Optimisation of nutrients in soil-plant systems: How can we control nitrogen cycling in soil?

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorPenny Hirsch
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5196
5196
DepartmentAgroecology (AGEC)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005196
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005196

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Metagenomic approaches reveal differences in genetic diversity and relative abundance of nitrifying bacteria and archaea in contrasting soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clark, I. M., Hughes, D. J., Fu, Q., Abadie, M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2021. Metagenomic approaches reveal differences in genetic diversity and relative abundance of nitrifying bacteria and archaea in contrasting soils . Scientific Reports. 11, p. 15905. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95100-9

Inorganic Chemical Fertilizer Application to Wheat Reduces the Abundance of Putative Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reid, T. E., Kavamura, V. N., Abadie, M., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Harris, J. and Mauchline, T. H. 2021. Inorganic Chemical Fertilizer Application to Wheat Reduces the Abundance of Putative Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12 (article), p. 642587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.642587

Defining the wheat microbiome: towards microbiome-facilitated crop production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kavamura, V. N., Mendes, R., Bargaz, A. and Mauchline, T. H. 2021. Defining the wheat microbiome: towards microbiome-facilitated crop production. Computational and structural biotechnology journal. 19, pp. 1200-1213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.045

Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists

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Rossmann, M., Perez-Jaramillo, J. E., Kavamura, V. N., Chiaramonte, J. B., Dumack, K., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Mendes, L. W., Ferreira, M. M. C., Bonkowski, M., Raaijmakers, J. M., Mauchline, T. H. and Mendes, R. 2020. Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96 (4), p. fiaa032. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa032

Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kavamura, V. N., Robinson, R. J., Hughes, D., Clark, I. M., Rossmann, M., De Melo, I.S., Hirsch, P. R., Mendes, R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2020. Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 1452. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58402-y

Land management and microbial seed load effect on rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial community assembly in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kavamura, V. N., Robinson, R. J., Hayat, R., Clark, I. M., Hughes, D. J., Rossmann, M., Hirsch, P. R., Mendes, R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2019. Land management and microbial seed load effect on rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial community assembly in wheat. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10 (2625). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02625

The short-term effects of nitrification inhibitors on the abundance and expression of ammonia and nitrite oxidizers in a long-term field experiment comparing land management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, Q., Clark, I. M., Zhu, J., Hu, H. Q. and Hirsch, P. R. 2018. The short-term effects of nitrification inhibitors on the abundance and expression of ammonia and nitrite oxidizers in a long-term field experiment comparing land management. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 54 (1), pp. 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-017-1249-2

Soil microorganisms: role in soil health

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hirsch, P. R. 2018. Soil microorganisms: role in soil health. in: Reicosky, D. (ed.) Managing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture. Volume 1: Fundamentals Cambridge, UK Burleigh Dodds. pp. 169-196

Inorganic Nitrogen Application Affects Both Taxonomical and Predicted Functional Structure of Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nessner-Kavamura-Noguchi, V., Hayat, R., Clark, I. M., Rossmann, M., Mendes, R., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2018. Inorganic Nitrogen Application Affects Both Taxonomical and Predicted Functional Structure of Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, p. 1074. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01074

Phylogenetic distribution, biogeography and the effects of land management upon bacterial non-specific Acid phosphatase Gene diversity and abundance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Akkari, E., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R. and Guyomar, C. 2018. Phylogenetic distribution, biogeography and the effects of land management upon bacterial non-specific Acid phosphatase Gene diversity and abundance. Plant and Soil. 427, pp. 175-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3301-2

Life in earth – the root microbiome to the rescue?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mauchline, T. H. and Malone, J. G. 2017. Life in earth – the root microbiome to the rescue? Current Opinion in Microbiology. 37 (Supplement C), pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2017.03.005

Exploitation of endophytes for sustainable agricultural intensification Exploitation of endophytes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Le Cocq, K., Gurr, S. J., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2017. Exploitation of endophytes for sustainable agricultural intensification Exploitation of endophytes. Molecular Plant Pathology. 18 (3), pp. 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12483

Base cations and micronutrients in soil aggregates as affected by enhanced nitrogen and water inputs in a semi-arid steppe grassland

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Wang, R. Z., Dungait, J. A. J., Buss, H. L., Yang, S., Zhang, Y. G., Xu, Z. W. and Jiang, Y. 2017. Base cations and micronutrients in soil aggregates as affected by enhanced nitrogen and water inputs in a semi-arid steppe grassland. Science of the Total Environment. 575 (1 January), pp. 564-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.018

Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R., Coleman, K., Macdonald, A. J. and White, R. P. 2017. Changes in soil organic matter over 70 years in continuous arable and ley–arable rotations on a sandy loam soil in England. European Journal of Soil Science. 68 (3), pp. 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12415

Zinc toxicity stimulates microbial production of extracellular polymers in a copiotrophic acid soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A. and Chen, L. 2017. Zinc toxicity stimulates microbial production of extracellular polymers in a copiotrophic acid soil. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 119 (April), pp. 413-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.10.004

Soil resilience and recovery: rapid community responses to management changes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hirsch, P. R., Jhurreea, D., Williams, J. K., Murray, P. J., Scott, T., Misselbrook, T. H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Clark, I. M. 2017. Soil resilience and recovery: rapid community responses to management changes. Plant and Soil. 412 (1-2), pp. 283-297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3068-x

Land-use influences phosphatase gene microdiversity in soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Rossmann, M., Brearley, C., Akkari, E., Guyomar, C., Clark, I. M., Allen, E. and Hirsch, P. R. 2017. Land-use influences phosphatase gene microdiversity in soils. Environmental Microbiology. 19 (7), p. 2740–2753. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13778

Runoff- and erosion-driven transport of cattle slurry: linking molecular tracers to hydrological processes

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Lloyd, C. E. M., Michaelides, K., Chadwick, D. R., Dungait, J. A. J. and Evershed, R. P. 2016. Runoff- and erosion-driven transport of cattle slurry: linking molecular tracers to hydrological processes. Biogeosciences. 13 (2), pp. 551-566. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-551-2016

Not poles apart: Antarctic soil fungal communities show similarities to those of the distant Arctic

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Cox, F., Newsham, K. K., Bol, R., Dungait, J. A. J. and Robinson, C. H. 2016. Not poles apart: Antarctic soil fungal communities show similarities to those of the distant Arctic. Ecology Letters. 19 (5), pp. 528-536. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12587

Grass material as a modern process standard for C-14 analysis of n-Alkanes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cisneros-Dozal, L. M., Xu, X., Bryant, C., Pearson, E. J. and Dungait, J. A. J. 2016. Grass material as a modern process standard for C-14 analysis of n-Alkanes. Radiocarbon. 58 (3), pp. 445-458. https://doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2016.24

Responses of microbial community from tropical pristine coastal soil to crude oil contamination

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Morais, D., Pylro, V., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R. and Totola, M. R. 2016. Responses of microbial community from tropical pristine coastal soil to crude oil contamination. PeerJ. 4. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1733

Nutrient release from decomposing Eucalyptus harvest residues following simulated management practices in multiple sites in Brazil

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Ferreira, G. W. D., Soares, E. M. B., Oliveira, F. C. C., Silva, I. R., Dungait, J. A. J., Souza, I. F. and Vergutz, L. 2016. Nutrient release from decomposing Eucalyptus harvest residues following simulated management practices in multiple sites in Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management. 370, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.03.047

Misguided phylogenetic comparisons using DGGE excised bands may contaminate public sequence databases

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pylro, V. S., Morais, D. K., Kalks, K. H. M., Roesch, L. F. W., Hirsch, P. R., Totola, M. R. and Yotoko, K. 2016. Misguided phylogenetic comparisons using DGGE excised bands may contaminate public sequence databases. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 126, pp. 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2016.04.012

Wheat seed embryo excision enables the creation of axenic seedlings and Koch's postulates testing of putative bacterial endophytes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Robinson, R. J., Fraaije, B. A., Clark, I. M., Jackson, R. W., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2016. Wheat seed embryo excision enables the creation of axenic seedlings and Koch's postulates testing of putative bacterial endophytes. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 25581. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep25581

Novel European free-living, non-diazotrophic Bradyrhizobium isolates from contrasting soils that lack nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes - a genome comparison

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, F. P., Clark, I. M., King, R., Shaw, L. J., Woodward, M. J. and Hirsch, P. R. 2016. Novel European free-living, non-diazotrophic Bradyrhizobium isolates from contrasting soils that lack nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes - a genome comparison. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 25858. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep25858

UAS-based soil carbon mapping using VIS-NIR (480-1000 nm) multi-spectral imaging: potential and limitations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Aldana Jague, E., Heckrath, G., Macdonald, A. J., Van Wesemael, B. and Van Oost, K. 2016. UAS-based soil carbon mapping using VIS-NIR (480-1000 nm) multi-spectral imaging: potential and limitations. Geoderma. 275 (1 August), pp. 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.04.012

The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

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Lamb, A., Green, R., Bateman, I., Broadmeadow, M., Bruce, T. J. A., Burney, J., Carey, P., Chadwick, D. R., Crane, E., Field, R., Goulding, K. W. T., Griffiths, H., Hastings, A., Kasoar, T., Kindred, D., Phalan, B., Pickett, J. A., Smith, P., Wall, E., Zu Ermgassen, E. K. H. J. and Balmford, A. 2016. The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Nature Climate Change. 6, pp. 488-492. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2910

Global nitrogen budgets in cereals: a 50-year assessment for maize, rice and wheat production systems

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Ladha, J. K., Tirol-Padre, A., Reddy, C. K., Cassman, K. G., Verma, S., Powlson, D. S., Van Kessel, C., Richter, D. De B., Chakraborty, D. and Pathak, H. 2016. Global nitrogen budgets in cereals: a 50-year assessment for maize, rice and wheat production systems. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 19355. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19355

Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, W. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics. 15, pp. 12345-12360. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12345-2015

Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology

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Shepherd, A., Yan, X., Nayak, D., Newbold, J., Moran, D., Dhanoa, M. S., Goulding, K. W. T., Smith, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology. Atmospheric Environment. 122, pp. 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.054

Reducing excessive nitrogen use in Chinese wheat production through knowledge training: what are the implications for the public extension system?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jia, X., Huang, J., Xiang, C. and Powlson, D. S. 2015. Reducing excessive nitrogen use in Chinese wheat production through knowledge training: what are the implications for the public extension system? Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 39, pp. 189-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2014.967436

Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition

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Storkey, J., Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Scott, T., Kohler, I. H., Schnyder, H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Crawley, M. J. 2015. Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition. Nature. 528, pp. 401-404. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16444

Soil pH determines microbial diversity and composition in the Park Grass Experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhalnina, K., Dias, R., De Quadros, P. D., Davis-Richardson, A., Camargo, F. A. O., Clark, I. M., McGrath, S. P., Hirsch, P. R. and Triplett, E. W. 2015. Soil pH determines microbial diversity and composition in the Park Grass Experiment. Microbial Ecology. 69, pp. 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0530-2

An analysis of Pseudomonas genomic diversity in take-all infected wheat fields reveals the lasting impact of wheat cultivars on the soil microbiota

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Mauchline, T. H., Chedom-Fotso, D., Chandra, G., Samuels, T., Greenaway, N., Backhaus, A., Mcmillan, V. E., Canning, G., Powers, S. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Hirsch, P. R., Clark, I. M., Mehrabi, Z., Roworth, J., Burnell, J. and Malone, J. G. 2015. An analysis of Pseudomonas genomic diversity in take-all infected wheat fields reveals the lasting impact of wheat cultivars on the soil microbiota. Environmental Microbiology. 17 (11), pp. 4764-4778. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13038

Over 150 years of long-term fertilization alters spatial scaling of microbial biodiversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, Y., Wu, Liyou, Clark, I. M., Xue, K., Yang, Y., Van Nostrand, J. D., Deng, Y., He, Z., McGrath, S. P., Storkey, J., Hirsch, P. R., Sun, B. and Zhou, J. 2015. Over 150 years of long-term fertilization alters spatial scaling of microbial biodiversity. mBio. 6, pp. e00240-15. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00240-15

The importance of the microbial N cycle in soil for crop plant nutrition

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2015. The importance of the microbial N cycle in soil for crop plant nutrition. in: Sariaslani, S. and Gadd, G. M. (ed.) Advances in Applied Microbiology Vol.93 Elsevier.

Sustainable intensification of China's agriculture: the key role of nutrient management and climate change mitigation and adaptation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, Y., Chadwick, D., Norse, D., Powlson, D. S. and Shi, W. 2015. Sustainable intensification of China's agriculture: the key role of nutrient management and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 209, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.05.012

Overcoming nitrogen fertilizer over-use through technical and advisory approaches: a case study from Shaanxi Province, northwest China

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Zhang, S., Gao, P., Tong, Y., Norse, D., Lu, Y. and Powlson, D. S. 2015. Overcoming nitrogen fertilizer over-use through technical and advisory approaches: a case study from Shaanxi Province, northwest China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 209, pp. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.03.002

Engineering soil organic matter quality: Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) stimulates exudation of nitrogenous microbial biopolymers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Evershed, R. P., Kuhl, A., Armenise, E., White, Robin P., Hirsch, P. R., Goulding, K. W. T. and Brookes, P. C. 2015. Engineering soil organic matter quality: Biodiesel Co-Product (BCP) stimulates exudation of nitrogenous microbial biopolymers. Geoderma. 259-260, pp. 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.06.006

Soil organic matter and the extracellular microbial matrix show contrasting responses to C and N availability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Evershed, R. P., Hirsch, P. R., White, Robin P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Soil organic matter and the extracellular microbial matrix show contrasting responses to C and N availability. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 88, pp. 257-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.05.025