S2N - Soil to Nutrition - Work package 1 (WP1) - Optimising nutrient flows and pools in the soil-plant-biota system

Repository project

Project dates01 Apr 2017 to end of 31 Mar 2022
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorStephan Haefele
Co-InvestigatorSteve McGrath
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberRP10016
DepartmentSustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/000I0310
Grant IDBBS/E/C/000I0310

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Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat

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Reid, T., Kavamura, V. N., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Smith, M., Abadie, M., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Harris, J. A. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98zz7

Controls on timescales of soil organic carbon persistence across sub-Saharan Africa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fromm, S. F. V., Doetterl, S., Butler, B. M., Aynekulu, E., Berhe, A. A., Haefele, S. M., McGrath, S. P., Shepherd, K. D., Six, J., Tamene, L., Tondoh, E. J., Vagen, T., Winowiecki, L. A., Trumbore, S. E. and Hoyt, A. M. 2024. Controls on timescales of soil organic carbon persistence across sub-Saharan Africa. Global Change Biology. 30 (1), p. e17089. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17089

Macronutrient application rescues performance of tolerant sorghum genotypes when infected by the parasitic plant striga

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mwangangi, I. M., Buchi, L., Haefele, S. M. and Rodenburg, J. 2024. Macronutrient application rescues performance of tolerant sorghum genotypes when infected by the parasitic plant striga . Annals of Botany. 20, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae031

Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kangara, G., Amede, T., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Mossa, A. W., Tirfessa, D., Desta, M. K., Asrat, T. G., Agegnehu, G., Sida, T. S., Desta, G., Amare, T., Alemayehu, B., Haefele, S. M., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. and Gameda, S. 2023. Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Agronomy. 13 (10), p. 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598

Microbial Catabolic Activity: Methods, Pertinence, and Potential Interest for Improving Microbial Inoculant Efficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ndour, P. M. S., Bargaz, A., Rchiad, Z., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Mauchline, T. H., Harris, J. and Lyamlouli, K. 2023. Microbial Catabolic Activity: Methods, Pertinence, and Potential Interest for Improving Microbial Inoculant Efficiency. Microbial Ecology. 86, pp. 2211-2230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-023-02250-6

Wheat and teff grain mineral micronutrient concentration and field data from GeoNutrition on-farm field experiments in Western Amhara region, Ethiopia

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Manzeke-Kangara, M.G., Amede, T., Bailey, E.H., Wilson, L., Mossa, A.W., Tirfessa, D., Kebede-Desta, M., Gashaw-Asrat, T., Agegnehu, G., Sida, T.S., Desta, G., Amare, T., Alemayehu, B., Haefele, S. M., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. and Gameda, S. 2023. Wheat and teff grain mineral micronutrient concentration and field data from GeoNutrition on-farm field experiments in Western Amhara region, Ethiopia. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98y40

Linking soil adsorption-desorption characteristics with grain zinc concentrations and uptake by teff, wheat and maize in different landscape positions in Ethiopia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kebede-Desta, M., Broadley, M., McGrath, S. P., Hernandez-Allica, J., Hassall, K. L., Gameda, S., Amede, T. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Linking soil adsorption-desorption characteristics with grain zinc concentrations and uptake by teff, wheat and maize in different landscape positions in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Agronomy. 5, p. 1285880. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1285880

Moisture effects on microbial protein biosynthesis from ammonium and nitrate in an unfertilised grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reay, M. K., Loick, N., Evershed, R. P., Muller, C. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Moisture effects on microbial protein biosynthesis from ammonium and nitrate in an unfertilised grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, p. 109114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109114

Do NO, N2O, N2 and N2 fluxes differ in soils sourced from cropland and varying riparian buffer vegetation? An incubation study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dlamini, J. C., Tesfamariam, E. H., Verbeeck, M., Loick, N., Louro-Lopez, A., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dunn, R., Collins, A. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Do NO, N2O, N2 and N2 fluxes differ in soils sourced from cropland and varying riparian buffer vegetation? An incubation study. Soil Use and Management. 40 (1), p. e12951. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12951

Effect of pasture composition in cattle grazed systems on soil properties and nutrient cycling: impact on herbage, soil and cattle excreta

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Darch, T., McAuliffe, G., Le Cocq, K., Horrocks, C. A., Segura, C., Griffith, B. A., Harris, P., Hood, J., Joynes, A., Lopez, M., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Effect of pasture composition in cattle grazed systems on soil properties and nutrient cycling: impact on herbage, soil and cattle excreta. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98x4z

Dry rainfed conditions are key drivers of the effect of conservation tillage and a nitrification inhibitor on N fate and N2O emissions: A field 15N tracing study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Garcia-Gutierrez, S., Guardia, G., Montoya, M., Vallejo, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Garcia-Marco, S. 2023. Dry rainfed conditions are key drivers of the effect of conservation tillage and a nitrification inhibitor on N fate and N2O emissions: A field 15N tracing study. Geoderma. 432 (April), p. 116424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116424

Separating N2O production and consumption in intact agricultural soil cores at different moisture contents and depths

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Button, E. S., Marsden, K. A., Nightingale, P. D., Dixon, E. R., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Separating N2O production and consumption in intact agricultural soil cores at different moisture contents and depths. European Journal of Soil Science. 74 (2), p. e13363. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13363

Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J., Fabini, G., Terra, J. A., Ayala, W., Roel, A., Irisarri, P. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1103118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1103118

Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Williams, A. D., Rousham, E., Neal, A. L., Amin, M. B., Hobman, J. L., Stekel, D. and Islam, M. A. 2023. Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh. Microbiology Spectrum. 11 (6), pp. 10.1128/spectrum.01763-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01763-23

Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1104229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104229

The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kao, P-T., Buss, H. L., McGrath, S. P., Darch, T., Warren, H. E. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta. Plant and Soil. 486, pp. 639-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8

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

Pollution and risks of trace elements in the soil environment

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Wang, P., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. Pollution and risks of trace elements in the soil environment. in: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences Elsevier.

A meta-analysis of phosphatase activity in agricultural settings in response to phosphorus deficiency

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Janes-Bassett, V., Blackwell, M. S. A., Blair, G., Davies, J., Haygarth, P. M., Mezelia, M. M. and Stewart, G. R. 2022. A meta-analysis of phosphatase activity in agricultural settings in response to phosphorus deficiency. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, p. 1008537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108537

Water chemistry under low-flow conditions from grazed pastures seeded with different species

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Granger, S. J., Olde, L., Hodgson, C. J., Blackwell, M. S. A., Sint, H. M., Quincke, J. A. and Harris, P. 2022. Water chemistry under low-flow conditions from grazed pastures seeded with different species. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98q74

The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Storkey, J., Beaumont, D. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species. PLOS ONE. 17 (11), p. e0277091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277091

The effect of soil type on yield and macro- and micronutrient content of a wide range of pasture species

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Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Storkey, J., Beaumont, D. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2022. The effect of soil type on yield and macro- and micronutrient content of a wide range of pasture species. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.989q8

Elemental concentrations and growth characteristics of wild-type and cultivated varieties of pasture species

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Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Lee, M. R. F., Beaumont, D. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Horrocks, C. A., Hood, J. and Storkey, J. 2022. Elemental concentrations and growth characteristics of wild-type and cultivated varieties of pasture species. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.989q7

Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Botoman, E. H. B., Chagumaira, C., Chimungu, J. G., Davies, K. G., Gameda, S., Haefele, S. M., Hailu, K., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A. E., Muleya, P., Munthal, M., Towett, E., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., D.Young, S., Haji, I. R., Broadley, M., Gashu, D. and Nalivata, P. C. 2022. Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi. Scientific Data. 9 (1), p. 443. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01500-5

Different Responses in Root Water Uptake of Summer Maize to Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, Y., Chen, J., Wang, G., Liu, Z., Sun, W., Zhang, Y. and Zhang, X. 2022. Different Responses in Root Water Uptake of Summer Maize to Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilization. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 918043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.918043

An overlooked mechanism underlying the attenuated temperature response of soil heterotrophic respiration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Whalley, P. A., Gregory, A. S., Whalley, W. R., Coleman, K., Neal, A. L., Mooney, S. J., Soga, K. and Illangasekare, T. H. 2022. An overlooked mechanism underlying the attenuated temperature response of soil heterotrophic respiration. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19 (192), p. 20220276. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0276

Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) calibration for analysis of nutrient concentrations and trace element contaminants in fertilisers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Acquah, G., Hernandez-Allica, J., Thomas, C. L., Dunham, S. J., Towett, E. K., Drake, L. B., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P. and Haefele, S. M. 2022. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) calibration for analysis of nutrient concentrations and trace element contaminants in fertilisers. PLOS ONE. 17 (1), p. e0262460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262460

Long-term fertilization enhances soil carbon stability by increasing the ratio of passive carbon - evidence from four typical croplands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhou, W., Wen, S., Zhang, Y., Gregory, A. S., Xu, M., Shah, S. A. A., Zhang, W., Wu, H. and Hartley, I. P. 2022. Long-term fertilization enhances soil carbon stability by increasing the ratio of passive carbon - evidence from four typical croplands. Plant and Soil. 478, pp. 579-595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05488-0

Countering elevated CO2 induced Fe and Zn reduction in Arabidopsis seeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sun, P., Isner, J., Coupel-Ledru, A., Zhang, Q., Pridgeon, A., He, Y., Menguer, P., Miller, A. J., Sanders, D., McGrath, S. P., Noothong, F., Liang, Y. and Hetherington, A. 2022. Countering elevated CO2 induced Fe and Zn reduction in Arabidopsis seeds. New Phytologist. 235 (5), pp. 1796-1806. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18290

Grazing management, slope aspect and canopy effects on the compression characteristic of soils of the Gonbad experimental watershed in Hamedan, Iran

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bayat, H., Sheklabadi, M., Moradhaseli, M., Rastgou, M. and Gregory, A. S. 2022. Grazing management, slope aspect and canopy effects on the compression characteristic of soils of the Gonbad experimental watershed in Hamedan, Iran. Geoderma. 409 (1 March), p. 115641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115641

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

The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrat, H., Clark, I. M., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168 (May), p. 108606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108606

Estimating Soil Water Retention Curve by Extreme Learning Machine, Radial Basis Function, M5 Tree and Modified Group Method of Data Handling Approaches

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rastgou, M., Bayat, H., Mansoorizadeh, M. and Gregory, A. S. 2022. Estimating Soil Water Retention Curve by Extreme Learning Machine, Radial Basis Function, M5 Tree and Modified Group Method of Data Handling Approaches. Water Resources Research. 58 (4), p. e2021WR031059. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031059

Long-term fertility experiments for irrigated rice in the West African Sahel: Effect on macro- and micronutrient concentrations in plant and soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haefele, S. M., Thomas, C. L. and Saito, K. 2022. Long-term fertility experiments for irrigated rice in the West African Sahel: Effect on macro- and micronutrient concentrations in plant and soil. Field Crops Research. 275 (1 Jan), p. 108357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108357

The molecular size continuum of soil organic phosphorus and its chemical associations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reusser, J. E., Tamburini, F., Neal, A. L., Verel, R., Frossard, E. and McLaren, T. I. 2022. The molecular size continuum of soil organic phosphorus and its chemical associations . Geoderma. 412, p. 115716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115716

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

Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Janzen, H. H., Van Groenigen, K. J., Powlson, D. S., Schwinghamer, T. and Van Groenigen, J. W. 2022. Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands. Geoderma. 416 (15 June), p. 115810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115810

How Closely Is Potassium Mass Balance Related to Soil Test Changes?

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Franzen, D. W., Goulding, K. W. T., Mallarino, A. P. and Bell, M. J. 2021. How Closely Is Potassium Mass Balance Related to Soil Test Changes? in: Murrell, S. T., Mikkelsen, R. L., Sulewski, G., Norton, R. and Thompson, M. L. (ed.) Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops Cham, Switzerland Springer.

How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coggins, S., McCampbell, M., Sharma, A., Sharma, R., Haefele, S. M., Karki, E., Hetherington, J., Smith, J. and Brown, B. 2021. How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Global Food Security. 32 (March), p. 100577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100577

Grain yield, plant nitrogen content and nitrogen use efficiency as affected by controlled-release urea and straw biochar in a rice field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xin, Y., Ping, Y., Jue, L., Yujie, Z., Shuifeng, Y., Xiaotao, M., Jianqiu, C. and Haefele, S. M. 2021. Grain yield, plant nitrogen content and nitrogen use efficiency as affected by controlled-release urea and straw biochar in a rice field. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 45 (9), pp. 1393-1402. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2021.2014884