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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Pratylenchidae - the lesion nematodes

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Castillo, P., Stanley, J. and Inserra, R. N. 2012. Pratylenchidae - the lesion nematodes. in: Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H. and Marban-Mendoza, N. (ed.) Practical plant nematology Biblioteca Basica de Agricultura, Montecillo. pp. 411-477

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

Quantifying the impact of microbes on soil structural development and behaviour in wet soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helliwell, J. R., Miller, A. J., Whalley, W. R., Mooney, S. J. and Sturrock, C. J. 2014. Quantifying the impact of microbes on soil structural development and behaviour in wet soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 74, pp. 138-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.03.009

Quantitative differences in gene expression of defence genes in Solanum tuberosum and S. sisymbriifolium infected with Globodera pallida

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sasaki-Crawley, A., Dybal, K., Powers, S. J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Nelson, D., Blackshaw, R., Carvalho, R. and Curtis, R. H. C. 2014. Quantitative differences in gene expression of defence genes in Solanum tuberosum and S. sisymbriifolium infected with Globodera pallida. Indian journal of nematology. 44 (1), pp. 62-72.

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

Reply to 'No-till agriculture and climate change mitigation'

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Stirling, C. M., Jat, M. L., Gerard, B. G., Palm, C. A., Sanchez, P. A. and Cassman, K. G. 2015. Reply to 'No-till agriculture and climate change mitigation'. Nature Climate Change. 5, p. 489. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2654

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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

Rice production, nitrous oxide emission and ammonia volatilization as impacted by the nitrification inhibitor 2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)-pyridine

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sun, H., Zhang, H., Powlson, D. S., Min, J. and Shi, W. 2015. Rice production, nitrous oxide emission and ammonia volatilization as impacted by the nitrification inhibitor 2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)-pyridine. Field Crops Research. 173, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2014.12.012

Root developmental responses to heterogeneous water and nitrogen supply

F - Theses
Chapman, N. 2012. Root developmental responses to heterogeneous water and nitrogen supply. F - Theses

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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

Sequestration of C in soils under Miscanthus can be marginal and is affected by genotype-specific root distribution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richter, G. M., Agostini, F., Redmile-Gordon, M. A., White, Robin P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2015. Sequestration of C in soils under Miscanthus can be marginal and is affected by genotype-specific root distribution. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 200, pp. 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.11.011

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

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

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

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

Spatial variation of trace elements in the peri-urban soil of Madrid

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vazquez De La Cueva, A., Marchant, B. P., Quintana, J. R., De Santiago, A., Lafuente, A. L. and Webster, R. 2014. Spatial variation of trace elements in the peri-urban soil of Madrid. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 14, pp. 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-013-0772-5

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

Taxonomy and systematics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hunt, D. J. 2012. Taxonomy and systematics. in: Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H. and Marban-Mendoza, N. (ed.) Practical plant nematology Biblioteca Basica de Agricultura, Montecillo. pp. 65-87

Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Karhu, K., Auffret, M. D., Dungait, J. A. J., Hopkins, D. W., Prosser, J. I., Singh, B. K., Subke, J-A., Wookey, P. A., Agren, G. I., Sebastia, M-T., Gouriveau, F., Bergkvist, G., Meir, P., Nottingham, A. T., Salinas, N. and Hartley, I. P. 2014. Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response. Nature. 513, pp. 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13604

The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fitton, N., Datta, A., Hastings, A., Kuhnert, M., Topp, C. F. E., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J. R., Smith, K., Chadwick, D. and Smith, P. 2014. The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent. Environmental Research Letters. 9, p. 095003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/095003

The effect of N fertilizer forms on nitrous oxide emissions from UK arable land and grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, K. A., Dobbie, K. E., Thorman, R., Watson, C. J., Chadwick, D. R., Yamulki, S. and Ball, B. C. 2012. The effect of N fertilizer forms on nitrous oxide emissions from UK arable land and grassland. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 93, pp. 127-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-012-9505-1

The impact of tissue type, growth stage and fertilizers on the community structure of cultured bacterial wheat endophytes in the Broadbalk experiment

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Robinson, R. R., Fraaije, B. A., Clark, I. M., Jackson, R. W., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2014. The impact of tissue type, growth stage and fertilizers on the community structure of cultured bacterial wheat endophytes in the Broadbalk experiment. American Phytopathological Society (APS).

The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Topp, C. F. E., Smith, K. E., Thorman, R. E., Pappa, V. A., Bennett, G., Malkin, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chauhan, M., Misselbrook, T. H., Munro, D. G., Rees, R. M., Anthony, S. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 2014. The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK. Agronomic Decision Making in an Uncertain Climate. Aspects of Applied Biology 125 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 81-87

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.

The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stockmann, U., Adams, M. A., Crawford, J. W., Field, D. J., Henakaarchchi, N., Jenkins, M., Minasny, B., McBratney, A. B., De Remy De Courcelles, V., Singh, K., Wheeler, I., Abbott, L., Angers, D. A., Baldock, J., Bird, M., Brookes, P. C., Chenu, C., Jastrow, J. D., Lal, R., Lehmann, J., O'donnell, A. G., Parton, W. J., Whitehead, D. and Zimmermann, M. 2013. The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 164, pp. 80-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.10.001

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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

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

The variable response of soil microorganisms to trace concentrations of low molecular weight organic substrates of increasing complexity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Kemmitt, S. J., Michallon, L., Guo, S., Wen, Q., Brookes, P. C. and Evershed, R. P. 2013. The variable response of soil microorganisms to trace concentrations of low molecular weight organic substrates of increasing complexity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 64, pp. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.036

Top 10 plant-parasitic nematodes in molecular plant pathology

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jones, J. T., Haegeman, A., Danchin, E. G. J., Gaur, H. S., Helder, J., Jones, M. G. K., Kikuchi, T., Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., Palomares-Rius, J. E., Wesemael, W. M. L. and Perry, R. N. 2013. Top 10 plant-parasitic nematodes in molecular plant pathology. Molecular Plant Pathology. 14 (9), pp. 946-961. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12057

Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sutton, M. A. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2013. Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 368, p. 20130166. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0166

Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cardenas, L. M., Gooday, R., Brown, L., Scholefield, D., Cuttle, S., Gilhespy, S. L., Matthews, R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, J., Li, C., Hughes, G. and Lord, E. 2013. Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture. Atmospheric Environment. 79, pp. 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.033

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

UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Skiba, U., Jones, S. K., Dragosits, U., Drewer, J., Fowler, D., Rees, R. M., Pappa, V. A., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Yamulki, S. and Manning, A. J. 2012. UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 367, pp. 1175-1185. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0356

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

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

Who's who in the plant root microbiome?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2012. Who's who in the plant root microbiome? Nature Biotechnology. 30, pp. 961-962. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2387

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