[20:20 Wheat] Soil resource interactions

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorRichard Whalley
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5204
5204
DepartmentSustainable Soils and Grassland Systems (SSGS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005204
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005204

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Soil texture analysis revisited: Removal of organic matter matters more than ever

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jensen, J. L., Schjonning, P., Watts, C. W., Christensen, B. T. and Munkholm, L. J. 2017. Soil texture analysis revisited: Removal of organic matter matters more than ever. PLOS ONE. 12 (5), p. 10p. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178039

On the effectiveness of GPR early-time analysis for mapping soil water content

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Van Dam, R. L., Alegro, J., Slater, L. D. and Watts, C. W. 2017. On the effectiveness of GPR early-time analysis for mapping soil water content. Proceedings 15th International Congress of the Brazillian Geophysical Society, Rio de Janeiro, 31st July-3rd August, 2017. Sociedade Brasileira de Geofisica. pp. 3pp https://doi.org/10.1190/sbgf2017-141

Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Binley, A., Watts, C. W., Shanahan, P., Dodd, I. C., Ober, E. S., Ashton, R. W., Webster, C. P., White, R. P. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field. Plant and Soil. 415 (1-2), pp. 407-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3161-1

A simple model to predict soil penetrometer resistance as a function of density, drying and depth in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, W. D., Whalley, W. R., Tian, Z. C., Liu, J. and Ren, T. S. 2016. A simple model to predict soil penetrometer resistance as a function of density, drying and depth in the field. Soil & Tillage Research. 155, pp. 190-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2015.08.004

Major crop species show differential balance between root morphological and physiological responses to variable phosphorus supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lyu, Y., Tang, H. L., Li, H. G., Zhang, F-S., Rengel, Z., Whalley, W. R., Shen, J. B. and Stralia, V. P. 2016. Major crop species show differential balance between root morphological and physiological responses to variable phosphorus supply. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01939

Take-all or nothing

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hernández-Restrepo, M., Groenewald, J. Z., Elliott, M. L., Canning, G. and Crous, P. W. 2016. Take-all or nothing. Studies in Mycology. 83, pp. 19-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2016.06.002

Deep roots and soil structure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, W., Hodgkinson, L., Jin, K., Watts, C. W., Ashton, R. W., Shen, J., Ren, T., Dodd, I. C., Binley, A., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2016. Deep roots and soil structure. Plant, Cell and Environment. 39 (8), pp. 1662-1668. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12684

Effect of soil strength on roots and vegetative growth of wheat at seedling stage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khattak, G. S. S., Webster, C. P., Saeed, I. and Khan, A. J. 2015. Effect of soil strength on roots and vegetative growth of wheat at seedling stage. Pakistan Journal Of Botany. 47 (2), pp. 523-526.

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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

The effect of impedance to root growth on plant architecture in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jin, K., Shen, J., Ashton, R. W., White, Robin P., Dodd, I. C., Phillips, A. L., Parry, M. A. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2015. The effect of impedance to root growth on plant architecture in wheat. Plant and Soil. 392, pp. 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2462-0

Wheat root growth responses to horizontal stratification of fertiliser in a water-limited environment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jin, K., Shen, J., Ashton, R. W., White, Robin P., Dodd, I. C., Parry, M. A. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2015. Wheat root growth responses to horizontal stratification of fertiliser in a water-limited environment. Plant and Soil. 386, pp. 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2249-8

Effects of break crops, and of wheat volunteers growing in break crops or in set-aside or conservation covers, all following crops of winter wheat, on the development of take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici) in succeeding crops of winter wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jenkyn, J. F., Gutteridge, R. J. and White, Robin P. 2014. Effects of break crops, and of wheat volunteers growing in break crops or in set-aside or conservation covers, all following crops of winter wheat, on the development of take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici) in succeeding crops of winter wheat. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 165 (3), pp. 340-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12139

Triaxial testing to determine the effect of soil type and organic carbon content on soil consolidation and shear deformation characteristics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chakraborty, D., Watts, C. W., Powlson, D. S., Macdonald, A. J., Ashton, R. W., White, Robin P. and Whalley, W. R. 2014. Triaxial testing to determine the effect of soil type and organic carbon content on soil consolidation and shear deformation characteristics. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 78, pp. 1192-1200. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.01.0007

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

Identifying variation in resistance to the take-all fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, between different ancestral and modern wheat species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mcmillan, V. E., Gutteridge, R. J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2014. Identifying variation in resistance to the take-all fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, between different ancestral and modern wheat species. BMC Plant Biology. 14, p. 212. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-014-0212-8

How do roots elongate in a structured soil?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jin, K., Shen, J., Ashton, R. W., Dodd, I. C., Parry, M. A. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. How do roots elongate in a structured soil? Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 4761-4777. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert286

The involvement of gibberellin signalling in the effect of soil resistance to root penetration on leaf elongation and tiller number in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coelho Filho, M. A., Colebrook, E. H., Lloyd, D. P. A., Webster, C. P., Mooney, S. J., Phillips, A. L., Hedden, P. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. The involvement of gibberellin signalling in the effect of soil resistance to root penetration on leaf elongation and tiller number in wheat. Plant and Soil. 371, pp. 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1662-8

Applications of X-ray computed tomography for examining biophysical interactions and structural development in soil systems: a review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helliwell, J. R., Sturrock, C. J., Grayling, K. M., Tracy, S. R., Flavel, R. J., Young, I. M., Whalley, W. R. and Mooney, S. J. 2013. Applications of X-ray computed tomography for examining biophysical interactions and structural development in soil systems: a review. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12028

Soil physics: new approaches and emerging challenges

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hallett, P., Mooney, S. and Whalley, W. R. 2013. Soil physics: new approaches and emerging challenges. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (3), pp. 277-278. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12053

Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Dodd, I. C., Watts, C. W., Webster, C. P., Phillips, A. L., Andralojc, P. J., White, Robin P., Davies, W. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers. Plant and Soil. 364, pp. 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1342-0

The effect of compaction and shear deformation of saturated soil on hydraulic conductivity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whalley, W. R., Matthews, G. P. and Ferraris, S. 2012. The effect of compaction and shear deformation of saturated soil on hydraulic conductivity. Soil & Tillage Research. 125, pp. 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2012.05.020

Identification and characterisation of resistance to the take-all fungus in wheat. PhD thesis, University of Exeter

F - Theses
Mcmillan, V. E. 2012. Identification and characterisation of resistance to the take-all fungus in wheat. PhD thesis, University of Exeter. F - Theses