Maintaining soil resilience and function for sustainable land management

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2008 to end of 31 Mar 2012
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorKeith Goulding
Co-InvestigatorAndy Macdonald
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS4980
4980
DepartmentSustainable Soils and Grassland Systems (SSGS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004980
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004980

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Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Robinson, D. A., Hockley, N., Cooper, D. M., Emmett, B. A., Keith, A. M., Lebron, I., Reynolds, B., Tipping, E., Tye, A. M., Watts, C. W., Whalley, W. R., Black, H. I. J., Warren, G. P. and Robinson, J. S. 2013. Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57, pp. 1023-1033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.008

Nitrate accumulation in soil profiles under seasonally open 'sunlight greenhouses' in northwest China and potential for leaching loss during summer fallow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhou, J-B., Chen, Z-J., Liu, X-J., Zhai, B-N. and Powlson, D. S. 2010. Nitrate accumulation in soil profiles under seasonally open 'sunlight greenhouses' in northwest China and potential for leaching loss during summer fallow. Soil Use and Management. 26 (3), pp. 332-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00284.x

Nitrogen in agriculture: an overview and definitions of nitrogen use efficiency (Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No 651)

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Johnston, A. E. and Poulton, P. R. 2009. Nitrogen in agriculture: an overview and definitions of nitrogen use efficiency (Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No 651). International Fertiliser Society (IFS). pp. 48pp

Nitrous oxide emissions from vegetables grown in a polytunnel treated with high rates of applied nitrogen fertilizers in Southern China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Min, J., Shi, W., Xing, G., Powlson, D. S. and Zhu, Z. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions from vegetables grown in a polytunnel treated with high rates of applied nitrogen fertilizers in Southern China. Soil Use and Management. 28 (1), pp. 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00377.x

Nutrient supply enhanced the increase in intrinsic water-use efficiency of a temperate seminatural grassland in the last century

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kohler, I. H., Macdonald, A. J. and Schnyder, H. 2012. Nutrient supply enhanced the increase in intrinsic water-use efficiency of a temperate seminatural grassland in the last century. Global Change Biology. 18 (11), pp. 3367-3376. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02781.x

Obituary: David Jenkinson

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
De Nobili, M., Powlson, D. S. and Brookes, P. C. 2011. Obituary: David Jenkinson. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 47, p. 605. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-011-0572-2

Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part I: the response of winter wheat and spring barley to Olsen P on a silty clay loam

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Johnston, A. E. and White, Robin P. 2013. Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part I: the response of winter wheat and spring barley to Olsen P on a silty clay loam. Soil Use and Management. 29 (1), pp. 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00450.x

Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part II: the response of arable crops to Olsen P on a sandy clay loam and a silty clay loam

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R. and White, Robin P. 2013. Plant-available soil phosphorus. Part II: the response of arable crops to Olsen P on a sandy clay loam and a silty clay loam. Soil Use and Management. 29 (1), pp. 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00449.x

Potassium and nitrogen interactions in crop production (Translation into Polish of Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No. 615)

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Milford, G. F. J. and Johnston, A. E. 2009. Potassium and nitrogen interactions in crop production (Translation into Polish of Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No. 615).

Potassium, magnesium and soil fertility: long term experimental evidence (Translation into Polish of Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No. 613)

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Johnston, A. E. 2009. Potassium, magnesium and soil fertility: long term experimental evidence (Translation into Polish of Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society No. 613).

Potential for soil carbon sequestration, but with a full greenhouse gas budget

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Goulding, K. W. T., Powlson, D. S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2009. Potential for soil carbon sequestration, but with a full greenhouse gas budget. Currie, L. D. and Lindsay, C. L. (ed.) Nutrient Management in a Rapidly Changing World: Proceedings 22nd Annual Workshop of the Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre Massey University, Palmerston North, 11-12 February 2009. . Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University. pp. 7-15

Quantifying and isolating stable soil organic carbon using long-term bare fallow experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barre, P., Eglin, T., Christensen, B. T., Ciais, P., Houot, S., Katterer, T., Van Oort, F., Peylin, P., Poulton, P. R., Romanenkov, V. and Chenu, C. 2010. Quantifying and isolating stable soil organic carbon using long-term bare fallow experiments. Biogeosciences. 7, pp. 3839-3850. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-3839-2010

Reply to additional comments on 'Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil nitrogen: a global dilemma for sustainable cereal production,' by R.L. Mulvaney, S.A. Khan and T.R. Ellsworth in the Journal of Environmental Quality 2009 38: 2295-2314

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Jenkinson, D. S., Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Glendining, M. J. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2010. Reply to additional comments on 'Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil nitrogen: a global dilemma for sustainable cereal production,' by R.L. Mulvaney, S.A. Khan and T.R. Ellsworth in the Journal of Environmental Quality 2009 38: 2295-2314. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39, pp. 1528-1529. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0004le

Resource or waste: the reality of nutrient recycling to land

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnston, A. E. 2008. Resource or waste: the reality of nutrient recycling to land . Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 630.

Response of cereals to soil and fertilizer phosphorus (HGCA Research Review No. 74)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Johnston, A. E. and Poulton, P. R. 2011. Response of cereals to soil and fertilizer phosphorus (HGCA Research Review No. 74). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Stoneleigh.

Responses of soil clay mineralogy in the Rothamsted Classical Experiments in relation to management practice and changing land use

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tye, A. M., Kemp, S. J. and Poulton, P. R. 2009. Responses of soil clay mineralogy in the Rothamsted Classical Experiments in relation to management practice and changing land use. Geoderma. 153, pp. 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.07.019

Significant acidification in major Chinese croplands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guo, J. H., Liu, X. J., Zhang, Y., Shen, L. J., Han, W. X., Zhang, W-F., Christie, P., Goulding, K. W. T., Vitousek, P. M. and Zhang, F-S. 2010. Significant acidification in major Chinese croplands. Science - AAAS. 327 (5968), pp. 1008-1010. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182570

Soil and fertilizer phosphorus in relation to crop nutrition

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Kirkby, E. A. and Johnston, A. E. 2008. Soil and fertilizer phosphorus in relation to crop nutrition. in: White, P. J. and Hammond, J. P. (ed.) Ecophysiology of plant-phosphorus interactions Springer, New York. pp. 177-223

Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Gregory, P. J., Whalley, W. R., Quinton, J. N., Hopkins, D. W., Whitmore, A. P., Hirsch, P. R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Soil management in relation to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services. Food Policy. 36, pp. S72-S87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.025

Soil mineralization: an emergent process?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addiscott, T. M. 2010. Soil mineralization: an emergent process? Geoderma. 160 (1), pp. 31-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.03.016

Soil organic carbon contents in long-term experimental grassland plots in the UK (Palace Leas and Park Grass) have not changed consistently in recent decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hopkins, D. W., Waite, I. S., Mcnichol, J. W., Poulton, P. R., Macdonald, A. J. and O'donnell, A. G. 2009. Soil organic carbon contents in long-term experimental grassland plots in the UK (Palace Leas and Park Grass) have not changed consistently in recent decades. Global Change Biology. 15 (7), pp. 1739-1754. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01809.x

Soil organic matters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Brookes, P. C., Whitmore, A. P., Goulding, K. W. T. and Hopkins, D. W. 2011. Soil organic matters. European Journal of Soil Science. 62 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01338.x

Spatial variability of soil organic matter fractions in arable and grassland soils - implications for soil N supply

F - Theses
Cordova Saez, C. 2011. Spatial variability of soil organic matter fractions in arable and grassland soils - implications for soil N supply. F - Theses

Starving the soil of plant inputs for 50 years reduces abundance but not diversity of soil bacterial communities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hirsch, P. R., Gilliam, L. M., Sohi, S. P., Williams, J. K., Clark, I. M. and Murray, P. J. 2009. Starving the soil of plant inputs for 50 years reduces abundance but not diversity of soil bacterial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41 (9), pp. 2021-2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.07.011

Sustaining China's agriculture in a changing climate

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Lu, Y., Powlson, D. S., Norse, D., Chadwick, D., Conway, D., Ford-Lloyd, B., Maxted, N., Smith, P. and Wheeler, T. 2012. Sustaining China's agriculture in a changing climate. in: Wollenberg, E., Grieg-Gran, M., Tapio-Bistrom, M-L. and Nihart, A. (ed.) Climate change mitigation in agriculture Earthscan Publications Ltd. pp. 203-214

Towards and integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, P., Davies, C. A., Ogle, S., Zanchi, G., Bellarby, J., Bird, N., Boddey, R. M., Mcnamara, N. P., Powlson, D. S., Cowie, A., Van Noordwijk, M., Davis, S. C., Richter, D. De B., Kryzanowski, L., Van Wijk, M. T., Stuart, J., Kirton, A., Eggar, D., Newton-Cross, G., Adhya, T. K. and Braimoh, A. K. 2012. Towards and integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision. Global Change Biology. 18 (7), pp. 2089-2101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02689.x

Unexpected treasures from the Rothamsted experiments: how long term studies continue to give new data and insights for the improvement of food and feed production

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Powlson, D. S., Macdonald, A. J. and Poulton, P. R. 2012. Unexpected treasures from the Rothamsted experiments: how long term studies continue to give new data and insights for the improvement of food and feed production. Abstracts Bioforsk-konferansen 2012, Oslo, 6-7 February 2012 .