Application of statistical methods to predictive biology

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2008 to end of 31 Mar 2012
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number4937
S4937
DepartmentBiomathematics and Bioinformatics (BAB)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004937
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004937

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A numerical optimization method to estimate the spatial distribution of an epidemic

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Parnell, S. R., Gottwald, T. R. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2009. A numerical optimization method to estimate the spatial distribution of an epidemic. Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859609990359

An engineered pathway for glyoxylate metabolism in tobacco plants aimed to avoid the release of ammonia in photorespiration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carvalho, J. De F. C., Madgwick, P. J., Powers, S. J., Keys, A. J., Lea, P. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2011. An engineered pathway for glyoxylate metabolism in tobacco plants aimed to avoid the release of ammonia in photorespiration. BMC Biotechnology. 11, p. 111 (17pp). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750-11-111

Analysis of leaf appearance, leaf death and phoma leaf spot, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, on oilseed rape (Brassica napus) cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powers, S. J., Pirie, E. J., Latunde-Dada, A. O. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2010. Analysis of leaf appearance, leaf death and phoma leaf spot, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, on oilseed rape (Brassica napus) cultivars. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 157 (1), pp. 55-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00409.x

Analysis of the developmental roles of the Arabidopsis gibberellin 20-oxidases demonstrates that GA20ox1, -2 and -3 are the dominant paralogs

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Plackett, A. R. G., Powers, S. J., Fernandez-Garcia, N., Urbanova, T., Takebayashi, Y., Seo, M., Jikumaru, Y., Benlloch, R., Nilsson, O., Ruiz-Rivero, O., Phillips, A. L., Wilson, Z. A., Thomas, S. G. and Hedden, P. 2012. Analysis of the developmental roles of the Arabidopsis gibberellin 20-oxidases demonstrates that GA20ox1, -2 and -3 are the dominant paralogs. The Plant Cell. 24, pp. 941-960. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.111.095109

Analysis of two in planta expressed LysM effector homologs from the fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola reveals novel functional properties and varying contributions to virulence on wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Marshall, R., Kombrink, A., Motteram, J., Loza-Reyes, E., Lucas, J. A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Thomma, B. P. H. J. and Rudd, J. J. 2011. Analysis of two in planta expressed LysM effector homologs from the fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola reveals novel functional properties and varying contributions to virulence on wheat. Plant Physiology. 156, pp. 756-769. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.176347

Aspects of the behaviour of Globodera pallida in the rhizosphere of the trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sasaki-Crawley, A., Curtis, R. H. C., Birkett, M. A., Powers, S. J., Papadopoulos, A., Blackshaw, R. and Pickett, J. A. 2011. Aspects of the behaviour of Globodera pallida in the rhizosphere of the trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium. Abstracts SEE11 Joint Meeting of the Royal Entomological Society of London and the Soil Ecology Society, Plymouth, 14-16 September 2011 .

Biological and physiological aspects in the host-parasitic relationship of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., Esteves, I., Powers, S. J. and Kerry, B. R. 2011. Biological and physiological aspects in the host-parasitic relationship of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia.

Comparison of host recognition, invasion, development and reproduction of Meloidogyne graminicola and M. incognita on rice and tomato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dutta, T. K., Powers, S. J., Kerry, B. R., Gaur, H. S. and Curtis, R. H. C. 2011. Comparison of host recognition, invasion, development and reproduction of Meloidogyne graminicola and M. incognita on rice and tomato. Nematology. 13, pp. 509-520. https://doi.org/10.1163/138855410X528262

Competition effects in a young Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis, Bong. Carr) clonal trial

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brotherstone, S., White, I. M. S., Sykes, R., Thompson, R., Connolly, T., Lee, S. and Woolliams, J. 2011. Competition effects in a young Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis, Bong. Carr) clonal trial. Silvae Genetica. 60 (3/4), pp. 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2011-0020

Concentrations of free amino acids and sugars in nine potato varieties: effects of storage and relationship with acrylamide formation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G., Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J., Gillatt, P. N., Hartley, L., Elmore, J. S. and Mottram, D. S. 2012. Concentrations of free amino acids and sugars in nine potato varieties: effects of storage and relationship with acrylamide formation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 60, pp. 12044-12055. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3037566

Determination of the N -glycosylation patterns of seed proteins: applications to determine the authenticity and substantial equivalence of genetically modified (GM) crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Marsh, J. T., Tryfona, T., Powers, S. J., Stephens, E., Dupree, P., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2011. Determination of the N -glycosylation patterns of seed proteins: applications to determine the authenticity and substantial equivalence of genetically modified (GM) crops. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 59, pp. 8779-8788. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf2010854

Differential defence response due to jasmonate seed treatment in cowpea and tomato against root-knot and potato cyst nematodes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pankaj, Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J., Gaur, H. S., Kurup, S. and Curtis, R. H. C. 2013. Differential defence response due to jasmonate seed treatment in cowpea and tomato against root-knot and potato cyst nematodes. Nematology. 15, pp. 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854112X641754

Effect of root nitrogen supply forms on attraction and repulsion of second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne graminicola

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Patil, J., Powers, S. J., Davies, K. G., Gaur, H. S. and Miller, A. J. 2013. Effect of root nitrogen supply forms on attraction and repulsion of second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne graminicola. Nematology. 15, pp. 469-482. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00002697

Effect of small lipophilic molecules in tomato and rice root exudates on the behaviour of Meloidogyne incognita and M. graminicola

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dutta, T. K., Powers, S. J., Gaur, H. S., Birkett, M. A. and Curtis, R. H. C. 2012. Effect of small lipophilic molecules in tomato and rice root exudates on the behaviour of Meloidogyne incognita and M. graminicola. Nematology. 14, pp. 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854111X612306

Effect of the Mi gene on reproduction of Meloidogyne hispanica on tomato genotypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maleita, C. M., Viera Dos Santos, M. C., Curtis, R. H. C., Powers, S. J. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2011. Effect of the Mi gene on reproduction of Meloidogyne hispanica on tomato genotypes. Nematology. 13, pp. 939-949. https://doi.org/10.1163/138855411X566449

Effects of genotype and environment on free amino acid levels in wheat grain: implications for acrylamide formation during processing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T. Y., Muttucumaru, N., Shewry, P. R., Parry, M. A. J., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S., Hook, S. and Halford, N. G. 2009. Effects of genotype and environment on free amino acid levels in wheat grain: implications for acrylamide formation during processing. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 57, pp. 1013-1021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8031292

Effects of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on free amino acids, sugars and acrylamide-forming potential in potato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Effects of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on free amino acids, sugars and acrylamide-forming potential in potato. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 6734-6742. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf401570x

Effects of variety and nutrient availability on the acrylamide-forming potential of rye grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Postles, J., Powers, S. J., Elmore, J. S., Mottram, D. S. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Effects of variety and nutrient availability on the acrylamide-forming potential of rye grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 57, pp. 463-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.02.001

Establishing substantial equivalence: transcriptomics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Baudo, M. M., Powers, S. J. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2008. Establishing substantial equivalence: transcriptomics. in: Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. (ed.) Transgenic wheat, barley and oats. Methods in molecular biology, vol. 478 Humana Press, New York. pp. 247-272

Estimation of spatial trend and automatic model selection in augmented designs

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kehel, Z., Habash, D. Z., Gezan, S. A., Welham, S. J. and Nachit, M. M. 2010. Estimation of spatial trend and automatic model selection in augmented designs. Agronomy Journal. 102, pp. 1542-1552. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0175

Fitness trade-off in peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) between insecticide resistance and vulnerability to parasitoid attack at several spatial scales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Foster, S. P., Denholm, I., Poppy, G. M., Thompson, R. and Powell, W. 2011. Fitness trade-off in peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) between insecticide resistance and vulnerability to parasitoid attack at several spatial scales. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 101 (6), pp. 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485310000623

GCN2-dependent phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Kanyuka, K., Parry, M. A. J., Powers, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2008. GCN2-dependent phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59 (11), pp. 3131-3141. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern169

Genetic mapping of rust resistance loci in biomass willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hanley, S. J., Pei, M. H., Powers, S. J., Ruiz, C., Mallott, M. D., Barker, J. H. A. and Karp, A. 2011. Genetic mapping of rust resistance loci in biomass willow. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 7 (3), pp. 597-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-010-0359-x

Genomic and pedigree-based genetic parameters for scarcely recorded traits when some animals are genotyped

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Veerkamp, R. F., Mulder, H. A., Thompson, R. and Calus, M. P. L. 2011. Genomic and pedigree-based genetic parameters for scarcely recorded traits when some animals are genotyped. Journal of Dairy Science. 94 (8), pp. 4189-4197. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4223

Host status of cultivated plants to Meloidogyne hispanica

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maleita, C. M. N., Curtis, R. H. C., Powers, S. J. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2012. Host status of cultivated plants to Meloidogyne hispanica. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 133, pp. 449-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-011-9918-8

How does Solanum sisymbriifolium affect Globodera pallida behaviour?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sasaki-Crawley, A., Curtis, R. H. C., Birkett, M. A., Powers, S. J., Papadopoulos, A., Blackshaw, R. P. and Pickett, J. A. 2011. How does Solanum sisymbriifolium affect Globodera pallida behaviour? Abstracts 43rd ONTA Annual Meeting, Coimbra, 4-9 September 2011 .

Identification of new single nucleotide polymorphism-based markers for inter- and intraspecies discrimination of obligate bacterial parasites (Pasteuria spp.) of invertebrates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mauchline, T. H., Knox, R., Mohan, S., Powers, S. J., Kerry, B. R., Davies, K. G. and Hirsch, P. R. 2011. Identification of new single nucleotide polymorphism-based markers for inter- and intraspecies discrimination of obligate bacterial parasites (Pasteuria spp.) of invertebrates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77, pp. 6388-6394. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.05185-11

Inactivation of plant infecting fungal and viral pathogens to achieve biological containment in drainage water using UV treatment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Urban, M., Motteram, J., Jing, H-C., Powers, S. J., Townsend, J. A., Devonshire, J., Pearman, I., Kanyuka, K., Franklin, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. Inactivation of plant infecting fungal and viral pathogens to achieve biological containment in drainage water using UV treatment. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 110 (3), pp. 675-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04917.x

Inhibition of SnRK1 by metabolites: tissue-dependent effects and cooperative inhibition by glucose 1-phosphate in combination with trehalose 6-phosphate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., Primavesi, L. F., Patel, M. K., Martinez-Barajas, E., Powers, S. J., Sagar, R., Fevereiro, P. S., Davis, B. G. and Paul, M. J. 2013. Inhibition of SnRK1 by metabolites: tissue-dependent effects and cooperative inhibition by glucose 1-phosphate in combination with trehalose 6-phosphate. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 63, pp. 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.11.011

Inoculum levels of Meloidogyne hispanica and M. javanica affect nematode reproduction and growth of tomato genotypes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Maleita, C. M. N., Curtis, R. H. C., Powers, S. J. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2012. Inoculum levels of Meloidogyne hispanica and M. javanica affect nematode reproduction and growth of tomato genotypes. Phytopathologia mediterranea. 51, pp. 566-576. https://doi.org/10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-9740

Joint modeling of spatial variability and within-row interplot competition to increase the efficiency of plant improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stringer, J. K., Cullis, B. R. and Thompson, R. 2011. Joint modeling of spatial variability and within-row interplot competition to increase the efficiency of plant improvement. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics. 16 (2), pp. 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-010-0051-5

Mapping the three-dimensional variation of electrical conductivity in a paddy rice soil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Li, H. Y., Shi, Z., Webster, R. and Guo, Y. 2010. Mapping the three-dimensional variation of electrical conductivity in a paddy rice soil. Abstracts 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, 1-6 August 2010 . pp. 95-98

Maternal risk factors in Afghan-refugees compared to Pakistani mothers in Peshawar, NWFP Pakistan

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Badshah, S., Mason, L., Mckelvie, K., Payne, R. W. and Lisboa, P. J. G. 2011. Maternal risk factors in Afghan-refugees compared to Pakistani mothers in Peshawar, NWFP Pakistan. Journal Of The Pakistan Medical Association. 61, pp. 161-164.

Modelling rotations: can crop sequences explain arable seedbank abundance?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bohan, D. A., Powers, S. J., Champion, G., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Squire, G., Cussans, J. and Mertens, S. K. 2011. Modelling rotations: can crop sequences explain arable seedbank abundance? Weed Research. 51 (4), pp. 422-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2011.00860.x

Molecular phylogenetics using maximum-likelihood

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Loza-Reyes, E. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics using maximum-likelihood. in: Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H. and Marban-Mendoza, M. (ed.) Practical plant nematology Biblioteca Basica de Agricultura, Montecillo. pp. 147-160

Overexpression of GCN2-type protein kinase in wheat has profound effects on free amino acid concentration and gene expression

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Byrne, E. H., Prosser, I. M., Muttucumaru, N., Curtis, T. Y., Wingler, A., Powers, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2012. Overexpression of GCN2-type protein kinase in wheat has profound effects on free amino acid concentration and gene expression. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 10 (3), pp. 328-340. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00665.x

Plant-nematode interactions: Globodera pallida and Solanum sisymbriifolium

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sasaki-Crawley, A., Curtis, R. H. C., Birkett, M. A., Powers, S. J., Papadopoulos, A., Blackshaw, R. and Pickett, J. A. 2011. Plant-nematode interactions: Globodera pallida and Solanum sisymbriifolium. Abstracts AAB Conference Advances in Nematology, London, 13 December 2011 .

Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: design, calculations and statistics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rieu, I. and Powers, S. J. 2009. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: design, calculations and statistics. The Plant Cell. 21, pp. 1031-1033. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.109.066001

Regulatory hotspots are associated with plant gene expression under varying soil phosphorus supply in Brassica rapa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hammond, J. P., Mayes, S., Bowen, H. C., Graham, N. S., Hayden, R. M., Love, C. G., Spracklen, W. P., Wang, J., Welham, S. J., White, P. J., King, G. J. and Broadley, M. R. 2011. Regulatory hotspots are associated with plant gene expression under varying soil phosphorus supply in Brassica rapa. Plant Physiology. 156, pp. 1230-1241. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.175612

Repellents inhibit P450 enzymes in Stegomyia (Aedes) aegypti

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jaramillo Ramirez, G. I., Logan, J. G., Loza-Reyes, E., Stashenko, E. and Moores, G. D. 2012. Repellents inhibit P450 enzymes in Stegomyia (Aedes) aegypti. PLOS ONE. 7, p. e48698 (8pp). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048698