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Multi-year assessment of seed shedding for economically important grass weed species in Italy and the UK

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Loddo, D., Hull, R. I., Sattin, M. and Comont, D. 2025. Multi-year assessment of seed shedding for economically important grass weed species in Italy and the UK. European Journal of Agronomy. 168 (July), p. 127648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127648

ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models

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Ong, S., Pinoy, N., Lim, M. H., Bjerge, K., Peris-Felipo, F. J., Lind, R., Cuff, J. P., Cook, S. M. and Hoye, T. T. 2025. ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. p. 100268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2025.100268

How to eat an idea – a roadmap for the translation and impact in plant biology

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Napier, J. A. 2025. How to eat an idea – a roadmap for the translation and impact in plant biology. Plant Physiology. p. kiaf178. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf178

Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria

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Oyetunde-Usman, Z. and Shee, A. 2025. Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria. Renewable Agriculture And Food Systems. 40 (e10), p. 1014. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170524000346

Induction of α-amylase and endosperm-imposed seed dormancy: two pioneering papers in gibberellin research

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Hedden, P. 2025. Induction of α-amylase and endosperm-imposed seed dormancy: two pioneering papers in gibberellin research. Planta. 261 (118). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04699-w

Biomass burning smoke pollution stimulates painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui L.) to increase flight speed

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Liu, Y., Grosvenor, M. J., Wooster, M. J., Main, B., Yan, S., Francis, R. and Venter, E. 2025. Biomass burning smoke pollution stimulates painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui L.) to increase flight speed. Environmental Pollution. 374 (1 June), p. 126228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126228

Use of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry to determine external markers in animal intake estimation trials

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Ovani, V., Almeida, E. D., Perez-Marquez, S., Lima, P. D. M. T., Louvandini, H., Carvalho, H. W. P. D. and Abdalla, A. L. 2025. Use of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry to determine external markers in animal intake estimation trials. Microchemical Journal. 212 (May), p. 113582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.113582

Application of a sunlight-switched sugar signal increases wheat yield in the field

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Paul, M. J. and Griffiths, C. A. 2025. Application of a sunlight-switched sugar signal increases wheat yield in the field. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02667-z

Species- and context-dependent responses of green lacewings suggest a complex ecological role for methyl salicylate (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2025. Species- and context-dependent responses of green lacewings suggest a complex ecological role for methyl salicylate (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Scientific Reports. 15, p. 12777. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96730-z

Membrane-permeable trehalose 6-phosphate precursor spray increases wheat yields in field trials

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Griffiths, C. A., Xue, X., Miret-Barrio, J., Salvagiotti, F., Acevedo-Siaca, L. G., Gimeno, J., Reynolds, M. P., Hassall, K., Halsey, K., Puranik, S., Oszvald, M., Kurup, S., Davis, B. G. and Paul, M. J. 2025. Membrane-permeable trehalose 6-phosphate precursor spray increases wheat yields in field trials. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02611-1

Trade-offs associated with changing cropping patterns in semi-arid areas of Morocco

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El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., Oulaid, B., Bezrhoud, Y., Metcalfe, H., Alonso Chavez, V., Coleman, K., Diarra, A., Alami, R. E., Prout, J., Waine, T., Zawadzka, J. and Corstanje, R. 2025. Trade-offs associated with changing cropping patterns in semi-arid areas of Morocco . Science of the Total Environment. 979, p. 179492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179492

Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health

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Hou, D., Jia, X., Wang, L., McGrath, S. P., Zhu, Y., Hu, Q., Zhao, F., Bank, M. S., O’Connor, D. and Nriagu, J. 2025. Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health. Science - AAAS. 388 (6744), pp. 316-321. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr5214

Proteomic Profiling of Celiac-Toxic Motifs and Allergens in Cereals Containing Gluten

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Daly, M. E., Huang, X., Nitride, C., Hughes, C., Tanskanen, J., Shewry, P. R., Gethings, L. A. and Mills, E. N. C. 2025. Proteomic Profiling of Celiac-Toxic Motifs and Allergens in Cereals Containing Gluten. Journal of Proteome Research. 24 (5), pp. 2336-2348. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00456

Effect of High Temperatures on the Growth and Disease Development of Erysiphe quercicola on Rubber Trees

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He, Y., Xiao, Y., West, J. S. and Cao, X. 2025. Effect of High Temperatures on the Growth and Disease Development of Erysiphe quercicola on Rubber Trees. Agronomy. 15 (5), p. 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15051046

Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding

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Brock, N., Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2025. Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-025-00981-w

Spatial distribution and drivers of soil organic carbon content in croplands of Morocco

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Bayad, M., Gerard, B., Chehbouni, A., Hawkesford, M. J., Chau, H. W., Ouray, M. B., Hamma, A, El Akrouchi, M. and Biswas, A. 2025. Spatial distribution and drivers of soil organic carbon content in croplands of Morocco. Pedosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2025.04.007

Improving the performance of machine learning algorithms for detection of individual pests and beneficial insects using feature selection techniques

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Aminu, R., Cook, S. M., Ljungberg, D., Hensel, O. and Nasirahmadi, A. 2025. Improving the performance of machine learning algorithms for detection of individual pests and beneficial insects using feature selection techniques. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aiia.2025.03.008

Unlocking the agro-physiological potential of wheat rhizoplane fungi under low P conditions using a niche-conserved consortium approach

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Benbrik, B., Reid, T. E., Nkir, D., Chaouki, H., Aallam, Y., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Barakat, A., Rchiad, Z. and Bargaz, A. 2025. Unlocking the agro-physiological potential of wheat rhizoplane fungi under low P conditions using a niche-conserved consortium approach. Journal of Experimental Botany. p. eraf042. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf042

Growth performance, swimming capacity, and fillet quality in rainbow trout fed a transgene-derived omega-3 and carotenoid-enriched oil

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Wischhusen, P., Madaro, A., Hvas, M., Broughton, R., Han, L., Fernandez Quiroz, K., Chaiyasut, K., Gupta, A., Erik Olsen, R., Fontagné-Dicharry, S., Napier, J. A. and Betancor, M. B. 2025. Growth performance, swimming capacity, and fillet quality in rainbow trout fed a transgene-derived omega-3 and carotenoid-enriched oil. Aquaculture. 604, p. 742453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742453

Improved Extraction Methods to Isolate High Molecular Weight DNA From Magnaporthaceae and Other Grass Root Fungi for Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing

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Grey, M. J., Freeman, J., Rudd, J. J., Irish, N., Canning, G., Chancellor, T., Palma-Guerrero, J., Hill, R., Hall, N., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and McMullan, M. 2025. Improved Extraction Methods to Isolate High Molecular Weight DNA From Magnaporthaceae and Other Grass Root Fungi for Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing. Bio-protocol. 15 (6), p. e5245. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.5245

Volatile-Mediated Plant Interactions: An Innovative Approach to Cultivar Mixture Selection for Enhanced Pest Resilience

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Markovic, D., Seimandi-Corda, G., Harizanova, V., Stoeva, A., Himanen, S., Saussure, S., Radonjic, A., Djuric, G., Lalicevic, I., Kheam, S., Rensing, M., Gallinger, J., Cook, S. M. and Ninkovic, V. 2025. Volatile-Mediated Plant Interactions: An Innovative Approach to Cultivar Mixture Selection for Enhanced Pest Resilience. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16 (8 April), p. 1550678. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1550678

GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE genes regulate height and grain size in bread wheat

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Phillips, A. L., Huttly, A. K., Alarcon-Reverte, R., Clark, S. J., Jaworek, P., Tarkowska, D., Sokolowska, P., Steele, D., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Thomas, S., Hedden, P. and Pearce, S. 2025. GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE genes regulate height and grain size in bread wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. p. efa151. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf151

Agricultural land lacks resistance to water erosion during the wettest winters of the past decade

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Collins, A. L., Upadhayay, H., Zhang, Y., Olde, L. and Sint, H. M. 2025. Agricultural land lacks resistance to water erosion during the wettest winters of the past decade. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 389 (1 Sept), p. 109713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109713

Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils

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Raza, S., Pandey, B. K., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Bennett, M. J. and Mooney, S. J. 2025. Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-025-01977-z

Strategies to reduce CH4 and N20 emissions whilst maintaining crop yield in rice-wheat system under climate change using SPACSYS model

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Wang, S., Sun, N., Mu, Z., Wang, F., Shi, X., Liu, C., Zhang, S., Wellens, S. Z., Longdoz, B., Meersmans, J., Colinet, G., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2025. Strategies to reduce CH4 and N20 emissions whilst maintaining crop yield in rice-wheat system under climate change using SPACSYS model. Agricultural Systems. 226 (May), p. 104337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104337

Sulfur's Long Game: 145 Years of Soil Sulfur Speciation in the World's Oldest Agricultural Experiments

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Barnard, M., McKenna, B. A., Dalal, R. C., McGrath, S. P., Weng, Z. H., Wykes, J. L. and Kopittke, P. M. 2025. Sulfur's Long Game: 145 Years of Soil Sulfur Speciation in the World's Oldest Agricultural Experiments. Global Change Biology. 31 (3), p. e70136. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70136

The Unified Phenotype Ontology : a framework for cross-species integrative phenomics

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Matentzoglu, N., Bello, S. M., Stefancsik, R., Alghamdi, S. M., Anagnostopoulos, A. V., Balhoff, J. P., Balk, M. A., Bradford, Y. M., Bridges, Y., Callahan, T. J., Caufield, H., Cuzick, A., Carmody, L. C., Caron, A. R., Souza, V. D., Engel, S. R., Fey, P., Fisher, M., Gehrke, S., Grove, C., Hansen, P., Harris, N. L., Harris, M. A., Harris, L., Ibrahim, A., Jacobsen, J. O., Kohler, S., McMurry, J. A., Munoz-Fuentes, V., Munoz-Torres, M. C., Parkinson, H., Pendlington, Z. M., Pilgrim, C., Robb, S. M., Robinson, P. N., Seager, J., Segerdell, E., Smedley, D., Sollis, E., Toro, S., Vasilevsky, N., Wood, V., Haendel, M. A., Mungall, C. J., McLaughlin, J. A. and Osumi-Sutherland, D. 2025. The Unified Phenotype Ontology : a framework for cross-species integrative phenomics. Genetics. 229 (3), p. iyaf027. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf027

Stream Invertebrate Responses to Fine Sediment Depend on the Organic and Inorganic Components

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McKenzie, M., Collins, A. L., Davis, N. G., Hodson, R., Jones, J. I., Matthaei, C. D., Murphy, J. F., Wagenhoff, A. and Mathers, K. L. 2025. Stream Invertebrate Responses to Fine Sediment Depend on the Organic and Inorganic Components. Freshwater Biology. 70 (3), p. e70022. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70022

Relationship between body temperature measured by infrared thermography and performance, feed efficiency and enteric gas emission of hair lambs

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Crisostomo, C., Bernardi, R. F., Gurgeira, D. N., Silveira, R. M. F., Vicentini, R. R, Perez-Marquez, S., Abdalla, A.L., Paro de Paz, C. C., Ferreira, J. and Dias da Costa, R. L 2025. Relationship between body temperature measured by infrared thermography and performance, feed efficiency and enteric gas emission of hair lambs. Journal of Thermal Biology. 127, p. 104070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104070

Stacking potato NLR genes activates a calcium-dependent protein kinase and confers broad-spectrum disease resistance to late blight

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Zhao, X., Zhang, F., Chen, X., Zhang, C., Zhang, H., Wang, T., Zhang, J., He, C., Wang, S., Zhang, X., Meng, X., Nekrasov, V., Kong, L. and Dong, S. 2025. Stacking potato NLR genes activates a calcium-dependent protein kinase and confers broad-spectrum disease resistance to late blight. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13892

MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration

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Zdouc, M. M., Blin, K., Louwen, N. L., Navarro, J., Loureiro, C., Bader, C. D., Bailey, C. B., Barra, L., Booth, T. J., Bozhuyuk, K. A., Cediel-Becerra, J. D., Charlop-Powers, Z., Chevrette, M. G., Chooi, Y. H., D’Agostino, P. M., Rond, T. D., Pup, E. D., Duncan, K. R., Gu, W., Hanif, N., Helfrich, E. J., Jenner, M., Katsuyama, Y., Korenskaia, A., Krug, D., Libis, V., Lund, G., Mantri, S., Morgan, K. D., Owen, C., Phan, C., Philmus, B., Reitz, Z. L., Robinson, S. L., Singh, K. S., Teufel, R., Tong, Y., Tugizimana, F., Ulanova, D., Winter, J. M., Aguilar, C., Akiyama, D. Y., Al-Salihi, S. A., Alanjary, M., Alberti, F., Aleti, G., Alharthi, S. A., Rojo, M. Y. A., Arishi, A. A., Augustijn, H. E., Avalon, N. E., Avelar-Rivas, J. A., Axt, K. K., Barbieri, H. B., Barbosa, J. C. J., Segato, L. G. B., Barrett, S. E., Baunach, M., Beemelmanns, C., Beqaj, D., Berger, T., Bernaldo-Aguero, J., Bettenbuhl, S. M., Bielinski, V. A., Biermann1, F., Borges, R. M., Borriss, R., Breitenbach, M., Bretscher, K. M., Brigham, M. W., Buedenbender, L., Bulcock, B. W., Cano-Prieto, C., Capela, J., Carrion, V. J., Carter, R. S., Castelo-Branco, R., Castro-Falcon, G., Chagas, F. O., Charria-Giron, E., Chaudhri, A. A., Chaudhry, V., Choi, H., Choi, Y., Choupannejad, R., Chromy, J., Donahey, M. S. C., Collemare, J., Connolly, J. A., Creamer, K. E., Crusemann, M., Cruz, A. A., Cumsille, A., Dallery, J., Damas-Ramos, L. C., Damiani, T., Kruijff, M. D., Martin, B. D., Sala, G. D., Dillen, J., Doering, D. T., Dommaraju, S. R., Durusu, S., Egbert, S., Ellerhorst, M., Faussurier, B., Fetter, A., Feuermann, M., Fewer, D. P., Foldi, J., Frediansyah, A., Garza, E. A., Gavriilidou, A., Gentile, A., Gerke, J., Gerstmans, H., Gomez-Escribano, J. P., Gonzalez-Salazar, L. A., Grayson, N. E., Greco, C., Gomez, J. E. G., Guerra, S., Flores, S. G., Gurevich, A., Gutierrez-Garcia, K., Hart, L., Haslinger, K., He, B., Hebra, T., Hemmann, J. L., Hindra, H., Hoing, L., Holland, D. C., Holme, J. E., Horch, T., Hrab, P., Hu, J., Huynh, T., Hwang, J., Lacovelli, R., Lftime, D., Lorio, M., Jayachandran, S., Jeong, E., Jing, J., Jung, J. J., Kakumu, Y., Kalkreuter, E., Kang, K. B., Kang, S., Kim, W., Kim, G. J., Kim, H., Kim, H. U., Klapper, M., Koetsier, R. A., Kollten, C., Kovacs, A. T., Kriukova, Y., Kubach, N., Kunjapur, A. M., Kushnareva, A. K., Kust, A., Lamber, J., Larralde, M., Larsen, N. J., Launay, A. P., Le, N., Lebeer, S., Lee, B. T., Lee, K., Lev, K. L., Li, S., Li, Y., Licona-Cassani, C., Lien, A., Liu, J., Lopez, J. A. V., Machushynets, N. V., Macias, M. I., Mahmud, T., Maleckis, M., Martinez-Martinez, A. M., Mast, Y., Maximo, M. F., McBride, C. M., McLellan, R. M., Bhatt, K. M., Melkonian, C., Merrild, A., Metsä-Ketela, M., Mitchell, D. A., Müller, A. V., Nguyen, G., Nguyen, H. T., Niedermeyer, T. H. J., O’Hare, J. H., Ossowicki, A., Ostash, B. O., Otani, H., Padva, L., Paliya, S., Pan, X., Panghal, M., Parade, D. S., Park, J., Parra, J., Rubio, M. P., Pham, H. T., Pidot, S. J., Piel, J., Pourmohsenin, B., Rakhmanov, M., Ramesh, S., Rasmussen, M. H., Rego, A., Reher, R., Rice, A. J., Rigolet, A., Romero-Otero, A., Rosas-Becerra, L. R., Rosiles, P. Y., Rutz, A., Ryu, B., Sahadeo, L., Saldanha, M., Salvi, L., Sánchez-Carvajal, E., Santos-Medellin, C., Sbaraini, N., Schoellhorn, S. M., Schumm, C., Sehnal, L., Selem, N., Shah, A. D., Shishido, T. K., Sieber, S., Silviani, V., Singh, G., Singh, H., Sokolova, N., Sonnenschein, E. C., Sosio, M., Sowa, S. T., Steffen, K., Stegmann, E., Streiff, A. B., Strüder, A., Surup, F., Svenningsen, T., Sweeney, D., Szenei, J., Tagirdzhanov, A., Tan, B., Tarnowski, M. J., Terlouw1, B. R., Rey, T., Thome, N. U., Ortega, L. R. T., Torring, T., Trindade, M., Truman, A. W., Tvilum, M., Udwary, D. W., Ulbricht, C., Vader, L., Wezel, G. P. V., Walmsley, M., Warnasinghe, R., Weddeling, H. G., Weir, A. N., Williams, K., Williams, S. E., Witte, T. E., Rocca, S. M. W., Yamada, K., Yang, D., Yang, D., Yu, J., Zhou, Z., Ziemert, N., Zimmer, L., Zimmermann, A., Zimmermann, C., Hooft, J. J. V. D., Linington, R. G., Weber, T. and Medema, M. H. 2025. MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration. Nucleic Acids Research. 53 (D1), p. D678–D690. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1115

Analysis of the relationship between vegetation indices and forage nutritional parameters in Mediterranean semi-arid rainfed grasslands

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Toro-Mujica, P., Lozano-Parra, J. and Enriquez, D. 2025. Analysis of the relationship between vegetation indices and forage nutritional parameters in Mediterranean semi-arid rainfed grasslands. Journal of arid environments. 228 (June), p. 105344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2025.105344

Climate change is leading to an ecological trap in a migratory insect

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Zhang, S., Zhang, Y., Yang, F., Zhou, C., Shen, H., Wang, B., Zeng, J., Reynolds, D. R., Chapman, J. W. and Hu, G. 2025. Climate change is leading to an ecological trap in a migratory insect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122 (9), p. e2422595122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422595122

Reduced activity of an immunogenic macromolecule Amylase Trypsin inhibitor (ATI) in wheat through CRISPR/Cas9 mediated multiple gene editing

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Phogat, S., Poudel, A., Gayatri, Kaushik, M., Madhavan, J., Sevanthi, A. M., Padaria, J. C., Nekrasov, V., Singh, P. K. and Mandal, P. K. 2025. Reduced activity of an immunogenic macromolecule Amylase Trypsin inhibitor (ATI) in wheat through CRISPR/Cas9 mediated multiple gene editing. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5899900/v1

Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health

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Hassall, K. L., Zawadzka, J., Milne, A. E., Corstanje, R., Harris, J. A., Dailey, A. G., Keith, A. M., Glendining, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Todman, L. C., Alexander, P., Arnold, P., Bennett, A. J., Bhogal, A., Clark, J. M., Crotty, F. V., Horrocks, C., Noble, N., Rees, R., Shepherd, M., Stockdale, E. A., Tipping, E. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2025. Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health. European Journal of Agronomy. 168 (July), p. 127537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127537

Carbon inventories: New opportunities and challenges for agriculture and forestry

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Damian, J. M., Cerri, C. E. P., Barioni, L. G., Cherubin, M. R., Bernoux, M., Conant, R. T., Galdos, M. V. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Carbon inventories: New opportunities and challenges for agriculture and forestry. Catena. 253 (1 June), p. 108887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.108887

Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview

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Arora, N., Bhattacharya, J., Shankhapal, A., Mishra, S. P., Desale, A., Jaba, J. and Nitnavare, R. 2025. Shoot Fly Resistance in Sorghum: An Overview. Journal of Applied Entomology. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13407

Wax synthases from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds

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DeAndres-Gil, C., Villoslada-Valbuena, M., Venegas-Caleron, M., Moreno-Perez, A. J., Beaudoin, F., Kurup, S., Martinez-Force, E., Garces, R. and Salas J. J. 2025. Wax synthases from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 222 (May), p. 109692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109692

Microfluidics for the biological analysis of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles: Perspectives and challenges

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Tarn, M. D., Shaw, K. J., Foster, P. B., West, J. S., Johnston, I. D., McCluskey, D. K., Peyman, S. A. and Murray, B. J. 2025. Microfluidics for the biological analysis of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles: Perspectives and challenges. Biomicrofluidics. 19 (1), p. 011502. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0236911

An agent-based model of farmer decision making: Application to shared water resources in Arid and semi-arid regions

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El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., Metcalfe, H., El Alami, R., Diarra, A., Alonso Chavez, V., Zawadzka, J., Waine, T. W. and Constanje, R. 2025. An agent-based model of farmer decision making: Application to shared water resources in Arid and semi-arid regions. Agricultural Water Management. 310 (April), p. 109357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109357

Genome-Wide In Silico Analysis of Leucine-Rich Repeat R-Genes in Perilla citriodora: Classification and Expression Insights

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Bae, S.-H., Zoclanclounon, A., Park, G-H., Lee, J-D. and Kim, T-H. 2025. Genome-Wide In Silico Analysis of Leucine-Rich Repeat R-Genes in Perilla citriodora: Classification and Expression Insights. Genes. 16 (2), p. 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020200

Evaluating the efficacy of a novel multi-component feed additive for methane mitigation and performance enhancement in sheep

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Rivero, M. J., Ayoob-Khan, A., Akpensuen, T., De-Meo-Filho, P., Perez-Marquez, S. and Jones, A. 2025. Evaluating the efficacy of a novel multi-component feed additive for methane mitigation and performance enhancement in sheep. Ruminants. 5 (2), p. 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ruminants5020017

Global Warming Potential of farming systems across England: possible mitigation and co-benefits for water quality and biodiversity

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Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Global Warming Potential of farming systems across England: possible mitigation and co-benefits for water quality and biodiversity. Agronomy for Sustainable Development - ASD. 45, p. 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-025-01015-4

Freeze-thaw stability of oilseed rape oleosome emulsions

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Bramante, F., Di Bari, V., Adams, G., Beaudoin, F., Waschatko, G., Jakobi, R., Billecke, N. and Gray, D. A. 2025. Freeze-thaw stability of oilseed rape oleosome emulsions. Journal of Food Engineering. 392 (May), p. 112471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2025.112471

The influence of large-scale climate patterns on sediment loss from agricultural land-exploration using an instrumented field and catchment scale platform

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Granger, S. J., Upadhayay, H., Castelle, B. and Collins, A. L. 2025. The influence of large-scale climate patterns on sediment loss from agricultural land-exploration using an instrumented field and catchment scale platform. Environmental Research Letters. 20, p. 044023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adbd55

Transcriptomics-Driven Discovery of New Meroterpenoid Rhynchospenes Involved in the Virulence of the Barley Pathogen Rhynchosporium commune

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Darma, R., Shang, Z., Bracegirdle, J., Moggach, S., McDonald, M. C., Piggott, A. M., Solomon, P. S. and Chooi, Y. 2025. Transcriptomics-Driven Discovery of New Meroterpenoid Rhynchospenes Involved in the Virulence of the Barley Pathogen Rhynchosporium commune. ACS Chemical Biology. 20 (2), pp. 421-431. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.4c00731

Attraction of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) to host plant odors

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Rude, D., Ulber, B., Cook, S. M. and Rostas, M. 2025. Attraction of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) to host plant odors. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8697

Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner

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Bak, G., Lee, K. K., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Kavamura, V. N., Jee, S., Lee, J., Kim, H. and Lee, Y. 2025. Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner. Scientific Reports. 15, p. 2284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86944-6

Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner - Author correction

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Bak, G., Lee, K. K., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Kavamura, V. N., Jee, S., Lee, J., Kim, H. and Lee, Y. 2025. Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner - Author correction. Scientific Reports. 15, p. 5817. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90259-x

Variation in suppression of black-grass by modern and ancestral cereal root exudates

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Hickman, D., Withall, D., Caulfield, J. C., Comont, D., Ritz, K., Neve, P., Rasmussen, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2025. Variation in suppression of black-grass by modern and ancestral cereal root exudates. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70010

The East Asian Insect Flyway: Geographical and Climatic Factors Driving Migration Among Diverse Crop Pests

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Hu, G., Feng, H., Otuka, A., Reynolds, D. R., Drake, V. A. and Chapman, J. W. 2025. The East Asian Insect Flyway: Geographical and Climatic Factors Driving Migration Among Diverse Crop Pests. Annual Review of Entomology. 70, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-012524-124018

AI-based framework for early detection and segmentation of green citrus fruits in orchards

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El Akrouchi, M., Mhada, M., Bayad, M., Hawkesford, M. J. and Gerard, B. 2025. AI-based framework for early detection and segmentation of green citrus fruits in orchards. Smart Agricultural Technology. 10, p. 100834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.100834

Factors affecting the net ecosystem productivity of agroecosystems on mineral soils: a meta-analysis

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Lloyd, I. L., Morrison, R., Grayson, R. P., Galdos, M. and Chapman, P. J. 2025. Factors affecting the net ecosystem productivity of agroecosystems on mineral soils: a meta-analysis. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2025.2456921

Designing virtual maize cultivars with optimal planting date and density can improve yield and water use efficiency under plastic mulching conditions

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Wu, L., Wang, B., Quan, H., De Li Liu, Feng, H., Chen, F. and Wu, L. 2025. Designing virtual maize cultivars with optimal planting date and density can improve yield and water use efficiency under plastic mulching conditions. Field Crops Research. 322 (March), p. 109723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109723

Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yields

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Balfour, N. J., Harris, C., Ratnieks, F. L. W. and Storkey, J. 2025. Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yields. npj Biodiversity. 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00070-6

Socio-economic factors constrain climate change adaptation in a tropical export crop

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Varma, V., Mosedale, J. R., Guzman-Alvarez, J. A. and Bebber, D. P. 2025. Socio-economic factors constrain climate change adaptation in a tropical export crop. Nature Food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01130-1

Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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Mishra, V., Dixit, S., Tyagi, S., Venkateshwarlu, C., Paul, P. J., Gurjar, A. K. S., Dixit, S., Sandhu, N., Kurup, S., Kumar, A., Sinha, P., Singh, V. K. and Singh, U. M. 2025. Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, p. 1512234. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1512234

Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management

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De-Sousa, K. T., Wright, M., Cardenas, L. M., Deniz, M., Dittrich, J. R., Hotzel, M. J. and Enriquez-Hidalgo, D. 2025. Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management. Agroforestry Systems. 99 (28). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01115-2

Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom?

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Bagstad, K. J., Balbi, S., Adamo, G., Athanasiadis, I. N., Affinito, F., Willcock, S., Magrach, A., Hayashi, K., Harmackova, Z. V., Niamir, A., Smets, B., Buchhorn, M., Drakou, E. G., Alfieri, A., Edens, B., Morales, L. G., Vari, A., Sanz, M. and Villa, F. 2025. Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom? Ecosystem Services. 72 (April), p. 101705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101705

Born of frustration: the emergence of Camelina sativa as a platform for lipid biotechnology

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Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Eastmond, P. J. and Napier, J. A. 2025. Born of frustration: the emergence of Camelina sativa as a platform for lipid biotechnology. Plant Physiology. 197 (2), p. kiaf009. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf009

Differentially spliced mitochondrial CYP419A1 contributes to ethiprole resistance in Nilaparvata lugens

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Zeng, B., Hayward, A. J., Pym, A., Duarte, A., Garrood, W. T., Wu, S-F., Gao, C-F., Zimmer, C., Mallott, M., Davies, T. G. E., Nauen, R., Bass, C. G. and Troczka, B. J. 2025. Differentially spliced mitochondrial CYP419A1 contributes to ethiprole resistance in Nilaparvata lugens. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 177 (104260). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2025.104260

De novo root regeneration from leaf explant: a mechanistic review of key factors behind cell fate transition

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Asghar, S., Hayat, F., Zhao, Z., Zheng, Z., Ghori, N., Lu, Z., Li, Y. and Chen, C. 2025. De novo root regeneration from leaf explant: a mechanistic review of key factors behind cell fate transition. Planta. 261 (33). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04616-1

Building a Near-infrared (NIR) Soil Spectral Dataset and Predictive Machine Learning Models using a Handheld NIR Spectrophotometer

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Partida, C., Safanelli, J. L., Mitu, S. M., Murad, M. O. F., Ge, Y., Ferguson, R., Shepherd, K. and Sanderman, J. 2025. Building a Near-infrared (NIR) Soil Spectral Dataset and Predictive Machine Learning Models using a Handheld NIR Spectrophotometer. Data in Brief. 58 (111229). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.111229

Dataset for: Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain’s principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest

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Inward, D., Vuts, J., Thomas, G., Barnard, K., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Uglow, A. and Reed, K. 2025. Dataset for: Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain’s principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/mhvmi6az

Genetic Analysis of the Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogen Responsible for Severe Rice Infections in Senegal and Identification of Sources of Resistance

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Dossou, A. B., Fonceka, D., Tall, H., Kane, N. A., Faye, O. N., Zoclanclounon, A., Hutin, M., Szurek, B., Onaga, G., Manneh, B. and Diedhiou, P. M. 2025. Genetic Analysis of the Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogen Responsible for Severe Rice Infections in Senegal and Identification of Sources of Resistance. Journal of Phytopathology. 2025 (173), p. e70017. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.70017

Changing patterns of global nitrogen deposition driven by socio-economic development

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Zhu, J., Jia, Y., Yu, G., Wang, Q., He, N., Chen, Z., He, H., Zhu, X., Li, P., Zhang, F., Liu, X., Goulding, K. W. T., Fowler, D. and Vitousek, P. 2025. Changing patterns of global nitrogen deposition driven by socio-economic development. Nature Communications. 16 (1), p. 46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55606-y

Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK

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Jebari, A., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F., Collins, A. L., Coleman, K., Carswell, A. M., Segura, C., Cardenas, L. M. and Mcauliffe, G. 2025. Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02428-9

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

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Baker, T. R., Adu-Bredu, S., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S., Akite, P., Ashton, P., Alexiades, M., Almeida, E., Almeida de Oliveira, E., Alvarez Davila, E., Amani, C., Andrade, A., Aragao, L., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arets, E., Arroyo, L., Baisie, M., Balee, W., Balinga, M., Banin, L. F., Banki, O., Baraloto, C., Barroso, J., Bastin, J., Beeckman, H., Begne, S., Bengone, N. N., Berry, N., Betian, W., Bezard, V., Blanc, L., Boeckx, P., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Brearley, F. Q., Brienen, R., Brown, F., Bt Nasaradin, M., Burban, B., Burslem, D. F., Camargo, P., Camargo, J. L., Castro, W., Ceron, C., Chama Moscoso, V., Chapman, C., Chave, J., Chezeaux, E., Collins, M., Comiskey, J., Coomes, D., Cornejo Valverde, F., Costa, F. R., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Costa, L. D., Daly, D. C., Dancak, M., Daniels, A., Dargie, G., Davies, S., De Canniere, C., De Haulleville, T., Del Aguila Pasquel, J., Derroire, G., Dexter, K. G., Di Fiore, T., Djuikouo, M-N. K., Doucet, J., Droissart, V., Eilu, G., Emillio, T., Engel, J., Enock, B. Y., Evouna Ondo, F., Ewango, C., Fauset, S., Feldpausch, T. R., Fitriadi, M., Flores Llampazo, G., Foli, E. G., Fredriksson, G. ., Galbraith, D. R., Gilpin, M., Gloor, E., Gonmadje, C., Guillen Villaroel, R., Hall, J., Hamer, K. C., Hamilton, A., Hardy, O., Hart, T., Hedl, R., Herrera, R., Higuchi, N., Hladik, C. M., Honorio Coronado, E, Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I., Huasco, W. H., Hubau, W., Idhamsyah, M., Ismail, S. A., Jeffery, K., Jimenez, E., Jucker, T., Kearsley, E., Kho, L. K., Killeen, T., Kitayama, K., Laurance, W., Laurance, S., Leal, M., Lewis, S. L., Lhota, S., Lindsell, J., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lovett, J., Lowe, R., Magnusson, W. E., Makana, J., Malhi, Y., Marimon, B., Junior, B. H. M., Marshall, A., Maycock, C., Mbayu, F., Mendoza, C., Mendoza Polo, I., Metali, F., Mihindou, V., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Moore, S., Mucunguzi, P., Mukinzi, J., Munishi, P., Nagy, L., Naisso, P. ., Neill, D., Nogueira Lima, A., Nunez Vargas, P., Ojo, L., Palacios, W., Pallqui Camacho, N., Parada Gutierrez, A., Peacock, J., Peh, K. S-H., Pena Cruz, A., Pendry, C., Pennington, T., Penuela-Mora, M. C., Petronelli, P., Phillips, O. L., Pickavance, G., Pipoly, J., Pitman, N., Poulsen, A. D., Prance, G. T., Prieto, A., Primack, R. B., Qie, L., Queenborough, S. A., Sunderland, T., Quesada, C., Ramirez Arevalo, F., Ramirez-Angulo, H., Reitsma, J., Rejou-Mechain, M., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rutishauser, E., Salim, K. A., Salomao, R., Samsoedin, I., Saparudin, M. S., Schietti, J., Segovia, R. A., Serrano, J., Serudia, R., Sheil, D., Silva, N., Silva Espejo, J., Silveira, M., Simo-Droissart, M., Singh, J., Sonke, B., De Sousa, T. E. L., Stropp, J., Sukri, R., Sunderland, T., Svatek, M., Swaine, M., Taedoumg, H., Talbot, J., Tan, S., Taplin, J., Taylor, D., Ter Steege, H., Terborgh, J., Torres-Lezama, A., Tshibamba Mukendi, J., Tuagben, D., Van de Meer, P., Van der Heijden, G., Van der Hout, P., Van Nieuwstadt, M., Van Ulft, B., Vasquez Martinez, R., Vernimmen, R., Vinceti, B., Vieira, S., Vieira, I. C. G., Vilanova Torre, E., Vleminckx, J., White, L., Willcock, S., Williams, M., Woods, J. T., Yao, T. L., Yassir, I., Zagt, R. and Zemagho, L. 2025. Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras. Scientific Reports. 15 (4695). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

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

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Chen, J., Whalley, P. A., Li, Z., Gao, Y., Zhang, X., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2025. A new conceptual model for seed germination and seedling tillering of winter wheat in the field. Royal Society Open Science. 12 (1), p. 240723. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240723

An improved approach for estimating root elongation rate from penetrometer resistance and macropore porosity on a silty clay loam soil

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Qin, S, Liu, L., Whalley, W. R., Zhou, H., Ren, T. and Gao, W. 2025. An improved approach for estimating root elongation rate from penetrometer resistance and macropore porosity on a silty clay loam soil. Soil & Tillage Research. 248 (May), p. 106439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106439

Urease Inhibitors Weaken the Efficiency of Nitrification Inhibitors in Mitigating N2O Emissions from Soils Irrigated with Alternative Water Resources

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Tao, Z., Li, Z., Li, S., Zhao, L., Gregory, A. S., Fan, X., Liu, C., Hu, C. and Liu, Y. 2025. Urease Inhibitors Weaken the Efficiency of Nitrification Inhibitors in Mitigating N2O Emissions from Soils Irrigated with Alternative Water Resources. Water Air And Soil Pollution. 236 (26). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07670-9

Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability

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Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Han, B., Willcock, S., Storkey, J., Dong, X., Zhong, Y., Wang, X., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Li, Q., Chen, X. and Li, Z. 2025. Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 381 (109467). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109467

The untargeted metabolomic analysis of Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. & Dur. seeds reveals previously undescribed polar lignans and terpenoids

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Kisiriko, M., Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Noleto-Dias, C., Naboulsi, I., Anastasiadi, M., Terry, L. A., Sobeh, M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2025. The untargeted metabolomic analysis of Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. & Dur. seeds reveals previously undescribed polar lignans and terpenoids. Phytochemistry Letters. 65, pp. 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae584

Evaluation of machine learning approaches for large-scale agricultural drought forecasts to improve monitoring and preparedness in Brazil

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Gallear, J., Galdos, M., Zeri, M. and Hartley, A. 2025. Evaluation of machine learning approaches for large-scale agricultural drought forecasts to improve monitoring and preparedness in Brazil. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 25, pp. 1521-1541. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2024-60

Ion homeostasis and coordinated salt tolerance mechanisms in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)doubled haploid line

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Xu, H., Chen, H., Halford, N. G., Xu, R., He, T., Yang, B., Zhou, L., Guo, H. and Liu, C. 2025. Ion homeostasis and coordinated salt tolerance mechanisms in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)doubled haploid line. BMC Plant Biology. 25, p. 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-06033-0

The North Wyke Farm Platform: Forage Quantity and Quality Data

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Hawkins, J. M. B., Beaumont, D. A., Taylor, H., Jones, A.G. and Harris, P. 2025. The North Wyke Farm Platform: Forage Quantity and Quality Data. Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.992wy

“We need workable micronutrient data!”: a qualitative study assessing the need for integrated micronutrient data to support evidence-based decisions by Indian food system stakeholders

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Sahota, R., Khokhar, J., Deep, A., Adams, K. P., Das, A., Ander, E. L. and Joy, E. J. M. 2025. “We need workable micronutrient data!”: a qualitative study assessing the need for integrated micronutrient data to support evidence-based decisions by Indian food system stakeholders. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8, p. 1469126. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1469126

Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond

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Garvey, S. M., Davidson, E. A., Wagner-Riddle, C., Collins, A. L., Houser, M., Li, T., MacDonald, G. K., Kanter, M. T. D., Kyle, P., Wu, N., Congreves, K. A., Wang, Y., Cardenas, L. M. and Zhang, X. 2025. Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. 1, pp. 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-024-00012-2

Colletotrichum species associated with durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) in Hainan, China

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Xu, H., Zhang, Z., Zhou, Z., West, J. S., Wang, J. and Cao, X. 2025. Colletotrichum species associated with durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) in Hainan, China. Crop Protection. 188 (February), p. 107034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.107034

Achieving net-zero agriculture in Africa: perspective on policies, challenges, and opportunities

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Akpensuen, T. T and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Achieving net-zero agriculture in Africa: perspective on policies, challenges, and opportunities. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-025-01666-y

Make African grasslands climate-change resilient

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Akpensuen, T. T., Cartmill, A. D., Perez-Marquez, S, Sheridan, H., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Make African grasslands climate-change resilient. Communications Earth & Environment. 6 (111). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02109-3

Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives

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Alonso Chavez, V., Brown, N., Van Den Bosch, F., Parnell, S., Dyke, A., Hall, C., Karlsdottir, B., Marzano, M., Morris, J., O’Brien, L., Williams, D. and Milne, A. E. 2025. Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives. Journal of Applied Ecology. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70009

Derived datasets of daily weather, near surface soil status, flow rates and concentrations of nitrogen species from the North Wyke Farm Platform, England

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Zhang, Y., Hawkins, J. M. B., Sint, H. M. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Derived datasets of daily weather, near surface soil status, flow rates and concentrations of nitrogen species from the North Wyke Farm Platform, England. Data in Brief. 59 (22 January), p. 111324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111324

Longitudinal variability in the oxygen demand of channel bed matrix sediment in a UK agricultural catchment: implications for managing the sediment problem

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Pulley, S., Reigate, C. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Longitudinal variability in the oxygen demand of channel bed matrix sediment in a UK agricultural catchment: implications for managing the sediment problem. River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4444

Field plants strategically regulate water uptake from different soil depths by spatiotemporally adjusting their radial root hydraulic conductivity

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Zhang, X., Rickard, W., Hossain, I., Zhang, X., Cooper, H. V., Mooney, J. S., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2025. Field plants strategically regulate water uptake from different soil depths by spatiotemporally adjusting their radial root hydraulic conductivity. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70013

Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Inward, D., Vuts, J., Thomas, G., Barnard, K., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Uglow, A. and Reed, K. 2025. Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8644

The Fusarium graminearum Effector Protease FgTPP1 Suppresses Immune Responses and Facilitates Fusarium Head Blight Disease

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Darino, M., Jaiswal, N., Darma, R., Kroll, E., Urban, M., Xiang, Y., Kim, H., Myers, A., Scofield, S., Innes, R. W., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Helm, M. 2025. The Fusarium graminearum Effector Protease FgTPP1 Suppresses Immune Responses and Facilitates Fusarium Head Blight Disease. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. (24 January). https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-08-24-0103-FI

Starship giant transposable elements cluster by host taxonomy using k-mer-based phylogenetics

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Hill, R., Smith, D., Canning, G., Grey, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and McMullan, M. 2025. Starship giant transposable elements cluster by host taxonomy using k-mer-based phylogenetics. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. p. JKAF082. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf082

Evolutionary genomics reveals variation in structure and genetic content implicated in virulence and lifestyle in the genus Gaeumannomyces

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Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Hill, R., Grey, M., Fedi, M. O., Smith, D. P., Ward, S. J., Canning, G., Irish, N., Smith, J., Mcmillan, V. E., Hammond, J., Osborne, S., Chancellor, T., Swarbreck, D., Hall, N., Palma-Guerrero, J. and McMullan, M. 2025. Evolutionary genomics reveals variation in structure and genetic content implicated in virulence and lifestyle in the genus Gaeumannomyces. BMC Genomics. 26, p. 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11432-0

Soil organic carbon and related properties under conservation agriculture and contrasting conventional fields in Northern Malawi

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Kangara, G., Ligowe, I. S., Tibu, A., Gondwe, T. N., Greathead, H. M. and Galdos, M. 2025. Soil organic carbon and related properties under conservation agriculture and contrasting conventional fields in Northern Malawi. Frontiers in Soil Science. 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2024.1481275

Understanding insect predator–prey interactions using camera trapping: A review of current research and perspectives

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Seimandi-Corda, G., Hood, T. and Cook, S. M. 2025. Understanding insect predator–prey interactions using camera trapping: A review of current research and perspectives. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 27 (1), pp. 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12646

Metabolite-Based Resistance in Wheat Varieties to Aphid Virus Vectors: Progress and Future Opportunities

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Borg, A. N., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C. and Birkett, M. A. 2025. Metabolite-Based Resistance in Wheat Varieties to Aphid Virus Vectors: Progress and Future Opportunities. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8780

Dose Splitting Increases Selection for Both Target-Site and Non-Target-Site Fungicide Resistance—A Modelling Analysis

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Corkley, I., Mikaberidze, A., Paveley, N, Van Den Bosch, F., Shaw, M. W. and Milne, A. E. 2025. Dose Splitting Increases Selection for Both Target-Site and Non-Target-Site Fungicide Resistance—A Modelling Analysis. Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14080

A conserved fungal Knr4/Smi1 protein is crucial for maintaining cell wall stress tolerance and host plant pathogenesis

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Kroll, E., Bayon, C., Rudd, J. J., Armer, V., Magaji-Umashankar, A., Ames, R., Urban, M., Brown, N. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2025. A conserved fungal Knr4/Smi1 protein is crucial for maintaining cell wall stress tolerance and host plant pathogenesis. PLOS Pathogens. 21 (1), p. e1012769. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012769

Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass long-term experiment (1860–2020)

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Cooke, A., Storkey, J., Acquah, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass long-term experiment (1860–2020). Field Crops Research. 324 (April), p. 109791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109791

Nitrogen use efficiency of integrated crop-livestock systems at different levels of intensification

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Pereyra-Goday, F., Castillo, J., Rovira, P, Ayala, W, Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Nitrogen use efficiency of integrated crop-livestock systems at different levels of intensification. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1522557

Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus

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Mohan-Kumar, A., Thomas, G., Withall, D.M, Caulfield, J. C. and Vuts, J. 2025. Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus . Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12685

Prioritizing conservation sites for multi-pond systems to maintain protection of water quality in a fragmented agricultural catchment

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Zhang, H., Bao, Y., He, X., Lv, J., Tang, Q., Qin, X. and Collins, A. L. 2025. Prioritizing conservation sites for multi-pond systems to maintain protection of water quality in a fragmented agricultural catchment. Water Research. 268 (B), p. 122763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122763

Developmental constraint underlies the replicated evolution of grass awns

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Patterson, E. L., Macgregor, D., Heeney, M., Gallagher, J. P., Nuesslein, B., Cartwright, A. and Bartlett, M. 2025. Developmental constraint underlies the replicated evolution of grass awns. New Phytologist. 245 (2), pp. 835-848. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20268

Delaying Infection Through Phytosanitary Soybean-Free Periods Contributes to Fungicide Resistance Management in Phakopsora pachyrhizi: A Modelling Analysis

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Corkley, I., Helps, J., Van Den Bosch, F., Paveley, N. D., Milne, A. E., Mikaberidze, A., Sierotzki, H. and Skirvin, D. J. 2025. Delaying Infection Through Phytosanitary Soybean-Free Periods Contributes to Fungicide Resistance Management in Phakopsora pachyrhizi: A Modelling Analysis. Plant Pathology. 74 (4), pp. 1078-1096. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14074