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Cloning and molecular characterization of a novel x-type glutenin gene Glu-Dt1 from Aegilops tauschii

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fang, J., Liu, Y., Zhang, C., Yang, G., Li, K., Shewry, P. R. and He, G. 2009. Cloning and molecular characterization of a novel x-type glutenin gene Glu-Dt1 from Aegilops tauschii. Molecular Biology Reports. 36, pp. 1195-1202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-008-9297-1

Effects of osmotic and matric potential on radial growth and accumulation of endogenous reserves in three isolates of Pochonia chlamydosporia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Esteves, I., Peteira, B., Powers, S. J., Magan, N. and Kerry, B. R. 2009. Effects of osmotic and matric potential on radial growth and accumulation of endogenous reserves in three isolates of Pochonia chlamydosporia. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19, pp. 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150802650175

A note on bimodality in the log-likelihood function for penalized spline mixed models

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Welham, S. J. and Thompson, R. 2009. A note on bimodality in the log-likelihood function for penalized spline mixed models. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis. 53 (4), pp. 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2008.10.031

TerraGenome: a consortium for the sequencing of a soil metagenome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Vogel, T. M., Simonet, P., Jansson, J. K., Hirsch, P. R., Tiedje, J. M., Van Elsas, J. D., Bailey, M. J., Nalin, R. and Philippot, L. 2009. TerraGenome: a consortium for the sequencing of a soil metagenome. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 7, p. 252. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2119

Identification and biological activity of sex pheromone components from females of the plum moth Illiberis rotundata Jordan (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Procridinae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Subchev, M., Toshova, T., Koshio, C., Franke, S., Troger, A., Twele, R., Francke, W., Pickett, J. A., Wadhams, L. J. and Woodcock, C. M. 2009. Identification and biological activity of sex pheromone components from females of the plum moth Illiberis rotundata Jordan (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Procridinae). Chemoecology. 19, pp. 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-009-0008-8

Wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shewry, P. R. 2009. Wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (6), pp. 1537-1553. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erp058

Modelling phytoremediation by the hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata , of soils historically contaminated with arsenic

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shelmerdine, P. A., Black, C. R., McGrath, S. P. and Young, S. D. 2009. Modelling phytoremediation by the hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata , of soils historically contaminated with arsenic. Environmental Pollution. 157, pp. 1589-1596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.12.029

Quantifying effects of simple wheat traits on yield in water-limited environments using a modelling approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Semenov, M. A., Martre, P. and Jamieson, P. D. 2009. Quantifying effects of simple wheat traits on yield in water-limited environments using a modelling approach. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 149 (6-7), pp. 1095-1104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.01.006

Contrasting soil pH effects on fungal and bacterial growth suggest functional redundancy in carbon mineralization

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rousk, J., Brookes, P. C. and Baath, E. 2009. Contrasting soil pH effects on fungal and bacterial growth suggest functional redundancy in carbon mineralization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75, pp. 1589-1596. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02775-08

Detection and quantification of airborne inoculum of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using quantitative PCR

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rogers, S. L., Atkins, S. D. and West, J. S. 2009. Detection and quantification of airborne inoculum of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using quantitative PCR. Plant Pathology. 58 (2), pp. 324-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01945.x

The effect of transmission route on plant virus epidemic development and disease control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Jeger, M. J., Madden, L. V. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2009. The effect of transmission route on plant virus epidemic development and disease control. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 258, pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.01.012

Effect of temperature and nitrate-amended floodwater on denitrification rates and greenhouse gas production in river marginal wetland hydrogeomorphic units. (EUROLIMPACS report on Deliverable 310, Project no GOCE-CT-2003-505540))

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Bonnett, S. A. F., Leah, R., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Maltby, E. 2009. Effect of temperature and nitrate-amended floodwater on denitrification rates and greenhouse gas production in river marginal wetland hydrogeomorphic units. (EUROLIMPACS report on Deliverable 310, Project no GOCE-CT-2003-505540)).

Adaptive Levy walks can outperform composite Brownian walks in non-destructive random searching scenarios

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Reynolds, A. M. 2009. Adaptive Levy walks can outperform composite Brownian walks in non-destructive random searching scenarios. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 388, pp. 561-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2008.11.007

Weed Manager - a model-based decision support system for weed management in arable crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Parsons, D. J., Benjamin, L. R., Clarke, J., Ginsburg, D., Mayes, A., Milne, A. E. and Wilkinson, D. J. 2009. Weed Manager - a model-based decision support system for weed management in arable crops. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 65, pp. 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2008.08.007

Combining spatial resolutions in the multiscale analysis of soil pore-size distributions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Papadopoulos, A., Whitmore, A. P., White, R. P., Mooney, S. J. and Bird, N. R. A. 2009. Combining spatial resolutions in the multiscale analysis of soil pore-size distributions. Vadose Zone Journal. 8, pp. 227-232. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2008.0042

A cross-disciplinary toolkit to assess the risk of faecal indicator loss from grassland farm systems to surface waters

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Oliver, D. M., Fish, R. D., Hodgson, C. J., Heathwaite, A. L., Chadwick, D. R. and Winter, M. 2009. A cross-disciplinary toolkit to assess the risk of faecal indicator loss from grassland farm systems to surface waters. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 129, pp. 401-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.10.019

Gibberellin as a factor in floral regulatory networks

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mutasa-Göttgens, E. S. and Hedden, P. 2009. Gibberellin as a factor in floral regulatory networks. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60, pp. 1979-1989. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erp040

A review of host finding behaviour in the parasitic sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Caligidae: Copepoda)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mordue (Luntz), A. J. and Birkett, M. A. 2009. A review of host finding behaviour in the parasitic sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Caligidae: Copepoda). Journal Of Fish Diseases. 32 (1), pp. 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.01004.x

Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of the Scottish biting midge and their potential use as repellents

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Logan, J. G., Seal, N. J., Cook, J. I., Stanczyk, N. M., Birkett, M. A., Clark, S. J., Gezan, S. A., Wadhams, L. J., Pickett, J. A. and Mordue (Luntz), A. J. 2009. Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of the Scottish biting midge and their potential use as repellents. Journal of Medical Entomology. 46 (2), pp. 208-219. https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0205

Phytotoxicity and bioavailability of cobalt to plants in a range of soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Li, H-F., Gray, C., Mico, C., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Phytotoxicity and bioavailability of cobalt to plants in a range of soils. Chemosphere. 75, pp. 979-986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.12.068

A meta-analysis of sugarbeet yield responses to nitrogen fertilizer measured in England since 1980

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Jaggard, K. W., Qi, A. and Armstrong, M. J. 2009. A meta-analysis of sugarbeet yield responses to nitrogen fertilizer measured in England since 1980. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 147, pp. 287-301. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859609008478

New genetic opportunities from legume intercrops for controlling Striga spp. parasitic weeds

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hooper, A. M., Hassanali, A., Chamberlain, K., Khan, Z. and Pickett, J. A. 2009. New genetic opportunities from legume intercrops for controlling Striga spp. parasitic weeds. Pest Management Science. 65 (5), pp. 546-552. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1731

The N-end rule pathway promotes seed germination and establishment through removal of ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Holman, T. J., Jones, P. D., Russell, L., Medhurst, A., Ubeda-Tomas, S., Talloji, P., Marquez, J., Schmuths, H., Tung, S-A., Taylor, I., Footitt, S., Bachmair, A., Theodoulou, F. L. and Holdsworth, M. J. 2009. The N-end rule pathway promotes seed germination and establishment through removal of ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106, pp. 4549-4554. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0810280106

A novel, integrated approach to assessing social, economic and environmental implications of changing rural land-use: a case study of perennial biomass crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Haughton, A. J., Bond, A. J., Lovett, A. A., Dockerty, T., Sunnenberg, G., Clark, S. J., Bohan, D. A., Sage, R. B., Mallott, M. D., Mallott, V. E., Cunningham, M. D., Riche, A. B., Shield, I. F., Finch, J. W., Turner, M. M. and Karp, A. 2009. A novel, integrated approach to assessing social, economic and environmental implications of changing rural land-use: a case study of perennial biomass crops. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46 (2), pp. 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01623.x

Using stochastic dynamic programming to support weed management decisions over a rotation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Benjamin, L. R., Milne, A. E., Parsons, D. J., Cussans, J. and Lutman, P. J. W. 2009. Using stochastic dynamic programming to support weed management decisions over a rotation. Weed Research. 49 (2), pp. 207-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00678.x

Snf1-related protein kinases (SnRKs) act within an intricate network that links metabolic and stress signalling in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Halford, N. G. and Hey, S. J. 2009. Snf1-related protein kinases (SnRKs) act within an intricate network that links metabolic and stress signalling in plants. Biochemical Journal. 419, pp. 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20082408

Vicia faba-Lygus rugulipennis interactions: induced plant volatiles and sex pheromone enhancement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Frati, F., Chamberlain, K., Birkett, M. A., Dufour, S. G. L., Mayon, P., Woodcock, C. M., Wadhams, L. J., Pickett, J. A., Salerno, G., Conti, E. and Bin, F. 2009. Vicia faba-Lygus rugulipennis interactions: induced plant volatiles and sex pheromone enhancement. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35, pp. 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9572-6

Climate mediated exogenous forcing and synchrony in populations of the oak aphid in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Estay, S. A., Lima, M. and Harrington, R. 2009. Climate mediated exogenous forcing and synchrony in populations of the oak aphid in the UK. Oikos. 118 (2), pp. 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.17043.x

Lack of the plant signalling component SGT1b enhances disease resistance to Fusarium culmorum in Arabidopsis buds and flowers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Cuzick, A., Maguire, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2009. Lack of the plant signalling component SGT1b enhances disease resistance to Fusarium culmorum in Arabidopsis buds and flowers. New Phytologist. 181, pp. 901-912. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02712.x

Modeling dynamic fragmentation of soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bird, N. R. A., Watts, C. W., Tarquis, A. M. and Whitmore, A. P. 2009. Modeling dynamic fragmentation of soil. Vadose Zone Journal. 8 (1), pp. 197-201. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2008.0046

Evaluating soil stabilisation by biological processes using step-wise aggregate fractionation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ashman, M. R., Hellett, P. D., Brookes, P. C. and Alen, J. 2009. Evaluating soil stabilisation by biological processes using step-wise aggregate fractionation. Soil & Tillage Research. 102, pp. 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2008.07.005

Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Amudavi, D. M., Khan, Z. R., Wanyama, J. M., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J., Hassanali, A. and Pickett, J. A. 2009. Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya. Crop Protection. 28, pp. 225-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2008.10.008

Variation in mineral micronutrient concentrations in grain of wheat lines of diverse origin

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhao, F-J., Su, Y. H., Dunham, S. J., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., McGrath, S. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2009. Variation in mineral micronutrient concentrations in grain of wheat lines of diverse origin. Journal of Cereal Science. 49, pp. 290-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2008.11.007

Trafficking of storage proteins in developing grain of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Tosi, P., Parker, M., Sanchis-Gritsch, C., Carzaniga, R., Martin, B. and Shewry, P. R. 2009. Trafficking of storage proteins in developing grain of wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60, pp. 979-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern346

Puroindoline genes and proteins in tetraploid and hexaploid species of Triticum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Rakszegi, M., Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Kovacs, G., Bedo, Z. and Shewry, P. R. 2009. Puroindoline genes and proteins in tetraploid and hexaploid species of Triticum. Journal of Cereal Science. 49, pp. 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2008.09.006

Pyridine nucleotide cycling and control of intracellular redox state in relation to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase activity and nuclear localization of glutathione during exponential growth of Arabidopsis cells in culture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Pellny, T. K., Locato, V., Vivancos, P. D., Markovic, J., De Gara, L., Pallardo, F. V. and Foyer, C. H. 2009. Pyridine nucleotide cycling and control of intracellular redox state in relation to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase activity and nuclear localization of glutathione during exponential growth of Arabidopsis cells in culture. Molecular Plant. 2, pp. 442-456. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/ssp008

Geographical variation in total and inorganic arsenic content of polished (white) rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Meharg, A. A., Williams, P. N., Adomako, E., Lawgali, Y. Y., Deacon, C., Villada, A., Cambell, R. C. J., Sun, G., Zhu, Y-G., Feldmann, J., Raab, A., Zhao, F-J., Islam, R., Hossain, S. and Yanai, J. 2009. Geographical variation in total and inorganic arsenic content of polished (white) rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 43, pp. 1612-1617. https://doi.org/10.1021/es802612a

Transgenic manipulation of wheat quality

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Jones, H. D. and Sparks, C. A. 2009. Transgenic manipulation of wheat quality. in: Shewry, P. R. and Khan, K. (ed.) Wheat: chemistry and technology, 4th ed American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 437-451

Soil organic matter: its importance in sustainable agriculture and carbon dioxide fluxes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Johnston, A. E., Poulton, P. R. and Coleman, K. 2009. Soil organic matter: its importance in sustainable agriculture and carbon dioxide fluxes. Advances in Agronomy. 101, pp. 1-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2113(08)00801-8

Allelic variation and genetic diversity of high molecular weight glutenin subunit in Chinese endemic wheats (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fang, J., Liu, Y., Luo, J., Wang, Y., Shewry, P. R. and He, G. 2009. Allelic variation and genetic diversity of high molecular weight glutenin subunit in Chinese endemic wheats (Triticum aestivum L.). Euphytica. 166, pp. 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9812-4

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