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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Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists

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Rossmann, M., Perez-Jaramillo, J. E., Kavamura, V. N., Chiaramonte, J. B., Dumack, K., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Mendes, L. W., Ferreira, M. M. C., Bonkowski, M., Raaijmakers, J. M., Mauchline, T. H. and Mendes, R. 2020. Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96 (4), p. fiaa032. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa032

What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio

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Prout, J. M., Shepherd, K. D., McGrath, S. P., Kirk, G. J. D. and Haefele, S. M. 2020. What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio. European Journal of Soil Science. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13012

Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants

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Kao, P.-T., Darch, T., McGrath, S. P., Kendall, N. R., Buss, H. L., Warren, H. and Lee, M. R. F. 2020. Factors influencing elemental micronutrient supply from pasture systems for grazing ruminants. Advances in Agronomy. 164, pp. 161-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2020.06.004

Arguments surrounding the essentiality of boron to vascular plants

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McGrath, S. P. 2020. Arguments surrounding the essentiality of boron to vascular plants. New Phytologist. 226 (5), pp. 1225-1227. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16575

Change in hydraulic properties of the rhizosphere of maize under different abiotic stresses

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Wang, D., Gao, Y., Li, M., Sturrock, C. J., Gregory, A. S. and Zhang, X. 2020. Change in hydraulic properties of the rhizosphere of maize under different abiotic stresses . Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04592-3

Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome

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Kavamura, V. N., Robinson, R. J., Hughes, D., Clark, I. M., Rossmann, M., De Melo, I.S., Hirsch, P. R., Mendes, R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2020. Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 1452. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58402-y

Effect of free swelling index on improving estimation of the soil moisture retention curve by different methods

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Javanshira, S., Bayat, H. and Gregory, A. S. 2020. Effect of free swelling index on improving estimation of the soil moisture retention curve by different methods. Catena. 189, p. 104479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104479

Development of a defined compost system for the study of plant-microbe interactions

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Masters-Clark, E., Hirsch, P. R., Clark, I. M., Paradelo, M. and Mauchline, T. H. 2020. Development of a defined compost system for the study of plant-microbe interactions. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 7521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64249-0

Crop Type Exerts Greater Influence Upon Rhizosphere Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity than Phosphorus Fertilization.

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Neal, A. L., McLaren, T., Campolino, M. L., Hughes, D. J., Coelho, A. M., De Paula Lana, U. G., Gomes, E. A. and De Sousa, S. M. 2020. Crop Type Exerts Greater Influence Upon Rhizosphere Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity than Phosphorus Fertilization. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97 (4), p. fiab033. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab033

Short-term changes in soil pore size distribution : Impact of land use

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Jensen, J. L., Schjonning, P., Watts, C. W., Christensen, B. T. and Munkholm, L. J. 2020. Short-term changes in soil pore size distribution : Impact of land use. Soil & Tillage Research. 199, p. 104597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104597

Discerning the Difference Between Lumens and Scalariform Perforation Plates in Impeding Water Flow in Single Xylem Vessels and Vessel Networks in Cotton

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Gao, Y., Yang, Z., Wang, G., Sun, J. and Zhang, X. X. 2020. Discerning the Difference Between Lumens and Scalariform Perforation Plates in Impeding Water Flow in Single Xylem Vessels and Vessel Networks in Cotton. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11 (March 20), p. Article 246. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00246

Percolation theory applied to soil tomography

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Soto-Gomez, D., Vázquez Juiz, L., Perez-Rodriguez, Lopez Periago, J.E., Paradelo, M. and Koestel, J. 2020. Percolation theory applied to soil tomography. Geoderma. 357, p. 113959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113959

Soil structure, nutrient status and water availability shape Uruguayan grassland prokaryotic communities

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Garaycochea, S., Romero, H., Beyhaut, E., Neal, A. L. and Altier, N. 2020. Soil structure, nutrient status and water availability shape Uruguayan grassland prokaryotic communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96 (12), p. fiaa207. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa207

Soil as an Extended Composite Phenotype of the Microbial Metagenome

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Neal, A. L., Bacq-Labreuil, A., Zhang, X., Clark, I. M., Coleman, K., Mooney, S. J., Ritz, K. and Crawford, J. W. 2020. Soil as an Extended Composite Phenotype of the Microbial Metagenome. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 10649. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67631-0

The Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Soil and Crop Nutrient Concentrations

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Thomas, C. L., Acquah, G., Whitmore, A. P., McGrath, S. P. and Haefele, S. M. 2019. The Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Soil and Crop Nutrient Concentrations. Agronomy. 9 (12), p. 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120776

Simulation of Phosphorus Chemistry, Uptake and Utilisation by Winter Wheat

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Wu, L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dunham, S. J., Hernandez, J. M. B. and McGrath, S. P. 2019. Simulation of Phosphorus Chemistry, Uptake and Utilisation by Winter Wheat. Plants - Basel. 8 (10), p. 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8100404

The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH

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Puissant, J., Briony, J., Goodall, T., Mang, D., Blaud, A., Gweon, H. S., Malik, A., Jones, D. L., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R. and Griffiths, R. 2019. The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, p. 107601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107601

Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil

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Fu, Q., Abadie, M., Blaud, A., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2019. Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil . Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01411-5

Land management and microbial seed load effect on rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial community assembly in wheat

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Kavamura, V. N., Robinson, R. J., Hayat, R., Clark, I. M., Hughes, D. J., Rossmann, M., Hirsch, P. R., Mendes, R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2019. Land management and microbial seed load effect on rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial community assembly in wheat. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10 (2625). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02625

Plant–microbe networks in soil are weakened by century‐long use of inorganic fertilizers

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Huang, R., McGrath, S. P., Hirsch, P. R., Clark, I. M., Storkey, J., Wu, L., Zhou, J. and Liang, Y. 2019. Plant–microbe networks in soil are weakened by century‐long use of inorganic fertilizers. Microbial Biotechnology. 12 (6), pp. 1464-1475. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13487

Fertilizer produced from abattoir waste can contribute to phosphorus sustainability, and biofortify crops with minerals

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Darch, T., Dunn, R. M., Guy, A., Hawkins, J. M. B., Ash, M., Frimpong, K. A. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2019. Fertilizer produced from abattoir waste can contribute to phosphorus sustainability, and biofortify crops with minerals. PLOS ONE. 14 (9), p. e0221647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221647

Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Fertilizers: future opportunities for improvements

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Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T. and Haslam, R. P. 2019. Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Fertilizers: future opportunities for improvements. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 6 (4), pp. 332-340. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019274

Yield responses of arable crops to liming - An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment

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Holland, J. E., White, P. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2019. Yield responses of arable crops to liming - An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment. European Journal of Agronomy. 105 (April), pp. 176-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.02.016

Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils

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Pezzola, D., Cardenas, L. M., Mian, I. A., Carswell, A. M., Donovan, N., Dhanoa, D. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2019. Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182 (2), pp. 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800082

Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) affects soil structure differently depending on soil texture

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Bacq-Labreuil, A., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S., Neal, A. L. and Ritz, K. 2019. Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) affects soil structure differently depending on soil texture. Plant and Soil. 441 (1-2), p. 543–554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04144-4

Cover crop species have contrasting influence upon soil structural genesis and microbial community phenotype

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Bacq-Labreuil, A., Crawford, J. W., Mooney, S., Neal, A. L. and Ritz, K. 2019. Cover crop species have contrasting influence upon soil structural genesis and microbial community phenotype. Scientific Reports. 9 (7473). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43937-6

Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere

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Lui, Y., Neal, A. L., Zhang, X., Cui, E., Gao, F., Fan, X., Hu, C. and Li, Z. 2019. Increasing livestock wastewater application in alternate-furrow irrigation reduces nitrification gene abundance but not nitrification rate in rhizosphere. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01361-y

Calcium Exerts a Strong Influence upon Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity in Soil

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Neal, A. L. and Glendining, M. L. 2019. Calcium Exerts a Strong Influence upon Phosphohydrolase Gene Abundance and Phylogenetic Diversity in Soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 139 (December), p. 107613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107613

Variations in soil and plant-microbiome composition with different quality irrigation waters and biochar supplementation

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Cui, E., Fan, X., Li, Z., Liu, Y., Neal, A. L., Hu, C. and Gao, F. 2019. Variations in soil and plant-microbiome composition with different quality irrigation waters and biochar supplementation. Applied Soil Ecology. 142, pp. 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.04.026

Direct methods to calculate the mass exchange between solutes inside and outside aggregates in macroscopic model for solute transport in aggregated soil

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Zhang, X., Wang, D. and Liu, Y. 2018. Direct methods to calculate the mass exchange between solutes inside and outside aggregates in macroscopic model for solute transport in aggregated soil. Geoderma. 320 (15), pp. 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.01.021

Long-term effects of biosolids on soil quality and fertility

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Nicholson, F, Boghal, A., Taylor, M., McGrath, S. P. and Withers, P. 2018. Long-term effects of biosolids on soil quality and fertility. Soil Science. 183 (3), pp. 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1097/SS.0000000000000239

A new method to trace colloid transport pathways in macroporous soils using X‐ray computed tomography and fluorescence macrophotography

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Soto-Gomez, D., Perez‐Rodriguez, P., Vazquez Juiz, L., Lopez‐Periago, J. E. and Paradelo, M. 2018. A new method to trace colloid transport pathways in macroporous soils using X‐ray computed tomography and fluorescence macrophotography. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12783

Soil microbial populations in deep floodplain soils are adapted to infrequent but regular carbon substrate addition

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Cressey, E. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Jones, D. L., Nicholas, A. P. and Quine, T. A. 2018. Soil microbial populations in deep floodplain soils are adapted to infrequent but regular carbon substrate addition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 122, pp. 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.04.001

Humic acids modify the pulse size distributions in the characterization of plastic microparticles by Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing

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Vazquez Juiz, M.L., Soto Gomez, D., Perez Rodriguez, P., Paradelo, M. and Lopez Periago, J. E. 2018. Humic acids modify the pulse size distributions in the characterization of plastic microparticles by Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 218, pp. 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2018.10.008

Particle Leaching Rates from a Loamy Soil Are Controlled by the Mineral Fines Content and the Degree of Preferential Flow

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Norgaard, T., Paradelo, M., Moldrup, P., Katuwal, S. and De Jonge, L.W. 2018. Particle Leaching Rates from a Loamy Soil Are Controlled by the Mineral Fines Content and the Degree of Preferential Flow. Journal of Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2018.02.0065

Water flow across the interface of contrasting materials: Pressure discontinuity and its implications

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Li, Z., Wang, D., Zhang, X. and Crawford, J. W. 2018. Water flow across the interface of contrasting materials: Pressure discontinuity and its implications . Journal of Hydrology. 566, pp. 435-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.09.029

A pore-scale model for simulating water flow in unsaturated soil

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Hu, W., Guofeng, L. and Zhang, X. 2018. A pore-scale model for simulating water flow in unsaturated soil . Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. 22 (7), p. 22:71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-018-2090-0

Plant roots redesign the rhizosphere to alter the three-dimensional physical architecture and water dynamics

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Rabbi, S. M. F., Tighe, M. K., Flavel, R. J., Kaiser, B. N., Guppy, C. N., Zhang, X. and Young, I. M. 2018. Plant roots redesign the rhizosphere to alter the three-dimensional physical architecture and water dynamics . New Phytologist. 219 (2), pp. 542-550. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15213

Inorganic Nitrogen Application Affects Both Taxonomical and Predicted Functional Structure of Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities

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Nessner-Kavamura-Noguchi, V., Hayat, R., Clark, I. M., Rossmann, M., Mendes, R., Hirsch, P. R. and Mauchline, T. H. 2018. Inorganic Nitrogen Application Affects Both Taxonomical and Predicted Functional Structure of Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, p. 1074. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01074

Reducing water use by alternate-furrow irrigation with livestock wastewater reduces antibiotic resistance gene abundance in the rhizosphere but not in the non-rhizosphere

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Liu, Y., Neal, A. L., Cui, E., Zhang, X., Li, Z., Xiao, Y., Du, Z., Gao, F., Fan, X. and Hu, C. 2018. Reducing water use by alternate-furrow irrigation with livestock wastewater reduces antibiotic resistance gene abundance in the rhizosphere but not in the non-rhizosphere . Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.101