Rothamsted Research

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Meat consumers’ opinion regarding unhealthy pigs: should they be treated with antibiotics or euthanized on farm?

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Teixeira, D. L, Enriquez, D., Espinoza T. E., Bas, F. and Hotzel, M. J. 2021. Meat consumers’ opinion regarding unhealthy pigs: should they be treated with antibiotics or euthanized on farm? Antibiotics. 10 (1), p. 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010060

MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol

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Cuff, J. P., Wilder, S. M., Maximillian, P .T. G., Hunt, R., Oluwaseun, S., Morley, P. S., Badell-Grau, R. A., Vaughan, I. P., Bell, J. R., Orozco-terWengel, P., Symondson, W. O. C. and Muller, C. T. 2021. MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol. Methods in ecology and evolution. 12 (4), pp. 593-601. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13551

Accumulation and deposition of triacylglycerols in the starchy endosperm of wheat grain

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Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Pellny, T. K., Tosi, P., Mitchell, R. A. C., Haslam, R. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2021. Accumulation and deposition of triacylglycerols in the starchy endosperm of wheat grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 98, p. 103167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103167

Stability of farm income: The role of agricultural diversity and agri-environment scheme payments

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Harkness, C., Areal, F. J., Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Shield, I. F. and Bishop, J. 2021. Stability of farm income: The role of agricultural diversity and agri-environment scheme payments. Agricultural Systems. 187, p. 103009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103009

Inorganic nitrogen fertilizer and high N application rate promote N2O emission and suppress CH4 uptake in a rotational vegetable system

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Carswell, A. M., Fan, Y., Misselbrook, T. H., Hao, X., Ding, R., Li, S. and Kang, S 2021. Inorganic nitrogen fertilizer and high N application rate promote N2O emission and suppress CH4 uptake in a rotational vegetable system. Soil & Tillage Research. 206 (February), p. 104848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104848

Ammonia emissions from different pig production scales and their temporal variations in the North China Plain

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Cao, Y., Bai, Z., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, X. and Ma, L. 2021. Ammonia emissions from different pig production scales and their temporal variations in the North China Plain. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 71 (1), pp. 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2020.1815895

Striking a balance between N sources: Mitigating soil acidification and accumulation of phosphorous and heavy metals from manure

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Cai, Z., Wang, B., Zhang, L., Wen, S., Xu, M., Misselbrook, T. H., Carswell, A. M. and Gao, S. 2021. Striking a balance between N sources: Mitigating soil acidification and accumulation of phosphorous and heavy metals from manure. Science of the Total Environment. 754 (1 February), p. 142189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142189

Cytotoxic Activity and Metabolic Profiling of Fifteen Euphorbia Species

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El-Hawary, S. S., Mohammed, R., Tawfike, A. F., Lithy, N. M., AbouZid, S. F., Amin, M. N., Abdelmohsen, U. R. and Amin, E. 2021. Cytotoxic Activity and Metabolic Profiling of Fifteen Euphorbia Species. Metabolites. 11 (1), p. 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11010015

The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to ecosystem respiration and methane flux in an ephemeral plants-dominated desert

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Yue, P., Cui, X., Zuo, X., Li, K., Wang, S., Jia, Y., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2021. The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to ecosystem respiration and methane flux in an ephemeral plants-dominated desert. Land Degradation & Development. 32 (4), pp. 1844-1853. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3838

Tolerance to oxidative stress is associated with both oxidative stress response and inherent growth in a fungal wheat pathogen

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Zhong, Z., MacDonald, B. A. and Palma-Guerrero, J. 2021. Tolerance to oxidative stress is associated with both oxidative stress response and inherent growth in a fungal wheat pathogen . Genetics. 217 (2), p. iyaa022. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaa022

The Outstanding Scientist, R.A. Fisher: His Views on Eugenics and Race

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Bodmer, W., Bailey, R. A., Charlesworth, B., Eyre-Walker, A., Farewell, V., Mead, A. and Senn, S. 2021. The Outstanding Scientist, R.A. Fisher: His Views on Eugenics and Race. Heredity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-020-00394-6

Application of a triple 15N tracing technique to elucidate N transformations in a UK grassland soil

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Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Matthews, G. P., Muller, C., Ciganda, V. S., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Repullo, M. A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Application of a triple 15N tracing technique to elucidate N transformations in a UK grassland soil. Geoderma. 385, p. 114844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114844

Current advisory interventions for grazing ruminant farming cannot close exceedance of modern background sediment loss – Assessment using an instrumented farm platform and modelled scaling out

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Collins, A. L., Zhang, Y., Upadhayay, H., Pulley, S., Granger, S. J., Harris, P., Sint, H. M. and Griffith, B. A. 2021. Current advisory interventions for grazing ruminant farming cannot close exceedance of modern background sediment loss – Assessment using an instrumented farm platform and modelled scaling out. Environmental Science & Policy. 116 (2021), pp. 114-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.11.004

Tillage practices affect weeds differently in monoculture vs crop rotation

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MacLaren, C., Labuschagne, J. and Swanepoel, P. A. 2021. Tillage practices affect weeds differently in monoculture vs crop rotation. Soil & Tillage Research. 205, p. 104795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104795

Eucalypt harvest residue management influences microbial community structure and soil organic matter fractions in an afforested grassland

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Oliveira, F. C. C., Ferreira, G. W. D., Dungait, J. A. J., Araujo, E. F., Soares, E. M. B. and Silva, I. R. 2021. Eucalypt harvest residue management influences microbial community structure and soil organic matter fractions in an afforested grassland. Soil & Tillage Research. 205, p. 104787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104787

Sublethal and transgenerational effects of lambda-cyhalothrin on the mirid bugs Lygus pratensis Linnaeus and Polymerus cognatus Fieber

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Tan, Y., Jia, B., Foster, S. P., Homem, R. A., Williamson, M. S., Han, H-B., Shan, Y-M. and Pang, B-P. 2021. Sublethal and transgenerational effects of lambda-cyhalothrin on the mirid bugs Lygus pratensis Linnaeus and Polymerus cognatus Fieber . Crop Protection. 139 (January), p. 105354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105354

Artificial neural networks for monitoring network optimisation—a practical example using a national insect survey

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Bourhis, Y., Bell, J. R., Van Den Bosch, F. and Milne, A. E. 2021. Artificial neural networks for monitoring network optimisation—a practical example using a national insect survey. Environmental Modelling and Software. 135, p. 104925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104925

Sampling pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) pressure in oilseed rape: which method is best?

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Seimandi-Corda, G., Jenkins, T. and Cook, S. M. 2021. Sampling pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) pressure in oilseed rape: which method is best? Pest Management Science. 77 (6), pp. 2785-2794. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6310

Genome-wide identification of sucrose nonfermenting-1-related protein kinase (SnRK) genes in barley and RNA-seq analyses of their expression in response to ABA treatment

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Chen, Z., Zhou, L., Jiang, P., Lu, R., Halford, N. G. and Liu, C. 2021. Genome-wide identification of sucrose nonfermenting-1-related protein kinase (SnRK) genes in barley and RNA-seq analyses of their expression in response to ABA treatment . BMC Genomics. 22 (article), p. 300. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07601-6

Microbiome Aggregated Traits and Assembly are More Sensitive to Soil Management than Diversity

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Neal, A. L., Hughes, D. J., Clark, I. M., Jansson, J. K. and Hirsch, P. R. 2021. Microbiome Aggregated Traits and Assembly are More Sensitive to Soil Management than Diversity. mSystems. 6 (3), pp. e01056-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01056-20

Genomics accelerated isolation of a new stem rust avirulence gene - wheat resistance gene pair

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Upadhyaya, N. M, Mago, R., Panwar, V., Hewitt, T., Luo, M., Chen, J., Sperschneider, J., Nguyen-Phuc, H., Wang, A., Ortiz, D., Hac, L., Bhatt. D., Li, F., Zhang, J., Ayliffe, M., Figueroa, M., Kanyuka, K., Ellis, J. G. and Dodds, P. N. 2021. Genomics accelerated isolation of a new stem rust avirulence gene - wheat resistance gene pair. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00971-5

Remarkable recent changes in genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

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Stephens, C., Olmez, F., Blyth, H., McDonald, M., Bansal, A., Turgay, E. B., Hahn, F., Saintenac, C., Nekrasov, V., Solomon, P., Milgate, A., Fraaije, B. A., Rudd, J. J. and Kanyuka, K. 2021. Remarkable recent changes in genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Molecular Plant Pathology. 22 (9), pp. 1121-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13101

Reduced free asparagine in wheat grain resulting from a natural deletion of TaASNB2: investigating and exploiting diversity in the asparagine synthetase gene family to improve wheat quality

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Oddy, J., Alarcon-Reverte, R., Wilkinson, M. D., Ravet, K., Raffan, S., Minter, A., Mead, A., Elmore, J. S., Moreira de Almeida, I., Cryer, N., Halford, N. G. and Pearce, S. 2021. Reduced free asparagine in wheat grain resulting from a natural deletion of TaASNB2: investigating and exploiting diversity in the asparagine synthetase gene family to improve wheat quality. BMC Plant Biology. 21 (1), p. 302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03058-7

Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2

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Raffan, S., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Hyde, L., Martignago, D., Mead, A., Hanley, S. J., Wilkinson, P., Barker, G., Edwards, K. J., Curtis, T. Y., Usher, S. L., Kosik, O. and Halford, N. G. 2021. Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2 . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19 (8), pp. 1602-1613. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13573

The impact of weather and increased atmospheric CO2 from 1892 to 2016 on simulated yields of UK wheat

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Addy, J. W. G., Ellis, R.H., Macdonald, A. J., Semenov, M. A. and Mead, A. 2021. The impact of weather and increased atmospheric CO2 from 1892 to 2016 on simulated yields of UK wheat. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 18 (179), p. 20210250. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0250

KnetMiner: a comprehensive approach for supporting evidence-based gene discovery and complex trait analysis across species

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Hassani-Pak, K., Singh, A., Brandizi, M., Hearnshaw, J., Parsons, J. D., Amberkar, S., Phillips, A. L., Doonan, J. H. and Rawlings, C. J. 2021. KnetMiner: a comprehensive approach for supporting evidence-based gene discovery and complex trait analysis across species. Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13583

Progress on reducing acrylamide levels in potato crisps in Europe, 2002 to 2019

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Powers, S. J., Mottram, D. S., Curtis, A. and Halford, N. G. 2021. Progress on reducing acrylamide levels in potato crisps in Europe, 2002 to 2019. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment. 38 (5), pp. 782-806. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2020.1871083

Key traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms

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Rivero, M. J., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Evans, A., Berndt, A., Cartmill, A., Neal, A. L., McLaren, A., Farruggia, A., Mignolet, C., Chadwick, D. R., Styles, D., McCracken, D., Busch, D., Martin, G. B., Fleming, H. R., Sheridan, H., Gibbons, J., Merbold, L., Eisler, M., Lambe, N., Rovira, P., Harris, P., Murphy, P., Vercoe, P. E., Williams, P., Machado, R., Takahashi, T., Puech, T., Boland, T., Ayala, W. and Lee, M. R. F. 2021. Key traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms. Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 33 (2), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1071/RD20205

Resolving the identification of weak-flying insects during flight: a coupling between rigorous data processing and biology

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Hassall, K. L., Dye, A., Potamitis, I and Bell, J. R. 2021. Resolving the identification of weak-flying insects during flight: a coupling between rigorous data processing and biology. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12453

Soil loss on the arable lands of the forest-steppe and steppe zones of European Russia and Siberia during the period of intensive agriculture

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Golosov, V. N., Collins, A. L., Dobrovolskaya, N. G., Bazhenova, O. I., Ryzhov, Y. V. and Sidorchuk, A. Y. 2021. Soil loss on the arable lands of the forest-steppe and steppe zones of European Russia and Siberia during the period of intensive agriculture . Geoderma. 381 (January), p. 114678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114678

Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa as a source of EPA and DHA in feed for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

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Betancor, M. B., MacEwan, A., Sprague, M., Gong, X., Montero, D., Han, L., Napier, J. A., Norambuena, F., Izquierdo, M. and Tocher, D. R. 2021. Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa as a source of EPA and DHA in feed for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquaculture. 530 (15 January), p. 735759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735759

Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and lamb's quarters ‎‎(Chenopodium album L.) populations exhibit a high degree of ‎morphological and biochemical diversity

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Moghadam, S. H., Alebrahim, M. T., Tobeh, A., Mohebodini, M., Werck-Reichhart, D., Macgregor, D. and Tseng, Te Ming 2021. Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and lamb's quarters ‎‎(Chenopodium album L.) populations exhibit a high degree of ‎morphological and biochemical diversity . Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 593037. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.593037

Using a lamb's early-life liveweight as a predictor of carcass quality

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Jones, A. G., Takahashi, T., Fleming, H., Griffith, B. A., Harris, P. and Lee, M. R. F. 2021. Using a lamb's early-life liveweight as a predictor of carcass quality. Animal. 15 (1), p. 100018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2020.100018

Gene-based mapping of trehalose biosynthetic pathway genes reveals association with source- and sink-related yield traits in a spring wheat panel

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Lyra, D. H., Griffiths, C. A., Watson, A., Joynson, R., Molero, G., Igna, A. A., Hassani-Pak, K., Reynolds, M. P., Hall, A. and Paul, M. J. 2021. Gene-based mapping of trehalose biosynthetic pathway genes reveals association with source- and sink-related yield traits in a spring wheat panel. Food and Energy Security. p. e292. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.292

Wheat growth responses to soil mechanical impedance are dependent on phosphorus supply

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Wang, X., Shen, J., Hedden, P., Phillips, A. L., Thomas, S. G., Ge, Y., Ashton, R. W. and Whalley, W. R. 2021. Wheat growth responses to soil mechanical impedance are dependent on phosphorus supply. Soil & Tillage Research. 205, p. 104754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104754

High-Throughput Estimation of Crop Traits - A review of ground and aerial phenotyping platforms

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Jin, X., Zarco-Tejada, P. J., Schmidhalter, U., Reynolds, M. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Varshney, R. V., Yang, T., Nie, C., Li, Z., Ming, B, Xiao, Y, Xie, Y. and Li, S. 2021. High-Throughput Estimation of Crop Traits - A review of ground and aerial phenotyping platforms . IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine. 9 (1), pp. 200-231. https://doi.org/10.1109/MGRS.2020.2998816

Predicting the growth of lettuce from soil infrared reflectance spectra: the potential for crop management

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Breure, T. S., Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Haefele, S. M., Hannam, J. A., Moreno-Rojas, S. and Corstanje, R. 2021. Predicting the growth of lettuce from soil infrared reflectance spectra: the potential for crop management. Precision Agriculture. 22, p. 226–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-020-09739-x

The effects of long-term fertilizations on soil hydraulic properties vary with scales

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Zhang, X., Neal, A. L., Crawford, J. W., Bacq-Labreuil, A., Akkari, E. and Rickard, W. 2021. The effects of long-term fertilizations on soil hydraulic properties vary with scales. Journal of Hydrology. 539, p. 125890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125890

Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain

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Wan, Y., Wang, Y., Shi, Z., Rentsch, D., Ward, J. L., Hassall, K. L., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Buchner, P. H., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain. PLOS ONE. 16 (2), p. e0246763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246763

Transient reprogramming of crop plants for agronomic performance

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Torti, S., Schlesier, R., Tummler, A., Bartels, D., Romer, P., Koch, B., Werner, S., Panwar, V., Kanyuka, K., Von Wiren, N., Jones, J. D. G., Hause, G., Giritch, A. and Gleba, Y. 2021. Transient reprogramming of crop plants for agronomic performance . Nature Plants. 7, pp. 159-171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00851-y

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