P., Palmer, R., Hawkesford, M. J., Grovenor, C. R. M. and Shewry, P. R. 2016. The dynamics of protein body formation in developing wheat grain. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14 (9), pp. 1876-1882. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12549

Atmospheric H2S and SO2 as sulfur sources for Brassica juncea and Brassica rapa: regulation of sulfur uptake and assimilation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2016. Atmospheric H2S and SO2 as sulfur sources for Brassica juncea and Brassica rapa: regulation of sulfur uptake and assimilation. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 124, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.12.001

Temperature determines size and direction of effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen form on yield quantity and quality of Chinese cabbage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Reich, M., Van Den Meerakker, A. N., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2016. Temperature determines size and direction of effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen form on yield quantity and quality of Chinese cabbage. Plant Biology. 18(Supplement 1), pp. 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12396

Atmospheric H2S and SO2 as sulfur source for Brassica juncea and Brassica rapa: impact on the glucosinolate composition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Kopriva, S., Hawkesford, M. J., Koprivova, A. and De Kok, L. J. 2015. Atmospheric H2S and SO2 as sulfur source for Brassica juncea and Brassica rapa: impact on the glucosinolate composition. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6, p. 924. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00924

Expression patterns of C- and N-metabolism related genes in wheat are changed during senescence under elevated CO2 in dry-land agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H., Tausz, M., Ford, R., Leo, A., Fitzgerald, G. J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Tausz-Posch, S. 2015. Expression patterns of C- and N-metabolism related genes in wheat are changed during senescence under elevated CO2 in dry-land agriculture. Plant Science. 236, pp. 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.04.006

Overexpression of a NAC transcription factor delays leaf senescence and increases grain nitrogen concentration in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhao, D., Derkx, A. P., Liu, D-C., Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2015. Overexpression of a NAC transcription factor delays leaf senescence and increases grain nitrogen concentration in wheat. Plant Biology. 17 (4), pp. 904-913. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12296

Transcriptome and metabolome analysis of plant sulfate starvation and resupply provides novel information on transcriptional regulation of metabolism associated with sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus nutritional responses in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bielecka, M., Watanabe, M., Morcuende, R., Scheible, W-R., Hawkesford, M. J., Hesse, H. and Hoefgen, R. 2015. Transcriptome and metabolome analysis of plant sulfate starvation and resupply provides novel information on transcriptional regulation of metabolism associated with sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus nutritional responses in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5, p. 805. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00805

A novel approach to identify genes that determine grain protein deviation in cereals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mosleth, E. F., Wan, Y., Lysenko, A., Chope, G. A., Penson, S. P., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2015. A novel approach to identify genes that determine grain protein deviation in cereals. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 13 (5), pp. 625-635. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12285

The significance of glucosinolates for sulfur storage in Brassicaceae seedlings

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2014. The significance of glucosinolates for sulfur storage in Brassicaceae seedlings. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5, p. 704. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00704

Nutrient use efficiency in plants: concepts and approaches

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others

Hawkesford, M. J., Kopriva, S. and De Kok, L. J. 2014. Nutrient use efficiency in plants: concepts and approaches. Springer, Cham.

Efficient mineral nutrition: genetic improvement of phosphate uptake and use efficiency in crops

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Gruen, A., Broadley, M. R., Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2014. Efficient mineral nutrition: genetic improvement of phosphate uptake and use efficiency in crops. in: Kopriva, S., Dekok, L. J. and Hawksford, M. J. (ed.) Nutrition use efficiency in plants Springer, Cham. pp. 93-132

Zinc exposure has differential effects on uptake and metabolism of sulfur and nitrogen in Chinese cabbage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Stuiver, C. E. E., Posthumus, F. S., Parmar, S., Shahbaz, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2014. Zinc exposure has differential effects on uptake and metabolism of sulfur and nitrogen in Chinese cabbage. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 177 (5), pp. 748-757. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201300369

Complex phylogeny and gene expression patterns of members of the NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2014. Complex phylogeny and gene expression patterns of members of the NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65, pp. 5697-5710. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru231

Effects of genotype, season and nitrogen nutrition on gene expression and protein accumulation in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Chope, G. A., Wan, Y., Penson, S. P., Bhandari, D. G., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2014. Effects of genotype, season and nitrogen nutrition on gene expression and protein accumulation in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62, pp. 4399-4407. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf500625c

Reducing the reliance on nitrogen fertilizer for wheat production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. 2014. Reducing the reliance on nitrogen fertilizer for wheat production. Journal of Cereal Science. 59, pp. 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.12.001

WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2014]

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Hawkesford, M. J., Mcmillan, V. E., Hammond-Kosack, M., Shepherd, G., Griffiths, S. and Foulkes, J. 2014. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter [April 2014]. WGIN Stakeholders' Newsletter. April.

Iron deprivation results in a rapid but not sustained increase of the expression of genes involved in iron metabolism and sulfate uptake in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) seedlings

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Paolacci, A. R., Celletti, S., Catarcione, G., Hawkesford, M. J., Astolfi, S. and Ciaffi, M. 2014. Iron deprivation results in a rapid but not sustained increase of the expression of genes involved in iron metabolism and sulfate uptake in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) seedlings. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 56 (1), pp. 88-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.12110

Genotypic variation in the uptake, partitioning and remobilisation of nitrogen during grain-filling in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Barraclough, P. B., Lopez-Bellido, R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2014. Genotypic variation in the uptake, partitioning and remobilisation of nitrogen during grain-filling in wheat. Field Crops Research. 156, pp. 242-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.10.004

Effects of nitrogen nutrition on the synthesis and deposition of the ω-gliadins of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wan, Y., Gritsch, C. S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2014. Effects of nitrogen nutrition on the synthesis and deposition of the ω-gliadins of wheat. Annals of Botany. 113, pp. 607-615. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct291

Copper toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not influenced by plant sulphur status, but affects sulphur metabolism- related gene expression and the suggested regulatory metabolites

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shahbaz, M., Stuiver, C. E. E., Posthumus, F. S., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2014. Copper toxicity in Chinese cabbage is not influenced by plant sulphur status, but affects sulphur metabolism- related gene expression and the suggested regulatory metabolites. Plant Biology. 16 (1), pp. 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12019

Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Chope, G., Penson, S., Mosleth, E. F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Kenilworth.

Prospects of doubling global wheat yields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J., Araus, J-L., Park, R., Calderini, D., Miralles, D., Shen, T., Zhang, J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Prospects of doubling global wheat yields. Food and Energy Security. 2, pp. 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.15

Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

De Kok, L. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.02.003

Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bai, C., Liang, Y. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 1745-1753. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert041

Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Gebruers, K., Boros, D., Andresson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61, pp. 8295-8303. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3054092

Mineral composition analysis: measuring anion uptake and anion concentrations in plant tissues

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J., Parmar, S. and Buchner, P. H. 2013. Mineral composition analysis: measuring anion uptake and anion concentrations in plant tissues. in: Maathuis, F. J. M. (ed.) Plant mineral nutrients: methods and protocols Humana Press, New York. pp. 109-119

Copper toxicity and sulfur metabolism in Chinese cabbage are affected by UV radiation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shahbaz, M., Parmar, S., Stuiver, C. E. E., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2013. Copper toxicity and sulfur metabolism in Chinese cabbage are affected by UV radiation. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, pp. 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.04.007

A novel family of γ-gliadin genes are highly regulated by nitrogen supply in developing wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wan, Y., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. A novel family of γ-gliadin genes are highly regulated by nitrogen supply in developing wheat grain. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64 (1), pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers318

Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of root aerenchyma formation processes in maize due to sulphate, nitrate or phosphate deprivation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Siyiannis, V. F., Protonotarios, V. E., Zechmann, B., Chorianopoulou, S. N., Muller, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Bouranis, D. L. 2012. Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of root aerenchyma formation processes in maize due to sulphate, nitrate or phosphate deprivation. Protoplasma. 249, pp. 671-686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-011-0309-y

Functions of macronutrients

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J., Horst, W., Kichey, T., Lambers, H., Schjoerring, J., Skrumsager Moller, I. and White, P. 2012. Functions of macronutrients. in: Marschner, P. (ed.) Marschner's mineral nutrition of higher plants, 3rd ed Academic Press Amsterdam, Netherlands. pp. 135-189

Sulfate uptake and assimilation - whole plant regulation

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. Sulfate uptake and assimilation - whole plant regulation. in: Hawkesford, M. J., Tabe, L., Schnug, E., Saito, K., Rennenberg, H., Norton, R. M., Mcmanus, M. T., Hoefgen, R., Tausz, M. and Dekok, L. J. (ed.) Sulfur metabolism in plants Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 11-24

Sulfur metabolism in plants

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others

De Kok, L. J., Tuasz, M., Hawkesford, M. J., Hoefgen, R., Mcmanus, M. T., Norton, R. M., Rennenberg, H., Saito, K., Schnug, E. and Tabe, L. 2012. Sulfur metabolism in plants. Springer, Dordrecht.

The diversity of nitrogen use efficiency for wheat varieties and the potential for crop improvement

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. The diversity of nitrogen use efficiency for wheat varieties and the potential for crop improvement. Better Crops. 96 (3), pp. 10-12.

Identification of differentially senescing mutants of wheat and impacts on yield, biomass and nitrogen partitioning

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Derkx, A. P., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Foulkes, M. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. Identification of differentially senescing mutants of wheat and impacts on yield, biomass and nitrogen partitioning. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 54 (8), pp. 555-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01144.x

An integrated approach to crop genetic improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Parry, M. A. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. An integrated approach to crop genetic improvement. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 54 (4), pp. 250-259. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01109.x

Diversity of nitrogen use efficiency, yield and quality in wheat germplasm

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J. 2012. Diversity of nitrogen use efficiency, yield and quality in wheat germplasm. Lang, L. and Bedo, Z. (ed.) Plant Breeding for Future Generations: Proceedings 19th EUCARPIA General Congress, Budapest, 21-24 May 2012 . Agricultural Institute, Martonvasar. pp. 422

Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Semenov, M. A., Mitchell, R. A. C., Whitmore, A. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Parry, M. A. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2012. Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions. Nature Climate Change. 2, pp. 380-382. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1511

Localisation of iron in wheat grain using high resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Moore, K. L., Zhao, F-J., Gritsch, C. S., Tosi, P., Hawkesford, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Shewry, P. R. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2012. Localisation of iron in wheat grain using high resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry. Journal of Cereal Science. 55 (2), pp. 183-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2011.11.005

Evolutionary relationships and functional diversity of plant sulfate transporters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Takahashi, H., Buchner, P. H., Yoshimoto, N., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shiu, S-H. 2012. Evolutionary relationships and functional diversity of plant sulfate transporters. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2, p. 119 (9pp). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2011.00119

Nitrogen use efficiency and long and longer term experiments at Rothamsted

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J. and Santillano-Cazares, J. 2011. Nitrogen use efficiency and long and longer term experiments at Rothamsted. Abstracts XIV Congreso Internacional en Ciencias Agricolas, Mexicali, 27-28 October 2011 . pp. 2-7

A comparison of sulfate and selenium accumulation in relation to the expression of sulfate transporter genes in Astragalus species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Cabannes, E., Buchner, P. H., Broadley, M. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2011. A comparison of sulfate and selenium accumulation in relation to the expression of sulfate transporter genes in Astragalus species. Plant Physiology. 157, pp. 2227-2239. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.183897

An overview of nutrient use efficiency and strategies for crop improvement

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2011. An overview of nutrient use efficiency and strategies for crop improvement. in: Hawkesford, M. J. and Barraclough, P. B. (ed.) Molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use in crops John Wiley & Sons Chichester, West Sussex. pp. 5-19

Molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others

Hawkesford, M. J. and Barraclough, P. B. 2011. Molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops. John Wiley & Sons Chichester, West Sussex.

High-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry reveals the contrasting subcellular distribution of arsenic and silicon in rice roots

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Moore, K. L., Schroder, M., Wu, Z., Martin, B. G. H., Hawes, C. R., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Ma, J. F., Zhao, F-J. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2011. High-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry reveals the contrasting subcellular distribution of arsenic and silicon in rice roots. Plant Physiology. 156, pp. 913-924. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.173088

Sulfate transport

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2011. Sulfate transport. in: Peer, W., Schulz, B. and Murphy, A. S. (ed.) The plant plasma membrane Springer, Berlin. pp. 291-301

Transcriptional profiling approaches for studying nitrogen use efficiency

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. and Howarth, J. R. 2011. Transcriptional profiling approaches for studying nitrogen use efficiency. in: Foyer, C. H. and Zhang, H. (ed.) Nitrogen metabolism in plants in the post-genomic era (Annual Plant Reviews Vol. 42) Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 41-62

Food security: increasing yield and improving resource use efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Parry, M. A. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. Food security: increasing yield and improving resource use efficiency. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 69 (4), pp. 592-600. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665110003836

Genetic approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: increasing carbon capture and decreasing environmental impact

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Parry, M. A. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. Genetic approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: increasing carbon capture and decreasing environmental impact. in: Reynolds, M. P. (ed.) Climate change and crop production CABI International, Wallingford, Oxon (CABI). pp. 139-150

Impacts of sulphur nutrition on selenium and molybdenum concentrations in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Stroud, J. L., Zhao, F-J., Buchner, P. H., Shinmachi, F., McGrath, S. P., Abecassis, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Impacts of sulphur nutrition on selenium and molybdenum concentrations in wheat grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 52, pp. 111-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2010.03.011

Influence of sulfur deficiency on the expression of specific sulfate transporters and the distribution of sulfur, selenium and molybdenum in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shinmachi, F., Buchner, P. H., Stroud, J. L., Parmar, S., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. Influence of sulfur deficiency on the expression of specific sulfate transporters and the distribution of sulfur, selenium and molybdenum in wheat. Plant Physiology. 153 (1), pp. 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.153759

Nitrogen efficiency of wheat: genotypic and environmental variation and prospects for improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Barraclough, P. B., Howarth, J. R., Jones, J., Lopez-Bellido, R., Parmar, S., Shepherd, C. E. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. Nitrogen efficiency of wheat: genotypic and environmental variation and prospects for improvement. European Journal of Agronomy. 33, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2010.01.005

Copper exposure interferes with the regulation of the uptake, distribution and metabolism of sulfate in Chinese cabbage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shahbaz, M., Tseng, M. H., Stuiver, C. E. E., Koralewska, A., Posthumus, F. S., Venema, J. H., Parmar, S., Schat, H., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2010. Copper exposure interferes with the regulation of the uptake, distribution and metabolism of sulfate in Chinese cabbage. Journal of Plant Physiology. 167, pp. 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2009.10.016

The sulfate transporter family in wheat: tissue-specific gene expression in relation to nutrition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H., Parmar, S., Kriegel, A., Carpentier, M. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2010. The sulfate transporter family in wheat: tissue-specific gene expression in relation to nutrition. Molecular Plant. 3, pp. 374-389. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/ssp119

NanoSIMS analysis of arsenic and selenium in cereal grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Moore, K. L., Schroder, M., Lombi, E., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Shewry, P. R. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2010. NanoSIMS analysis of arsenic and selenium in cereal grain. New Phytologist. 185 (2), pp. 434-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03071.x

Effects of crop nutrition on wheat grain composition and end use quality

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Godfrey, D., Hawkesford, M. J., Powers, S. J., Millar, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Effects of crop nutrition on wheat grain composition and end use quality. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 58, pp. 3012-3021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9040645

Expression and activity of sulfate transporters and APS reductase in curly kale in response to sulfate deprivation and re-supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Koralewska, A., Buchner, P. H., Stuiver, C. E. E., Posthumus, F. S., Kopriva, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2009. Expression and activity of sulfate transporters and APS reductase in curly kale in response to sulfate deprivation and re-supply. Journal of Plant Physiology. 166 (2), pp. 168-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2008.03.005

Identifying traits to improve the nitrogen economy of wheat: recent advances and future prospects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Foulkes, M. J., Hawkesford, M. J., Barraclough, P. B., Holdsworth, M. J., Kerr, S., Kightley, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2009. Identifying traits to improve the nitrogen economy of wheat: recent advances and future prospects. Field Crops Research. 114, pp. 329-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2009.09.005

Remobilization of leaf S compounds and senescence in response to restricted sulphate supply during the vegetative stage of oilseed rape are affected by mineral N availability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Dubousset, L., Abdallah, M., Desfeux, A. S., Etienne, P., Meuriot, F., Hawkesford, M. J., Gombert, J., Segura, R., Bataille, M-P., Reze, S., Bonnefoy, J., Ameline, A. F., Ourry, A., Le Dily, F. and Avice, J. C. 2009. Remobilization of leaf S compounds and senescence in response to restricted sulphate supply during the vegetative stage of oilseed rape are affected by mineral N availability. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60, pp. 3239-3252. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erp172

Sulfonate desulfurization in Rhodococcus from wheat rhizosphere communities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Schmalenberger, A., Hodge, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Kertesz, M. A. 2009. Sulfonate desulfurization in Rhodococcus from wheat rhizosphere communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 67 (1), pp. 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00602.x

A sulphur deficiency-induced gene, sdi1 , involved in the utilization of stored sulphate pools under sulphur-limiting conditions has potential as a diagnostic indicator of sulphur nutritional status

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Howarth, J. R., Parmar, S., Barraclough, P. B. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2009. A sulphur deficiency-induced gene, sdi1 , involved in the utilization of stored sulphate pools under sulphur-limiting conditions has potential as a diagnostic indicator of sulphur nutritional status. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7 (2), pp. 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00391.x

NanoSIMS analysis of trace elements in cereal grain

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Moore, K. L., Grovenor, C. R. M., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2008. NanoSIMS analysis of trace elements in cereal grain. Abstracts COST 859 WG3 Meeting on Challenges on Improving Quality and Safety of Food Crops, Lillehammer, 1-4 September 2008 .

Co-ordinated expression of amino acid metabolism in response to N and S deficiency during wheat grain filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Howarth, J. R., Parmar, S., Jones, J., Shepherd, C. E., Corol, D. I., Galster, A. M., Hawkins, N. D., Miller, S. J., Baker, J. M., Verrier, P. J., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Barraclough, P. B. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2008. Co-ordinated expression of amino acid metabolism in response to N and S deficiency during wheat grain filling. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, pp. 3675-3689. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern218

Regulation of sulfate uptake, expression of the sulfate transporters Sultr1;1 and Sultr1;2, and APS reductase in Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) as affected by atmospheric H2S nutrition and sulfate deprivation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Koralewska, A., Stuiver, C. E. E., Posthumus, F. S., Kopriva, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2008. Regulation of sulfate uptake, expression of the sulfate transporters Sultr1;1 and Sultr1;2, and APS reductase in Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) as affected by atmospheric H2S nutrition and sulfate deprivation. Functional Plant Biology. 35, pp. 318-327. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP07283

Uptake, distribution and subcellular transport of sulfate

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2008. Uptake, distribution and subcellular transport of sulfate. in: Leustek, T., Hell, R., Knaff, D. and Dahl, C. (ed.) Sulfur metabolism in phototrophic organisms Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 15-30

Responses to sulfur limitation in maize

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Bouranis, D. L., Buchner, P. H., Chorianopoulou, S. N., Hopkins, L., Protonotarios, V. E., Siyiannis, V. F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2008. Responses to sulfur limitation in maize. in: Singh, S., Umar, S. and Khan, N. A. (ed.) Sulfur assimilation and abiotic stress in plants Springer, Berlin. pp. 1-19

The role of Variovorax and other Comamonadaceae in sulfur transformations by microbial wheat rhizosphere communities exposed to different sulfur fertilization regimes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Schmalenberger, A., Hodge, S., Bryant, A., Hawkesford, M. J., Singh, B. K. and Kertesz, M. A. 2008. The role of Variovorax and other Comamonadaceae in sulfur transformations by microbial wheat rhizosphere communities exposed to different sulfur fertilization regimes. Environmental Microbiology. 10 (6), pp. 1486-1500. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01564.x

Variation in molybdenum content across broadly distributed populations of Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by a mitochondrial molybdenum transporter (MOT1)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Baxter, I., Muthukumar, B., Park, H. C., Buchner, P. H., Lahner, B., Danku, J., Zhao, K., Lee, J., Hawkesford, M. J., Guerinot, M. L. and Salt, D. E. 2008. Variation in molybdenum content across broadly distributed populations of Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by a mitochondrial molybdenum transporter (MOT1). PLOS Genetics. 4, p. e1000004. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000004

Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 46 (3), pp. 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2007.02.006

The characteristic high sulfate content in Brassica oleracea is controlled by the expression and activity of sulfate transporters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Koralewska, A., Posthumus, F. S., Stuiver, C. E. E., Buchner, P. H., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2007. The characteristic high sulfate content in Brassica oleracea is controlled by the expression and activity of sulfate transporters. Plant Biology. 9 (5), pp. 654-661. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-965438

Nitrogen use efficiency and resource allocation in wheat

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J., Howarth, J. R. and Barraclough, P. B. 2007. Nitrogen use efficiency and resource allocation in wheat. Abstracts 4th UK Small Grain Cereals Genetic and Genomics Workshop: From Genes to Traits, Cambridge, 14-16 March 2007 .

Leaf developmental stage affects sulfate depletion and specific sulfate transporter expression during sulfur deprivation in Brassica napus L.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Parmar, S., Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2007. Leaf developmental stage affects sulfate depletion and specific sulfate transporter expression during sulfur deprivation in Brassica napus L. Plant Biology. 9 (5), pp. 647-653. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-965428

Expression and functional analysis of metal transporter genes in two contrasting ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Plaza, S., Tearall, K. L., Zhao, F-J., Buchner, P. H., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2007. Expression and functional analysis of metal transporter genes in two contrasting ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58, pp. 1717-1728. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm025

Iron transporters may be involved in high Cd uptake by the hyperaccumulator species Thlaspi caerulescens

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

McGrath, S. P., Plaza, S., Tearall, K. L., Hawkesford, M. J. and Zhao, F-J. 2006. Iron transporters may be involved in high Cd uptake by the hyperaccumulator species Thlaspi caerulescens. Abstracts 13th International Symposium on Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants, Montpellier, 3-7 July 2006 . pp. 61

Dynamics of aerenchyma distribution in the cortex of sulfate-deprived adventitious roots of maize

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bouranis, D. L., Chorianopoulou, S. N., Kollias, C., Maniou, P., Protonotarios, V. E., Siyiannis, V. F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2006. Dynamics of aerenchyma distribution in the cortex of sulfate-deprived adventitious roots of maize. Annals of Botany. 97, pp. 695-704. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl024

Control of sulfur uptake, assimilation and metabolism

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J., Howarth, J. R. and Buchner, P. H. 2006. Control of sulfur uptake, assimilation and metabolism. in: Mcmanus, M. T. and Plaxton, W. C. (ed.) Control of primary metabolism in plants Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 348-372

Mechanical impedance and nutrient acquisition in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Brown, D. A., Clark, L. J., Howarth, J. R., Parmar, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2006. Mechanical impedance and nutrient acquisition in rice. Plant and Soil. 280, pp. 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-005-2508-9

Managing sulphur metabolism in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2006. Managing sulphur metabolism in plants. Plant, Cell and Environment. 29 (3), pp. 382-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01470.x

Optimising nutritional quality of crops

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J., Hoefgen, R., Galili, G., Amir, R., Angenon, G., Hesse, H., Rentsch, D., Schaller, J., Van Der Meer, I., Rouster, J., Banfalvi, Z., Polgar, Z., Szabados, L., Szopa, J. and Sirko, A. 2006. Optimising nutritional quality of crops. in: Jaiwal, P. K. (ed.) Metabolic engineering and molecular farming I. Plant genetic engineering, Vol. 7 Studium Press, Houston. pp. 85-116

Biofortification of UK food crops with selenium

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Broadley, M. R., White, P. J., Bryson, R. J., Meacham, M. C., Bowen, H. C., Johnson, S. E., Hawkesford, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J., Breward, N., Harriman, M. and Tucker, M. 2006. Biofortification of UK food crops with selenium. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 65, pp. 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS2006490

Sulfur transport and assimilation in plants in the postgenomic era

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others

Saito, K., De Kok, L. J., Stulen, I., Hawkesford, M. J., Schnug, E. and Sirko, A. Rennenberg, H. (ed.) 2005. Sulfur transport and assimilation in plants in the postgenomic era. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden Netherlands.

Microarray analysis of wheat grain transcriptome under nitrogen and sulphur deficiency

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J., Lu, C., Howarth, J. R., Barraclough, P. B. and Edwards, K. J. 2005. Microarray analysis of wheat grain transcriptome under nitrogen and sulphur deficiency. Li, C. J. (ed.) Plant Nutrition for Food Security, Human Health and Environmental Protection. Proceedings 15th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Beijing, 14-19 September 2005 . Tsinghua University Press, Beijing. pp. 80-81

Understanding the regulation of sulfur nutrition - from sulfate transporter genes to the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J., Buchner, P. H., Howarth, J. R. and Lu, C. 2005. Understanding the regulation of sulfur nutrition - from sulfate transporter genes to the field. Phyton. 45, pp. 57-67.

Markedly different gene expression in wheat grown with organic or inorganic fertilizer

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Lu, C., Hawkesford, M. J., Barraclough, P. B., Poulton, P. R., Wilson, I. D., Barker, G. L. and Edwards, K. J. 2005. Markedly different gene expression in wheat grown with organic or inorganic fertilizer. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 272 (1575), pp. 1901-1908. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3161

Root sulphate uptake and distribution is mediated by multiple sulphate transporter isoforms

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Buchner, P. H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2005. Root sulphate uptake and distribution is mediated by multiple sulphate transporter isoforms. Roots and the Soil Environment II. Aspects of Applied Biology 73 . pp. 119-131

Using a suppression subtractive library-based approach to identify tobacco genes regulated in response to short-term sulphur deficit

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wawrzynska, A., Lewandowska, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Sirko, A. 2005. Using a suppression subtractive library-based approach to identify tobacco genes regulated in response to short-term sulphur deficit. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56, pp. 1575-1590.

Systems rebalancing of metabolism in response to sulfur deprivation, as revealed by metabolome analysis of Arabidopsis plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Nikiforova, V. J., Kopka, J., Tolstikov, V., Fiehn, O., Hopkins, L., Hawkesford, M. J., Hesse, H. and Hoefgen, R. 2005. Systems rebalancing of metabolism in response to sulfur deprivation, as revealed by metabolome analysis of Arabidopsis plants. Plant Physiology. 138, pp. 304-318.

O -acetylserine and the regulation of expression of genes encoding components for sulfate uptake and assimilation in potato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hopkins, L., Parmar, S., Blaszczyk, A., Hesse, H., Hoefgen, R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2005. O -acetylserine and the regulation of expression of genes encoding components for sulfate uptake and assimilation in potato. Plant Physiology. 138, pp. 433-440.

Sulphur

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2005. Sulphur. in: Broadley, M. R. and White, P. J. (ed.) Plant nutritional genomics Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 87-111

Ion-coupled transport of inorganic solutes

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. and Miller, A. J. 2004. Ion-coupled transport of inorganic solutes. in: Blatt, M. R. (ed.) Membrane transport in plants Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 105-134

Preface (to Sulphur metabolism in plants - integrating complexity. Special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 55(404))

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Hawkesford, M. J. 2004. Preface (to Sulphur metabolism in plants - integrating complexity. Special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 55(404)). Journal of Experimental Botany. 55(404), p. iv.

Regulation of sulfate uptake and expression of sulfate transporter genes in Brassica oleracea as affected by atmospheric H2S and pedospheric sulfate nutrition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H., Stuiver, C. E. E., Westerman, S., Wirtz, M., Hell, R., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2004. Regulation of sulfate uptake and expression of sulfate transporter genes in Brassica oleracea as affected by atmospheric H2S and pedospheric sulfate nutrition. Plant Physiology. 136 (2), pp. 3396-3408. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.046441

Vacuolar sulfate transporters are essential determinants controlling internal distribution of sulfate in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Kataoka, T., Watanabe-Takahashi, A., Hayashi, N., Ohnishi, M., Mimura, T., Buchner, P. H., Hawkesford, M. J., Yamaya, T. and Takahashi, H. 2004. Vacuolar sulfate transporters are essential determinants controlling internal distribution of sulfate in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 16, pp. 2693-2704.

Coordinated expression of sulfate uptake and components of the sulfate assimilatory pathway in maize

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hopkins, L., Parmar, S., Bouranis, D., Howarth, J. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2004. Coordinated expression of sulfate uptake and components of the sulfate assimilatory pathway in maize. Plant Biology. 6 (4), pp. 408-414. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2004-820872

Phylogeny and expression of paralogous and orthologous sulphate transporter genes in diploid and hexaploid wheats

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H., Prosser, I. M. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2004. Phylogeny and expression of paralogous and orthologous sulphate transporter genes in diploid and hexaploid wheats. Genome. 47, pp. 526-534.

Plant sulphate transporters: co-ordination of uptake, intracellular and long-distance transport

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Buchner, P. H., Takahashi, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2004. Plant sulphate transporters: co-ordination of uptake, intracellular and long-distance transport. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55, pp. 1765-1773.

Genomics and the Rothamsted Classical Experiments

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Hawkesford, M. J., Barraclough, P. B., Howarth, J. R., Lu, C. and Edwards, K. J. 2003. Genomics and the Rothamsted Classical Experiments. Rothamsted Research Annual Report. 2002-2003, pp. 36-39.

Sulphate uptake and transport

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J., Buchner, P. H., Hopkins, L. and Howarth, J. R. 2003. Sulphate uptake and transport. in: Ahmad, A. and Abrol, Y. P. (ed.) Sulphur in plants Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 71-86

Microarray analysis of wheat endosperm transcriptome - the effect of nitrogen supply

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Lu, C., Edwards, K. J., Wilson, I., Barker, G., Coghill, J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2003. Microarray analysis of wheat endosperm transcriptome - the effect of nitrogen supply.

Transporter gene families in plants: the sulphate transporter gene family - redundancy or specialization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. 2003. Transporter gene families in plants: the sulphate transporter gene family - redundancy or specialization. Physiologia Plantarum. 117 (2), pp. 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.00034.x

Aerenchyma formulation in roots of maize during sulphate starvation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bouranis, D. L., Chorianopoulou, S. N., Siyannis, V. F., Protonotarios, V. E. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2003. Aerenchyma formulation in roots of maize during sulphate starvation. Planta. 217 (3), pp. 382-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-003-1007-6

Leaf responses of young iron-inefficient maize plants to sulfur deprivation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bouranis, D. L., Chorianopoulou, S. N., Protonotarios, V. E., Siyannis, V. F., Hopkins, L. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2003. Leaf responses of young iron-inefficient maize plants to sulfur deprivation. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 26, pp. 1189-1202.

Cloning of two contrasting high-affinity sulfate transporters from tomato induced by low sulfate and infection by the vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Howarth, J. R., Fourcroy, P., Davidian, J-C., Smith, F. W. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2003. Cloning of two contrasting high-affinity sulfate transporters from tomato induced by low sulfate and infection by the vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae. Planta. 218, pp. 58-64.

Sufur transport and assimilation in plants: regulation, interaction and signaling

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others

Davidian, J-C., Grill, D., De Kok, L. J., Stulen, I., Hawkesford, M. J. and Schnug, E. Rennenberg, H. (ed.) 2003. Sufur transport and assimilation in plants: regulation, interaction and signaling. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden Netherlands.

Evaluation of critical phases of sulphur supply for optimum yield and quality of wheat (H-GCA Project Report 272)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Hawkesford, M. J., Palmer, R. V., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Evaluation of critical phases of sulphur supply for optimum yield and quality of wheat (H-GCA Project Report 272). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) London.

Elemental sulfur and thiol accumulation in tomato and defense against a fungal vascular pathogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Williams, J. S., Hall, S. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Beale, M. H. and Cooper, R. M. 2002. Elemental sulfur and thiol accumulation in tomato and defense against a fungal vascular pathogen. Plant Physiology. 128, pp. 150-159.

Modulation of cyanoalanine sythase and O -acetylserine (thiol) lyases A and B activity by beta-substituted alanyl and anion inhibitors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Warrilow, A. G. S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2002. Modulation of cyanoalanine sythase and O -acetylserine (thiol) lyases A and B activity by beta-substituted alanyl and anion inhibitors. Journal of Experimental Botany. 53, pp. 439-445.

Biochemical analysis of transgenic tobacco lines producing bacterial serine acetyltransferase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blaszczyk, A., Sirko, L., Hawkesford, M. J. and Sirko, A. 2002. Biochemical analysis of transgenic tobacco lines producing bacterial serine acetyltransferase. Plant Science. 162, pp. 589-597.

Influence of iron status on cadmium and zinc uptake by different ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Lombi, E., Tearall, K. L., Howarth, J. R., Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Influence of iron status on cadmium and zinc uptake by different ecotypes of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. Plant Physiology. 128 (4), pp. 1359-1367. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.010731

Identification of genes involved in cadmium hyper-accumulation in a higher plant, Thlaspi caerulescens

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Tearall, K. L., Howarth, J. R., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2001. Identification of genes involved in cadmium hyper-accumulation in a higher plant, Thlaspi caerulescens. Abstracts SEB Annual Meeting, Canterbury, 2-6 April 2001 . pp. c1.120

Introduction: the molecular analysis of plant adaptation to the environment

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. 2001. Introduction: the molecular analysis of plant adaptation to the environment. in: Hawkesford, M. J. and Buchner, P. H. (ed.) Molecular analysis of plant adaptation to the environment Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 1-15

Sulphur supply and the optimisation of the yield of wheat

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Palmer, R. V., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2001. Sulphur supply and the optimisation of the yield of wheat. Abstracts 14th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Hannover, 27 July-3 August 2001 .

Using plant analysis to predict yield losses caused by sulphur deficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 2001. Using plant analysis to predict yield losses caused by sulphur deficiency. Annals of Applied Biology. 138 (1), pp. 123-127. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2001.tb00093.x

Diagnosing sulphur deficiency in field-grown oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2000. Diagnosing sulphur deficiency in field-grown oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant and Soil. 225 (1), pp. 95-107. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026503812267

Sulphur deficiency - advances in diagnosis

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2000. Sulphur deficiency - advances in diagnosis. Abstracts SCI Meeting, London, October 2000 .

Sulphur uptake and utilization by crops

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Riley, N., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2000. Sulphur uptake and utilization by crops. Abstracts AAB Meeting on Resource Allocation in Crop Plants, Aberystwyth, 11-13 September 2000 .

Diagnosis of sulphur deficiency in oilseed rape and wheat (HGCA Project Report No. 217)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 2000. Diagnosis of sulphur deficiency in oilseed rape and wheat (HGCA Project Report No. 217). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) London.

S-supply, free sulfur and free amino acid pools in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Desiree)

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hopkins, L. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. S-supply, free sulfur and free amino acid pools in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Desiree). in: Brunold, C. (ed.) Sulfur nutrition and sulfur assimilation in higher plants Paul Haupt, Bern. pp. 259-261

The plant sulfate transporter family - an update

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J., Buchner, P. H., Hopkins, L., Howarth, J., Jacobs, N., Palmer, R., Parmar, S. and Prosser, I. 2000. The plant sulfate transporter family - an update. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group Meeting, Hatfield, 6-9 September 2000 .

Cloning genes involved in sulfur uptake and metabolism using subtractive library and PCR-based techniques

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Howarth, J. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Cloning genes involved in sulfur uptake and metabolism using subtractive library and PCR-based techniques. Abstracts COST Action 829 Meeting, Graz, Austria, 1-3 September 2000 .

Cysteine synthase (O -acetylserine (thiol) lyase) substrate specificities classify the mitochondrial isoform as a cyanalanine synthase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Warrilow, A. G. S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Cysteine synthase (O -acetylserine (thiol) lyase) substrate specificities classify the mitochondrial isoform as a cyanalanine synthase. Journal of Experimental Botany. 51, pp. 985-993.

Molecular mechanisms of phosphate and sulphate transport in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Smith, F. W., Rae, A. L. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Molecular mechanisms of phosphate and sulphate transport in plants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1465 (1-2), pp. 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-2736(00)00141-3

Genomic and functional characterisation of the oas gene family encoding O -acetylserine (thiol) lyases, enzymes catalyzing the final step in cysteine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Jost, R., Berkowitz, O., Wirtz, M., Hopkins, L., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hell, R. 2000. Genomic and functional characterisation of the oas gene family encoding O -acetylserine (thiol) lyases, enzymes catalyzing the final step in cysteine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Gene. 253, pp. 237-247.

Control of sulphate transporter expression in Solanum tuberosum L. cv Desiree overexpressing bacterial serine acetyltransferase

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hopkins, L., Blaszczyk, A., Hesse, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Control of sulphate transporter expression in Solanum tuberosum L. cv Desiree overexpressing bacterial serine acetyltransferase. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group Meeting, Hatfield, 6-9 September 2000 .

Molecular genetics of sulphate assimilation

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Hawkesford, M. J. and Wray, J. L. 2000. Molecular genetics of sulphate assimilation. in: Callow, J. A. (ed.) Advances in Botanical Research, Vol.33 Elsevier.

Comparative expression analysis of high affinity "root" group sulphate transporters in wheat, rape and tomato

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Buchner, P. H., Howarth, J., Parmar, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Comparative expression analysis of high affinity "root" group sulphate transporters in wheat, rape and tomato. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group Meeting, Hatfield, 6-9 September 2000 .

The roles of three functional sulphate transporters involved in uptake and translocation of sulphate in Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Takahashi, H., Watanabe-Takahashi, A., Smith, F. W., Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Hawkesford, M. J. and Saito, K. 2000. The roles of three functional sulphate transporters involved in uptake and translocation of sulphate in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 23 (2), pp. 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00768.x

Plant responses to sulphur deficiency and the genetic manipulation of sulphate transporters to improve S-utilization efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawkesford, M. J. 2000. Plant responses to sulphur deficiency and the genetic manipulation of sulphate transporters to improve S-utilization efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany. 51, pp. 131-138.

Patterns of sulphur allocation in rape and wheat

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Young, M. E., Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 1999. Patterns of sulphur allocation in rape and wheat. Abstracts COST Workshop, Naples, 8-9 January 1999 .

Cloning and expression of sulfate transporters in wheat

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Buchner, P. H., Prosser, I. M. and Hawkesford, M. J. 1999. Cloning and expression of sulfate transporters in wheat. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group Meeting, Southampton, 8-10 September 1999 .

The plant sulfate transporter family

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hawkesford, M. J. and Prosser, I. M. 1999. The plant sulfate transporter family. Abstracts Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group Meeting, Southampton, 8-10 September 1999 .

Sulphur utilisation efficiency in oilseed rape

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Zhao, F-J., Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Riley, N., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 1999. Sulphur utilisation efficiency in oilseed rape. Wratten, N. and Salisbury, P. A. (ed.) Proceedings 10th International Rapeseed Congress: New Horizons for an Old Crop, Canberra, September 1999 . pp. 1-6

Sulphur assimilation and effects on yield and quality of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J. and McGrath, S. P. 1999. Sulphur assimilation and effects on yield and quality of wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 30 (1), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1006/jcrs.1998.0241

Allocation of sulphur within oilseed rape leaves and the effect of sulphur deficiency

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 1998. Allocation of sulphur within oilseed rape leaves and the effect of sulphur deficiency. Abstracts Rank Prize Fund Conference, Grasmere, July 1998 .

Distribution of sulfur within oilseed rape leaves in response to sulfur deficiency during vegetative growth

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Harrison, K. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 1998. Distribution of sulfur within oilseed rape leaves in response to sulfur deficiency during vegetative growth. Plant Physiology. 118 (4), pp. 1337-1344. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.118.4.1337

Sulphur nutrition and glutathione content of wheat

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Young, M. E., Grundy, N. M., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 1998. Sulphur nutrition and glutathione content of wheat. Oxford University Press (OUP) Oxford.

The effect of sulphur-deficiency on the concentrations and distribution of glutathione and sulphate in oilseed rape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Blake-Kalff, M. M. A., Harrison, K. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 1998. The effect of sulphur-deficiency on the concentrations and distribution of glutathione and sulphate in oilseed rape. Oxford University Press (OUP) Oxford.

SO42- Deprivation Has an Early Effect on the Content of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase and Photosynthesis in Young Leaves of Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gilbert, S. M., Clarkson, D. T., Cambridge, M., Lambers, H. and Hawkesford, M. J. 1997. SO42- Deprivation Has an Early Effect on the Content of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase and Photosynthesis in Young Leaves of Wheat. Plant Physiology. 115 (3), pp. 1231-1239. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.115.3.1231

Diagnosis of sulphur deficiency in wheat

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J., Warrilow, A. G. S., McGrath, S. P. and Clarkson, D. T. 1997. Diagnosis of sulphur deficiency in wheat. in: Cram, W. J. and Dekok, L. J. (ed.) Sulphur metabolism in higher plants Backhuys Publishers, Leiden Netherlands. pp. 349-351

Responses of two wheat varieties to sulphur addition and diagnosis of sulphur deficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhao, F-J., Hawkesford, M. J., Warrilow, A. G. S., McGrath, S. P. and Clarkson, D. T. 1996. Responses of two wheat varieties to sulphur addition and diagnosis of sulphur deficiency. Plant and Soil. 181 (2), pp. 317-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012066

Plant members of a family of sulfate transporters reveal functional subtypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Smith, F. W., Ealing, P. M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Clarkson, D. T. 1995. Plant members of a family of sulfate transporters reveal functional subtypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 92 (20), pp. 9373-9377. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.20.9373