Maximising carbon harvest from perennial crops

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorMike Beale
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5199
5199
DepartmentPlant Biology and Crop Science (PBCS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005199
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005199

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Breeding for novel chemistry in willow: new hetero Diels-Alder cyclodimers based on arbusculoidin and salicortin suggest parallel biosynthetic pathways

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Noleto-Dias, C., Lomax, C., Bellisai, A., Ruvo, G., Harflett, C., Macalpine, W. J., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2024. Breeding for novel chemistry in willow: new hetero Diels-Alder cyclodimers based on arbusculoidin and salicortin suggest parallel biosynthetic pathways. Plants - Basel. 13 (12), p. 1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13121609

Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ward, J. L., Wu, Y., Harflett, C., Onafuye, H., Corol, D. I., Lomax, C., Macalpine, W. J., Cinatl, J., Wass, M. N., Michaelis, M. and Beale, M. H. 2020. Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 6477. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63349-1

Sulfated flavanones and dihydroflavonols from willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Noleto-Dias, C., Harflett, C., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2020. Sulfated flavanones and dihydroflavonols from willow. Phytochemistry Letters. 35 (February), pp. 88-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2019.11.008

Phenylalkanoid glycosides (non-salicinoids) from wood chips of Salix triandra × dasyclados hybrid willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Noleto-Dias, C., Wu, Y., Bellisai, A., Macalpine, W. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2019. Phenylalkanoid glycosides (non-salicinoids) from wood chips of Salix triandra × dasyclados hybrid willow. Molecules. 24 (6), p. 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24061152

Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow, and poplar

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clifton-Brown, J., Harfouche, A., Casler, M. D., Jones, H. D., Macalpine, W. J., Murphy-Bokern, D., Smart, L. B., Adler, A., Ashman, C., Awty-Carroll, D., Bastien, C., Bopper, S., Botnari, V., Brancourt-Hulmel, M., Chen, Z., Clark, L. V., Cosentino, S., Dalton, S., Davey, C., Dolstra, O., Donnison, I., Flavell, R., Greef, J., Hanley, S. J., Hastings, A., Hertzberg, M., Hsu, T., Huang, L., Iurato, A., Jensen, E., Jin, X., Jørgensen, U., Kiesel, A., Kim, D., Liu, J., McCalmont, J. P., McMahon, B. G., Mos, M., Robson, P., Sacks, E. J., Sandu, A., Scalici, G., Schwarz, K., Scordia, D., Shafiei, R., Shield, I. F., Slavov, G., Stanton, B. J., Swaminathan, K., Taylor, G., Torres, A. F., Trindade, L. M., Tschaplinski, T., Tuskan, J., Yamada, T., Yu, C. Y., Zalesny, R., Zong, J. and Lewandowski, I. 2018. Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow, and poplar. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12566

Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L., Bellisai, A., Lomax, C. and Beale, M. H. 2018. Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine. Fitoterapia. 127 (June), pp. 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2018.02.009

Acutifoliside, a novel benzoic acid glycoside from Salix acutifolia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, Y., Dobermann, D., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2016. Acutifoliside, a novel benzoic acid glycoside from Salix acutifolia. Natural Product Research. 30 (15), pp. 1731-1739. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2015.1137571

Development of a sink-source interaction model for the growth of short-rotation coppice willow and in silico exploration of genotype x environment effects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cerasuolo, M., Richter, G. M., Richard, B., Cunniff, J., Girbau, S., Shield, I. F., Purdy, S. and Karp, A. 2016. Development of a sink-source interaction model for the growth of short-rotation coppice willow and in silico exploration of genotype x environment effects. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (3), pp. 961-977. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv507

Bringing non-energy systems and ecosystem services matrix into UK Bioenergy Value Chain Design

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Shah, N., Guo, M., Richter, G. M., Holland, R., Eigenbrod, F., Taylor, G., Dodds, P., Ekins, P., Mawhood, R., Sabio, N., Slade, R. and Thornley, P. 2015. Bringing non-energy systems and ecosystem services matrix into UK Bioenergy Value Chain Design. Biomass and Energy Crops V. Aspects of Applied Biology 131 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 105-107

Soil water uptake from SRC willow simulated using the process-based model LUCASS

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Richard, B., Cunniff, J., Cerasuolo, M., Barraclough, T. J. P., Gregory, A. S. and Richter, G. M. 2015. Soil water uptake from SRC willow simulated using the process-based model LUCASS. Biomass and Energy Crops V. Aspects of Applied Biology 131 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 251-255

Growing innovations for the bioeconomy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Karp, A., Beale, M. H., Beaudoin, F., Eastmond, P. J., Neal, A. L., Shield, I. F., Townsend, B. J. and Dobermann, A. 2015. Growing innovations for the bioeconomy. Nature Plants. 1, p. 15193. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.193

Breeding willow for short rotation coppice energy cropping

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shield, I. F., Macalpine, W. J., Hanley, S. J. and Karp, A. 2015. Breeding willow for short rotation coppice energy cropping. in: Cruz, V. M. V. and Dierig, D. A. (ed.) Industrial crops. Handbook of Plant Breeding 9 Springer, New York. pp. 67-80

G-fibre cell wall development in willow stems during tension wood induction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gritsch, C., Wan, Y., Mitchell, R. A. C., Shewry, P. R., Hanley, S. J. and Karp, A. 2015. G-fibre cell wall development in willow stems during tension wood induction. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66 (20), pp. 6447-6459. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv358

X-ray micro-computed tomography in willow reveals tissue patterning of reaction wood and delay in programmed cell death

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brereton, N. J. B., Ahmed, F., Sykes, D., Ray, M. J., Shield, I. F., Karp, A. and Murphy, R. J. 2015. X-ray micro-computed tomography in willow reveals tissue patterning of reaction wood and delay in programmed cell death. BMC Plant Biology. 15, p. 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0438-0

Efficient method for rapid multiplication of clean and healthy willow clones via in vitro propagation with broad genotype applicability

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Palomo-Rios, E., Macalpine, W. J., Shield, I. F., Amey, J. S., Karaoglu, C., West, J., Hanley, S. J., Krygier, R., Karp, A. and Jones, H. D. 2015. Efficient method for rapid multiplication of clean and healthy willow clones via in vitro propagation with broad genotype applicability. Canadian Journal Of Forest Research. 45 (11), pp. 1662-1667. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0055

Characterisation of the willow phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (Pal) gene family reveals expression differences compared with poplar

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De Jong, F., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Karp, A. 2015. Characterisation of the willow phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (Pal) gene family reveals expression differences compared with poplar. Phytochemistry. 117 (September), pp. 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.06.005

An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Corol, D. I., Harflett, C., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2014. An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows. Metabolites. 4 (4), pp. 946-976. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo4040946

Rothamsted Research willow (Salix spp.) breeding programme: multi-site yield trial results 2014

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Macalpine, W. J., Shield, I. F., Walsh, L. R. E., Johnston, C., Mccracken, A. R., Gilliland, J., Wilson, H., Finnan, J., Power, R., Hartmann, H., Weitz, M., White, Robin P. and Karp, A. 2014. Rothamsted Research willow (Salix spp.) breeding programme: multi-site yield trial results 2014. Proceedings 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Setting the Course for a Biobased Economy, Hamburg, 23-26 June 2014 . pp. 116-121

Functional screening of willow alleles in Arabidopsis combined with QTL mapping in willow (Salix) identifies SxMAX4 as a coppicing response gene

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Salmon, J., Ward, S. P., Hanley, S. J., Leyser, O. and Karp, A. 2014. Functional screening of willow alleles in Arabidopsis combined with QTL mapping in willow (Salix) identifies SxMAX4 as a coppicing response gene. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12 (4), pp. 480-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12154

Willows as a source of renewable fuels and diverse products

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Karp, A. 2014. Willows as a source of renewable fuels and diverse products. in: Fenning, T. (ed.) Challenges and opportunities for the world's forests in the 21st century (Forestry Sciences 81) Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 617-641

Genetics, genomics and crop modelling: integrative approaches to the improvement of biomass willows

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Karp, A., Richter, G. M., Shield, I. F. and Hanley, S. J. 2014. Genetics, genomics and crop modelling: integrative approaches to the improvement of biomass willows. in: McCann, M. C. (ed.) Plants and bioenergy. Advances in Plant Biology, Vol 4 Springer, New York. pp. 107-130

Genetic strategies for dissecting complex traits in biomass willows (Salix spp.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hanley, S. J. and Karp, A. 2014. Genetic strategies for dissecting complex traits in biomass willows (Salix spp.). Tree Physiology. 34 (11), pp. 1167-1180. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt089

Insights into nitrogen allocation and recycling from nitrogen elemental analysis and 15N isotope labelling in 14 genotypes of willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brereton, N. J. B., Pitre, F. E., Shield, I. F., Hanley, S. J., Ray, M. J., Murphy, R. J. and Karp, A. 2014. Insights into nitrogen allocation and recycling from nitrogen elemental analysis and 15N isotope labelling in 14 genotypes of willow. Tree Physiology. 34 (11), pp. 1252-1262. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt081

A single residue change leads to a hydroxylated product from the class II diterpene cyclization catalyzed by abietadiene synthase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Criswell, J., Potter, K., Shephard, F., Beale, M. H. and Peters, R. J. 2012. A single residue change leads to a hydroxylated product from the class II diterpene cyclization catalyzed by abietadiene synthase. Organic Letters. 14, pp. 5828-5831. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol3026022

Rothamsted Research willow (Salix spp.) breeding programme: multi-site yield trial results 2011

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Macalpine, W. J., Shield, I. F., Walsh, L. R. E., Mccracken, A. R., Wilson, H., Gilliland, J., Hughes, A. R., Cunniff, J. and Karp, A. 2011. Rothamsted Research willow (Salix spp.) breeding programme: multi-site yield trial results 2011. Biomass and Energy Crops IV. Aspects of Applied Biology 112 . pp. 263-270