The Rothamsted Long Term Experiments [2017-2022]

Repository project

Project dates01 Apr 2017 to end of 31 Mar 2022
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorAndy Gregory
Co-InvestigatorAndy Macdonald
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberRP10040
DepartmentSustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/000J0300
Grant IDBBS/E/C/000J0300

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Decrease in soil test phosphorus levels under omitted phosphorus fertilizer application

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Steinfurth, K., Borjesson, G., Denoroy, P., Eichler-Lobermann, B., Gans, W., Heyn, J., Hirte, J., Jansen, F., Koch, D., Merbach, I., Mollier, A., Morel, C., Panten, K., Peiter, E., Poulton, P. R., Reitz, T., Rubæk, G. H., Spiegel, H., Laak, M. V., Tucher, S. V. and Buczko, U. 2024. Decrease in soil test phosphorus levels under omitted phosphorus fertilizer application. Soil Use and Management. 40 (3), p. e13088. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13088

A Bayesian approach to analyzing long-term agricultural experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J., Maclaren, C. and Lang, R. 2024. A Bayesian approach to analyzing long-term agricultural experiments . European Journal of Agronomy. 159 (Sept), p. 127227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127227

Impacts of climate change on crop production and soil carbon stock in a continuous wheat cropping system in southeast England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, S., Sun, N., Meersmans, J., Longdoz, B., Colinet, G., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2024. Impacts of climate change on crop production and soil carbon stock in a continuous wheat cropping system in southeast England. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 365, p. 108909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.108909

Ecological Intensification and the sustainable use of fertilisers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J., Maclaren, C. and Mead, A. 2023. Ecological Intensification and the sustainable use of fertilisers. Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 886, pp. 1-20.

Long-term trends in yield variance of temperate managed grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macholdt, J., Hadasch, S., Macdonald, A. J., Perryman, S. A. M., Piepho, H., Scott, T., Styczen, M. E. and Storkey, J. 2023. Long-term trends in yield variance of temperate managed grassland. Agronomy for Sustainable Development - ASD. 43 (3), p. 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-023-00885-w

Use of untargeted metabolomics to analyse changes in extractable soil organic matter in response to long-term fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tang, S., Ma, Q., Zhou, J., Pan, W., Chadwick, D. R., Gregory, A. S., Wu, L. and Jones, D. L. 2023. Use of untargeted metabolomics to analyse changes in extractable soil organic matter in response to long-term fertilisation. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 59, pp. 301-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-023-01706-8

Optimal control of organic matter applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Putelat, T. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Optimal control of organic matter applications . European Journal of Agronomy. 143, p. 126713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126713

Response of three cereal crops in continuous arable or ley-arable rotations to fertiliser nitrogen and soil nitrogen at Rothamsted's Woburn Ley-arable experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Johnston, A. E. and White, R. P. 2023. Response of three cereal crops in continuous arable or ley-arable rotations to fertiliser nitrogen and soil nitrogen at Rothamsted's Woburn Ley-arable experiment. Soil Use and Management. 39 (2), pp. 771-784. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12872

Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Neal, A. L., Barrat, H., Bacq-Lebreuil, A., Qin, Y., Zhang, X., Takahashi, T., Rubio, V., Hughes, D. J., Clark, I. M., Cardenas, L. M., Gardiner, L., Krishna, R., Glendining, M. J., Ritz, K., Mooney, S. and Crawford, J. W. 2023. Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype. Nature Food. 4, pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

Quantifying inherent predictability and spatial synchrony in the aphid vector Myzus persicae - field-scale patterns of abundance and regional forecasting error in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bell, J. R., Clark, S. J., Stevens, M. and Mead, A. 2022. Quantifying inherent predictability and spatial synchrony in the aphid vector Myzus persicae - field-scale patterns of abundance and regional forecasting error in the UK. Pest Management Science. p. 7292. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7292

A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J. W. G., Ellis, R. H., MacLaren, C., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2022. A heteroskedastic model of park grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19 (193), p. 20220361. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0361

The role of long-term experiments in validating trait-based approaches to achieving multifunctionality in grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J. and Macdonald, A. J. 2022. The role of long-term experiments in validating trait-based approaches to achieving multifunctionality in grasslands. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 9 (2), pp. 187-196. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2021438

Modelling Heteroskedasticity, Overdispersion and the Impacts of Climate Change for Long-Term Hay Yield Data

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Addy, J., Mead, A., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Ellis, R. H. 2022. Modelling Heteroskedasticity, Overdispersion and the Impacts of Climate Change for Long-Term Hay Yield Data. 31st International Biometric Conference. Riga, Latvia 10 Jul 2022

Reproduction of Figures for: A heteroskedastic model of Park Grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades

N - Datasets
Addy, J. 2022. Reproduction of Figures for: A heteroskedastic model of Park Grass spring hay yields in response to weather suggests continuing yield decline with climate change in future decades. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.988x5

Changes in organic carbon to clay ratios in different soils and land uses in England and Wales over time

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prout, J. M., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P., Kirk, G. J. D., Hassall, K. L. and Haefele, S. M. 2022. Changes in organic carbon to clay ratios in different soils and land uses in England and Wales over time. Scientific Reports. 12, p. 5162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09101-3

Thresholds of target phosphorus fertility classes in European fertilizer recommendations in relation to critical soil test phosphorus values derived from the analysis of 55 European long-term field experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Steinfurth, K., Borjesson, G., Denoroy, P., Eichler-Lobermann, B., Gans, W., Heyn, J., Hirte, J., Huyghebaert, B., Jouany, C., Koch, D., Merbach, I., Mokry, M., Mollier, A., Morel, C., Panten, K., Peiter, E., Poulton, P. R., Reitz, T., Rubaek, G. H., Spiegel, H., Van Laak, M., Von Tucher, S. and Buczko, U. 2022. Thresholds of target phosphorus fertility classes in European fertilizer recommendations in relation to critical soil test phosphorus values derived from the analysis of 55 European long-term field experiment. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 332, p. 107926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107926

Exploring the effects of land management change on productivity, carbon and nutrient balance: Application of an Ensemble Modelling Approach to the upper River Taw observatory, UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Coleman, K., Dixit, P., Granger, S. J., Zhang, Y., Sharp, R., Wu, L., Whitmore, A. P., Richter, G. M., Collins, A. L. and Milne, A. E. 2022. Exploring the effects of land management change on productivity, carbon and nutrient balance: Application of an Ensemble Modelling Approach to the upper River Taw observatory, UK. Science of the Total Environment. 824, p. 153824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153824

Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agriculture soils as under natural vegetation?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Poulton, P. R., Glendining, M. J., Macdonald, A. J. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2022. Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agriculture soils as under natural vegetation? Outlook on Agriculture. 51 (1), pp. 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270221082113

Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Berthelin, J., Laba, M., Lemaire, G., Powlson, D. S., Tessier, D., Wander, M. and Baveye, C. 2022. Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (1), p. e13221. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13221

Evolution of the transport properties of soil aggregates and their relationship with soil organic carbon following land use changes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, F., Zhang, X., Neal, A. L., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S. and Bacq-Lebreuil, A. 2022. Evolution of the transport properties of soil aggregates and their relationship with soil organic carbon following land use changes. Soil & Tillage Research. 215, p. 105226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105226

The effect of soil organic matter on long-term availability of phosphorus in soil: evaluation in a biological P mining experiment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkins, J. M. B., Vermeiren, C., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Granger, S. J., Dunham, S. J., Hernandez, J. M. B., Smolders, E. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil organic matter on long-term availability of phosphorus in soil: evaluation in a biological P mining experiment. Geoderma. 423, p. 115965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115965

The evolving role of weather types on rainfall chemistry under large reductions in pollutant emissions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tso, M. C., Monteith, D., Scott, T., Watson, H., Dodd, B., Dos Santos Pereira, M. G., Henrys, P., Hollaway, M., Rennie, S., Lowther, A., Watkins, J, Killick, R. and Blair, G. 2022. The evolving role of weather types on rainfall chemistry under large reductions in pollutant emissions. Environmental Pollution. 299 (15 April), p. 118905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118905

Establishing long-term nitrogen response of global cereals to assess sustainable fertilizer rates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Grinsven, H. J. M., Ebanyat, P., Glendining, Margaret, Gu, B., Hijbeek, R., Lam, S. K., Lassaletta, L., Mueller, N. D., Pacheco, F. S., Quemada, M., Bruulsema, T. W., Jacobsen, B. H. and Ten Berge, H. F. M. 2022. Establishing long-term nitrogen response of global cereals to assess sustainable fertilizer rates. Nature Food. 3, pp. 122-132. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00447-x

Can Long-Term Experiments Help Us Understand, and Manage, the Wider Landscape—Examples from Rothamsted, England

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Poulton, P. R. and Johnston, A. E. 2021. Can Long-Term Experiments Help Us Understand, and Manage, the Wider Landscape—Examples from Rothamsted, England. in: Mueller, L., Sychev, V. G., Dronin, N. M. and Eulenstein, F. (ed.) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Innovations in Landscape Research Springer. pp. 233-252

Influence of organic matter on soil properties: by how much can organic carbon be increased in arable soils and can changes be measured?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S. and Neal, A. L. 2021. Influence of organic matter on soil properties: by how much can organic carbon be increased in arable soils and can changes be measured? Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 862, pp. 1-32.

A Sensitivity Analysis of the SPACSYS Model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shan, Y., Huang, M. B., Harris, P. and Wu, L. 2021. A Sensitivity Analysis of the SPACSYS Model. Agriculture - Basel. 11 (7), p. 624. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11070624

Comparison of soil tortuosity calculated by different methods

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Yang, Z., Wang, F. and Zhang, X. 2021. Comparison of soil tortuosity calculated by different methods. Geoderma. 402, p. 115358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115358

Changes in agricultural climate in South-Eastern England from 1892 to 2016 and differences in cereal and permanent grassland yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Addy, J., Ellis, R. H., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2021. Changes in agricultural climate in South-Eastern England from 1892 to 2016 and differences in cereal and permanent grassland yield. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 308-309, p. 108560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108560

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

The grain mineral composition of barley, oat and wheat on soils with pH and soil phosphorus gradients

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jordan-Meille, L., Holland, J. E., McGrath, S. P., Glendining, M. J., Thomas, C. L. and Haefele, S. M. 2021. The grain mineral composition of barley, oat and wheat on soils with pH and soil phosphorus gradients. European Journal of Agronomy. 126, p. 126281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126281

Substrate control of sulphur utilisation and microbial stoichiometry in soil: Results of C-13, N-15, C-14, and S-35 quad labelling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ma, Q., Kuzyakov, Y., Pan, W., Tang, S., Chadwick, D. R., Wen, Y., Hill, P. W., Macdonald, A. J., Ge, T., Si, L., Wu, L. and Jones, D. L. 2021. Substrate control of sulphur utilisation and microbial stoichiometry in soil: Results of C-13, N-15, C-14, and S-35 quad labelling. The ISME Journal. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00999-7

Liming impacts barley yield over a wide concentration range of soil exchangeable cations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Holland, J. E., White, P .J., Thauvin, J. N., Jordan-Meille, L., Haefele, S. M., Thomas, C. L., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2021. Liming impacts barley yield over a wide concentration range of soil exchangeable cations. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 120, pp. 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-020-10117-2

Agricultural intensification and climate change have increased the threat from weeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J., Mead, A., Addy, J. and Macdonald, A. J. 2021. Agricultural intensification and climate change have increased the threat from weeds. Global Change Biology. 118 (2), p. e2002548117. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15585

Effects of Fertilizers and Manures on Temporal Yield Variability of Winter Rye

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Studnicki, M., Macholdt, J., Macdonald, A. J. and Stepien, W. 2021. Effects of Fertilizers and Manures on Temporal Yield Variability of Winter Rye. Agronomy. 11 (3), p. 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11030519

Estimating maximum fine-fraction organic carbon in UK grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paterson, K. C., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Baggs, E. M., Martinea, H., Fornara, D., Macdonald, A. J. and Buckingham, S. 2021. Estimating maximum fine-fraction organic carbon in UK grasslands. Biogeosciences. 18, pp. 605-620. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-605-2021

Stomatal conductance limited the CO2 response of grassland in the last century

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cabrera, J. C. B., Hirl, R. T., Schaufele, R., Macdonald, A. J. and Schnyder, H. 2021. Stomatal conductance limited the CO2 response of grassland in the last century. BMC Biology. 19 (article), p. 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-00988-4

Dynamics of soil phosphorus measured by ammonium lactate extraction as a function of the soil phosphorus balance and soil properties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Amery, F., Vandecasteele, B., D'Hose, T., Nawara, S., Elsen, A., Odeurs, W., Vandendriessche, H., Arlotti, D., McGrath, S. P., Cougnon, M. and Smolders, E. 2021. Dynamics of soil phosphorus measured by ammonium lactate extraction as a function of the soil phosphorus balance and soil properties. Geoderma. 385 (March), p. 114855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114855

The effect of organic carbon content on soil compression characteristics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Suravi, K., Attenborough, K., Taherzadeh, S., Macdonald, A. J., Powlson, D. S., Ashton, R. W., Suravi, K. N. and Whalley, W. R. 2021. The effect of organic carbon content on soil compression characteristics. Soil & Tillage Research. 209 (May), p. 104975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.104975

A review of phosphate oxygen isotope values in global bedrocks: Characterising a critical endmember to the soil phosphorus system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smith, A. C., Pfahler, V., Tamburini, F., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Granger, S. J. 2021. A review of phosphate oxygen isotope values in global bedrocks: Characterising a critical endmember to the soil phosphorus system. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 184, pp. 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202000513

Relationship between soil carbon sequestration and the ability of soil aggregates to transport dissolved oxygen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Gregory, A. S., Whalley, W. R., Coleman, K., Neal, A. L., Bacq-Labreuil, A., Mooney, S. J., Crawford, J. W., Soga, K. and Illangasekare, T. H. 2021. Relationship between soil carbon sequestration and the ability of soil aggregates to transport dissolved oxygen. Geoderma. 403, p. 115370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115370