DFW - Designing Future Wheat - Work package 1 (WP1) - Increased efficiency and sustainability

Repository project

Project dates01 Apr 2017 to end of 31 Mar 2022
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorMalcolm Hawkesford
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberI0220
DepartmentPlant Sciences
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/000I0220
Grant IDBBS/E/C/000I0220

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Acrylamide in Food

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. and Curtis, T. 2019. Acrylamide in Food. World Sci Publ Co Inc.

Allelic variants of OsSUB1A cause differential expression of transcription factor genes in response to submergence in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sharma, N., Tang, T. M., Singh, N., Ruzicic, S., Mueller-Roeber, B., Baumann, U. and Heuer, S. 2018. Allelic variants of OsSUB1A cause differential expression of transcription factor genes in response to submergence in rice. Rice. 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-017-0192-z

Are GM Crops for Yield and Resilience Possible?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Nuccio, M. L. and Basu, S. S. 2018. Are GM Crops for Yield and Resilience Possible? Trends in Plant Science. 23 (1), pp. 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2017.09.007

Calcium ameliorates the toxicity of sulfate salinity in Brassica rapa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reich, M., Aghajanzadeh, T. A., Parmar, S., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2018. Calcium ameliorates the toxicity of sulfate salinity in Brassica rapa. Journal of Plant Physiology. 231, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2018.08.014

Characterization of an antimicrobial and phytotoxic ribonuclease secreted by the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kettles, G. J., Bayon, C., Sparks, C. A., Canning, G., Kanyuka, K. and Rudd, J. J. 2018. Characterization of an antimicrobial and phytotoxic ribonuclease secreted by the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. New Phytologist. 217 (1), pp. 320-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14786

Characterization of the wheat leaf metabolome during grain filling and under varied N-supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Heyneke, E., Watanabe, M., Erban, A, Duan, G, Buchner, P. H., Walther, D., Kopka, J, Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2017. Characterization of the wheat leaf metabolome during grain filling and under varied N-supply. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8 (2048), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02048

Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Asseng, S., Martre, P., Maiorano, A., Rotter, R. P., O'Leary, G. J., Fitzgerald, G. J., Girousse, C., Motzo, R., Giunta, F., Babar, M. A., Reynolds, M. P., Kheir, A. M. S., Thorburn, P. J., Ruane, A. C., Waha, K, Aggarwal, P. K., Ahmed, M., Balkovic, J., Basso, B., Biernath, C., Bindi, M., Cammarano, D., Challinor, A. J., De Sanctis, D., Dumont, B., Eyshi Rezaei, E., Fereres, E., Ferrise, R., Garcia-Vila, M., Gayler, S., Gao, Y., Horan, H., Hoggenboom, G., Izaurralde, R. C., Jabloun, M., Jones, C., Kassie, B. T., Kersebaum, K-C., Klein, C., Koehler, A-K., Liu, B., Minoli, S., San Martin, M. M., Muller, C., Kumar, S. N., Nendel, C., Olesen, J. E., Palosuo, T., Porter, J., Priesack, E., Ripoche, D., Semenov, M. A., Stöckle, C., Stratonovitch, P., Streck, T., Supit, I., Tao, F., Van der Velde, M., Wallach, D., Wang, E., Webber, H., Wolf, J., Xiao, L., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Z., Zhu, Y. and Ewert, F. 2019. Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein. Global Change Biology. 25 (1), pp. 155-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14481

Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T., Raffan, S., Wan, Y., King, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A. and Halford, N. G. 2019. Contrasting gene expression patterns in grain of high and low asparagine wheat genotypes in response to sulphur supply. BMC Genomics. 20, p. 628. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5991-8

Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitcomb, S. J., Rakpenthai, A., Bruckner, F., Fischer, A., Parmar, S., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hawkesford, M. J. and Hoefgen, R. 2020. Cysteine and methionine biosynthetic enzymes have distinct effects on seed nutritional quality and on molecular phenotypes associated with accumulation of a methionine-rich seed storage protein in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, p. 118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01118

Determination of the prebiotic activity of wheat arabinogalactan peptide (AGP) using batch culture fermentation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harris, S., Powers, S. J., Monteagudo-Mera, A., Kosik, O., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R. and Charalampopoulos, D. 2019. Determination of the prebiotic activity of wheat arabinogalactan peptide (AGP) using batch culture fermentation. European Journal Of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-01908-7

Developing new types of wheat with good processing quality at low grain protein content.

Conference paper
Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Shi, Z., Hussain, A., Riche, A. B., Baker, C., Griffiths, S., Penson, S., Mosleth, E., Hawkesford, M. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2018. Developing new types of wheat with good processing quality at low grain protein content. 13th International Gluten Workshop. CIMMYT, Mexico 14 Mar 2018

Differential ear growth of two maize varieties to shading in hte field environment - effects on whole plant carbon allocation and sugar starvation response

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liang, X., Gao, Z., Shen, S., Paul, M. J., Zhang, L., Zhao, X., Lin, S., Wu, G., Chen, X-M. and Zhou, S-L. 2020. Differential ear growth of two maize varieties to shading in hte field environment - effects on whole plant carbon allocation and sugar starvation response. Journal of Plant Physiology. 251, p. 153194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153194

Dissecting Wheat Grain Yield Drivers in a Mapping Population in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pennacchi, J. P., Carmo-Silva, E., Andralojc, P. J., Feuerhelm, D,, Powers, S. J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2018. Dissecting Wheat Grain Yield Drivers in a Mapping Population in the UK. Agronomy. 8 (6), p. 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8060094

Diverging importance of drought stress for maize and winter wheat in Europe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Webber, H, Ewert, F., Olesen, J. E., Müller, C., Fronzek, S., Ruane, A. C., Bourgault, M., Martre, P., Ababaei, B., Bindi, M., Ferrise, R., Finger, R., Fodor, N., Gabaldón-Leal, C., Gaiser, T., Jabloun, M., Kersebaum, K.-C., Lizaso, J. I., Lorie, I. J., Manceau, L., Moriondo, M., Nendel, C., Rodriguez, A., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Semenov, M. A., Siebert, S., Stella, T., Stratonovitch, P., Trombi, G. and Wallach, D. 2018. Diverging importance of drought stress for maize and winter wheat in Europe. Nature Communications. 9 (4249). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06525-2

Dynamics of dry matter accumulation in internodes indicates source and sink relations during grain-filling stage of japonica rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, H., Wang, Z., Xiao, F., Yang, L., Li, G., Ding, Y., Paul, M. J., Li, W. and Liu, Z. 2020. Dynamics of dry matter accumulation in internodes indicates source and sink relations during grain-filling stage of japonica rice. Field Crops Research. (Article), p. 108009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108009

Effects of variety, year of cultivation and sulphur supply on the accumulation of free asparagine in the grain of commercial wheat varieties

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Curtis, T., Powers, S. J., Wang, R. and Halford, N. G. 2018. Effects of variety, year of cultivation and sulphur supply on the accumulation of free asparagine in the grain of commercial wheat varieties. Food Chemistry. 239 (15 January), pp. 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.06.113

Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of arabinoxylans extracted from wheat distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and in-process samples

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Monteagudo-Mera, A., Chatzifragkou, A, Kosik, O., Gibson, G., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R. and Charalampopoulos, D. 2018. Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of arabinoxylans extracted from wheat distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and in-process samples. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102 (17), pp. 7577-7587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-9171-6

Exogenous trehalose improves growth under limiting nitrogen through upregulation of nitrogen metabolism

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Lin, Y., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., Li, H., Lawlor, D. W. and Pan, W. 2017. Exogenous trehalose improves growth under limiting nitrogen through upregulation of nitrogen metabolism . BMC Plant Biology. 17, p. 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-1207-z

Exploring the potential for top-dressing bread wheat with ammonium chloride to minimize grain yield losses under drought

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kastury, F., Rahimi Eichi, V., Enju, A., Okamoto, M., Heuer, S. and Melino, M.J. 2018. Exploring the potential for top-dressing bread wheat with ammonium chloride to minimize grain yield losses under drought. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 64 (5), pp. 642-652. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2018.1493341

Genomic, biochemical and modelling analyses of asparagine synthetases from wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, H., Curtis, T. Y., Powers, S. J., Raffan, S., Gao, R., Huang, J., Heiner, M., Gilbert, D. R. and Halford, N. G. 2018. Genomic, biochemical and modelling analyses of asparagine synthetases from wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, p. 2237. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02237

Hidden variation in polyploid wheat drives local adaptation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gardiner, L.-J., Joynson, R., Omony, J., Rusholme-Pilcher, R., Olohan, L., Lang, D., Bai, C., Hawkesford, M. J., Salt, D., Spannagl, M., Mayer, K. F. X., Kenny, J., Bevan, M., Hall, N. and Hall, A. 2018. Hidden variation in polyploid wheat drives local adaptation. Genome Research. 28, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.233551.117

How does inter-annual variability of attainable yield affect the magnitude of yield gaps for wheat and maize? An analysis at ten sites

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hoffmann, M. P., Haakana, M., Asseng, S., Hohn, J. G., Palosuo, T., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Fronzek, S., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., Kassie, B. T., Paff, K., Razaei, E. E., Rodriguez, A., Semenov, M. A., Srivastava, A. K., Stratonovitch, P., Tao, F., Chen, Y. and Rotter, R. P. 2017. How does inter-annual variability of attainable yield affect the magnitude of yield gaps for wheat and maize? An analysis at ten sites. Agricultural Systems. 159, pp. 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.03.012

Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gruen, A., Buchner, P. H., Broadley, M. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field. Plant Biology. 20 (2), pp. 374-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12668

Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Wood, A., Hassall, K. L., Pellny, T. K., Riche, A. B., Hussain, A., Shi, Z., Mosleth, E. F., Charlton, M., Poole, M., Jones, S., Newton, K., Penson, S., Tucker, G., Griffiths, S. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2023. Identification of Traits Underpinning Good Breadmaking Performance of Wheat Grown with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilisation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103 (15), pp. 7664-7672. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12848

Implications of crop model ensemble size and composition for estimates of adaptation effects and agreement of recommendations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodriguez, A., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Palosuo, T., Carter, T. R., Fronzek, S., Lorite, I. J., Ferrise, R., Pirttioja, N., Bindi, M., Baronowski, P., Buis, S., Cammarano, D., Chen, Y., Dumont, B., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., Hlavinka, P., Hoffman, H., Hohn, J. G., Jurecka, F., Kersebaum, K. C., Krzyszczak, J., Lana, M., Mechiche-Alami, A., Minet, J., Montesino, M., Nendel, C., Porter, J. R, Ruget, F., Semenov, M. A., Steinmetz, Z., Stratonovitch, P., Supit, I., Tao, F., Trnka, M., de Wit, A. and Rotter, R. P. 2019. Implications of crop model ensemble size and composition for estimates of adaptation effects and agreement of recommendations . Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 264, pp. 351-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.09.018

Improved Interpretation of Mercury Intrusion and Soil Water Retention Percolation Characteristics by Inverse Modelling and Void Cluster Analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Matthews, G. P., Levy, C. L., Laudone, G. M., Jones, K. L., Ridgway, C. J., Hallin, I. L., Gazze, S. A., Francis, L., Whalley, W. R., Schoelkopf, J. and Gane, P. A. C. 2018. Improved Interpretation of Mercury Intrusion and Soil Water Retention Percolation Characteristics by Inverse Modelling and Void Cluster Analysis. Transport In Porous Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-018-1087-1

Improving rice photosynthesis and yield through trehalose 6-phosphate signalling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Paul, M. J., Miret-Barrio, J. and Griffiths, C. A. 2022. Improving rice photosynthesis and yield through trehalose 6-phosphate signalling. Molecular Plant. 15 (4), pp. 586-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.03.004

Inhibition of Rice Germination by Ustiloxin A Involves Alteration in Carbon Metabolism and Amino Acid Utilization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, X., Jin, Y., Paul, M. J., Yuan, M., Liang, X., Cui, R., Huang, Y-J., Peng, W. and Liang, X. 2023. Inhibition of Rice Germination by Ustiloxin A Involves Alteration in Carbon Metabolism and Amino Acid Utilization. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1168985. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1168985

Legislation governing genetically modified (GM) and genome edited crops in Europe: The need for change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G. 2019. Legislation governing genetically modified (GM) and genome edited crops in Europe: The need for change. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 99 (1), pp. 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9227

Maize yields over Europe may increase in spite of climate change, with an appropriate use of the genetic variability of flowering time

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parent, B., Leclere, M., Lacube, S., Semenov, M. A., Welcker, C., Martre, P. and Tardieu, F. 2018. Maize yields over Europe may increase in spite of climate change, with an appropriate use of the genetic variability of flowering time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (42), pp. 10642-10647. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1720716115

Managing Acrylamide at the Agricultural Stage: Variety Selection, Crop Management, and the Prospects for Solving the Acrylamide Problem Through Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Halford, N. G. 2018. Managing Acrylamide at the Agricultural Stage: Variety Selection, Crop Management, and the Prospects for Solving the Acrylamide Problem Through Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. in: Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry, Volume 1 Elsevier. pp. 559–568

Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barker, R., Garcia, M. N. F., Powers, S. J., Vaughan, S., Bennett, M. J., Phillips, A. L., Thomas, S. G. and Hedden, P. 2020. Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/NPH.16967

Microbially synthesized nanoparticles: aspect in plant disease management

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Bhattacharya, J., Nitnavare, R., Shankhapal, A. and Ghosh, S. 2021. Microbially synthesized nanoparticles: aspect in plant disease management. in: Radhakrishnan E. K., Kumar, A. and Aswani, R. (ed.) Biocontrol Mechanisms of Endophytic Microorganisms Elsevier. pp. 303-325

Modelling daily to seasonal carbon fluxes and annual net ecosystem carbon balance of cereal grain-cropland using DailyDayCent: A model data comparison

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Senapati, N., Chabbi, A. and Smith, P. 2018. Modelling daily to seasonal carbon fluxes and annual net ecosystem carbon balance of cereal grain-cropland using DailyDayCent: A model data comparison. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 252, pp. 159-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.10.003

Multi-feature machine learning model for automatic segmentation of green fractional vegetation cover for high-throughput field phenotyping

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sadeghi-Tehran, P., Virlet, N., Sabermanesh, K. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2017. Multi-feature machine learning model for automatic segmentation of green fractional vegetation cover for high-throughput field phenotyping. Plant Methods. 13 (103), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0253-8

My lab unlocked: Professor Nigel Halford FRSB

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Halford, N. G. 2021. My lab unlocked: Professor Nigel Halford FRSB. The Biologist.

N-terminal truncated RHT-1 proteins generated by translational reinitiation cause semi-dwarfing of wheat Green Revolution alleles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thomas, S. G., Van De Velde, K., Heyse, F., Kaspar, R., Van Der Straeten, D. and Rohde, A. 2021. N-terminal truncated RHT-1 proteins generated by translational reinitiation cause semi-dwarfing of wheat Green Revolution alleles. Molecular Plant. 14 (1), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2021.01.002

Nutrient dynamics in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J., Buchner, P. H. and Riche, A. B. 2018. Nutrient dynamics in wheat. Annual Plant Reviews online. 3 (November), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119312994.apr0663

Opposite fates of the purine metabolite allantoin under water and nitrogen limitations in bread wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Casartelli, A., Melino, V.J., Baumann, U., Riboni, M., Suchecki, R., Jayasinghe, N.S., Mendis, H., Watanabe, M., Erban, A., Zuther, E., Hoefgen, R., Roessner, U., Okamoto, M. and Heuer, S. 2019. Opposite fates of the purine metabolite allantoin under water and nitrogen limitations in bread wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 99 (4-5), pp. 477-497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-019-00831-z

Perspective on wheat yield and quality with reduced nitrogen supply

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zorb, C., Ludewig, U. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2018. Perspective on wheat yield and quality with reduced nitrogen supply. Trends in Plant Science. 23 (11), pp. 1029-1037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.012