S2N - Soil to Nutrition - Work package 2 (WP2) - Adaptive management systems for improved efficiency and nutritional quality

Repository project

Project dates01 Mar 2017 to end of 31 Mar 2022
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorLaura Cardenas
Co-InvestigatorJonathan Storkey
Co-InvestigatorTom Misselbrook
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberRP10017
DepartmentSustainable Agriculture Sciences North Wyke
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/000I0320
Grant IDBBS/E/C/000I0320

Outputs

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A commentary on key methodological developments related to nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) generated throughout a 6-year strategic scientific programme

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F., Jebari, A., Cardenas, L. M., Kumar, A., Pereyra-Goday, F., Scalabrino, H. and Collins, A. L. 2023. A commentary on key methodological developments related to nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) generated throughout a 6-year strategic scientific programme. Food and Energy Security. 12 (4), p. e480. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.480

Livestock heat stress risk in response to the extreme heat event (heatwave) of July 2022 in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cooke, A. and Rivero, M. J. 2023. Livestock heat stress risk in response to the extreme heat event (heatwave) of July 2022 in the UK . bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.18.541284

Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes in permanent upslope pasture and downslope riparian buffers with varying vegetation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dlamini, J., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R., Hood, J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A., Collins, A. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes in permanent upslope pasture and downslope riparian buffers with varying vegetation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 186 (4), pp. 406-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202100292

Comparison of lipid profiles in the faeces of beef cattle fed three common temperate grass silage diets and their relevance to dietary composition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Elayadeth-Meethal, M., Rivero, M. J., Mead, A., Lee, M. R. F. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Comparison of lipid profiles in the faeces of beef cattle fed three common temperate grass silage diets and their relevance to dietary composition. Journal Of Animal And Feed Sciences. 32 (4), pp. 427-437. https://doi.org/10.22358/jafs/166079/2023

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

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

Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L. 2023. Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 10 (2), pp. 210-225. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022474

Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, C., Shan, Y., Wang, Q., Harris, P., Liu, Y. and Wu, L. 2023. Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling. Catena. 226, p. 107058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107058

Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, S., McCalmont, J., Cardenas, L. M., Cunliffe, A. M., Olde, L., Signori-Muller, C., Litvak, M. E. and Hill, T. 2023. Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 332, p. 109365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109365

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

Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meo-Filho, P., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Fleming, H. R., Elayadeth-Meethal, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles. Animal. 17 (4), p. 100726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100726

Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Romero-Ruiz, A., Monaghan. R, Milne, A. E., Coleman, K., Cardenas, L. M., Segura, C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading. Geoderma. 431, p. 116331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116331

Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types.

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Granger, S. J., Quincke, J. A., Carswell, A. M., Olde, L., Darch, T., Peukert, S., Horrocks, C. A., Dixon, E. R., Collins, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Murray, P. J., Dungait, J. A. J. and Harris, P. 2023. Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v27

Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Segura, C., Horrocks, C. A., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Hood, J., Le Cocq, K., McAuliffe, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures. Journal of Environmental Management. 330, p. 117096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117096

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

A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Breure, T., Haefele, S. M., Hannam, J. A., Corstanje, R., Webster, R., Moreno-Rojas, S. and Milne, A. E. 2022. A loss function to evaluate agricultural decision‑making under uncertainty: a case study of soil spectroscopy. Precision Agriculture. 23, pp. 1333 - 1353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09887-2

Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Takahashi, T., Beal, T., Huppertz, T., Leroy, F., Buttriss, J., Collins, A. L., Drewnowski, A., McLaren, S. J., Ortenzi, F., Van der Pols, J., Van Vliet, S. and Lee, M. R. F. 2022. Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA). International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 28 (2), pp. 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02123-z

A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Zhang, Y., Copeland-Phillips, R., Vadher, A. N., Foster, I. D. L, Boardman, J. and Collins, A. L. 2022. A reconnaissance survey of channel bank particulate phosphorus concentrations, controls and estimated contributions to riverine loads across England. Hydrological Processes. 35 (12), p. e14785. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14785

Editorial: Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Lopez, J. G., Cardenas, L. M. and Strauss, S. L. 2022. Editorial: Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1098905

Effect of Cow Urine Nitrogen Rates and Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in Andisol from Southern Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Pinochet, D., Rivero, M. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. Effect of Cow Urine Nitrogen Rates and Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in Andisol from Southern Chile. Agronomy. 13 (1), p. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010010

The effect of transferring dairy cows from a group housing system to individual pens for research purposes on behavior and milk yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereira, F. C., Teixeira, D. L., Boyle, L., Machado, F. L. C., Williams, R. S. O. and Enriquez, D. 2022. The effect of transferring dairy cows from a group housing system to individual pens for research purposes on behavior and milk yield. Animal Production Science. 63 (2), pp. 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN22043

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

Management and Productivity of Key Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Uruguay: The Palo a Pique Long-Term Experiment’s Third Phase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pereyra-Goday, F., Rovira, P., Ayala, W. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. Management and Productivity of Key Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Uruguay: The Palo a Pique Long-Term Experiment’s Third Phase. Agronomy. 12 (12), p. 3023. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12123023

Can Intensified Pasture Systems Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle in the Atlantic Forest Biome?

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Meo-Filho, P., Berndt, A., Pezzopane, J. R. M., Pedroso, A. F., Bernardi, A. C. C., Rodrigues, P. H. M., Bueno, I. C. S., Corte, R. R. and Oliveira, P. P. A. 2022. Can Intensified Pasture Systems Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle in the Atlantic Forest Biome? Agronomy. 12 (11), p. 2738. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112738

Effect of Yerba Mate Extract as Feed Additive on Ruminal Fermentation and Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pena-Bermudez, Y. A., Vincenzi, R., Meo-Filho, P., Sakamoto, L. S., Lobo, R., Benetel, G., Lobo, A., Matos, C., Benetel, V., Lima, C. G., Berndt, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Bueno, I. C. S. 2022. Effect of Yerba Mate Extract as Feed Additive on Ruminal Fermentation and Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle. Animals. 12 (21), p. 2997. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12212997

Liming and nitrification inhibitor affects crop N uptake efficiency and N loss through changing soil N processes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guo, B., Zheng, X., Yu, J., Ding, H., Luo, S., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Zhang, J., Muller, C., Shen, J. and Zhang, Y. 2022. Liming and nitrification inhibitor affects crop N uptake efficiency and N loss through changing soil N processes. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 58, p. 949–959. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-022-01674-5

Wetting pattern of cow urine patch in an Andisol assessed through bromide concentration distribution: A pilot study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Pinochet, D. E. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. Wetting pattern of cow urine patch in an Andisol assessed through bromide concentration distribution: A pilot study. Soil Systems. 6 (4), p. 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6040080

A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ndung’u, P. W., Du Toit, C .J. L., Takahashi, T., Robertson-Dean, M., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Merbold, L. and Goopy, J. P. 2022. A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data. Animal Production Science. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN22082

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

Revisiting sampling duration to estimate N2O emission factors for manure application and cattle excreta deposition for the UK and Ireland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vangeli, S., Cardenas, L. M., Posse, G., Chadwick, D. R., Krol, D. J., Thorman, R. E., Lanigan, G. J. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2022. Revisiting sampling duration to estimate N2O emission factors for manure application and cattle excreta deposition for the UK and Ireland. Journal of Environmental Management. 322, p. 116037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116037

Rethinking efficiency: Growth curves as a proxy for inputs and impacts in finishing beef systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cooke, A., Le-Grice, P., McAuliffe, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. Rethinking efficiency: Growth curves as a proxy for inputs and impacts in finishing beef systems. Journal of Environmental Management. 324, p. 116418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116418

Projected climate effects on soil workability and trafficability determine the feasibility of converting permanent grassland to arable land

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L., Wu, L., Bingham, I. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2022. Projected climate effects on soil workability and trafficability determine the feasibility of converting permanent grassland to arable land. Agricultural Systems. 203, p. 103500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103500

Data, and sample sources thereof, on water quality life cycle impact assessments pertaining to catchment scale acidification and eutrophication potentials and the benefits of on-farm mitigation strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G.A., Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Data, and sample sources thereof, on water quality life cycle impact assessments pertaining to catchment scale acidification and eutrophication potentials and the benefits of on-farm mitigation strategies. Data in Brief. 44, p. 108505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108505

Food waste interventions in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic literature review

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rolker, H., Eisler, M., Cardenas, L. M., Deeney, M. and Takahashi, T. 2022. Food waste interventions in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic literature review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 186 (Nov), p. 106534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106534

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

Soil CO2 emissions in cropland with fodder maize (Zea mays L.) with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dlamini, J., Cardenas, L. M., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Soil CO2 emissions in cropland with fodder maize (Zea mays L.) with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation. Agroforestry Systems. 96, pp. 983-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00756-5

Assessing catchment scale water quality of agri-food systems and the scope for reducing unintended consequences using spatial life cycle assessment (LCA)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G. A., Zhang, Y. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Assessing catchment scale water quality of agri-food systems and the scope for reducing unintended consequences using spatial life cycle assessment (LCA). Journal of Environmental Management. 318 (15 Sept), p. 115563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115563

The impact of using novel equations to predict nitrogen excretion and associated emissions from pasture-based beef production systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Angelidis, A. E., McAuliffe, G. A., Takahashi, T., Crompton, L., Yan, T., Reynolds, C. K., Stergiadis, S. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2022. The impact of using novel equations to predict nitrogen excretion and associated emissions from pasture-based beef production systems. Sustainability. 14 (12), p. 7260. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127260